A burial mound in the northeast of Funen – 5000 years old and still „warable“ today! Cave exploration with a flashlight
Nyborg is the eastern gateway to the Danish island of Funen. Because of its strategic importance, a castle and palace were built first, and around them a respectable merchant town.
You can travel back in time around 1000 years when you enter the gloomy burial mound in Ladby and your eyes get used to the darkness…
Langeland is a varied cycling island without too many climbs. The beaches are not far away, but there are also many nature reserves that are interesting to observe.
The „Plain of Jars“ in northeastern Laos remains shrouded in mysteries of the past. Were the stone pots urns or storage jars for rice wine, flour and more? What period do they really date from? A world heritage site in a very rural region of Southeast Asia.
A small destination in east german Saxony between Leipzig and Chemnitz is the moated manor house Podelwitz at the Freiberg Mulde river. Also suitable as a stage stop for cyclists on the Mulde cycle path or canoe enthusiasts.
Meissen is the city of „white gold“, porcelain, which saw the light of Europe in Saxony in an alchemist’s workshop. Around the castle hill, cathedral and old town, Meissen is a beautiful destination on the Elbe.
A quickly reachable destination from Leipzig in east germany is the hill church Beucha. Hill – church? Near Leipzig? Well, the hill is 20m high, but the quarry underneath makes the sight spectacular. A short circular walk or a concert in the church round off the visit.
To get to know the origins of the Siam Empire in Thailand, a visit to Sukhothai is a must. There, a wise king founded a capital, promoted agriculture and education and thus contributed to the strengthening of the Thai.
On the way by bike, the landscape and culture gradually change. But it is all the more interesting to reach the more Celtic Brittany in the west of France. The third part of the cycle tour through the north of France takes you from Saint Malo to Roscoff – and at the end back to Cherbourg at express speed.