Acquaintance to Charlestown

Where Is Olten? Olten is a small town in the Solothum canton in Switzerland, and it is also the capital of the district of Olten.  Olten has a railway station that is located within half an hour of Lucerne, Basel, Bern, and Zurch by train, a ...

Sainte-Croix Introduction Sainte-Croix is located in the Jura-Nord Vaudois district, and this municipality is located in the Vaud Canton of Switzerland. It has a population of roughly 4,600.  Sainte-Croix sits on a sunny terrace in the Lake ...

Valle Maggia Introduction Valle Maggia is located in a valley of the river of Maggia in Ticino. It is located in Switzerland.  The valley has a number of quaint little villages with houses made out of stone, dairy farms and vineyards. In the ...

The church of St Ruprecht, rising on an escarpment overlooking Ruprechtsplatz, is Vienna’s oldest church. At one time, an arm of the Danube flowed nearby with a landing stage for salt transported from Salzburg. According to legend, the church was ...

The spa town of Baden, on the eastern slopes of the Vienna Woods, was already known in Roman times, when it was called Aquae Pannoniae, and Emperor Marcus Aurelius praised its sulphuric springs. Today, its 15 hot springs make Baden a popular destin ...