Erzberg Mine, in the Austrian Alps, is one of Europe’s largest active open-pit iron ore mines. We stopped here purely for the Hauly ride, an adventure tour aboard a converted …
Museums
Museums make every trip more exciting and inspiring. From art galleries and science exhibitions to quirky collections, aviation and transport museums, they are places of discovery for all ages. Visiting museums means learning, being amazed and finding stories that enrich the journey.
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- Europe
On the Road Through Austria and Poland: Our Family Trip Through Mines, Industrial History and the Baltic Sea
This summer, my son and I decided to explore Poland’s industrial regions and its Baltic coastline by car. We had hoped to reach as far as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, …
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Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, is often the point of entry into the country, which makes it busier with tourists than other Georgian destinations. Yet it has a particular charm …
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The Giorgi Chitaia Open Air Ethnographic Museum in Tbilisi lets you discover rural Georgia without travelling across the whole country. The museum brings together traditional houses from almost every Georgian …
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Georgia surprised me more than any country I have visited in recent years. I expected mountains, monasteries and wine. Instead, I discovered a country where every day revolved around unforgettable …
- France
How to Spend 3 Days in Lyon: Roman Ruins, Silk Heritage, Contemporary Architecture and Local Food
Lyon combines some of the most interesting aspects of France in a single destination. Roman theatres, Renaissance streets, historic silk workshops, outstanding food and bold contemporary architecture all coexist within …
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During my trip to Lyon, I used the Lyon City Card to visit museums, take a guided tour, enjoy a river cruise and travel across the city using public transport. …
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The Musée des Confluences genuinely surprised me during my trip to Lyon. From the name and the descriptions I had read online, I expected a museum mainly focused on nature …
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During my trip to Lyon, I almost skipped the Museum of Lugdunum, and that would have been a mistake. If you are not particularly interested in archaeology, Roman statues, artefacts …
