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Nurnberg, Germany
Nurnberg is popular for
its German roasted sausages, gingerbread, toys, Albrecht Dorer, the
Christmas fair and its famous soccer team. It is surrounded by
thick walls and overlooked by its landmark castle. This medieval
looking city is also very modern with a slower life style. After the
Second World War when the city lay in ruins, the people of Nurnberg
decided to reconstruct it keeping essentially to the historical layout.
This is why the visitor can still experience the unique atmosphere of
Nurnberg’s quaint Old Town at the very heart of a city that boasts half
a million inhabitants.
Things to do
Arsenal courtyard with
craftsmen’s alleys
St. Martha’s Church
St. Clare’s Church
Mauthalle (a former granary)
St. Laurence’s Church
Fountain of Virtues
Nassau House (the oldest dwelling house in the city
Heilig-Geist-Spital (almshouse)
Hans-SachsMonument
Our Lady’s Church; at noon: mechanical clock with homage of the seven
Electors
Beautiful Fountain
Gooseman Fountain
Old town hail with dungeons
Fembohouse (City museum)
Imperial stable buildings
Imperial castle, castle courtyard and “Schwedenhof” (Swedish courtyard)
Tiergärtnertor (gate tower) and Pilatushouse
Albrecht Dürer’s-House
St. Sebald’s -Church
Toy Museum
Weinstadel (a former wine depot)
Unschlitthaus
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Cologne, Germany
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Bonn, Germany
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Frankfurt, Germany
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Heidelberg, Germany
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Munich, Germany
Munich, a metropolis and at the same time endearingly provincial, has
for decades shown the greatest increase in population of all West German
towns; it ranks in interest for tourists in Europe immediately behind
Rome, Paris, London and Berlin. Amid the bustle of visitors from all
over the world, at all seasons, the native of Glorious surroundings with
charming lakes and spreading woods and the vicinity of the Alps, which
in good weather can be seen from Munich itself, all add to the
attractiveness of the capital of the Free State of Bavaria.
In 1806 Bavaria became a monarchy. The city still boasts
impressive memorials of this great epoch in its history, and of the
reign of the extraordinarily art-loving king, Ludwig I (1825—1848) and his successor, King Max II, a great patron of
science. Under these rulers Munich became a brilliant centre of the arts
and of science, a reputation which it has kept till today, in spite of
revolutionary troubles in 1918 and the wounds inflicted in the Second
World War, now to a large extent healed.
Munich covers an area
of 310 sq. km. and has 1,400,000 inhabitants. New, and worthy,
buildings were placed beside the old before the Olympic Games of 1972
brought their own impetus to the creation of this lively Munich of
today. Enjoy many superior restaurants, traditional food-markets
and of course Munich's famous beer gardens.
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Berlin, Germany
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Oberammergau, Germany
In the year 1633 when
Oberammergau was in the grip of the black plaque, the inhabitants took
an oath that they would stage a performance of the suffering of
Jesus Christ every ten years. The first play was enacted in 1634 and now
more than 370 years later the world famous
“Passion Play” continues to draw pilgrims from across the globe.
