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DIKSMUIDE – Dodengang DiksmuideTwo kilometres further along the River Yzer stands one of the most evocative reminders of the war in the Westhoek: the so-called 'Trench of Death'. This kilometre-long network of revetments, saps and dug-outs was one of the most dangerous Belg [...]
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DIKSMUIDE – IJzertoren – Museum aan de IJzerThe IJzertoren (Yser Tower) is a memorial along the Belgian Yser river in Diksmuide. There have been two IJzertorens, the first built after the First World War by an organisation of former Flemish soldiers. On the night of 15 and 16 March 1946 [...]
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DINANT – Adolphe SaxThe Belgian inventor Antoine-Joseph 'Adolphe' Sax (6 November 1814 – c. 7 February 1894) was born in Dinant, Belgium. He was the originator of the saxophone as well as several other musical instruments. Sax became something of a footnote in hi [...]
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DINANT – Citadelle de DinantOn a cliff, more than 100 meters above the River Meuse, the citadel of Dinant offers spectacular views of the town and countryside. A fortification may have stood on this spot as long ago as the fourth century, and the Bishop Prince of Liège c [...]
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DINANT – La CitadelleThe Citadel of Dinant (French: Citadelle de Dinant) is a fortress located in Dinant, Belgium. The current fort was built in 1815 on a site which was originally fortified in 1051 when the region was ruled by the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. The c [...]
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DINANT – PanoramaDinant is a lovely small town in Belgium, in the province of Namur, located 90 kilometers south of Bruxelles, in a picturesque landscape on the valley of Meuse. Due to the association with Adolphe Sax, the most famous of its inhabitants and in [...]
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DÖMITZ – 60 jahre Museum DömitzThe fortress Doemitz, located on the banks of Mecklenburg Elbe is one of the few well-preserved 16th-country fortification Century in northern Germany. In the shape of a pentagon created and provided with bastions and casemates it shows the im [...]
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DRESDEN – Schloss Pillnitz – Camelia JaponicaThe buildings surround a Baroque flower garden, whose centrepiece is a pond with a large fountain. From this, a chestnut-lined allée approximately 500 metres long runs parallel to the river bank, flanked by small rectangular hedged parterres. [...]
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DRESDEN – Die Dresdner FrauenkircheThe Dresden Frauenkirche is a Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony. An earlier church building was Roman Catholic until it became Protestant during the Reformation, and was replaced in the 18th century by a lar [...]
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DRESDEN – ElbflorenzDresden has a worldwide reputation for being one of Germany's most beautiful cities. With its mix of tradition and modernity, the so-called Elbflorenz (Florence on the Elbe) has always fascinated its many visitors. Many of the buildings that w [...]
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DRESDEN – Schloss PillnitzPillnitz Castle is a restored Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. Pillnitz Castle was the summer residence of ma [...]
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DURBUY – La plus petite ville du mondeDurbuy is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality had 10,633 inhabitants. The total area is 156.61 km², giving a population density of 67.9 inhabitants per km². In medie [...]
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EBERGÖTZEN – Max und MoritzMax and Moritz (A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks) (original: Max und Moritz - Eine Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen) is a German language illustrated story in verse. This highly inventive, blackly humorous tale, told entirely in rhymed couple [...]
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ECHTERNACH – AbbeyThe abbey of Echternach was founded by St. Willibrord in 698 AD. As bishop, he directed the monastery as abbot until his death in 739. Between 659 and 971 the monks were displaced by secular canons of the bishop of Trier. The original building [...]
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ECHTERNACH – PanoramaEchternach lies near the eastern border with Germany, and is the oldest town (current population 4.610) in Luxembourg. It grew around the walls of the Abbey of Echternach. There are two churches at Echternach, the larger is the Abbey's basilic [...]
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ECHTERNACH – Villa RomaineOn the periphery of the small idyllic town of Echternach, there is a Roman villa - one of the largest and richest rural properties in the surrounding areas of Roman Trier - Augusta Treverorum. Amongst vast tracts of agricultural land, the farm [...]
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ECKERNFORDE – Eckernforder BuchtEndless beach fun on the Baltic Sea, unspoilt natural spaces in the Hütten Hills and the maritime flair of the harbour town of Eckernforde – the holiday region by the Eckernforde Bay can be enjoyed all-year round. Located just a few minutes' d [...]
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EDERTAL-EDERSEE – Schloss Waldeck – EderseeWaldeck Castle is a castle, located on a wooded rocky hill just west of the Hessian place Waldeck. The castle is situated in the northern part of the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park on the northern shore of the Edersee. The castle is accessib [...]
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EDERTAL-EDERSEE – TalsperreThe Edersee Dam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Eder river in northern Hesse, Germany. Constructed between 1908 and 1914, it lies near the small town of Waldeck at the northern edge of the Kellerwald. Breached by Allied bombs during World [...]
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ENSCHERANGE – Tourist Center Robbesscheier – RackésmillenIn the Tourist Centre "Robbesscheier" you can iscover the lifestyle of our ancestors in 14 exciting and interactive workshops, you can witness how our Blacksmith adapts a new horseshoe, discover how our beekeeper maintains the bee colonies, le [...]
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