Bern
A flight of steps leads from the northern end of Lorrainebrücke to the University Botanical Garden, a riverside garden with plenty of green specimens to…
Must-see attractions in Central Europe
Northeastern Switzerland
A four-storey house has been converted into this museum, whose living rooms, servants’ quarters and kitchen replicate the conditions enjoyed in the mid…
Potsdam
Frederick the Great's final building project was this temple-like belvedere, modelled on Nero's palace in Rome. The panorama of park, lakes and Potsdam is…
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
Cross Pont du Milieu and head west towards this broad, sloping square, which features the former Commanderie de St Jean, erected by the Knights of the…
Musée International d’Horlogerie
The Jura Mountains
This is a well-thought-out museum in a leafy park with history and fine-arts museums as neighbours and a huge steel carillon that plays on the quarter,…
Keszthely
In addition to the synagogue, evidence of the town’s Jewish community can be found at the largely forgotten Jewish cemetery, north of the palace.
Mazovia & Podlasie
The city's zoo has a picturesque wooded setting above the river and is home to the country's biggest collection of reptiles. Kids love the petting area;…
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Poznań
Situated opposite the cathedral, the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary dates from the mid-15th century and has a vaulted ceiling. The stained-glass…
Chiemsee
The austerely romanesque Carolingian Torhalle built in AD 860 houses medieval objets d'art, sculpture and changing exhibitions of regional paintings from…
Maribor
To the south of the former Minorite monastery along the riverfront, the round Judgement Tower is the first of four defence towers still standing, with…
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
With a determinedly modern annex bolted onto an imposing 1886 hospital building, this place displays intriguing contemporary art exhibitions with a strong…
Kraków
Old aircraft, engines and other aviation equipment exhibited on the grounds of one of Europe's oldest military airports that traces its roots to the days…
Hamburg
This camped-up chamber of horrors is brought to life by actors, incorporating various thrill rides, and is housed in an old warehouse. It's pricey and not…
Eastern Slovakia
Inside the Hotel Elizabeth, a baroque-dressed room offers a glimpse of the style that would have greeted Austrian Empress Sisi, who came to this spa town…
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
Murten's German Church, dating to 1399, was rebuilt in baroque style in 1710. Don't miss its stucco ceiling and lovely polygonal pulpit, carved from a…
Heidelberg
In the middle of the Marktplatz is the Hercules fountain; in medieval times petty criminals were chained to it and left to face the populace.
Bonn
This rococo gem is lavishly decorated with gilded faux marble, frescoes and a Balthasar Neumann–designed version of the Holy Steps.
Eastern Slovenia
This pottery workshop in Filovci invites visitors to watch artisans at work at the ancient kiln in the skanzen (open-air museum displaying village…
Central Germany
Aviation fans will be wowed by the vintage aircraft on display at the Technikmuseum Hugo Junkers. Tram 1 goes straight to the museum (get off at…
Eastern Slovenia
The best gallery in Prekmurje, MSG has a permanent collection of more than 500 works – much of it sculpture – as well as some excellent special…
Moravia
North of the square is a narrow lane leading to the old town's Small Gate, through which is a large English-style park surrounding the duck ponds (once…
The Kraków−Częstochowa Upland
The arsenal contains various military mementos, including spoils of battle, offerings from soldiers and an impressive collection of Turkish weapons from…
Vienna
Situated on the Danube Canal between Salztorbrücke and Marienbrücke, Morzinplatz is dominated by the Monument to the Victims of Fascism.
Brno
The House of Arts gallery holds rotating contemporary art exhibitions, focusing mostly on Czech, Moravian and other central European artists. It's usually…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
West of Kluki, outside the park’s boundaries, Smołdzino boasts a fine Natural History Museum, which features collections of flora and fauna from the park…
The Kraków−Częstochowa Upland
In the neoclassical town hall on al NMP, this museum contains paintings of Polish artists as well as extensive documentation detailing the history of…
Salzburg
Hidden in the trees atop wooded Mönchsberg, these 21 neon numbers are the handiwork of Italian artist Mario Merz, who created them in 2003. They glow…
Moselle Valley
Facing the bridge, this partly 14th-century-Gothic church has an ornate interior and some colourful stained glass. The tower was originally part of the…
Hamburg
The elegant Renaissance-style arcades of the Alsterarkaden shelter upscale shops and cafes alongside the Alsterfleet canal. This is ground zero for…
Innsbruck
A late-Gothic-turned-rococo townhouse that is the architectural equivalent of a wedding cake, with its piped-icing-like stucco, candy pastel colours and…
Prague
This 1896 building has a gorgeous facade decorated with neo-Renaissance murals by top Czech artist Mikuláš Aleš and others; it’s named after its designer,…
Gdańsk
Behind Oliwa Cathedral is an 18th-century abbots’ palace, now home to the Polish modern-art branch of the National Museum of Gdańsk.
Warsaw
This neoclassical monument to Poland’s great Romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855) was designed by Cyprian Godebski and unveiled on the 100th…
Bonn
A buttercup-yellow baroque Palais (palace; now the post office) forms a photogenic backdrop for the Beethoven Monument, unveiled in 1845, 75 years after…
Stuttgart
One of Oberer Schlossgarten's most eye-catching landmarks is the ultra-modern Landtag, a glass rectangle housing the state parliament.
Düsseldorf
A Brutalist '60s cube built from prefabricated blocks of concrete houses the Kunsthalle, which hosts bleeding-edge contemporary art shows. The…
Cologne
This arch outside the Dom is a rare vestige of Cologne's ancient Roman city wall and once formed the northern gateway into the colony.
Piran
The porticoed 19th-century Municipal Hall (home to the tourist information centre) dominates the northwestern edge of Tartinijev trg.
Ljubljana
The upper station of the 70m-long funicular that runs from the Old Town, not far from the market on Vodnikov trg, to Ljubljana Castle.
Church of St Mary of Haliaetum
Izola
This central church dates from around the latter 11th century and has been lovingly restored. It has no set opening times, but is generally left open…
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