Stuttgart, capital of southwest Germany’s Baden-Württemberg state, is known as a manufacturing hub. Mercedes-Benz and Porsche have headquarters and museums here. The city is filled with greenspaces, which wrap around its center. Popular parks include the Schlossgarten, Rosensteinpark and Killesbergpark. Wilhelma, one of the largest zoos and botanical gardens in Europe, is just northeast of Rosenstein Castle.
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8K Views: Europe’s Most Beautiful Landscapes
8K view of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe.
Video timeline: 00:00–00:05 Intro 00:06–00:48 Tirol Austrian Mountains 00:49–01:29 Furka Pass and Rhone Glacier, Switzerland 01:30–01:36 Italian Dolomites 01:37–01:46 Leukerbad Mountain, Switzerland 01:47–02:06 Faroe Islands 02:07–02:16 Formentera island, Spain 02:17–02:54 Lofoten islands, Norway 02:55–03:20 Krka National Park, Croatia 03:21–03:55 Icelandic Landscapes 03:56–04:18 Dolomites, Italy 04:19–04:32 Stelvio Pass Bormio, Italy 04:33–04:49 Pennine Alps mountains, Italy- Switzerland 04:50–05:24 Tuscany landscapes, Italy 05:25–05:51 Kandertal Alps, Switzerland 05:52–06:18 Dolomites, Italy 06:19–06:31 Torrevieja Salt Flats, Spain 06:32–06:56 Lovatnet Lake, Norway 06:57–07:03 Dutch landscape 07:04–08:52 Icelandic landscapes 08:53–09:16 Staubbach Falls, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland 09:17–09:32 Lake in Graubnden, Switzerland 09:33–09:44 Swiss mountain lake 09:45–10:02 Interlaken, Switzerland 10:03–10:30 Finland forests 10:31–11:05 Dover coast, United Kingdom 11:06–11:16 Hintersee Lake, Germany 11:17–11:28 Etretat coast, France 11:29–11:39 Geiranger Fjord, Norway 11:40–11:46 Lago di Fusine, Italy 11:47–12:20 Corfu island, Greece
Views: Meersburg On Lake Constance, Germany (4K)
Meersburg is a town in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. On the shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee), it’s surrounded by vineyards.
Video timeline: 0:00 Introduction 2:58 Meersburg, Vineyards’ Town 6:45 Meersbug’s Old Town 9:15 Bodensee (Lake Constance) 11:25 Brief View of Constance City 12:45 Boat Ride along Rhine River
Medieval Meersburg Castle houses the Fortress Museum, showing a medieval living room and castle dungeon. Nearby, New Palace has baroque architecture and frescoes. Above town, the Droste Museum displays poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff’s personal writings and belongings.
Travel Views: Amsterdam – The Netherlands (4K)
Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses the Van Gogh Museum, works by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, and modern art at the Stedelijk. Cycling is key to the city’s character, and there are numerous bike paths.
Aerial Views: ‘Munich – Southern Germany’ (4K)
Munich, Bavaria’s capital, is home to centuries-old buildings and numerous museums. The city is known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration and its beer halls, including the famed Hofbräuhaus, founded in 1589. In the Altstadt (Old Town), central Marienplatz square contains landmarks such as Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (town hall), with a popular glockenspiel show that chimes and reenacts stories from the 16th century.
Aerial Views: ‘Lucca’ – Tuscany, Italy (4K Video)
Lucca is a city on the Serchio river in Italy’s Tuscany region. It’s known for the well-preserved Renaissance walls encircling its historic city center and its cobblestone streets. Broad, tree-lined pathways along the tops of these massive 16th- and 17th-century ramparts are popular for strolling and cycling. Casa di Puccini, where the great opera composer was born, is now a house museum.
Tours: Seven Stunning Castles In Germany (Video)
Discover seven of Germany’s beautiful palaces and castles from a bird’s-eye view! Our Flying Guide takes you to Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Heidelberg Castle, Schwerin Castle, Marienburg Castle, Sigmaringen Castle, Ludwigsburg Palace and Lichtenstein Castle. Come check out these architectural gems in Germany!
River Views: ‘Rhine Falls’ – Switzerland (4K Video)
The Rhine Falls is a waterfall located in Switzerland and the most powerful waterfall in Europe. The falls are located on the High Rhine on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich, …
Photography: Frédéric Chaubin’s ‘Ancient Castles of Europe’ (Taschen)
Shot on film with a Linhof view camera, the collection is the outcome of five years of travel and investigation. Complete with a practical map and explanatory essay, its castles tell the story of 400 years, unfolding through the feudal Middle Ages into the 15th century.
Follow photographer Frédéric Chaubin as he embarks on a unique, century-spanning journey through Europe. Featuring images of more than 200 buildings in 21 countries, Stone Age presents the history and architecture of the most magical medieval castles of the continent in an unprecedented collection.
Building on the success of his foray into Soviet design with CCCP, Chaubin once again documents the afterlife of highly rational structures that seem out of place in a modern-day world. Precursors of Brutalism, these castles value function over form and epitomize the raw materials and shapes that would go on to define so much of architectural history.
Walking Tour: Dinant – Southern Belgium (4K)
Dinant is a city in Belgium’s Walloon Region. It’s on the banks of the Meuse River and backed by steep cliffs. Perched on an outcrop above town is the centuries-old fortified Citadel. It’s now a museum with sweeping views. Below it is the Gothic Collegiate Church of Our Lady. Nearby, on the site of saxophone inventor Adolphe Sax’s birthplace, Mr. Sax’s House has interactive exhibits on the instrument’s development.
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