The ruins of Alttrauchburg is one of the best preserved castles of the Allgäu. It is above the small hamlet of Weitnauer community in the county in Swabia Upper Allgäu. From the high-to post-medieval castle wall remnants still remain greater. The hilltop castle probably dates back to a previous system and the Earl of Veringen Nellenburg. These festivals will appear for the first time 1041 in the written sources. Around 1150 a branch of the lords of Rettenberg was invested with the power ... more →

The Palace of Westminster (Westminster Palace) is a monumental, neo-Gothic style building in the City of West Ermin ester in London. Together with the West Mister Abbey and St. Margaret's Church at Parliament Square, the palace was in close proximity to government offices at Whitehall in 1987, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Palace of Westminster is the UK Parliament since 1295, which consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, ... more →

St. Peter's in Rome, in the German-speaking countries generally St. Peter called (also: Basilica of St. Peter, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican Basilica, Italian: San Pietro in Vaticano, Latin: Sancti Petri in the Vatican or Templum Vatican), is the largest of the major basilicas in Rome and the center of the independent State of Vatican City. The church is dedicated to the apostle Simon Peter, on whose grave suspected it was built. Already around the year 324, Constantine the Great had to ... more →

Dress in colorful autumn show in October, the trees and forests. Illuminated by the setting sun is a wonderful ensemble results from the last green to bright yellow to deep red Schwabelsberger So also at the pond in Kempten Thingers district. The pond is a eutrophic Schwablesberger flat sedimentation pond with vegetation, which is below the Maria mountain in Kempten. Because of its suburban location makes it a popular destination for walkers, cyclists and relaxation seekers. ... more →

The Saint Paul's Cathedral in London is one of the largest cathedrals in the world. It is located in the municipality City of London, about 300 m north of the Thames and is the seat of the diocese of London. In addition to the Westminster Abbey it is also regarded as the most famous church in the British capital. As early as the 7th Century was in this position a church. The former wooden building was destroyed by fire several times and built a total of five times again. The Normans began to 1087th .. more →

The Republic Square is located in the Berlin district of Tiergarten (district center) in the new government quarter near the river Spree. He is almost completely planted with grass and decorated with small hedges. In the east it is terminated by the famous Reichstag building and the north by the Paul-Loebe-Haus. It was constructed around 1735 and has already served under King Friedrich Wilhelm I as a training ground for the Prussian soldiers, he was called "parade ground in front of the Brandenburg ... more →

The first citizen of Bavaria bridge connects the village fisherman and PFOS above the Iller Altusried breakthrough. What makes this 84 meter long suspension bridge, however, that it was built by volunteers 30 hours in some 1,200 workers. Since the end of the Second World War to 2001's there were between Altusried and Dietmannsried, a privately operated ferry service, which was used by hikers and cyclists. When she was recruited, was the great ... more →

The Alster lake is about 164 acres in size, up to 4.5 m deep and is the larger, northern part of the Alster lake. It is fed by the Alster lake in the north, and the Osterbek Wandse in the east and flows south from the Inner Alster. In the evening they presented themselves in a very special light. The banks of the Alster lake is planted almost entirely. Around the lake attract bike and walking paths that are at rest and hamburgers for the very popular for jogging. The almost non-stop ... more →

Germany's only offshore island - this is just 1 km ² of the small island with its approximately 1,300 inhabitants. I invite them "Deät Lun" in a little tour to discover. "Deät Lun", "The Land", the name given by their island of Helgoland. Helgoland, the main island together with the neighboring "island beach dune" a community in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein is formed within the German Bight ... more →

Approximately 1000 feet east of the "rocky island of Helgoland" Heligoland is little sister - the dune. It is a haven for nature and recreation-seeking vacationers. Known and loved the dune is mainly because of its beaches. The southern beach is the summer destination for many families. The island is east-west direction and a maximum of 1.25 km long north-south direction up to 850 m wide. In 1640 was still the dune to the north, consisting of limestone and chalk ... more →