City Guides
Major cities
Venice for Visitors
Our massive Venice for Visitors "site within a site" has nearly 400 pages of articles,
photos, and travel links--including
Venice hotels and
Venice self-catering
apartments. PC Magazine calls this "the premier visitor's
site for Venice, Italy."
Paris for Visitors
Get ready to visit the French capital with hundreds of transportation and
sightseeing articles, photos, hotel listings, travel links, and other resources.
Berlin
Germany's capital is livelier than at any time since the 1920s. Plan your trip
with 23 pages of annotated links and photos.
Copenhagen
A 24-page Web guide with photos and links on topics that range from
travel basics to counterculture and amusement parks.
Lisbon
20 pages of illustrated travel advice and Web links for a city with great
scenery and a perfect climate.
Madrid
Spain's capital is one of Europe's liveliest cities, with more than 4.5 million
inhabitants who'd rather be out at night than home in bed. My illustrated city
guide includes travel advice, links, and photos.
Munich
These 20 pages of photos and annotated links for the Bavarian capital include 8
pages of information about
Munich hotels, hostels, and other places to stay.
Rome
Plan your trip to the
Eternal City with our articles on transportation, sightseeing, and the cruise
port of Civitavecchia.
Rotterdam
Our illustrated 12-page guide is accompanied by articles on the city's "Cube
Houses," the "Pancake Boat," cruises to the UNESCO-listed windmills at
Kinderdijk, and more.
Stockholm
A growing collection of articles about Stockholm, including transportation,
hotels, museums, and excursions to nearby Sigtuna (the oldest medieval town in
Sweden).
Alkmaar
If this Dutch city's auction action seems too touristy, visit the world-famous
organ in the Laurenskerk.
Bruges (Brugge)
An 8-page collection of Web links to Belgium's "Venice of the North," with color
photos.
Dresden
Germany's Baroque city on the Elbe is both the capital of Saxony and a major
center for art, music, and tourism. It also has Volkswagen's "Transparent
Factory," a railroad staffed by children, and the oldest fleet of paddle
steamers in Europe.
Erfurt
The capital of Thuringia, Germany has a well-preserved historic center and is an
important stop on the "Luther Trail."
Freiburg im Breisgau
The southernmost city in Germany is also a gateway to the Black Forest. Its
cathedral square, which lies in the heart of town, hosts one of the country's
liveliest daily markets.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany's most celebrated alpine resort is home to the
Zugspitze and the
Partnach Gorge.
Heidelberg
One of Germany's most romantic castles overlooks Heidelberg's Altstadt on
the Neckar River. Our illustrated city guide is accompanied by articles on
Heidelberg Castle,
the Heidelberg Funicular,
and the Heidelberg Student Prison.
Leipzig
Goethe drank and wrote here, Bach was the Thomaskirche's music director, and
more recently, Leipzigers helped lead the movement to free East Germany from a
totalitarian regime. (A visit to the former Stasi state security headquarters is
a sobering experience.)
L�beck
The Queen of the Hanseatic League is a medieval masterpiece on Germany's Baltic
coast.
M�nster
The bicycling capital of Germany is a lively, prosperous, and attractive
university city near the Dutch border--yet it's virtually undiscovered by
English-speaking tourists.
Ostend (Oostende)
This long-established Belgian beach resort is is also a North Sea ferry and
fishing port.
Regensburg
Germany's best-preserved medieval city has attracted visitors to its location on
the Danube since its days as a Roman fortress.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Walk the walls, explore the medieval center, visit the crime and doll museums,
and take an evening tour with the Nightwatchman in one of Germany's most
romantic towns.
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