Benedictine monastery in Bavaria. Located in the very picturesque location on the Danube Bend read more...

High shores can be found in many places on the Baltic Sea in Germany. One of these places is located between the port and the resort of Travemünde and Nindorf. This is the Brodtener Steilufer Nature Reserve read more...

Querfurt is a large medieval castle, since the 15th century it is surrounded by fortress walls and has repeatedly participated in the battles of the Thirty Years War read more...

A colorful lighthouse on the shores of the North Sea, one of the symbols of East Frisia, a historical area in Germany. Сome here on a sunny day, the green grass cover and the blue sky will create the perfect colors. Though we arrived at sunset and the sceenery was also beautiful read more...

Until 2010, the tower of the church in Suurhusen was the most falling tower in the world. After that, the title passed to the Capital Gate tower in Abu Dhabi. At the moment, the tower slope is 5.19° and this is a degree more than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa read more...

A small half-timbered town, very conveniently located near the autobahn. In fact, that's why we visited it, we were looking for a place to rest on the way read more...

If you want to take a little nature walk and take pictures of the Hanover Skyline, you can do it on the mountain Benter Berg read more...

This was our second time in Darmstadt. Before that we visited the unique house of the architect Hundertwasser, and now we spent the night on the way. And of course took a walk in the center read more...

The monastery was founded in 1137-1138, in the later Middle Ages it acquired considerable privileges and an important position. In the 18th century it was famous as a place of the German Rococo style. The first German savings bank was founded here read more...

In 2020, at the time of the coronavirus, there was no centralized Christmas market in Magdeburg. The facilities were scattered throughout the center, which was festively decorated. We found the most illumination on Cathedral Square (Domplatz) read more...

In the village of Gieboldehausen there is a small park with a single half-timbered house. The house is very beautiful and is therefore has a separate article read more...

A handmade mountain in Berlin. It was created from rubble by the Americans, during the Cold War, and housed an interception radio station. After German unification the station was closed and the place turned into a huge squat and open-air art gallery read more...

A beautiful alley of rhododendrons in the middle of the forest. It belongs to a private castle, but you can walk freely. The castle itself can be seen through the fence. Don't forget that rhododendrons bloom in May, and don't forget the mosquito spray read more...

Due to the construction of a network of navigable canals, water bridges began to appear in Germany. We have already visited similar structures in Magdeburg and Minden, and now we found bridges in Hannover as well read more...

A small town near Hanover. Here you can find the castle, the park near it, and a small old town read more...

An old town with a preserved old centre. Northheim was first mentioned at the end of the 8th century, but the first mention as a "town" was in 1204 read more...

A former hunting castle located on a cliff top in the town of Zschopau. The first information about the castle dates back to 1299 and at that time it consisted of only one defense tower, located on the site of the present-day Dicken Heinrich tower. Its height was 20 meters and the entrance was at a height of 14 meters, which allowed only one man to defend the tower read more...

A small historic town, which was the capital of the eponymous bishopric and the principality of Halberstadt from the 9th century to 1807. In 1815 the town was annexed by Prussia, and in 1871 passed to Germany read more...

A popular viewpoint and resting place for hikers. The cross is located on the 580-meter-high mountain Große Auerberg, near the half-timbered town of Stolberg (Harz). It is the highest point in this part of the Harz read more...

If you are traveling in the Harz Mountains and want to have a lunch in an unusual place, then visit the historic Maaßener Gaipel pizzeria. The restaurant is located on the site of a former mine, at high altitude, above the town of Lautenthal read more...

The rose garden in Sangerhausen is considered to be the largest collection of roses in the world. It was founded in 1903 as the ‘City Rose Garden’ and has grown to a large scale over time. It contains more than 8,700 varieties of roses from all over the world, from old varieties from the 19th century to modern cultivated varieties. The collection includes roses that have long since disappeared from ordinary gardens and are preserved only here read more...

Bad Essen is not included in touristic guides, and it's quite logical: there are no important attractions in the town. ... read more...

Braunschweig is the second largest city in Lower Saxony. Until November 1918 it was the capital of the Duchy of ... read more...

Palace in Nordkirchen was built on the site of the Renaissance "Castle on the Water" from 1703 to 1734 by Münster bishops ... read more...

Münster is worth a visit to see the City Hall and the Hall of Peace inside it. This is the ... read more...

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Title Bodenwerder is not as known as the name of its most famous resident - Baron Karl Friedrich ... read more...

Eisenach is known first of all for the Wartburg Castle, which is located nearby, and due to which the ... read more...

According to the "expert opinion" of Internet travelers, Dortmund is not interesting at all. But, as in Düsseldorf, we found what to do here read more...

In the city of Gustrow stands perfectly preserved Renaissance castle. Its construction began by Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg in 1558 ... read more...

Bad Nenndorf is a small town near Hannover. The prefix Bad tells us that we are in a spa town read more...

Ansbach is best known as the former residence of the Margraves of Ansbach-Brandenburg. Last Margrave Alexander conceded both principalities in ... read more...

Weser-Skywalk is an observation deck, which allows you to look at the river Weser and the Teutonburg Forest from a ... read more...

After Napoleon captured Germany and made political fragmentation, the public was looking for characters and events that could personalize the idea of ​​national unity and greatness of the German nation. Therefore, from the beginning of the 19th century giant monuments began to appear in different places in Germany read more...

The oldest water castle in Germany read more...

The park was created in 1996 to protect nature on the site of a former zoo. Since 1955 there existed ... read more...

Family nature park on the island of Rügen. It consists of a wooden path in the crowns of trees and a huge observation deck read more...

An important palace and park complex in Thuringia. It was rebuilt many times and therefore contains elements of many different architectural styles 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...

Aristocratic residence in the neo-Gothic style, built on the site of older, ruined estates, in 1862 - 1867. Belongs to the von dem Bussche-Ippenburg family for over 600 years. The castle and the park are known as a place of annual garden festivals read more...

In 2005, for the 1200th anniversary of the city of Magdeburg, a dragon sculpture appeared on one of the pedestrian bridges read more...

We stopped in Fulda just for an hour, to rest during the trip and take a walk in the city center. All the main attractions are located around the Palace Park (Schlossgarten), you can see them quite quickly. The entire ensemble of structures was built in the early 18th century read more...

In winter, Ettelsberg is a popular local winter resort. There is a lake and a children's playground, but the summit is completely flat, so it is not easy to find panoramic views read more...

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

Castle Wolkenstein was first mentioned in documents in the 13th century. From 1378, Wolkenstein was the seat of the Waldenburg family. After the death of the last Waldenburger in 1473, the estate passed to the territorial rulers of Wettin 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...

At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, towers in honour of Otto von Bismarck were built throughout Germany. A total of about two hundred were built, and this time we visited the Bismarck Tower in Bad Pyrmont, built in 1900. It is located within the city limits, a 30-40 minute walk from the centre read more...

A metal tower, 27 metres high, built in 1896. Interestingly, it was built by the Bad Pyrmont Speleological Society, which described itself as ‘an association of drunk, cheerful and lively men’. After 1992, the tower was renovated several times, most recently in 2019-2020 read more...

In a small town of Lütetsburg in northern Germany lies a beautiful old park. It was founded by Baron Edzard Mauritz ... read more...

In the small town of Wienhausen there is an abbey (monastery) founded in 1230 by Agnes von Landsberg, daughter-in-law of Henry ... read more...

The concept of the theme park Movie Park are Hollywood boulevards and studios. All arrtactions are related to various movies ... read more...