The PalaisQuartier in Frankfurt
1 May 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, House of the Month Reading Time: 7 minutes The Palais Quartier is a building complex in the Innenstadt district of Frankfurt. It was built from 2004 to 2011. The complex consists of four buildings: MyZeil, a shopping mall, the Palais Thurn und Taxis, a reconstruction of a palace from 1793, the Nextower, a 136-metre high rise office building and Jumeirah Frankfurt, a 99-metre high rise hotel building. read more…The British Library
30 April 2014 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General, London, Museums, Exhibitions, Opera Houses, Theaters, Libraries Reading Time: 7 minutes The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from many countries, in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. The Library’s collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 2000 BC. The British Library is the largest library in the world, with the second largest being the Library of Congress of the United States in Washington, D.C.. read more…Le Castellet in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region
29 April 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, French Riviera Reading Time: 5 minutes Le Castellet is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. It is mostly a small feudal village perched on a cliff edge. read more…Theme Week Castile-La Mancha – Talavera de la Reina
26 April 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 6 minutes Talavera de la Reina is a city and municipality in the western part of the province of Toledo. It is the second-largest nucleus of population in Castile–La Mancha and the largest in the province: its population of 89,000 makes it larger than the city of Toledo, although the latter remains the provincial capital. read more…Theme Week Madrid – The Palacio Real
26 April 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Palacio Real de Madrid (literally: Royal Palace of Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family at the city of Madrid, but is only used for state ceremonies. King Juan Carlos and the Royal Family do not reside in the palace, choosing instead the more modest Palacio de la Zarzuela on the outskirts of Madrid. The palace is owned by the Spanish State and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional, a public agency of the Ministry of the Presidency. The palace is located on Calle de Bailén (Bailén Street), in the Western part of downtown Madrid, East of the Manzanares River, and is accessible from the Ópera metro station. Several rooms in the palace are regularly open to the public except during state functions. An admission fee of 11€ is required except for residents of the Iberian Peninsula. read more…