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"On top of the hill" - Part 2

uwepetercom.blogspot.de/2014/03/s-u-sp-e-ns-io-n-f-e-rry-r-e-ndsb-u-rg.html

Templar Castle | Miravet | Catalonia | Spain | 2016-05-20
The Templar Castle in Miravet on the shore of the River Ebro is a thousand years old. It was place of some battles in the Spain Civil War. You can learn a lot of the former residents until the last centuries. Today it is only for touristical purposes.

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"On top of the hill" - Part 1

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"Fly like an eagle"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.de/2013/06/fly-like-eagle.html

Guttenberg Castle | Neckarmühlbach | Germany | 2013-06-23
The Guttenberg Castle is a late medieval hilltop castle about Neckarmühlbach, a district of Haßmersheim in Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg. The castle was never destroyed and is inhabited continuously for almost 800 years, since the mid-15th century by the Barons of Gemmingen. The complex includes among others the German Greifenwarte as well as a castle museum and restaurant. Origin: wikipedia

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"Water all around it"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.de/2012/09/w-t-e-r-ll-r-ou-nd-i-t-castle.html

Castle | Glücksburg | Germany | 2012-09-02

Glücksburg Castle (Danish: Lyksborg slot) is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe. It was for the Duke's lines of the house Glücksburg a headquarter and was temporary residence of the Danish royal family. The building is located in Glücksburg near Flensburg Fjord. The family members of the house Glücksburg are related to almost all European dynasties. Origin: wikipedia

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"Almost european capital of culture 2017"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.de/2012/08/lm-o-st-eu-r-o-p-ea-n-c-p-i-t-l-o-f-c-u.html

Sønderborg | Denmark | 2012-08-22
The town of Sønderborg is home to Sønderborg Castle (Sønderborg Slot and has a population of 27,304 (1 January 2012). Sønderborg castle is in the centre of the town and houses a museum focusing on the history and culture of the area. Origin: wikipedia

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"Nothing else than thick walls"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.com/2011/06/n-o-th-i-ng-e-ls-e-th-n-th-i-ck-w-lls.html

Frangokastello | Crete | Greece | 2011-06

Frangokastello is the location of a castle and scattered settlement on the south coast of Crete, about 12 km. east of Chora Sfakion and within the prefecture of Chania. The castle was built by the Venetians in 1371-74 as a garrison to impose order on the rebellious Sfakia region, to deter pirates, and to protect Venetian nobles and their properties. Origin: wikipedia

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"Where Sissi met Franz"

Schoenbrunn Palace | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12
The Palace Schoenbrunn is Vienna's most popular tourist destination, attended by 2,467,000 visitors in 2009. The whole Schoenbrunn complex with Tiergarten Schoenbrunn, Palmenhaus, Wuestenhaus and the Wagenburg, accounted for more than five million visitors. Palace Schoenbrunn is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria.

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"... can be seen on the 20-Euro-Cent from Austria"

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Belvedere | Vienna | Austria | 2010-12-20
The Baroque palace complex was built as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy. The extensive Belvedere complex consists of two magnificent Baroque palaces the Upper and Lower Belvedere, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a stunning Baroque park landscape in the 3rd district of Vienna, south-east of the city centre.

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"Where the "Old Fritz" was living"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.com/2009/08/where-old-fritz-was-living-sanssouci.html

Sanssouci | Potsdam | Germany | 2009-08-04
Sanssouci is the name of the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. After World War II, the palace became a tourist attraction in East Germany. Following German reunification in 1990, the final wish of Frederick came to pass: his body was finally returned to his beloved palace and buried in a new tomb overlooking the gardens he had created.

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"Where Mette Marit lives"

Royal Palace | Oslo | Norway | 2005
One Must to do when you are visiting Oslo is to walk to the Royal Palace. It is situated at the end of the Karl Johans Gate.

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"Side-by-side with falcons"

Hohenwerfen Castle | Salzburg | Austria | 2004
Hohenwerfen Castle stands high above the Austrian town of Werfen in the Salzach valley, approximately 40 km south of Salzburg. The castle is surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps. Nowadays the bastion functions as an adventure castle for its visitors. Among the numerous attractions are guided tours showing its extensive weapons collection and the historical Salzburg Falconry (Origin: Wikipedia)

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