Best European City Walks & Museums

date Jan 8, 2008
authors Rick Steve
reading time 1 min
  • Book Title: Best European City Walks & Museums 2005
  • Author: Rick Steve Year written/published: 2005
  • Book Source: Google Books, Library *
  • *Summary:** London, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, Florence, Rome, Madrid
  • Summary: Some European cities and walks
  • Some extracts:

London Walk - Beg Ben to Trafalgar Square: Westminster Bridge, Big Ben, Parliament, London Eye Ferris Wheel, the river Thames, Boadicea, Parliament Square, Whitehall, Cenotaph, 10 Downing Street, Banqueting House, and Trafalgar Square London Museums/Churches:

  1. British Museum
  2. National Gallery
  3. British Library
  4. Westminster Abbey

Paris Walk – Notre-Dame to Sainte-Chapelle: Notre-Dame, Left-Bank of River Seine, Sainte-Chapelle, Palais de Justice. Paris Museums/Churches:

  1. Lourve
  2. Orsay
  3. Versailles

Amsterdam Walk – From Train Station to the Rijksmuseum: Centraal Station, Damrak, Stock Exchange (Beurs), Dam Square, Royal Palace, Nieuwe Kerk, St. Nicholas, National Monument, Circling the Square, Kalverstraat, De Papegaai Hidden Catholic Church, Courtyward of the Amsterdam History Museum, Civic Guard Gallry, Begiinhof, Knonsplien, Leidestraat, Delft Shop, Max Euweplain, Paradisco, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: Museums:

  1. Rijkmuseum
  2. VanGogh Museum
  3. Anne Frank House

Venice Walk: Piazza San Marco – The Piazza, St Mark’s Basiliaca, Clock Tower, Campanile, Piazetta, Tetrarcgs abd Doge’s Palace’s 7th Column, Brudge of Sighs Venice Museums/ Churches:

  1. St. Mark’s Masilica
  2. Doge’s Palace

Florence: From David to Arno River – Michaelangelo’s David, Medici Riccardi Palace, Duomo, Bell Tower, Bapistery and Ghiberti’s Bronze Doors, Via Dei Calzaiuoli, Orsanmichele Church, Palazzo Vecchio, Savonarola, Uffizi Courtyward, Ponte Vecchio Some Florence Museums/Chruches:

  1. Uffizi Gallery
  2. Bargello

Rome:

  1. Colosseum
  2. Roman Forum
  3. National Museum of Rome
  4. Pantheon
  5. St. Peter’s Basilica
  6. Vatican Museum

Madrid: from Pueta del Sol to the Royal Palace – Puerta del Sol, Governor’s Office, Salon la Mallorquina Confiteria, Calle de Postas, Plaza Mayor, Torre del Oro Bar Andalu, Mesones, Mercado de San Miguel, Convent Candy, Former Citu Hall, Calle Mayor, Royal Palace Some Madrid museums/churches:

  1. Prado Museum
  2. Guernica
  3. Modern Art