Sailing Aboard a Real Medieval Ship

What would it be like to sail an original 14th century ship? Imagine you as part of the crew aboard a real medieval Cog ship, right out of the Middle Ages, sailing on the Baltic Sea! Days of Yore Travel is all about experiential travel into the past – we don’t just take a walk-through tour of a historic ship; we take a voyage on it. Come aboard the Wissemara, pride and joy of the Poeler Cog Club, and experience...

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Mespelbrunn - Home to Snow White?

Married in love and to God true,  Brings happiness and blessings without rue,  With hard work and care of God’s own,  We have made this good house our home. This is what is carved in stone over the doorway of this beautiful castle in the Spessart. It was a reward to Sir Hamann Echter from the Archbishop of Mainz for his faithful services as Master Woodsman. Wait.. wasn’t it a Woodsman who...

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Live a Day in the Tannenburg Living Castle

Don’t you wish you could travel back into time and experience what life in a castle was really like? Now you can! Your tour group can spend the day (exclusively) at Tannenburg Castle and turn back the pages of time. Whether you enjoy a sumptuous meal fit for a King or learn about work in a 14th century castle, there is something of fascinating interest for everyone. Tannenburg Castle is different from other castles...

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Experiencing Medieval Power

As plain and simple as this throne is, there is something almost magical about it. Everyone who touches it can sense the spark of medieval power.Charlemagne's Throne is one of Europe's oldest thrones - older than Edward's Chair in Westminister Abbey. Unlike King Edward's Chair, which is unaproachable to the public, you can get up close to Charlemagne's Throne - let your hand glide over the marble that was...

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What was prostitution like in the Middle Ages?

Really want to find out about the nitty-gritty details? Then take a tour of Gelnhausen with the "High Maid from the High Market", and the "Low Maid from the Low Market" to find out all about medieval bath houses, bathers, prostitution and how the church accepted it, and health & hygiene at the height of Holy Roman Empire. Careful though! The ladies of the evening will try to seduce fair maidens into a medieval...

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