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ANNEVOIE – Les Jardins d’AnnevoieAbove all, the Gardens of Annevoie reflect the history of the de Montpellier family, whose roots go back to the middle of the fifteenth century. Only at the beginning of the seventeenth century did Jean de Montpellier inherit the Annevoie esta [...]
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HAN-SUR-LESSE – Grotten van Han – WolfThe caves of Han are the result of the underground erosion of a limestone hill by the river Lesse. The river forces its way under the hill over a distance of over one kilometer as the crow flies. The caves have a constant temperature of 13°C ( [...]
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AMRUM – Amrumer LeuchtturmThe Amrum lighthouse is located in the southern part of the German island of Amrum, approximately 2 kilometres west of the village of Wittdün, yet still adhering to the municipality of Nebel. Its designation in German is Seefeuer Amrum. It is [...]
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AMRUM – Amrum NordseeinselAmrum is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast, south of Sylt and west of Föhr. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. With the island being a refuge for many endangered sp [...]
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LIMERICK – Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime MuseumFoynes flying-boat station closed in 1946. A college for the learning of the Irish language was opened in the former terminal in 1954. The Port Trustees purchased the building in 1980 and the Foynes Flying Boat Museum leased a portion in 1988. [...]
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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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OOSTENDE – Gerardus Mercator 1512-1594Gerardus Mercator (born 5 March 1512 in Rupelmonde, County of Flanders (in modern Belgium), died 2 December 1594 in Duisburg, United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, (modern-day Germany)) was a cartographer, philosopher and mathematician. He is [...]
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JUIST – Wilkommen auf Juist – SeezeichenJuist is one of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands in Germany. Juist rules of the road: no entry except for bicycles and horse-drawn carriages proceeding at walking pace. Only the fire department, the German Red Cross and doctors have mo [...]
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JUIST – Nationalpark Niedersächsisches WattenmeerThe Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park (German: Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer) was established in 1986 and embraces the East Frisian Islands, mudflats and salt marshes between the Bay of Dollart on the border with the Netherlands [...]
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PHILIPPEVILLE – Gambrinus Drivers MuseumThe Gambrinus Drivers Museum is a unique museum dedicated to brewery trucks. The name Gambrinus owes its origin to the Duke of Brabant, Jan Primus, who was known as 'the King of Beer'… 'King of the road' for trucks and king of beer! Don't forg [...]
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KÖLN – Kölner SenfmuseumThe history of these Mustard Mills go back to the 18th century. They seem to be the oldest Mustard Mills in Europe. The location of the Mustard Mill in origin is not known. In 1931 the mills were, for the first time, restored in Belgium and th [...]
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BÜSUM – 175 Jahre Noordseebad BüsumBüsum is a fishing and tourist town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea coast, approx. 18 km southwest of Heide.Since 1818, Büsum has been used as a spa town visited for the healing [...]
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BÜSUM – Büsumer LeuchtturmA listed monument, the nearly 80-foot-high Büsum Lighthouse has been flashing its signal since 1913. The Royal Office for Aquatic Engineering (Königliches Wasserbauamt) was responsible for its construction and although the lighthouse was offic [...]
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OLLOY-OIGNIES – Chemin de Fer – 100 AnsBetween the 19th century and the 1960's, the National Railway Company of Vicinaux had built out a 5.000 km long railway track troughout whole Belgium.One of these track, that had been definitively dismantled, was the connection track between O [...]
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TIENEN – Suikermuseum TienenThe Sugar Museum in Tienen is a unique museum, completely dedicated to sugar. There are 3 floors in this museum, that show the different facets: the interesting social history, the beat harvest, the honey production of the honey bees and all p [...]
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LEUVEN – Stadhuis LeuvenLeuven's Town Hall is one of the best-known Gothic town halls worldwide and Leuven's pride and joy. It took three architects and thirty years to build it. Leuven's 'Hall of Fame' features 236 statues, which were only added to the façade after [...]
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DE PANNE – De NachtegaalIt was the Flemish Visitors- and Nature education centre 'De Nachtegaal' situated in De Panne between the national reserve 'De Westhoek' and the natural area 'De Oosthoekduinen'. Now the name of the centre is changed and coin is not available [...]
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NORDERNEY – Nationalpark WattemeerNorderney is one of the seven populated East Frisian Islands off the North Sea coast of Germany. It is also a municipality in the district of Aurich in Lower Saxony.The island is 14 km long and about 2.5 km wide, having a total area of about 2 [...]
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NORDERNEY – Alter Leuchtturm – NorderneyThe old lighthouse of Norderney is located in the middle of the east frisian Island Norderney on a 10 m high dune. The lighthouse was built in 1874. It's tower height measures 54,60m and it is the island's highest building. The lighthouse is s [...]
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BÜCKEBURG – Schloss BückeburgBückeburg Castle (Schloss Bückeburg) was the residence of the Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe. Today, the Princely family, having surrendered political power in 1918, still lives there. The castle, which in part is open to the public, is a major t [...]
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