Hallein, about 10 km south of Salzburg, was already settled by the Celts, who came to significant wealth by salt production. A Celtic Village next to the salt mines in Bad Dürrnberg, as well as a modern Celtic Museum in Hallein with significant finds give an insight into life at that time. Please watch the […]
Velden am Wörthersee
Velden am Wörthersee is one of the most famous and popular tourist resorts of Carinthia. The place became well-known by the television series “Ein Schloss am Wörthersee” with Roy Black. The setting for the Austrian-German TV production, the Schloss Velden had lost its purpose after the opening of new casinos in 1989. Please watch the […]
Eckfeld – baking bread as in the old times
Eckfeld, a small village with 400 inhabitants in the middle of the Vulkan Eifel became world-famous through the excavations of fossils like fish, snakes, crocodiles, the world’s oldest honeybee as well as the discovery of a 45 million year old primeval horse. However, this time we came to see Leo and his friends baking bread […]
Ile d’Orleans – Quebec
The Ile d’Orleans is located about 5 km northeast of the city of Quebec. In nice weather a trip to the island is really worthwhile. Located in the Saint Lawrence River, it offers a good view of the skyline of Quebec City. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. […]
Traben-Trarbach
Traben-Trarbach is located approx 40 km northeast of Trier on the Moselle. From the ruins of the castle Grevenburg, high above the town on the right bank of the Moselle you have the best view of the town. The castle was built in 1350 by John III of Sponheim and blown up by the French […]
Starkenburg – Moselle
Starkenburg, a municipality in the district Bernkastel-Wittlich lies 250 m above the Moselle River on a rocky ridge in the Hunsrück. The strongly sloping hillside towards the Moselle offers an unspoiled view of the town of Traben-Trarbach. Originally the place was already inhabited by the Romans and later destroyed by the Franks. In the 13th […]