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Some examples of European highlights :
On a small rocky islet about one kilometre from the north coast of France you can find the Mont Saint Michel with its Benedictine Abbey in the English Channel. It was built from the 6th century on and was dedicated to St. Michael in 708. Today you can find a cloister with a church of the 11th to the 16th century on top. The Mont Saint Michel was together with its bay added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1979. > more
Cologne is Germany's oldest major city is famous for its innumerable cultural and historical highlights such as the cathedral (Kölner Dom), the famous museums or the modern aspects such as shopping on the "Hohe Strasse" or the film studios where one third of all German TV productions come from. > more
With more than 2 million inhabitants Barcelona is the capital of the province Catalonia. Founded 2000 years ago it is a port city full of business, shopping, culture. All kinds of creativity can be found here like the art of Picasso, Miró, Dalí and the architect Antoni Gaudí. > more
The largest city in Germany as well as its capital is Berlin with more than 3.400.000 inhabitants. It covers an area of 889 square kilometres. In 1961 a wall was built and divided the city into West and East Berlin. After the silent revolution in East Germany in 1989 the wall has now become history. Some checkpoints and fragments of the wall can be visited today. > more
The antique city of Pompeii near Naples in Italy was destroyed together with the city of Herculaneum and other cities near the Bay of Naples during the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 BC. This eruption was described by Pliny the Younger. Pompeii is the only ancient town in the world of which the whole topographic structure is known today precisely as it was, with no later modifications. > more
Trier is situated in the Moselle river valley at the border to Luxembourg and is considered as the oldest town in Germany. The tribe of Celts had already settled here when the Romans conquered the land in 16 BCE. Very early Trier became a seat of the Archbishops. Especially worth a visit are the old Roman buildings, the cathedral and the old town including the famous “Porta Nigra” as well as Karl Marx's birthplace.
Moscow is the capital of Russia and the most populous city in Europe with more than 10 million citizens. For hundreds of years Moscow has been the middle point of the Russian national culture. The city possesses valuable historical and architectural monuments. The Russian capital is also the heart of the visual and performing arts like ballet, theaters or film.
Brussels is the capital of Belgium, located in the middle of the land. Two of the four main institutions of the European Union have their headquarters in Brussels. Besides that, Brussels is also the capital of Flanders and of the French Community because Belgium is divided into a northern Dutch-speaking and a southern French-speaking region.
As the capital of Italy, Rome is a historic city full of art, churches, monuments and palazzi. You can describe Rome as a gigantic open air museum because every stone tells a story. Not only tourists come to Rome every year but also pilgrims to visit the pope, head of the catholic church.
The city of Berne was founded by Duke Berchthold V. of Zähringen in the year 1191. After the death of Berchthold it was given the status of an imperial free city by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. in 1218.
Berne joined the Swiss Confederation in 1353 and became one of the leading cities. Berne invaded and conquered more and more smaller territories, like Aargau in 1415 or Vaud in 1536, so it became one of the strongest and largest city states north of the Alps.
In 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, Berne was occupied by French troops and lost most of its territories. In 1831 Berne became the capital of the canton. Later in 1848 it additionally became the capital of Switzerland.
The city of Berne was founded by Duke Berchthold V. of Zähringen in the year 1191. After the death of Berchthold it was given the status of an imperial free city by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. in 1218.