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German city overlooking the Baltic Sea located near the border with Denmark, of which it belonged until 1864, Flensburg was founded by the Danes in the thirteenth century and became one of the most important ports in Scandinavia in the sixteenth century, and was until the nineteenth century Denmark’s second port after Copenhagen, with trade links in the Mediterranean and ...

Kiel, the capital and most important city of Schleswig-Holstein, is a seafaring city located along the River Eider, near its mouth into the Baltic Sea, and northwest of Lübeck. The city was founded in the 13th century, became an important port in the following centuries and was part of the Hanseatic League for over 200 years. In the 19th century ...

The small town of Altenburg in Thuringia is beautifully located between Chemnitz, Leipzig, Dresden, Erfurt and Zwickau. The city had a certain importance between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, today it retains a beautiful historic center with a beautiful castle (Schloss Altenburg), a fine Renaissance-style town hall (Altenburger Rathaus), some interesting churches and beautiful old houses. ALTENBURG CHRISTMAS MARKET Altenburg ...

Bautzen is the historic capital of Upper Lusatia, a historic region of Germany, now part of Saxony, built on a bend in the Spree River. The city is an important cultural center of the Sorbs, a Slavic minority in the region, and is located close to the border with the Czech Republic, just 50 km east of Dresden. Bautzen is ...

Small town in Saxony, located along the Elbe river just 25 km north-west of Dresden, famous for its precious porcelain (Meissen Porcelain, Meißener Porzellan, also known as Dresden Porcelain), the city is a jewel of architecture, and is certainly the best preserved city in Saxony. Among the things to visit the 15th century Albrechtsburg Castle, the nearby Gothic cathedral (Meißner ...

Berchtesgaden  is a beautiful German town in Bavaria, located on the border with Austria, just 20 km from the city of Salzburg. Berchtesgaden is located in the Bavarian Alps in the middle of an idyllic alpine landscape, dominated by the Watzmann mountain (2,713 meters), one of the highest peaks in Germany, and a short distance from the Königssee lake. The ...

Historic city of French Flanders located a few tens of kilometers from the border with Belgium. Douai in the Middle Ages became an important center of trade and production of fabrics, was first part of the county of Flanders and then of Burgundy. In 1477 it became part of the possessions of the Habsburgs, a dynasty to which it remained ...

A small historic town in Artois, a historic region in northern France, Béthune is located southwest of Lille and not far from the other historic city in the region, Arras. Béthune is a city rich in architectural and historical heritage. The center of this town – which has just over 25,000 inhabitants – is very beautiful and is centered around the ...

Albi, an ancient city founded by the Romans, is today an important commercial center located along the Tarn River. Albi is also the birthplace of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a famous impressionist painter. In its historic center stands the majestic cathedral of Sainte-Cécile, built at the end of the 13th century and which is one of the largest brick buildings in ...

Sarreguemines is a Lorraine town located along the Saar River and close to the border with Germany, of which it was part between 1871 and 1918. The town was founded in Roman times as a small border settlement. From the Middle Ages Sarreguemines was part of the Duchy of Lorraine and from 1766 of the Kingdom of France. Sarreguemines is ...