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Outside Berlin Berlin
32 Reviews I'ts a trip to dispair. You can see the quiet within the madness that a concentration camp used to be. The place around looks so peaceful it's hard to believe the horrors that went on in there. Take a...
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Dachau and Dachau Concentration camp Munich
22 Reviews Being a history major, I had been interested in seeing things from the other side. I met up on the bus to the site with a tour guide who was in training and they were trying to gather people for a...
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Skyscrapers Frankfurt am Main
15 Reviews Here is part of the Frankfurt skyline as seen from another unusual vantage point, namely from the Camberger Bridge, which connects the Gutleut and Gallus discticts by crossing over the railroad tracks...
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Blankenese Hamburg
9 Reviews Blankenese is a small village in the outskirts of Hamburg and it is well known for lovely villas facing the river Elbe. Rich and wealthy people build their regular residence or summerhouses there. You...
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Kaiserswerth Düsseldorf
4 Reviews This old stretcher is quite different to those we know by watching 'Emergency Room' on TV. It was used in 1850 in Diakonissenanstalt Kaiserswerth on the Rhine. I wonder about the cover on top. Was it...
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Around Stuttgart Stuttgart
7 Reviews hallo, i live in Germany for a half year and i've been in most of the places in Baden Wurtemberg by now. And i take all my friends who come here just for a weekend to Esslingen. Esslingen is a small...
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Saxonian Switzerland Dresden
16 Reviews This is a wonderful side trip to see something not usually found in Germany. The rock formations are about 600 feet above the Elbe river and formed over one million years ago resulting in jagged rocks...
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Expo Memories Hannover
9 Reviews Mongolia represented itself with a Jurt village. These are big round tents. I entered one and found a photographer and a rack full of Mongolian clothes. There was nobody around save the photographer...
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Leaving the highway Koblenz
2 Reviews Burg Lahneck is in a distance of just 6 km from Koblenz and you will see it already from the highway, when driving along the river Rhine. Lahnstein was built high above the place, where the river LAHN...
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Hidden Architectural Gems Leipzig
6 Reviews From my room I had a perfect view of the area north of old town that was developed in the late 19th century. In the centre of this area is the Nordplatz, a beautiful square which is dominated by St....
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Excavation Sites Mainz
3 Reviews As you can see, the excavation site begins right next to the platform of track 4, where an InterCity Express is going through (without stopping, of course). There is only a wire fence separating the...
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Things to do Berlin
25 Reviews The Mauerpark Flea Market is located in Prenzlauer Berg. Vendors vary from artists selling paintings and prints to antique dealers to people selling random junk. This large outdoor Flea Market is...
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Schloss Neuschwanstein Munich
16 Reviews Schloss Neuschwanstein is one of the most beautiful 2nd set of seven wonders of the world. King Ludwig spent the Bavarian empire into bankruptcy to build this and other castles in the proximity area....
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Zoos and Parks Frankfurt am Main
15 Reviews Most cities, especially those associated with big business, tend to emphasize just how green and liveable they really are. I suppose that Frankfurt doesn’t feel that necessary, as I have had a rather...
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Around St. Pauli and the port Hamburg
13 Reviews In the port of Hamburg you may see and visit one of the largest non-atomic-submarines in the world : the Soviet spy-submarine U-434 ! In times of the cold war it was impossible to even see such...
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Schloss Benrath Düsseldorf
3 Reviews We did it as kids in the afternoon, adult-visitors do the same. The Ballet-school is in the big main-building of the Orangerie. The other door leads you to the public librairy if you want to warm up...
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Outside Stuttgart Stuttgart
16 Reviews We could see this big thing on top of a hill that looked like a castle or fortress. So we decided to drive up there. It's a big fortress with a beer garden inside. There are events there all the time....
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Meißen Dresden
9 Reviews This is a very nice place to come and visit, possibly during the off season to avoid all those pesky tourists gawking around and tour buses dropping off their flock. Many shops are around to buy...
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Burg Eltz Koblenz
1 Review Muenster-Maifeld is just a tiny detour on your way to Burg Eltz. It is a lovely little town of maybe 8000 inhabitants that has a lot of interesting half-timbered houses and a church that looks a bit...
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Castles Around Leipzig Leipzig
4 Reviews Just 45km east of Leipzig is the town of Torgau. Torgau is well known for its Elbe-Bridge on which Soviet and Allied troops met the first time in World War Two on April 25th, 1945. But the landmark...
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Wiesbaden Mainz
1 Review when you're in Mainz, don't forget to visit Wiesbaden, the capital of the state of Hessen, as well which lies just on the other side of the Rhine. In my opinion Wiesbaden is even much nicer than...
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River Spree, Wannsee and Havel Lakes Berlin
19 Reviews IMPORTANT: Berlin's Higher Administrative Court has ruled on April 3, 2009 that the FIRST PART of the walk (pic 1) IS PRIVATE. Residents will no longer grant the general public access to the lake! ...
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Locations in the Alps Munich
25 Reviews About a 2 hour drive south of Munich, in the heart of the Bavarian Alps, is the village of Ettal. The primary attraction is the monastery. While this monastery also brews beer and its famous...
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Main River Frankfurt am Main
4 Reviews Every Saturday from 8-14 is along the Main Riverside at "Museumsufer" Frankfurt's biggest flea market, where you can everything. It's very international flair from Turkey to Russia you find dealers...
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Outside Hamburg Hamburg
11 Reviews I have been obsessed with the sport of team handball for years. Most Americans have no idea what it is. It is NOT handball as most people know it (bouncing a ball against a wall). It is a very...
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The most beautiful places you'll find, when you get away from the highways and the big cities. Small villages with lovely half timbered houses, little towns with beautiful churches and lively markets.Some expamples:* Bueckeburg* Hitzacker* WienhausenThis places are all in Lower Saxony.
Soest, in the State of Northrhine-Westphalia, is the best preserved walled city in Northern Germany. The streets of the old town are disposed in concentric circles around the main square where the most noble buildings of the town stand: the town hall and the two main churches, build in a characteristic greenish stone.
Hamelin is a town in Lower Saxony that holds the rare honour to have been the real playground of a worldwide known fairy tale. As it happens with other well known litterary characters, the Rattenfänger has come to life in Hameln for the sake of tourism. Now you can even visit his own house.
Bernburg, in the State of Saxony-Anhalt, is scenecally located in the banks of the Saale river, South of Magdeburg. It has all it is needed to qualify for a protoypical German town: a castle, a market square and half-timbered houses.
Lemgo is a town in Easten Westphalia which is famous for its colourful old town and its Renaissance castle, which is one of the best examples of the Wesser-Renaissance style.This picture shows the Town Hall in Lemgo.
Lueneburg, in Lower Saxony, is one of the most interesting North German towns. Its different neighbourhoods are all full of character and offer a great diversity in such a small place.Lueneburg also gives its name to the Lüneburger heide, a natural Park or marshes, meadows and fields which covers a large part of the Northen German plain.
Small towns generally show the face of Germany that a tourist wants to see. Their lack of economic or strategic importance saved them in many cases from the devastating bombings that ruined all the big cities in the last war. They now boast a rich architectural heritage and an old Europe atmosphere that the larger cities have lost in many cases. Only a handful of these small towns get all the attention, leaving the rest at the entire disposal of the most inquisitive tourists.I will progressively list below some of the German little towns that I have visited (in alphabetical order).
Nördlingen is one of the towns on the romantic road, but far less visited than Rothenburg. It is a walled city with a well preserved historical area. It is possible to walk on the city walls for breathtaking wiews of the town rooves.Nördlingen is located in the Free State of Bavaria, close to the border with the region of Swabia, in Baden-Württemberg.
If you want to do this journey by bike you should calculate two weeks.The journey starts in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania's capital: Schwerin. On an island in Lake Schwerin is idyllically situated the fairytale castle, the landmark of the town. One of the most beautiful castles in Germany. After visiting the museum and the city centre you take the train to Rostock, the largest town of the state. After a walk through the beautifully restored centre you can take the bus to Warnemuende. This seaside resort is a popular destination for tourists because of its white sandy beaches and the beautiful buildings, especially the lighthouse and the "Teepott", with its unusual roof. It is just a must to take a round trip by boat. Price for a one hour trip is about six Euro. The following passage of the trip is ideal for cycling tours. With the bike east go along the coast and stop in towns like...
The journey starts in Heidelberg with its castle ruin and the living historic centre. Heading north to Darmstadt with the a 16th-century Town Hall and the Jugendstil (art nouveau) artists' colony. Next stop is Wuerzburg with its historic buildings of the Romanticism, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo. The major sights are the Residenz Palace that today is part of the UNESCO World Heritage, and Marienberg Fortress, dominating the skyline and overlooking the beautiful Old Town. Follow the Main River to Bamberg and its almost intact old town centre that is added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites. North of Bamberg is the enchanting town of Coburg. The first you see here is the Coburg Fortress towering high above the town. Next destination is Erfurt, Thuringia's capital with its beautiful historic town centre. West of Erfurt is Eisenach with the world famous Wartburg Castle....
Circus - The Hostel Berlin
7 Reviews and 710 Opinions Having previously stayed in the Central and Western Ku'Dam area I decided on my 3rd visit to stay in...
Kempinski Hotel Airport Munchen Munich
7 Reviews and 482 Opinions I stayed here one night when my flight was cancelled due to technical reasons. This hotel is a high...
Hotel Domstern Cologne
4 Reviews and 245 Opinions We stayed at the Hotel Domstern for two nights, based on online reviews. Always a bit hesitant when...
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Q: Is May a good time to travel down the rhine river? What is the best and most scenic stretch to travel along? How would you...
A: I would look at www.d-k.de. website. They have Great Boat Trips starting at Dusseldorf or Cologne all the Way to Mainz, passing Koblenz And Lorelei .... The strech...
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