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1.
Ship ahoy …at the Hamburg Maritime Museum
It all began with a small, 50-pence toy ship given to Professor Peter Tamm ...read more
2.
The Kitchen Brigade
Individual cooks in the restaurant kitchen still retain their French job titles to this day ...read more
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Simply Timeless
Finland’s famous design studio Iittala is celebrating its 130th anniversary, while the legendary Aalto collection ...read more
4.
Bringing Hope
Architectural genius Oscar Niemeyer is bringing new life to the small Spanish town of Avilés ...read more
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Bringing Peoples Together
Thanks to virtuoso architect Jean Nouvel, the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris is not just a museum of anthropology ...read more
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A Briton from France
The 10th temporary pavilion at London’s Serpentine Gallery is the work of architect Jean Nouvel ...read more
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Crystal Dreams
The world has a bishop and a king to thank for the founding of French luxury brand Baccarat ...read more
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Shining Lights of Antiquity
Countless archaeological treasures of Greek culture have found an impressive new home ...read more
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Honoré de Balzac – Novelist and Gourmet
“La Comédie humaine” is the title Honoré de Balzac gave to his magnum opus comprising more than 40 volumes ...read more
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The charm of white gold
300 years ago, in Dresden, white porcelain was produced for the first time in Europe ...read more
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Joseph Roth and Tafelspitz
He became a part of German-language literary history as the “holy drinker” ...read more
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Art Glass Demands Complete Dedication
The Morettis understand how to transfer the tradition of the glass-blowing island of Murano ...read more
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The Cabinet of Curiosity on the Banks of the Lake
In addition to masterpieces of Expressionism the Buchheim Museum displays a lot of curiosities ...read more
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A Feast for the Eyes
Fondation Maeght brings together its icons of the classic modern ...read more
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Discover the World
Over an area of 9000 m2 Phæno in Wolfsburg offers a one-of-a-kind experimental landscape in Germany ...read more
19.
Wilhelm Busch’s Pancakes
The seventh child of a poor family, he was born in a small town near Hanover in 1832 ...read more
21.
The Count’s Treasure Chamber
If you are travelling to Italy in the summer you should treat yourself to an excursion to Villa Panza ...read more
22.
The master of knives
Modern cooking without hand-made Japanese knives is simply unimaginable ...read more
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The Anna Amalia Library in Weimar
Built approx. 250 years ago, gutted by fire a while ago and extensively restored ...read more
25.
World-class valuables
Since September 2006 the Historic Green Vault in the west wing of the Royal Palace in Dresden ...read more
26.
Greetings from Louisiana
Set in a picturesque location on the sea’s edge and just 35 kilometres from Copenhagen ...read more
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Where the camellias blossom
On three weekends in March numerous private gardens in Lucchesia ...read more
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La Fenice – like a phoenix from the ashes…
Some people and animals are said to be immortal. The Venice theatre ...read more
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Hot drink with three letters
For centuries the virtues of tea have been praised the world over ...read more
32.
Bamboo – a grass with a long past and a big future
For 4000 years bamboo has been one of the most versatilely ...read more
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