Ostwestfalen
Close to the train station, this exquisite late-Gothic church is easily recognised by its neo-Gothic twin spires, which are undergoing restoration. One is…
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Ostwestfalen
The rolling hills and foliage of the Teutoburg Forest make for pleasant and scenic driving in largely rural Ostwestfalen (Eastern Westphalia). Both terrain and elevations get more dramatic in the Sauerland, where there are winter sports. The main towns are Soest and Paderborn, which are both filled with ancient and beautifully restored churches.
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Ostwestfalen
In the 1960s, archaeologists stumbled upon remnants of the Carolingian palace where Charlemagne met with Pope Leo III, as well as the much better…
Ostwestfalen
Enter Paderborn’s massive (104m long!) Gothic Dom through the southern portal (called ‘Paradise’) adorned with delicate carved figures. Inside, turn your…
Ostwestfalen
This fairy-tale medieval castle started out as the home of the local counts, then served military purposes under the Prussians before becoming, in 1912,…
Erzbischöfliches Diözesanmuseum
Ostwestfalen
Outside the Dom, an incongruously modernist structure by Gottfried Böhm stands atop vestiges of a medieval bishop's palace and shelters prized church…
Ostwestfalen
Schloss Neuhaus, a moated palace with an expansive park, once served as the residence of the Paderborn prince-bishops. A new museum inside the palace…
Ostwestfalen
St Maria zur Höhe is a squat 13th-century hall church that's less architecturally refined than others in town. Its sombreness is brightened by beautiful…
Ostwestfalen
You don’t have to be a techie to enjoy this museum, a high-tech romp through 5000 years of information technology from cuneiform to cyberspace…
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