Articles related to "Heidelberg"

Where Goethe, Hölderlin and Brentano used to walk and admire the triad consisting of the Old City, the river and the mountains of Heidelberg.

When you think of Germany, forget the beer, think of Italian coffee instead! And when you come to Heidelberg, don't miss the best Italian coffee bars in town.

German is the third most popular foreign language taught worldwide, and Heidelberg, the home of Germany's oldest university is the pefect place to learn it!

Schloss Heidelberg Castle in the Neckar Valley, Baden-Württemberg went from fortress to Renaissance palace to Germany's most romantic ruins and a top tourist sight.

The romantic Heidelberger Schloss castle ruins, Baroque old town, the historic university, and Homo Heidelbergensis are the best sights to see in Heidelberg, Germany.

Johnson's Island, site of a Civil War prison off shore in Lake Erie, is an ongoing archaeological dig, protecting it from development -- for now.

Tickets, opening hours, and guide to visiting Schloss Heidelberg Castle museums, romantic ruins, the Great Vat, and gardens in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Wondering what to do on a long stopover at Frankfurt International Airport (FRA), Germany? Excellent trains make day trips to Limburg, Cologne, and Heidelberg possible.

The first woman to graduate from Heidelberg University in Germany, Hyde used her microelectrode for research without knowing the far-reaching effects of its applications.

Centuries-old castles, some in ruins and some refurbished, dot the landscape in a number of German regions, but all beckon visitors.

The best way to see a country is by car, so why not plan a road trip in another country! Here's a great route to take with friends or a lover through parts of Germany.

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) in Baden-Airpark, Germany can often easily be reached on public transportation (buses) but at times only a car or taxi will do.

Philipp Lenard's major contribution to science was in the study of cathode rays, for which he won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1905.

Traveling by car is the easiest way to reach the wall-encircled medieval town Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. Driving on German autobahns is fast and mostly free.

Over 70 historic castles and endless romantic medieval towns can be seen on the Castles Road (Burgenstraße) between Mannheim in Germany and Prague in the Czech Republic.

Getting to Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria is easy by car, bus, or train. This wall-enclosed medieval town is a top sight on Germany's Romantic Road holiday route.

Compact within its walls, it's a town to take slowly, high on a hilltop, walk the narrow streets amidst history's original medieval houses, public buildings and shops.

Cheap flights and low airfares are the norm at Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN) with buses available to Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Heidelberg, Mainz, Koblenz, Trier, and Luxemburg.

A profile of German sociologist, historian, author and philosopher Max Weber, one of the founders of modern sociology.

Travelers to Germany are familiar with cities like Berlin and Munich, but a a visit to a more typical town like Heilbronn in Baden-Wuerttemberg can show the real Germany.

The exhibition of more than 120 photographs is extremely important as it has original record of people who passed through mountains during last 12,000 years

The economic and cultural center of the metropolitan Rhine-Neckar region was built according to the blueprint of an ideal renaissance town, divided into squares.

Adolf Baeyer was awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Most famously he carried out the synthesis of indigo dye and pioneered the development of phthalein dyes.

Wisconsin a popular destination for fall color drives and Oktoberfest, festivals patterned on the original German Party in Munich. Festival schedules updated for 2008.

Kloster Maulbronn Abbey with church and cloisters is the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery complex in Germany and on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.

With more itineraries and better, newer river cruise vessels, European river cruising is poised for a boom, predicts a leading operator.

The thin line between talent and lunacy in the works of uncommonly gifted artists such as Van Gogh, Kirchner, Munch, Ernst, Dix, Grosz, Guttuso, Mafai, Ligabue, Zinelli.

Archibald Gracie, Jr. was from a prominent New York City family that owned cotton interests in Mobile, AL. He attended West Point when Robert E. Lee was commandant.

Allocating credit to the correct person responsible for an invention is often not straightforward. Find out how some famous inventions are as much myth as fact.

Martin Heidegger (1889 - 1976) is considered by many to be one of the most significant and influential philosophers of the twentieth century.

Tired of the same family vacation year after year? Adventures by Disney offers family vacation packages to historic, cultural, and exotic destinations worldwide.

Riverboat cruises offer romantic visits to Christmas markets in Rhine, Main, and Mosel river towns such as Cologne, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Rüdesheim, Koblenz, and Trier.

The best luxury riverboats in Germany cruise on the Rhine (Rhein), Moselle (Mosel), Main, Danube (Donau), and Elbe Rivers past European cultural and natural sights.

In "Irish Linen", Andrew Greeley continues his winning combination of likeable Irish-American characters, a lively plot, and just a hint of a homily.

Germany has more than its shares of clichés and stereotypes. The most widespread are: Lederhosen, beer and sausages.

Brief bio and discoveries of Edwin Hubble, who discovered more galaxies and that the universe expands; also known for Hubble's Law.

Ernst Jünger fought as a member of the German Army from 1914-1918, serving by war's end as an elite Stormtrooper.

Wondering what to do on a stopover at Frankfurt Airport, Germany? Excellent trains make trips to downtown Frankfurt am Main, Mainz, Wiesbaden, and even Cologne possible.

Several ground transportation options and cheap parking allow travelers to get to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) to take advantage of cheap airfares on low-cost airlines.

Hambach Castle in Neustadt/Weinstraße (Palatinate) is known for the Hambach Festival (1832) when German and French people gathered to demand unity and democratic reforms

Promising research worldwide has identified a chemical entity---EGCG--in green tea that prevents sexually-transmitted HIV infection and could inhibit the spread of AIDS.

Child psychology explores personality development, & sibling rivalry. Check out these new insights about birth order, career, intellectual pursuits, & even health risks!

Rebecca Jane Hurn was the first female lawyer in Washington State and the first woman to be elected to the Washington State Senate

As scientists examine more of the solar system they are finding water where none was thought to exist before.

A recent Canadian study suggests that while some changes in gene activity can be reversed by stopping smoking, other changes are irreversible.

Few visitors to South Africa miss a trip along the Garden Route between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, with its beautiful landscapes, mountains, forests and coastline

Hans Lipperhey is most often credited with inventing the telescope. However, Pierre Borel in his 1655 book said that Zacharias Janssen was its creator.

This timeline traces the development of disabled sports from recreational therapy to the Paralympic Games, the pinnacle of athletic competition for the disabled.

Fast trains, a medieval town center, fine hotels and restaurants make Limburg an der Lahn an interesting daytrip or overnight stop for travelers via Frankfurt Airport.

Worms on the Rhine just 30 miles south of Frankfurt is known for its magnificent medieval cathedral, the legend of the Nibelungs and the history of its Jewish community.