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Germany - Cologne
Cologne is situated on the beautiful Rhine River.
Locals hypothesize that the legacy of Italian blood and culture in Cologne, colonized by the Romans more than 1500 years ago, makes the people more jovial and lighthearted. Cologne is the largest city on the Rhine.
Kolsch is not only the dialect spoken here but, also the name of their own top-fermented beer. There are more than 4,000 pubs, restaurant's and brewery taverns in Cologne.
Unlike many of the world's large cities, Cologne, with a population of over a million, gets better every day, there are more things to do and see, more new and innovative buildings... more
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Leon's 13th-century Cathedral, with its soaring towers and flying buttresses, is the pinnacle of Castilian houses of worship, not to mention the city's spiritual heart. It's Spain's premier masterpiece of Gothic fancy.
Next sight is the Real Basilica de San Isidoro which is as seminal a work of Romanesque as the Cathedral is a gem of Gothic architecture. The attached Panteon Real houses the remaining sarcophagi, which rest with quiet dignity beneath a canopy of some of the finest Romanesque frescoes in all of Spain.
Discover, as well, the Convent of San Marcos which has more the appearance of a palace than the pilgrim's hospital it was at its founding. To finish, visit the Museo de Leon, houses in the Convent's cloister which exhibits archaeology.