1. Aachen Cathedral
UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978
When King Charlesmagne began work on his palatine chapel in the town now known
as Aachen in 786, his dream was to create a “new Rome“. It turned out to be the
foundation stone for one of the most important buildings in Europe.
The cathedral’s present form has evolved over the course of more than a millennium.
The heart of Aachen cathedral is Charlesmagne’s former palatinate chapel. The single-nave chancel was consecrated on the 600th anniversary of the death of King
Charlesmagne, ever since when the “Glass House “ of Aachen has impressed generations of visitors with its bold architecture.
For 600 years, from 936 to 1531, Aachen cathedral was the coronation church for 30
German kings, and even today the cathedral retains much of the glamour of its historic past. The inclusion of this building as the first German “architectural and art
history ensemble“ in the UNESCO list of world heritage sites underlines the exceptional importance of this magnificent building.
UNESCO special
Price per person: €99.00
Available: throughout the year
• One night in a luxury hotel
• Visit to Aachen cathedral and the cathedral treasury
• Guided tour of Aachen Old Town, the cathedral and the town hall
• Visit to the casino
• Visit to the Carolus thermal baths
• Admission to the Aachen museums
• Information pack with souvenir of Aachen
To book, call:
Event
The traditional “European Craft Fair“ on the first weekend of September has been a
major highlight in Aachen‘s calendar for 25 years.