Visitors, who come the first time to the wooded hills of St. Peter in Wood, a few kilometers west of Spital at the Drava in Austria, would not suspect that people settled here already in the urnfield culture here. Later, the Celts and the Romans built one of the largest cities of Noricum, Teurnia with […]
Oktoberfest Impressions – Munich
The Oktoberfest, the largest festival in the world, takes place annually from late September to the first weekend in October in Munich. After the Grand Entry of the Oktoberfest Landlords and Breweries and the tapping of the first keg of Oktoberfest beer by the Mayor of Munich the Munich Beer opens with 12 gun salutes […]
Roman heritage in Thessaloniki – Greece
In Roman times, Thessaloniki was an important trade centre on the main route between Rome and Byzantium – the Via Egnatia – and became the capital of the province of Macedonia. Today, Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece From the esplanade in northern direction you reach the Navarinou place with a part of […]
Admont Abbey – the oldest monastery in Styria
Admont Abbey was founded 1074 and is the oldest monastery in Styria, Austria. The Abbey Church is inspired by the Regensburg Cathedral. Today you find also a secondary school in the abbey. Abbey Library is the largest and probably the most beautiful in the world. It houses an extremely valuable collection of source material with […]
Oktoberfest Munich – The Grand Entry of the Oktoberfest Landlords and Breweries
A highlight of the annual Oktoberfest – the Munich Beer festival – is the Grand Entry of the Oktoberfest Landlords and Breweries. The festive parade is the official prelude of the opening of the Oktoberfest and always takes place on first Saturday of the Oktoberfest. In a big parade the landlords move along with their […]
St. Florian’s Priory in Upper Austria
St. Florian’s Priory, near the town of Enns in Upper Austria, was built in the baroque style by Carlo Antonio Carlone and completed by Jacob Prandtauer. In 1071, Bishop Altmann of Passau founded the community of Augustinian Canons here. Not every day you experience a sung “Lord’s Prayer” accompanied by a Bruckner organ. The organ […]