
Botticelli’s Birth of Venus hangs among the Renaissance paintings in the Uffizi’s vast galleries.
10 hr 46

Follow the Seine for a while, then take a breather among the paths and chairs of the Jardin des Tuileries.
4 hr 14

Stroll beside the canals, then see Rembrandt’s Night Watch at the Rijksmuseum.
4 hr 01

Wander through the traboules of Vieux Lyon, narrow passages tucked between Renaissance houses.
6 hr 15

Walk beside the canals in Petite France, among its half-timbered houses.
2 hr 21

Pause at Marienplatz as the New Town Hall’s glockenspiel rings out over the square.
3 hr 26

The twin Gothic spires of Cologne Cathedral draw the eye skyward above the city.
1 hr 14

Step into Aachen Cathedral to see the octagonal core of Charlemagne’s palace chapel, built around 800.
1 hr 51