Amsterdam will keep any visitor entertained with their dam, semi-circular rings of canals crisscrossed by around 400 bridges and its many churches. These sights are highly worthwhile to spend time seeing, but the city is most famous for its museums. It is home to over fifty museums, including the renowned Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum. Some lesser known museums include the secret attic church, “Ons Lieve Heer op Solder,” the new Bag and Purse Museum, the Amsterdam Tulip Museum and Anne Frank House.

A visit to the Oude Kerk, which is an old church with little houses that cling to its sides, is recommended. Its architecture is interesting as it has an octagonal bell tower which is built in a Gothic-Renaissance style. Dam square is another interesting place to visit as it is home to the dam that lies at the center of the city, as well as the beautiful Royal Palace. The Palace was originally built in the 17th century as the town hall and was later converted by Napoleon into a palace. It is still used by the Queen for official functions and is open to the public during the summer months. One of Amsterdam’s hidden treasures can be found if you follow the narrow vaulted passageway that leads to Begijnhof. It is a quaint garden which is surrounded by old houses. It is host to a medieval church and the oldest house in Amsterdam.

You can take a boat cruise or canal tour along the beautiful canals of Amsterdam. You can do a bike, boat or walking tour of the city that will show you many of the historical sights that there are to see. You can visit the Concert building. The Concertgebouw is said to have among the best acoustics in the world and to be home to one of the world’s greatest orchestras.

If you are visiting Amsterdam, you will have many accommodation options to choose from. You can stay in a luxury styled or a small boutique styled hotel. You can choose to stay in one of the hotels that can be found near a famous landmark or in one with a view over one of the canals. You can find self catering rental apartments that range from small single-roomed apartments to large luxury places situated along the banks of one of the canals. If you are a backpacker or have a tight budget, you may decide to stay in a youth cnter. These can generally be found conveniently located in the center of the city. During the summer months, campgrounds are opened. Some campgrounds offer bungalows in case of bad weather. Even though the campgrounds are outside the city, they are often in cycling distance from town so you can still visit the attractions.

Munich is the third largest city in Germany and is the capital of the German state known as Bavaria. There are a number of beautiful architectural buildings in Munich, along with large squares and stunning gardens. For those looking for a bit more culture, it is home to some excellent museums and art galleries.

The Glockenspeil is probably Munich’s most famous landmark. It is located in Munich’s main town square. Be sure not to miss its performances which take place every day at 11am, noon and 5pm in the form of eighteen figures that dance around the founder of Hofbrau brewery and his wife, as well as jousting knights. The Cooper’s Dance also takes place on a lower level.

The Marienplatz is the center of Munich. It is a large open square with the Marian column in the center and the old and new town halls. A long wide pedestrian road leads to the main plaza where you can view the Glockenspeil. The area is a center for shopping where you can find anything from small souvenir stores to large department stores.

Munich’s English Garden is a treat to behold. It is the largest metropolitan park in Europe right in the city. It has stunning grounds and beautiful ponds. You can spend a whole day there taking boat rides or swimming, renting carriages or just relaxing. If you are walking around Munich on foot, be sure to stop in at the Hofgarten. It is a palace garden where you can also view the impressive buildings of the University of Munich.

Olympic Park (from the 1972 Munich Olympics) is a treat to visit. It is a huge park and recreational area where you can enjoy rollerblading, walkways, a bike track and a lake. You can also visit the lookout platform and revolving restaurant. Many concerts take place at Olympic Park that are worth going to.

There are many day trips that you can do from Munich. A trip to the Bavarian Alps offers many exciting sights and the lakes are a treat. One of the most popular day time excursions from Munich is to Neuschwanstein Castle where you will see the gorgeous design that inspired the Matterhorn at Disneyland. On a different note, a trip, the 20 minutes out to Dachau, one of the Nazi’s most notorious concentration camps, provides an important view of the darker aspect of German history.

Oktoberfest this is the biggest beer festival in the world and it is certainly worth trying to plan a trip around, particularly if you are a fan of beer. In fact, if you do plan a trip then, make sure to book your accommodation well in advance. You will probably easily find a room in one of the luxury hotels of the city, but you may be more hard put to find a room in the cheaper holiday accommodation options that are usually available.

In general, you can choose to stay in a range of hotels, hostels, pensions or rental apartments all around the city. These range in price and quality so choose according to the type of place you like to stay in and area you want to be based in.

London is made up of two cities, “The City of London” and “Westminster.” Today, the West End is considered to be the center of London and the East End is a poor industrial area when the working class lives. London is Europe’s largest city and is made up of immigrants from across the globe.

Due to London’s long and rich history, the fact that it is home to a current monarchy and due to the fact that it is a large cosmopolitan city, there are a substantial selection of attractions for visitors to enjoy. There are museums and galleries, parks and palaces, just to mention a few types of the sight-seeing wonders that London has to offer. Begin your trip with a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament. Follow that with a visit to London’s public art collections which are known to be among the best in the world. These can be found in the Tate Modern, the Tate Britain and the National Galleries.

Hampton Court is one of the most stunning attractions in Europe and a trip to London would not be complete without a visit to this site. It was Henry VIII’s original palace and gardens, but it has been improved upon by numerous monarchs. Not as impressive, but also worth visiting are Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London. Westminster Abbey is also stunning.

The medieval inns of the Inns of Court are interesting to see. Within the city, you will find some remaining architectural delights from Victorian London. There are many tours available, but the tour of the City Churches is an excellent choice.

There are many large and beautiful parks in London or a walk or boat ride along the river are a real treat. You can wander through some of the city’s quiet Georgian squares or through what appear to be a collection of villages. London is the place to visit the theater. The high quality and low prices of their shows make it a must.

London has a vast collection of holiday accommodation options. There are many luxurious five star hotels. If that is beyond your budget, it is easy to find cheaper accommodation options in London.

The competition among bed and breakfasts has recently raised their standards and you can find many good quality B&Bs around the city. A rental apartment will allow you more freedom and privacy than a hotel.

You can find luxury apartments with a maid service, to cheaper and smaller apartments. These can be rented for one night, while others may have minimum length stays. Apartments are available throughout the city. Hostels are also common and during the summer months, many universities open their student halls to visitors.

Many of the hotels in the city will offer some kind of spa facility, however, if you are in a bed and breakfast or lower star hotel, of which there are many wonderful options, you will have the incentive and the opportunity to visit one of the cities baths.

Locals will go to the public baths which will open from 6 a.m. and represent a Budapest institution of a nearly ritual type. For the tourist this is a must do experience if only because of how much it is a part of Budapest culture. There are over 100 thermal springs in the city which pump out around 70 million liters of hot water per day.

The springs inside the city of Budapest range in temperature from 70-170 degrees Fahrenheit; that’s 21-78 degrees centigrade. The factor that defines a spa is its emphasis on medicinal benefits. Therefore, whilst they will often been categorized together, a spa and a lido are very different as the former is concerned primarily with mineral water and its healing properties whilst the later is traditionally a place of relaxation and fun, not necessarily with a physically healing element.

The Romans were attracted primarily by the pleasant experience of the bathing and they were the first to build baths here, the remains of which can still be seen today in the north of the city. Whilst the Turkish ruled the area between the mid sixteenth century and the late seventeenth century, the springs were utilized again for the double purpose of bathing and healing. During these years new baths were built and it is in some of these baths that modern visitors can still enjoy the benefits that the Turks did.

It wasn’t until the twentieth century however that Budapest was officially dubbed the “City of Spas” after the spurt of development of the springs in the 1920s. This is a title that the city still proudly wears. Today you will find older people than younger in the baths. The youngsters show a preference for the lidos of the city over the medicinal hot spring bathes.

Absolute must sees for the visitor to Budapest are the two oldest baths in the city. The Kirly Thermal Baths are housed in a building dating almost exclusively to the Turkish period, whilst the Ruda Medicinal Baths date from the same period and features a wonderful octagonal pool lighted by a 30-foot in diameter capola. Both baths have separate sessions for men and women bathers.

You can find 150 museums in Paris and almost all of these are worthwhile to visit. They include famous museums such as the Louvre and the Musee d’Orsay. The Louvre draws approximately 5.7 million tourists per year and this is testimony to its amazing collection, which includes pieces such as Leonardo de Vinci’s stunning, “Mona Lisa.” The Musee d’Orsay holds one of the most remarkable Impressionist art collections worldwide.

Another museum that is extremely worthwhile to visit is the Cite des Sciences at de l’Industrie. It is a science museum that boasts extensive hands-on displays.

Besides for Paris’ museums, it is also famous for attractions such as the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and Center Pompidou. The Eiffel Tower attracts around 6.2 million visitors annually. If you take the lift to the top of the Eiffel Tower you will have a panoramic view over the whole of Paris. The Center Pompidou is a center of modern art, cinemas, concerts and children’s activities and it is also among the most visited sites in Paris.

The Notre Dame Cathedral and the Grande Arche de la Defense should also be on your to-see list. If you are looking for a place to relax, a visit to the fountains in the Tuileries Gardens or the Jardin du Luxembourg, is a treat. A day trip to visit the stunning palace and gardens of Chateau de Versailles will take you out of Paris itself, but if you have the time, it will not leave you disappointed.

Part of the lure to Paris is the contrasts that can be found within the city. Monumental vistas, such as the one from the Louvre to La Defense are juxtaposed with tiny alleyways in the area of Quartier Latin. You can shop in traditional street markets and pedestrian arcades or within the warren of underground commercial complexes that can be found. There is evidence of great aristocratic wealth contrasted with many areas of poverty.

Paris sees vast numbers of tourists to its city every year and as such, it has many holiday accommodation options to choose from. It boasts approximately 75,000 rooms within about 2,000 different hotels. An aparthotel is an excellent choice for families or groups of visitors. This is an apartment that is attached to a hotel. It tends to offer more space and privacy than the hotel, but does not offer all of the amenities that would be available if you stayed in the hotel itself.

If you are traveling on a budget, there are many youth centers that you can choose to stay in. Rental apartments are also available throughout the city and these are an excellent choice for those who are staying for more than a week or who enjoy staying in self-catering accommodation in order to get more of a feel of the city.