Montserrat is at the same time name of the monastery and of sand stone mountains. It is one of the landmarks of Catalonia. The highest peak, Sant Jeroni is 1,236 m high. Montserrat is about 40 km north-west of Barcelona, so why not make a day trip from Barcelona to Montserrat. We take the train […]
Barcelona – City Tour by Bus
A city tour by bus is the perfect way to get an overview of Barcelona. Please watch the 4k UHD video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required […]
Font Magica de Montjuic – Barcelona
Font Magica, the Magic Fountain is between Plaça d’Espanya and the Palau National in Barcelona. For the evening, a magnificent light show was promised. On arrival at the Plaça d’Espanya, we are looking for a restaurant because we have not eaten anything since breakfast. As we didn’t see a restaurant at the Placa, we try […]
La Dona Marinera e Castillo de San Juan – Lloret de Mar
At the beach of Lloret de Mar, a Woman sculpture on the rock leap to the eye. It is The seafarer woman (La Dona Marinera) La Dona Marinera is a monument in honor of the women whose husbands emigrated to America in order to seek their fortune. Many of the emigrants or Indianos, as they […]
Charlottenburg Palace – Berlin
Sophie Charlotte of Hanover started with the construction of the palace in 1696. It was inaugurated in 1699. From this time it served Charlotte as residence. At the time, the palace consisted only of a small core part. Her spouse Elector Frederick III used it as summer residence. In 1701 Frederick was crowned King of […]
Minimundus – miniature park in Carinthia
When the CN Tower is next to the Eiffel Tower, the Rila monastery is next to the Castle of Coca, the Saint Sophia Cathedral is next to the Suleiman mosque, or the castle of Osaka is next to Borobudur and St. Stephen’s Cathedral is next to the Taj Mahal and the St. Peter’s Basilica, or […]