Germany

Aachen, Germany

Home to Charlemagne’s Cathedral, the town of Aachen, Germany is approximately 20 miles east of Maastricht and makes for a nice day trip. The cathedral, with its octagonal chapel and treasury, is one of the oldest churches in the country—and it is both the first cathedral in northern Europe and Germany's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. For history buffs, it holds the relics of Charlemagne and William the Conqueror.

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