Excursions
Wiesbaden
Germany's most favoured spa resort lies about 25 miles (40km)
west of Frankfurt in a valley between the Rhine River and Taunus
Mountains. The town has been a spa resort since the time of the
ancient Romans, with its 26 hot springs averaging...
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The wide, deep and sluggish Rhine River flows from Switzerland
into the sea in the Netherlands, and most of its length in the
process meanders through the mountains and plains of Germany. The
river has always served as a major trading route, and...
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A taste of ancient Rome is a popular tourist attraction in the
German city of Trier, 120 miles (193km) south west of Frankfurt.
Trier was founded as a colonial capital under Roman Emperor
Augustus in 16 BC, making it Germany's oldest city. The...
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The historic university town of Heidelberg, about 55 miles
(89km) south of Frankfurt, is billed as a city of music and
romance. It is one of the few German cities that escaped relatively
unscathed from air raids during World War II, and still...
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