castle in Lower-SaxonyShow all entries with tags: castle |
1. Travel Tip:
Bad Bentheim
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Bad Bentheim is a small town in Niederscahsen near the border with the Netherlands, mostly famous for its old medieval castle on a hill. When I visited it for the first time I never thought I would... Tags for this Travel Tip: castle hill border |
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2. Travel Tip:
Wolfsburg Castle
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The castle Wolfsburg is a nice castle from 16-th or 17-th century, situated on the north side of the canal in Wolfsburg. Well, I didn’t like its position – just between the enormous towers and... Tags for this Travel Tip: castle innercourtyard |
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3. Travel Tip:
Hoya
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Hoya is a small city to the south of Bremen. Currently it is the smallest of all German “cities” I have been having only around 3000 inhabitants. It doesn’t even have a functioning railway,... Tags for this Travel Tip: smalltown castle weser |
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4. Travel Tip:
Hannover
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Hannover is the biggest city and capital of Low Saxony. I have visited the city many many times and I have even used it as a starting point for many trips. I have also visited most of its museums... Tags for this Chapter: bombing wwii castle |
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5. Travel Tip:
Jever castle
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Jever castle is the main attraction of the city of Jever (and in my view of the whole Ostfriesland). It is a nice pink castle built on an artificial island in the middle of the town. The castle has... Tags for this Travel Tip: castle onionshape tower trees |
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6. Travel Tip:
Jever
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Jever is a wonderful small town in Ostfriesland, a region in Germany near the North sea. The town center is very lively, having many people and tourists on the street. It is somehow divided in two... Tags for this Travel Tip: castle church squares nice |
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7. Travel Tip:
The castle of Bueckeburg
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The castle of Bueckeburg was the main attraction on my route. It is a wonderful Rennaisance-Baroque masterpiece, built by the grafs(or dukes) of Schaumburg Lippe to be their main residence from the... Tags for this Chapter: castle baroque residence schaumburg lippe |
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8. Travel Tip:
Bueckeburg
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Bueckeburg was my second stop, and probably the best place for the day. It was the new capital of Schaumburg Lippe and really looks like a capital city, although of a very small country which... Tags for this Chapter: garden castle stadtkirchecapital schaumburg lippe |
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9. Travel Tip:
the castle of Osnabrueck
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The castle of Osnabrueck is a dark yellow building in the center of Osnabruck, currently used as the residence of the local university. The building doesn't look very magnificent or even special... Tags for this Travel Tip: castle garden university |
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