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Berlin is a city layered with history that offers countless sites that narrate its complex past. While landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate and the Berliner Fernsehturm are globally recognized, a less-visited yet profoundly significant site lies in the southern district of Mariendorf: the Martin Luther Memorial Church. Often starkly referred to as the Berlin Nazi Church, this building provides a unique and unsettling glimpse into the intertwining of faith and fascism during the Third Reich.

Berlin’s Enduring Nazi Church: The Martin Luther Memorial in Mariendorf

Berlin
9 min read
17/05/202518/05/2025

When you think of Cologne, Germany, what comes to mind? The majestic Köln Cathedral with its towering spires? I'm here to show you a different type of church—one hidden amongst the more traditional architecture—the St. Johannes XXIII Church, a stunning example of brutalist architecture.

Brutalism in Köln: St. Johannes XXIII Church – A Hidden Gem

Köln
5 min read
16/01/202530/01/2025

We have been to Hamburg quite a few times, and we can easily describe it as our second favorite city in Germany. Because of all our visits, we decided it was time to put together a list of our favorite unusual things to see in Hamburg.

Five Great and Unusual Things to See in Hamburg

Hamburg
6 min read
03/08/202218/07/2024

The Igreja do Sagrado Coração de Jesus, known in English as the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a gorgeous brutalist church in Lisbon. This beautiful-looking church was built in the 1960s and is categorized as a national monument today.

Igreja do Sagrado Coração de Jesus: A Brutalist Church in Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal
6 min read
19/04/202227/04/2024

Milan for the Curious: Unique Places to Visit That Will Surprise You

Milano
7 min read
14/01/202212/12/2024

One year after Chopin's death, Ludwika Jędrzejewicz took his heart back to Poland in a jar of alcohol, probably cognac, as it was used at the time to preserve organs. His sister hid the precious package during the trip and avoided agents and border officers. She successfully smuggled Chopin's heart to Warsaw, where it was put in a small monument inside the Church of the Holy Cross.

Chopin’s Heart inside the Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw

Poland, Warsaw
5 min read
13/09/202104/11/2024

In episode 5, when Noah meets Michael, there is a church in the background. An interesting looking church that made us curious about it and we had to try to find out where is this church located.

A Visit to the Church from Dark Series

Berlin
3 min read
02/08/202106/02/2025

If you watch Netflix as much as we do, you already know about their series Dark. Some people say that the series is similar to Stranger Things since the city where everything happens in this series is a massive part of the mystery in the series. But Winden, the city where most of the series happens, is not real and you can find some small pieces of it in and around Berlin.

Thirteen Locations where the Netflix’s series Dark was filmed around Berlin

Berlin
21 min read
10/03/202101/05/2024

The St Pancras Old Church in Central London is the subject of many rumors that point it as one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in England. What caught my attention was the appearance and atmosphere of the countryside church in the heart of London.

A Visit to St Pancras Old Church in Central London

London
9 min read
03/06/202011/02/2024

The Cologne Cathedral has a long pilgrimage tradition in the Christianity, dating back to the Middle Ages. All of this because this is where you can find one of the most precious relics of Catholicism: the Shrine of the Three Holy Kings, which was brought to Cologne in 1164.

A Visit to the Magnificent Cologne Cathedral

Köln
9 min read
10/03/202006/03/2020

The original Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is known in German as Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche. It was built in the 1890s by a Kaiser Wilhelm II and his consort Augusta Victoria as an initiative to counter the German socialist movement by a return to traditional religious values.

Understanding the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the Heart of West Berlin

Berlin
6 min read
17/08/201827/04/2024

You might be religious or not, but this Old Church will bring all the enlightenment you might be seeking since it was converted into a bookshop in Maastricht a couple of years ago.

We visited an Old Church that was converted into a Modern Bookshop in Maastricht

Maastricht, Netherlands
4 min read
22/04/201820/01/2024

You can still see the tall gothic tower of St. Nicholas Church from almost anywhere in Hamburg. But this Gothic Revival church doesn’t mark the skyline of the city like it used to when it was the tallest construction on Earth, from 1874 to 1876. Nowadays, the church is the second-tallest structure in Hamburg and a memorial to everything that happened during the Second World War.

The View from St. Nicholas Church in Hamburg

Germany, Hamburg
8 min read
14/12/201712/05/2024

Poznan is considered by many people as the birthplace of the Polish nation and, because of that, it has more historical places than we could visit. Also, Poznan is one of the oldest cities in Poland, and it used to be one of the most important areas for the Polish people during the Middle Ages. There are traces of those elements in most historical places that we visited in Ostrow Tumski, the island where the city came to be, and around Poznan.

These are our Top 5 Historical Places to Visit in Poznan, Poland

Poznan
11 min read
27/05/201730/01/2024

St. Magnus Cathedral started being built more than 700 years ago on the southernmost village on Streymoy. But it was never finished. Today, the building lays not completed, without a roof, suffering through all these years without any protection. But this ruined church still stands today making it the largest medieval building in Faroe Islands.

Magnus Cathedral and the Kirkjubøur Village

Faroe Islands
7 min read
27/09/201618/02/2024

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg is a church of many names. Some call it Church of Our Savior on Blood, Church on the Blood, Temple of the Savior on Spilled Blood and the Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Either way, this is a special church since it was built where Tzar Alexander II was fatally wounded in March 1881.

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg

Russia, St Petersburg
8 min read
18/12/201520/10/2024

Church in the Rock: Helsinki’s Temppeliaukio

Finland, Helsinki
5 min read
04/05/201507/08/2024

More than a million visitors went to see the St. Stephen’s Cathedral last year and we were one of those. This church is one of Austria’s most popular attractions, the main Roman Catholic church in Vienna and the seat of the city’s archbishop. It stands 137 meters high with a beautifully decorated roof, and it represents more than 800 years of architectural history.

Unveiling the Secrets of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna

Austria, Vienna
8 min read
02/03/201517/02/2024