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GENT – Panorama Belgium ( the Lion of Waterloo)It may be a small country in size but Belgium plays large in international scenes and consistently ranks among the top places to visit in Europe. Situated between France and The Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium is often called the Essence o [...]
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LIEGE – Aquarium Museum – University of LiegeAt the Aquarium-Muséum, you will encounter almost 150 aquatic animal species from the oceans, seas, lakes and rivers of the whole world, housed in fifty different tanks. At the Museum, you can cast your gaze upon preserved specimens, whether s [...]
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SENFTENBERG – Senftenberg See … im Lausitzer SeenlandLake Senftenberg is an artificial lake in Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in the Lusatian Lake District, a chain of artificial lakes. The lake is located on the border of Lower and Upper Lusatia between the [...]
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SENFTENBERG – Senftenberg See StadthafenThe lake was created by the flooding of the former opencast lignite mine of Niemtsch by the Black Elster from 15 November 1967 to November 1972. From December 2010 to April 2013, a town harbour was built in Senftenberg. It was opened on 23 Apr [...]
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GENT – GentWherever you look at the largely pedestrianised city centre, you will see buildings and monuments with a story to tell. A 1000-year-old fortress, three medieval towers and the most beautiful double row of houses in Europe, on each side of the [...]
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WÉRIS – House of MegalithsThe rows of megaliths in Wéris add a surreal touch to the landscape. Such a sight is so unexpected… and yet, they have been placed there 3,000 years BC. This incredible alignment of dolmen and menhirs in Wéris, made of slabs of conglomerate st [...]
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TRIER – Dom St. PeterThe High Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier or Trier Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the oldest church in Germany and the largest religious structure in Trier, notable for its long life spa [...]
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THUIN – L’Abbaye d’AulneAulne Abbey, L’Abbaye d’Aulne, was a Cistercian monastery between Thuin and Landelies on the Sambre in the Bishopric of Liège in Belgium. Originally it was a Benedictine monastery, founded by Saint Landelinus about 637. Before 974 the Benedic [...]
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BONN – Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and composer widely considered to be one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. His innovative compositions combined vocals and instruments, widening the scope of sonata, symphony, concerto and [...]
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AALST – Aalst Carnaval 2020 – 92 stoetAalst Carnival or Carnaval Oilsjt is a pre-Lenten carnival that occurs in the normally quiet Belgian city of Aalst (Oilsjt) which sits between Brussels and Ghent. The city of Aalst transforms for three extravagant days each year, beginning on [...]
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BERLIN – SiegessäuleThe Victory Column, Siegessäule, is a monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War, by the time it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873, Prussia had also defe [...]
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NÜRBURG – Nürburgring Nordschleife – Seit 1927The Nordschleife, or North Loop, represents the heart and soul of the Nürburgring: It was built between 1925 and 1927 at a cost of 15 million Reichsmarks, providing employment for some 3,000 workers in one of Germany's poorest regions at the t [...]
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ARLON – ArlonArlon is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in and capital of the province of Luxembourg. With a population of just over 28,000, it is the smallest provincial capital in Belgium. Arlon is also the capital of its cultural region: the Are [...]
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THALE – DDR MuseumThe DDR Museum is a museum in the centre of Berlin. The museum is located in the former governmental district of East Germany, right on the river Spree, opposite the Berlin Cathedral. The museum is the 11th most visited museum in Berlin. Its e [...]
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HILDESHEIM – Knochenhauer-AmthausThe Butchers' Guild Hall (German: Knochenhaueramtshaus) is a half-timbered house in Hildesheim in the federal state of Lower Saxony, Germany. Today the Butchers' Guild Hall houses a restaurant and the City Museum. Every year, a traditional Chr [...]
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WATERLOO – Champ de Bataille – 1815The emblem of the terrible battle of Waterloo overlooks the site of the Allied victory over Napoleon's imperial troops. The famous lion still roars towards France from the top of its 40-meter hill. This artificial hill topped by a cast lion is [...]
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GENT – Gouden RijderThis coin is a replica of a medieval coin called "Gouden Rijder" (Golden Horseman). "Golden rider" was issued by Louis of Male, count of Flanders (1346-1384) and beaten in Ghent and Mechelen. Under his rule coins were minted at the Gravensteen [...]
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WAVER – Walibi Popkorn Revenge 2019Popcorn Revenge is an interactive trackless dark ride in the Belgian amusement park Walibi Belgium in the Karma World theme area. The darkride is the park's second interactive darkride and replaces the eighteen-year-old attraction The Palace o [...]
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SPEYER – Medicus – Historisches Museum der PfalzIt is the world of bathers and quacks, in which the young Rob Cole, the hero of the successful novel "The Medicus", grows up. His desire to heal sick people and his desire for knowledge leads him from Europe to the Orient, where he meets the m [...]
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MEISE – Plantentuin MeiseThe history of the Botanic Garden dates back to 1796. This way, the institution is older than the kingdom of Belgium, and therefore we have an experience with plants of more than two centuries. The Botanic Garden comprises 92 hectares with a l [...]
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