subject: Avail Of Deluxe European Vacation Deals And Find Tips On Significant Ski Lodges And Events In Europe [print this page] Learn About Vienna's Art and Culture on European Vacations
Round off your European vacations with a trip to Vienna to learn about its art and culture the city has a long tradition. Visit the Wiener Staatsoper at night, when the Vienna State Opera is as dazzling as its world-class performers who stage 50 to 60 opera shows every year. The Hofburg Museum exhibits the imperial jewels of the royal family of Habsburgs. Walk through the imperial apartments displayed at the Sisi Museum, built for the Empress Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie of Austria. The Kunsthistorisches Museum and Naturhistorisches Museum have numerous paintings by old masters, and ancient and classical artifacts. There is much to learn about Austrian art and culture at Vienna's museum quarter -- a museum complex refurbished from old imperial stalls in the 1990s. The complex houses, among others, the Leopold Museum, home to one of the largest collections of modern Austrian art and featuring artists such as Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele.
Berlin Wall Sights on European Vacations
Start your European vacations with a visit to Berlin. Probably the most famous landmark in the city, the partition between East and West was torn down in 1989, signaling the beginning of a new era for Germany. Commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall by strolling down its remnants on the southern border of Wedding. At the Gedenksttte Berliner Mauer site there is a restored segment that's located next to a documentation center where stories of people who have attempted to cross the wall are detailed. At the Sandkrugbrcke, a former border crossing, you can lay a flower on the stone that commemorates the first person to be shot dead trying to escape to the West. The Haus am Checkpoint Charlie has a museum that provides tourists with a comprehensive history of the Wall. The best place for afternoon kaffee und kuchen, a popular Berlin tradition for coffee and cake, is the picturesque Prenzlauer Berg district of Mitte.
Paris Attractions on European Vacations
The City of Light is an excellent starting point for your European vacations. The Eiffel Tower, in its time considered a monstrosity, is now probably the most famous of all its landmarks, but it is by no means the only one. Close to the Eiffel Tower is the Arc de Triomphe at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, built to honor the fallen heroes of France during the Napoleonic Wars. Shop until you drop at the nearby Champs-lyses, a favorite of travelers who come to Paris solely to shop. Art aficionados will love Paris for its many museums. A city icon, the Louvre Palace showcases nearly 35,000 pieces dating from prehistory up until the 19th century sprawled over an area covering 60,600 square meters. Down at the old railway station of Gare dOrsay is the massive Muse dOrsay and its huge collection of French art -- culptures, paintings, photographic material, and furniture -- covering the period between 1848 and 1915. It is perhaps best known for its extensive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Manet, Czanne, Degas, Renoir and Van Gogh. If you're in town, live like the French do -- relax at a caf, order a croissant, and watch life pass you by.
European Vacations to Colorful Amsterdam
Your European vacations will be definitely full of color when you visit Amsterdam!Clogs, windmills, cheeses and tulips are plentiful. Eight windmills remain in Amsterdam, the most famous of which is De Gooyer, the perfect place to have a beer since its right next to prize-winning brewery Brouwerij t IJ. Along the Singel, the Bloemenmarkt is the place to buy tulips, and the Wegewijs emporium is where you can taste and purchase the flavorful cheeses. Just outside the city is a clog-making museum, Klompenmakerij De Zaanse Schans that shows visitors the shoes history and symbolism. More on the theme of colorful shoes, Amsterdams Historisch Museum displays objects like 700-year-old footwear pairs, demonstrating the urban evolution of the past eight centuries. Explore the 165 canals that encircle the city and keep the sea at bay. The quaintest of them all is Prinsengracht with its shady trees and fun houseboats. If you walk in this area you will be able to spot the house of Anne Frank.
