In this post, I’ll focus on the audio-guided tour of the historic center of Strasbourg and the boat cruise around the Grande-Île. In my opinion, a combination of these two tours provides the best opportunity to learn about the city’s history, and in particular, its cultural heritage. If you have read my previous posts about Strasbourg, please click here […]
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Venice – the civic museums (Burano Lace Museum & Murano Glass Museum)
Following the previous posts about the Doge’s Palace, Museo Correr, Ca’ Rezzonico, Ca’ Pesaro, Mocenigo Palace and Carlo Goldoni’s house, this post will be about the last two museums that I visited of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE), that is to say, the Lace museum on the island of Burano and the Glass Museum […]
World Nature Forum Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch Exhibition – Dynamic in Space and Time
The World Nature Forum Information and Visitor Center of the UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is located in Naters, 5 mins away by foot from the train station of Brig. If you have already seen my previous 5 posts about the Aletsch Glacier (for example the three viewpoints within the Aletsch Arena, the UNESCO […]
Plitvice Lakes National Park – A chain of 16 terraced lakes
As the UNESCO comments: The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls. These geological processes continue today. The forests in the park are home to bears, wolves and many rare bird […]