Nantes is an important French city located near the sea along the Loire valley. Nantes is the capital of the Loire region. In the Middle Ages the city was part of the Duchy of Britain, before passing under the kingdom of France in the 16th century. In the 18th century, Nantes became the most important port in France, thanks to ...
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Rouen, the historic capital of Normandy, is a city with a rich and long history, in Roman times it was known under the name of Rotomagus, and became the second city of Gaul. Even in the Middle Ages, Rouen was one of the most important cities of France, becoming the capital of the Duchy of Normandy. At the beginning of ...
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Along the shores of Lake Wolfgang, which is located just 40 km from Salzburg, three charming holiday resorts overlook: St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang set in a beautiful mountain landscape. CHRISTMAS MARKETS AT LAKE WOLFGANG (Wolfgangsee): St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang 1) During Christmas, the three centers offer interesting appointments for lovers of the Christmas markets (Weihnachts- und Silvestermärkte), ...
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The city of Montpellier is located in the south of France a short distance from the Mediterranean coast, the city rises in a hilly area along the river Lez. The center of the city is the place de la Comédie, the place where the Christmas market usually takes place. Montpellier originated in the Middle Ages as a merchant city, in ...
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Hanover is the capital city of Lower Saxony, this German city was also completely destroyed during the Second World War, so its historic center has only been partially preserved, the city was rebuilt after the war in a modern key. Hanover is famous for its Baroque Royal Gardens (Herrenhausen). HANOVER CHRISTMAS MARKET As for Christmas, Hanover hosts several Christmas markets ...
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Speyer is a town in the Rhineland-Palatinate, located along the Rhine river, founded by the Romans with the name of Noviomagus, it became very important in the Middle Ages. Speyer is home to one of the most important Romanesque cathedrals of the Holy Roman Empire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, dating back to the 11th century, the cathedral was for ...
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Small historic town in Rhineland-Palatinate, located in a bend along the course of the Moselle, in a beautiful landscape of vineyards and woods, the town is dominated by the historic fortress of the Reichsburg, a spectacular imperial castle dating back to the 12th century. The historic center of Cochem is a succession of suggestive alleys, streets and small squares overlooked ...
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Mainz, located along the Rhine River, south of Wiesbaden and southwest of Frankfurt am Main, is an ancient city founded by the Romans with the name of Mogontiacum, initially a fortified place then became the capital city of the province of Upper Germany . In the 13th century Mainz became a Free Imperial City reaching the apex of power and ...
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Perpignan is an important city in southern France, located a few kilometers from the sea, a short distance from the Pyrenees and near the border with Spain, of which it belonged until the seventeenth century. Even today the links of this city with Catalonia are strong, the Catalan language is spoken by about a quarter of the population, the cuisine is ...
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A city in Lower Saxony, located along the Weser River, an important artistic and cultural center, Hamelin is known for being the most famous center of the Weser Renaissance art movement, an artistic form that arose in the 16th and 17th centuries that resumed the Italian Renaissance. The historic center of Hamelin contains beautiful examples of this particular artistic style, ...
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