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Posted on July 28, 2015 ·

Although you will not find the region named as such on a map, the Danube Bend is so named because it is forced to change its direction about 25 miles north of Budapest. It bends into an S-shape between the Borzsony and Pilis mountain ranges. This stretch of river valley, as part of the Danube-Ipoly […]

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Budapest

Posted on July 28, 2015 ·

Budapest is renowned as being the location of one of the most beautiful World Heritage sites. The magic of the capital lies in the combination of its ideal location along the Danube, its natural beauty, and its outstanding architecture. It was built in the middle of the central Danube basin at the junction of the […]

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Pannonholma Monastery

Posted on July 28, 2015 ·

Some History… The Archabbey of St. Martin in the town of Pannonholma was established by Benedictine missionaries from Italy and Bohemia in the year 996. The monks came at the invitation of Duke Geza, father of St. Stephen, first king of Hungary, in order to convert the pagan Magyar peoples. St. Stephen was crowned King […]

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Schonbrunn Palace and Gardens

Posted on July 28, 2015 ·

The present site where this luxurious baroque palace sits was once covered by immense forests. It was used as hunting grounds by the Habsburgs. The hunting lodge and pavilion were twice destroyed by the invading Turks. After the final victory over the Turks in 1683, Vienna went through a period of prosperity which saw the […]

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Historical Center of Vienna

Posted on July 28, 2015 ·

The historic center of Vienna was classified as a UNESCO site in 2001 for three main reasons. One, the urban and architectural qualities of the site are a testimony to a continuous exchange of values throughout the second millennium. Two, the city has been universally recognized since the 16th century to be the musical capital […]

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Cultural landscape of the Wachau region

Posted on July 28, 2015 ·

The 30-km. (18-mi.) stretch of Danube between the towns of Melk and Krems is protected as a cultural world heritage site by the UNESCO because 1)it illustrates through its architecture, habitation, and agricultural methods how medieval towns and culture have evolved through the ages; 2)its river banks bordered by mountains have remarkably survived throughout its […]

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The Monastic Island of Reichenau

Posted on July 28, 2015 ·

A Little History… Reichenau Island was classified by the UNESCO in 2000 for its religious and cultural significance as a great Benedictine monastery during the early Middle Ages. We spent an entire day visiting the island, which, today, is still a flourishing garden that the monks started over a millenium ago. The area of the […]

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Strasbourg

Posted on July 28, 2015 ·

In the far northeastern corner of France, Strasbourg, and the “Big Island”, is surrounded by the Ill River. It was classified as a World Heritage site by the UNESCO in 1988 because it is a perfect illustration of a medieval town. Instead of housing isolated monuments, its buildings of interest, including the cathedral, its four […]

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Historic Site of Lyon

Posted on July 28, 2015 ·

We discovered with interest a large section of the 500 hectares of Lyon which are classified as a World Heritage Site since 1998. The UNESCO declared that Lyon “bears exceptional testimony to the continuity of urban settlement over more than two millenia on a site of great commercial and strategic significance…” Lyon continues to have […]