Vauban’s Citadel above Besançon
More than a hundred meters above the old town of Besançon, Vauban’s Citadel covers eleven hectares on the top of Mont Saint-Etienne. Besançon was controlled by the Spanish until 1674, Read More …
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Clémentine
A little park at the Place du Bourg-de-four in Geneva is the site of a remarkable statue, not of Rousseau or Calvin or the founder of the Red Cross, but Read More …
The man who could walk through walls
At Place Marcel Aymé, just off of Rue Norvins, there is a statue by sculptor Jean Marais called Le passe-muraille, based on a short story by the French author Marcel Read More …
A walking tour of Montmartre
At 9:30 on a Sunday morning a group of VirtualTourist members met here at the Café des 2 Moulins at the suggestion of Paul Smith, who used this as the Read More …
Cycling in Milan
This young mother in her high heeled boots, hip-hugging trousers and fur stole, with her child’s seat on the back of her bike, was one of the many Milanese who Read More …
Romeo’s Juliet in Verona
Okay, so Juliet might have been a fictional character, but that didn’t stop her from having a house and a balcony. Supposedly this house really did belong to a 14th Read More …
Cycling from Cremona to Busseto
Cremona is located on the left bank of the Po River, which is the longest river in Italy. It starts in the Alps and flows in a generally West-to-East direction Read More …
The Semper Opera House in Dresden
Performances at the Semper Opera House in Dresden are often sold out weeks or months in advance. When this happens you will notice because they remove the ticket icon from Read More …
Excursion to Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden means “Bath-Bath” or “Spa-Spa” or maybe just the city of Baden in the state of Baden (like New York, New York), even though the former state of Baden is Read More …
The opera house in Halle
In May 2001 I was asked to take over a presentation in Halle at quite short notice. After agreeing to do it, I went online to see if Halle has Read More …