Prior to visiting the Westfalenpark in Dortmund, we considered the Wilhelmshöhe Park in Kassel to be the best park in Germany, but now we have the two leaders. You can enter the park from 9 am, and I strongly recommend that you do so, because only in the morning you can see the real beauty read more...

The picturesque castle (palace) on the banks of Lake Grinericksee in the city of Reinsberg read more...

Eutin is a city in the Holstein Switzerland nature park (Naturpark Holsteinische Schweiz). It stands on the shore of a large lake Großer Eutiner See read more...

The city of Plön stands on the rather large Lake Großer Plöner See in the heart of the Holstein Switzerland natural park (Naturpark Holsteinische Schweiz). It is curious that in many countries natural parks are compared with Switzerland read more...

The Eder lake (or reservoir) is a rather large resort and tourist zone in the very center of Germany. There are a lot of interesting things here and it’s unrealistic to see everything in one visit. We will describe the places that we saw during our first visit read more...

After the division of Saxony in 1485 and the transfer of the residence to Dresden and Wittenberg, a lot of ... read more...

30 km west from Hannover lies the largest lake in the north-west of Germany. Boats go from the town ... read more...

Königssee lake is one of the most beautiful places in Germany. Despite the fact that it is located in the ... read more...

Hannover calls itself "Messestadt" (Exhibition City). That's why upon arrival of the train at the main station you hear the words "Welcome to the Exhibition City Hannover" read more...

A large hotel complex, built in 2007 in the forest, in the middle of the Mecklenburg Lake Plateau read more...

The picturesque castle on the shore of the pond, surrounded on all sides by water read more...

Salzgitter, one of the cities in Germany with a special administrative structure. It consists of many separate towns, so you just can't find the city of Salzgitter on the map read more...

In the middle of Lake Steinhude, there is a small artificial island built by Count Wilhelm Schaumburg-Lippe in 1761 read more...

A large artificial lake in the foothills of the Harz mountains in Saxony-Anhalt. There are already quite a few such lakes in Germany and many new lakes are planned for the next ten years 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...

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...

In Germany, quite a lot of protected areas are swamps, this is one of them. There is nothing special to do here, you can stop by and take a walk in nature, especially with children. Theoretically, you can see some birds, but we found only a hare read more...

A lake with a walking trail and several art installations read more...

The lake with a circular walkway, rose garden and restaurant. There is no beach. The lake is artificial, appeared in the 1970s on the site of a bankrupt gravel pit read more...