The Zugspitze rises 2,962 metres above sea level, visible from Garmisch-Partenkirchen as a constant reminder of the alpine grandeur that surrounds this Bavarian resort. The town split its identity before the 1935 unification: Garmisch was the spa and winter sports centre, Partenkirchen the ancient Roman settlement. Together they form one of Germany premier mountain destinations. […]
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Wooden farmhouses with balconies overflowing with red geraniums line the streets of Oberstdorf, a Bavarian resort nestled in the Allgäu Alps. This southernmost town in Germany offers year-round mountain activities: skiing in winter on the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn, hiking in summer through valleys carpeted with alpine flowers. The Breitachklamm gorge, one of the most impressive […]
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Spruce forests stretch across the rounded summits of the Harz Mountains, their dark green broken only by the granite outcrops that punctuate the high plateau. The Harz National Park protects one of the largest continuous forested areas in Germany, a landscape of deep river valleys, waterfalls, and the iconic Brocken peak, the highest mountain in […]
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Lichtenstein Castle perches on a dramatic cliff edge in the Swabian Alps of southern Germany. It looks exactly like a fairy tale castle should. Built in the 19th century, it was inspired by the novels of Wilhelm Hauff about medieval knights. The castle is small compared to Neuschwanstein, but its position is arguably more breathtaking. […]
Perched atop a forested hill within the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Löwenburg Castle looks like a storybook illustration brought to life. Built deliberately as a romantic ruin in the late eighteenth century, it blends medieval fantasy with real history. Its towers rise through the mist, and the courtyard invites you to imagine knights and nobles from a […]
Hohenzollern Castle sits atop a mountain in Baden-Wurttemberg like a crown placed on the head of a king. Its spires and battlements rise from the mist in a display of Gothic revival architecture that seems too perfect to be real. The castle belongs to the royal House of Hohenzollern and it still feels like a […]
Neuschwanstein Castle sits in the Bavarian Alps near the town of Fussen. The castle was built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria between 1869 and 1886. It inspired Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland. The castle receives 1.5 million visitors each year. It stands on a 200-metre cliff above the Pollat Gorge. The surrounding […]
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The thin, cold air of the alpine morning fills your lungs as boots crunch on frost-covered gravel. The distant rumble of the Zugspitze cable car climbing through the clouds echoes across the valley. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the twin towns brought together by Hitler for the 1936 Winter Olympics, is the Bavarian alpine resort par excellence. The painted […]
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The pedestrian crossing light turns red and the street is empty, no cars, no bicycles, not a single moving object in either direction for 200 metres, and the German family beside you stands perfectly still, waiting for the green man. The three-year-old holding her father’s hand does not tug. She waits. Because in Germany, the […]
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Berlin is a city where history and modernity collide, offering an incredible array of attractions that tell the story of Germany’s turbulent yet triumphant past. 1. Brandenburg Gate The Brandenburg Gate is Berlin’s most iconic landmark. Built in 1791, this neoclassical monument once symbolised the division between East and West Berlin. Today, it stands as […]
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