In 1979, an otter research project was launched in the Harz Mountains. It lasted until 1986 and then it was decided to open a full-fledged nursery, which was done in 1988 in the town of Hankensbüttel read more...

A small fishing village in East Frisia on the shores of the Wadden Sea. Recently it has turned into a popular resort, mainly because of the historical center, which has been preserved in excellent condition. The village is a great base for cycling and hiking. We spent the night here to take a walk in the area and see the Pilsum lighthouse read more...

We found this castle by accident, just saw a road sign. The territory here is small, you will go around it in 20 minutes. In addition to the castle, the seashore is just around the corner, so you can also take a walk there read more...

The Oder Reservoir is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several neighboring sites. In summer you can swim in the reservoir, but we came in winter, as there is always snow. The circular trail is about about 4.5 km long read more...

In 2000, a Wild West-style town opened in the Hartz Mountains. "Megapolis" of the 19th century offers a wide range of entertainment with shows that change every hour. Just be aware that the shows are completely non-violent, there is no shooting or glorification of violence read more...

We came to the seaside resort Grömitz for a weekend, to relax with a small child. Stayed at Carat Apartments Grömitz (booking.com), but in general the whole seafront is full of  hotels read more...

In 2007 and 2008, paleontologists from the State Museum of Lower Saxony in Hanover discovered dinosaur tracks in one of the sandstone quarries in Oberkirchen. The footprints were found in sandstone 6 to 9 meters thick, which here lies beneath younger layers read more...

Hamburg's city park was opened in 1914 and appeared due to the expansion of the city and the absorption of the surrounding forests and garden farms read more...

An open-air park-museum built around the Dinosaur Footprints of Münchehagen (Naturdenkmal Saurierfährten Münchehagen). The exhibits are mainly life-size models of dinosaurs read more...

We came to Westerstede for the rhododendron festival. There are at least two other places with rhododendrons around the town, so we included them all in one trip read more...

Small and little known ruins of a castle dating back to 1153. Although most of it is not preserved, the castle is located in a forest and is quite picturesque read more...

Since 1213, there was a monastery on the site, which was confiscated in favor of the state in 1803. King Georg III donated the abandoned former monastery of Derneburg and its property to the Hanoverian minister Ernst Friedrich Herbert zu Münster read more...

A former hunting lodge built by Duke Welf Magnus I. (Welfenherzog Magnus I.) in Schöningen in the first half of the 14th century read more...

Herford is one of the most important and most fortified trading towns in Westphalia, was a member of the Hanseatic League from 1342 and is one of the founding members of the Westphalian Hanseatic cities. It was a free imperial city until its annexation by Prussia in 1652 read more...

The remains of one of the largest and oldest castles in the South Harz region. The castle was built in the early 13th century and served as the residence of the Counts of Honstein, who played a significant role in the medieval history of Thuringia read more...

Wooden observation tower located on the Wiehen hills (Wiehengebirge) in Lower Saxony. A popular local tourist attraction. It is part of a network of hiking trails through the Wiehen Hills and is accessible to visitors all year round read more...

If you are traveling from Hamburg to Hannover or back, you will definetely visit Uelzen with its unusual ... read more...

Blankenburg is a tourist town near the Harz mountains in eastern Germany. It is located 10 kilometers from Wernigerode, ... read more...

Reservoir in the mountains of the Harz. The dam was built in 1934 to protect against floods and to producе electricity. You can park near the dam and walk along it read more...

Reservoir in the mountains of the Harz. The dam was built in 1956 to protect against floods, regulate water levels and generate electricity. You can park near the dam and walk along it, there is also a restaurant read more...

Popular place in the region around Münster (Münsterland). The main attraction is an unusual rock in the form of... somebody read more...

The complex of three castles located on the hills in the middle of the fields. The place is quite famous, as the castles are located near one of the German autobahns read more...

An absolutely unknown, but very unusual place. It is called the Water Tree and it has an interesting story read more...

The first building on this site was first mentioned in 1310. In the 16th century the castle was fortified with moats. In 1584, it passed into the hands of the Von Mengersen family, who reconstructed it in the Weser Renaissance style. Also farm buildings were attached, they still exist nowadays read more...

There are quite a few similar places in Europe, but this one is unique, it starts in one country and ends in another. The parking lot is in Austria, near the end of the route, from there you walk to the entrance in Germany read more...

Garzweiler is one of Germany's largest lignite coal pits. Like many other quarries it will become a huge lake in the future, the project starts in 2045 and will last for decades read more...

The castle was built between 1657 and 1683 and has not been rebuilt since. The castle building itself is not particularly interesting, but in combination with the other buildings of the estate and especially the castle park, it leaves a pleasant impression. Entrance is free, so if you're in the neighborhood, be sure to take a walk in the park read more...

The huge monument is clearly visible from the A1 motorway, that is how we spotted it. There is a similar monument nearby, in Porta Westfalica, there has recently undergone a big reconstruction read more...

There is an unusual wind turbine near Hannover. It is remarkable because it is decorated with lights in the style of children's candy. There is almost no information about it on the internet, but it can be seen from the A7 motorway. The dots light up when the windmill is spinning, and the harder it spins, the more they glow read more...

A former Augustinian monastery founded in the 12th century, later taken over by the Cistercian order. It was built in Romanesque and Gothic styles. Almost all the buildings are well preserved, including the cloister, refectory and garden. Like many other monasteries, it was closed in the 16th century during the Reformation read more...

St. Martinskirche in Hanover is one of the oldest Evangelical Lutheran churches in the city and is an important historical and architectural landmark in the Linden district. The first Christian buildings on this site date back to the 13th century. A Baroque church was later built on their basis in 1728, but during World War II the main building, with the exception of the tower, was almost completely destroyed by bombing read more...

On the way to Bad Essen I found an interesting place in the forest: a memorial to German soldiers that ... read more...

Ringelheim Castle is a former monastery, founded in the tenth century. Around the castle there's an English style park with a ... read more...

The Atta Cave is located in Attendorn. This is one of the most visited caves in Germany and the main source ... read more...

In the process of reclamation of slag heaps of the Ruhr region, the largest of them was turned into a thematic, astronomical park. The central object of the park is the Horizon Observatory (Horizontobservatorium). The construction was built in 2008 at an altitude of 152 meters read more...

The construction of the castle began in 1190, when Count of Lembek built the first defensive tower. Its remains can be found in the north wing. The castle itself was built around the tower during the next 450 years. It stands on two islands, in the middle of the lake. This is a typical structure for the castles of North Rhine-Westphalia read more...

Slag Heap Haniel is the highest elevation in the Ruhr region. It consists of two parts: the southern part has been turned into a landscape park, while the northern one continues to be used by Prosper Haniel Coal Mine. From the top there is a view of the entire Ruhr region. On a warm summer evening this is an excellent place to meet the sunset read more...

Falkenstein Castle in the Harz mountains was built between 1120 and 1150 years. It did not take part in the battles and was used as a living house for local counts. At the moment it houses a small museum and is used as a venue for weddings and various events read more...

Buxtehude is a small town in Lower Saxony. It is included in the national Fairy tales route thanks to the tale of William Schroeder "The Hare and the Hedgehog". It became widely known after Brothers Grimm included it into their tales read more...

Was built in 1806 in the style of classicism by Count Hans von Schlitz on the location of the old ruined castle read more...

The city consists of two parts, one is a large port, the second is a seaside resort read more...

In 2015, a new landmark opened in Bad Harzburg - the trail above the treetops. Such constructions are now opening across Europe read more...

Oberverris Water Castle consists of several buildings. The central palace was built at the end of the 17th century. The territory is small, though there is a baroque garden. It is mainly used for conferences and receptions read more...

A small zoo designed for visits with children. A distinctive feature is the ability to buy food for 1 euro in the machine and feed some animals. There are also performances and feedings read more...

The village of Tuchersfeld is located in a mountainous area called Franconian Switzerland. Its main feature is a 150 million years old fossilized reef read more...

We came to Ballenstedt to see the castle and the park around it in the late Baroque style, an example of garden art of the 18th - 19th centuries read more...

The rocks near the town of Ballenstedt on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains. There are two of them: Großer Gegenstein and Kleiner Gegenstein ("Big Gegenstein" and "Little Gegenstein") read more...

We came here because found a city with a funny name on the map. As it turned out, no one knows exactly where the name came from, and it's not officially a separate city now, but a district of Bremen. The period from 1618 to 1623, when the first artificial river port in Germany was built here by the Bremen Council, can be considered the moment of the city's foundation. However, by the end of the 18th century, due to the siltation of the Weser River, large ships could no longer use it. With the incorporation of Bremen in 1803, the situation improved. At the beginning of the 20th century, Vegesack was even home to Europe's largest herring harvesting fleet read more...

The former Cistercian monastery, founded in 1127, was once one of the richest and most influential monasteries in Northern Germany read more...

The observation tower was opened in March 2015 on the site of the renovated Friedenshöhe observation tower. The new tower was built for the purpose of education about climate change. Digital tools such as the Klimaturm app and the KlimaKing quiz are available on site and can be used on smartphones and tablets. Visitors without mobile devices can print the materials in advance from the PDF read more...