Mainz - like most of western Germany - offers a bewildering array of cultural options. Yes, the Germans do like the exotic and the erotic - their attitude toward matters sexual could be called open... more
Don't miss to visit Mainz at carnival! There are lots of parades, the biggest one on Rosenmontag - the canival's monday! On Schillerplatz you find the carnival's fountain - in the form of a fool's... more
The area around Mainz is a wine-growing area, so if you're intrested why not drive into the 'Hinterland' in order to have a look at all the vineyards or even to try and buy some wines.
I guess for... more
When coming to Germany, especially the smaller towns and cities, try to learn some German first. You'll find it extremely useful as most people have very little... more
January 2007 - just a few days after New Year's - and flowers are in bloom in sunny areas in Mainz. Winter flowers perhaps, but it is still rather remarkable.... more
One of the main concerns we had in Germany especially Mainz is if anyone there can speak English. We had thought that only German are spoken outside the Main... more
Mainz is a wonderful place and has shot straight to the top of my list of favourite Germany cities. It has a long, amazing and still visible history, a small easily manageable center, and a relaxed,...
Mainz is the first place we stayed when arriving in Germany – it was our home for the first month while we waited for our house. So full of history and things to do that we were never bored and we......
Just got back from an opera premiere in Mainz, a fine new production of Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) by Richard Wagner, conducted by General Music Director Catherine Rückwardt....
Where the Main meets the Rhine and the wine is fine.
Mainz is, and has been, a cosmopolitan place ever since the Roman occupation of Germania 2000 years ago.
The Rhine River "defines" the place, in...
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