MORNING: Your day trip starts in Magdeburg. Take the train or car and to reach Halberstadt within one hour. For more than 1,200 years, the St. Stephanus and St. Sixtus’ Cathedral has been the spiritual center of the city and the whole region. Fascinating works of art testify to its turbulent history. With more than […]
1st DAY: Start your day with discovering the Church of Saint Vincent of Sousa, which was part of a convent whose construction was completed in the 13th century, as proven by the inscription next to the north portal which dates its solemn consecration in 1214. Next stop: the Monastery of Saint Mary of Pombeiro, one […]
MORNING: Start your day in the small town Spišské Podhradie. After a shortwalk on the top of the travertine hill on the eastern horizon, you can visit the National Cultural Monument of Spiš Castle. The oldest written reference to the castle dates back to 1120. In the beginning it was a boundary fort placed at […]
1st DAY: The journey will show you the beauties of the Southern loop of the ‘Straße der Romanik’ (Route of the Romanesque). On the first day you travel to the Harz mountains to discover the world heritage town of Quedlinburg. The ‘Schlossberg’ with the Collegiate Church St. Servatius, the Wiperti Church and the ‘Münzenberg’ opposite […]
1st DAY: Enjoy an interesting short trip to Magdeburg and along the Northern loop of the ‘Straße der Romanik’ (Route of the Romanesque). At 1,200 years old, the metropolis on the Elbe river is one of the oldest cities in eastern Germany and has many attractions to offer. On your first day, you should not miss […]
1st DAY / MORNING: You will visit the former Benedictine Abbey Church of St. Peter and Paul which dates back to the 12th century. The Kaiserdom (imperial cathedral) was a donation from Kaiser (Emperor) Lothar III, who ruled from 1125 to 1137, and is, at the same time, his burial ground. The impressive architecture, the […]
MORNING: Before you commence your tour through Königslutter, you can get free-of-charge information material from the tourist information office on the market square (Rathaus, Am Markt 2). Here, you can also get details of the various city and cathedral guided tours. Your first destination is the Romanesque-Gothic Stadtkirche (city church) with its striking tower dating back […]