Leipzig is rightly known as the City of Music hence on our first visit to this city, we decided to follow the Music Trail visiting along the way the Neues Gewandhaus Concert Hall, St Nicholas Church, the Alte Börse, the Marktplatz, St Thomas Church and Kaffeehaus Riquet. Just outside the city, we visited to Monument to the Battle of the Nations.
Passau is the smallest of our Top Ten German Cities, but it has much to offer senior travellers and well deserves its inclusion in our top ten list. Its many historic churches are a particular feature of the city. Like Koblenz, Passau is also a confluence city, but in this case of three rivers, the […]
We have been to Cologne on several occasions and found something new and interesting to see each time. It proved to be an easy choice for one of our Top Ten German Cities for senior travellers. Cologne, Germany’s fourth largest city is a major cultural centre on the banks of the Rhine. The centre is […]
There are many attractive German cities, often with impressive Old Towns faithfully rebuilt after the destruction of the World War II, and most with pleasant gardens and river or lakeside walks. As the coronavirus pandemic eases, travel by car to Europe may well appeal to those of us, who are a bit wary of air […]
Cornwall is well endowed with heritage sites, many under the stewardship of English Heritage, Historic Houses or National Trust. Although we are members of all three organisations, we had not managed to visit any heritage properties in what is England’s most south-westerly county. That was until last autumn when pandemic regulations had been eased and we […]
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Top Ten German Cities: Dresden
Dresden has risen from the ashes and is now resplendent with fine historic buildings, like the Frauenkirche Church and the Zwinger Palace, with its impressive exhibitions, and pleasant walks along the banks of the Elbe.