All our experiences in Germany
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There is a lot to discover during a stay in Hanover. The museums in Hanover are not only worth a visit in bad weather.
There are places in Berlin that you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Diener Tattersall is an institution, a way of life, an original Berlin pub in the heart of Charlottenburg.
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Leipziger is famous for its Leipziger Gose. Gose is brewed in various specialized breweries in and around Leipzig and is a rather unexpected experience in terms of taste.
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Hanover’s oldest parish church is also one of the city’s most famous landmarks. The tower of the Marktkirche in Hanover rises strikingly in the old town.
A city tour of Leipzig can be undertaken from many different perspectives, alone or with a guide. There is a lot to discover, so we set off in search of clues through the city.
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There has been a huge bunker in St. Pauli for many years and the tourists pay no attention to it. As soon as the bunker in Feldstraße is extensively renovated, visitors queue up at the entrance and want to visit this exciting attraction.
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The Forum of Contemporary History Leipzig, centrally located in the heart of Leipzig, not far from the historic Square of the Peaceful Revolution, is more than just a museum. It is a cultural institution dedicated to the reappraisal and presentation of German history after 1945.
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Hanover and water sports are a perfect match. Whether sailing on the Maschsee, a tour on the SUP, surfing on the Leinewelle or canoeing in Hanover over the Ihme and Leine – the offer is diverse.
One of Berlin’s most famous celebrity cemeteries is located on the grounds of the Dorotheenstädtische and Friedrichswerdersche Gemeinden. A tour of the Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof is almost like a walk in the park, a wonderful break from exploring Berlin.
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As a city of musicians, Leipzig’s museums offer many an interesting insight into the lives of artists. The Bach Museum in Leipzig focuses on the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Southwest of Hanover is a mountain range that is ideal for an excursion into the countryside. The Deister is a popular local recreation area for Hanover and very popular with hikers and cyclists.
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Berlin and mountains? It’s hard to believe, but Berlin’s Kreuzberg, the city’s highest inner-city elevation, is located in Viktoriapark.
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The Leipzig Card is the perfect companion for an unforgettable stay in the city of Leipzig. Discover Leipzig in your own way with the Leipzig Card. This essential travel accessory is the key to a wonderful trip in one of Germany’s most dynamic and culturally rich cities.
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We enter the entrance area of a high-rise building on Augustusplatz. Here in the Panorama Tower is the best vantage point in Leipzig, which we want to visit.
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In the metropolis of Berlin, more precisely in the lively district of Moabit, harry’s home Berlin Moabit welcomes travelers from all over the world with open arms. This unique hotel offers a harmonious combination of cozy living comfort and modern facilities.
Leipzig is a city of culture with a wide and varied offer. A visit to the Krystallpalast Varieté Leipzig should definitely be part of your plans for your stay in the city.
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A green area of around 6 hectares was created in Berlin’s Mitte district after the Second World War. It is bordered by Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, Alexanderplatz station, Rathausstraße and Spandauer Straße. One of the city’s most famous buildings, the Rotes Rathaus (Red Town Hall), is located here
From the outside, the three-storey building looks very inconspicuous and I almost walked past the entrance. The famous Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy once lived here at Goldschmidtstraße 12 in Leipzig, and today it houses a museum.
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You can experience a very different kind of city tour on a motorboat trip through Leipzig. We enjoyed the greenery of Leipzig as we cruised along the city’s waterways.
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Blooming wildflower meadows, water buffalo and the Little Venice of Spandau – what a wonderful little hike through the Tiefwerder-Wiesen nature reserve in Spandau.
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A large building complex on Augustusplatz attracts our attention. The building is the world-famous Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, one of the most outstanding musical venues in Germany.
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For someone who was born in Berlin in the 1960s, this place simply belongs in the city. Today, visitors from all over the world stand at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin and cannot imagine that a border crossing from one part of the city to the other once existed here.
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The Buchenwald memorial near Weimar is visible far beyond the region and hopefully unforgettable. For us, it was a place that left a deep impression on us and made us very thoughtful. For us, it is a place that should not just be visited quickly, but should be consciously perceived.
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The DoubleTree by Hilton Berlin Ku’damm offers an exquisite blend of luxury and comfort in the heart of the former City West around Berlin’s Gedächtniskirche.
The sights in Ansbach can be easily discovered on a tour of the town. Here you can follow in the footsteps of the margraves and discover the history of Kaspar Hauser.
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One step after the next … I’m already getting a bit out of breath as I climb the steps of the church tower in St Matthew’s Church. Hopefully the vantage point on the church tower will be worth it and open up a view over the neighbouring Kulturforum in Berlin.
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Erlangen is very different from other Franconian towns. Although half-timbered houses can also be found here, they are less obvious. Its history as the first baroque planned town and the sights in Erlangen are particularly noteworthy.
It can be seen from everywhere in the city, Schwerin Cathedral of St Mary and St John. It is not only an impressive church, but also the viewpoint over Schwerin that you should not miss, even if the climb is quite strenuous.
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One of the top sights in Ansbach is the Residenz, which is located outside the old town centre. I learnt a lot about the life of the margraves and the town of Ansbach on an exciting guided tour of the museum.
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On a hike through Berlin’s Grunewald forest, we were drawn to perhaps one of the city’s most idyllic cemeteries, the Grunewald-Forst cemetery, which is actually only known to Berliners as the “suicide cemetery” or “cemetery of the nameless”.
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Fancy a good craft beer in a cosy atmosphere? The Steinbach Bräu in Erlangen offers its own beer, good food and even a small beer museum.
One of the most interesting hotel facilities I’ve had the pleasure of staying in recently is the Hotel-Restaurant-Café Haffhus near Ueckermünde. I’m not referring to the visual appearance of the entire facility, but primarily to the concept of energy supply for the Hotel Haffhus.
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Very close to Anklam, on the southern bank of the Peene River, lies the small village of Liepen. The federal road 110 leads the visitors of Vorpommern through this small place.
Hackescher Markt in Berlin is home to a little bit of Bavaria. The Heimwerk Berlin restaurant spoils its guests with typical dishes and, of course, Bavarian beer.
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A vacation in Western Pomerania is also a vacation in nature. We present excursion tips in Western Pomerania, where you can experience pure nature.
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Having already spent a great week in the summer in the Mecklenburg Lake District, we were very excited about our second visit, which this time was to take place at the Aparthotel Seepanorama at Granzower See.
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At Christmas time, the small town of Ansbach in Franconia is transformed into a cosy, Christmassy place. Stroll through the Christmas market in Ansbach, admire the artisan nativity scene and experience a Christmas concert – this is how the festive season can begin.
In Western Pomerania is the port city of Ueckermünde, which I visited one afternoon. I was very surprised, because here there is not only a residential castle and the city harbor, here you can also discover a reconstructed Pomeranian cog and have a wonderful meal.
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The easternmost municipality in the Mecklenburg Lake District is called Galenbeck. The municipality includes the small village Kotelow, where the hunting lodge Kotelow is located.
The municipality of Ramin is located in the very south-east of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. At the Ramin Manor House you can go on a voyage of discovery into the world of wild herbs.
It glitters and twinkles, music plays softly and the unmistakable smell of Christmas floats through the air. Time to discover the Christmas markets in Erlangen.
During my stay in Schwerin I discovered many beautiful places. Certainly only a fraction of what Schwerin has to offer. So a good reason to visit Schwerin again.
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Vacations at the Müritz that means for us rest, relaxation, wonderful excursions and quality time. We were guests at Ferienpark Müritz for a few days and enjoyed the autumn in the Mecklenburg Lake District.
The entrance gate opens and our journey through German history begins. Interactive, multimedia and full of excitement, we are on a tour of discovery in the Deutschlandmuseum.
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The visitor highlight in Schwerin is the beautiful castle. The whole year over thousands of visitors from all over the world come here and certainly many are just as speechless as I was when I could take a first look at the castle Schwerin at the setting sun.
A bit like a Disney castle, a movie set or fairy tale castle so it seems to me – unreal and fantastically luminous it stands on the castle island and just waiting to be discovered.
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You have to look very carefully on the map until you discover the small place Lexow. Idyllically nestled between meadows and fields, very close to Lake Plauer See and Müritz lies the manor house Lexow – an ideal place to spend a relaxing dream vacation.
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Even though Koblenz is considered a wine city, it also has very good beer. In our search for beer from Koblenz, we ended up at Gutsbrüder and were not disappointed.
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You can explore the surroundings of Schwerin beautifully by bike. Our ride took us the nearly 15-kilometer route to Wiligrad Castle on Schwerin Lake.
For one week we were allowed to spend our summer vacation in the Mecklenburg Lake District and visit the vacation park Mirow. The theme “Summering” was on our program and should give us unforgettable experiences.
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The Hotel Speicher am Ziegelsee is located in a historic, listed grain store directly on the shore of the Ziegelsee in Schwerin.
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The lake district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is not only home to countless native animals, 17 brown bears (as of 6/2019) have also found a new home here in theBärenwald Müritz.
The steep slopes of the Rhine and Moselle are known for the excellent wines produced there by many winegrowers. Due to its location on both rivers, Koblenz can score with regional wines from both growing regions.
Zinzow is a district of Boldekow in Western Pomerania. Zinzow Castle is located here, which I visited during the Midsummer Remise.
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We take the regional train to a town where time seems to stand still, where medieval architecture and modern culture interweave seamlessly. Stendal, a jewel of the Altmark region, invites you to take a journey through its winding alleyways.
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Preserving the knowledge and traditions of bygone days and passing them on to the present generation in an understandable way is the task of a museum. I visited the open-air museum in Schwerin and not only learned something about the life of the Mecklenburg rural population from the 17th century, but also learned a lot about the life of bees. Especially the visit to the bees impressed me very much.
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The Müritzeum is located on the edge of the beautiful old town of Waren. The nature experience centre
offers an insight into the local animal and plant world on an exhibition area of over 2000 m². We visited the Müritzeum and I was thrilled by what was on offer on site.
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In Berlin Tegel between the constantly rushing highway and industrial enterprises lies Berlin’s only civil Russian Orthodox cemetery. The cemetery is owned by the Brotherhood of St. Prince Vladimir.
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Eating in Schwerin – that can be good, cheap, expensive, vegetarian, sweet, savory…. There is a wide selection of good restaurants and my 4 days on site were just enough to compile 8 tips. Taste-wise, they all convinced me and I’m looking forward to discovering more when I visit the city again.
We spent a few days in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the area of the Mecklenburg Lake District. We explored this beautiful area in many different ways – by bike, by canoe, by steamer and we reached some places by car.
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Lützel is a district of Koblenz. It is located on the opposite side of the Moselle from the old town and is easily accessible via the Balduin Bridge. On a discovery tour through Koblenz-Lützel we come across, among other things, cool street art, an old fortress and a culture factory.
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While in early spring there is usually hardly a spot of colour to be seen in the grey-brown mishmash of nature, in the Palatinate town of Gimmeldingen the splendour of early almond blossom can be admired.
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The restaurant Wild Wasser Neustrelitz is located in an old granary directly at the city harbour. We went to dinner at the family-run business and would like to pass on this restaurant tip.
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On the border to Mecklenburg Switzerland, in the municipality of Lalendorf, lies the village of Vogelsang with its striking manor house.
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Schlossstraße is located near the central market square in Neustrelitz. Behind an inconspicuous entrance door at number 12/13 is the Cultural Quarter Mecklenburg-Strelitz, which we visited.
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Koblenz, the city where the Rhine and Moselle meet, is the oldest city in Germany. Here in the southwest of Germany, the city with Ehrenbreitstein Fortress forms the gateway to the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
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As I walk along Wohlrabedamm in Siemensstadt, the unmistakable smell of mash hits my nose. The Berlin craft beer brewery FUERST WIACEK has been brewing its inimitable beer here since 2021.
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In the municipality of Lalendorf is the Vietgest Castle, which after its renovation has become an interesting place for events. During the Midsummer Remise I was able to take a look at the beautiful grounds.
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Autumn is a wonderful time of year, and if you’re out and about in the Mecklenburg Lake District, you’re bound to go into raptures. The colourful foliage, the glitter of the sun in the countless lakes and many beautiful hiking trails – it’s worth exploring the area.
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On Lake Kummerow in the Mecklenburg Lake District stands the impressive manor house “Schloss Kummerow”. Here you can discover a unique photographic collection.
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We are standing in Rostock at the offshoot of the “Strandlinie” to Warnemünde. It is only 9 o’clock and actually we had hoped to be able to go with the ship to Warnemünde… but we are too early, much too early. So, what now? Wait? Postpone the trip? Or…?
“Will you come with me to Warnemünde? There in the morning – back in the evening?” So I got on the bus with a group of good-humoured amateur photographers and set off for the Baltic Sea.
In Western Pomerania in the municipality of Groß Polzin lies one of the few preserved Renaissance buildings in the region, the Quilow moated castle. Shortly after the opening of the ground floor, we were allowed to take a look inside.
In spring and autumn you can hear them from far away. When a trumpet-like sound can be heard, it is time to observe cranes in the Mecklenburg Lake District.
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Andernach is one of the oldest towns in Germany and is located just under 10 kilometres from Koblenz on the left bank of the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate.
After a wonderful day on the Müritz, you should also treat yourself to an excellent dinner. We went to the Morizaner restaurant in the Ludorf manor house and had dinner there.
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The winter break in EdelSteinLand offers a unique opportunity to experience the treasures of nature and culture in an incomparable atmosphere. The variety of excursion destinations and activities, guarantee unforgettable moments and lasting memories.
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At Rhine kilometre 555 there is a 123-metre-high slate rock, the world-famous Loreley Rock. Who doesn’t know the stories about the mysterious Loreley, which is said to have been responsible for many a shipwreck on the Rhine?
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In the south of the Mecklenburg Lake District lies the community of Rechlin. We found the Aviation Museum on the outskirts of the village very interesting, an excursion destination for all weathers.
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The cable car from Koblenz reaches the top station and we get off. High above the city, on the right side of the Rhine, lies Ehrenbreitstein Fortress on Mount Ehrenbreitstein. It already looks big and mighty from the Rhine valley, but we will explore whether it is really that impressive.
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In the Westend district of Berlin, on Spandauer Damm, lies an almost unknown park. Ruhwaldpark is not particularly large, but it is beautiful.
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Who would have known that the highest cold-water geyser in the world is located on the Rhine? Close to the tranquil town of Andernach, you can visit this geyser from the end of March to the end of October.
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Waren an der Müritz attracts many visitors and offers a wide variety of culinary restaurants. We went to the Leddermann restaurant and ate there in the evening.
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m standing on a viewing platform on a cliff overlooking the River Eo, which forms the border between Galicia and Asturias here. On the Galician side is the small coastal town of Ribadeo, which I will visit for a short city walk.
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Sayn is a district of Bensdorf and is located just under 12 kilometers from Koblenz. You should definitely plan a day trip to Sayn during a visit to the Romantic Rhine.
Malchow is a small town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. We made a short stop and took a walk through the small town.
On a 160 meter high slate cone, high above the small town of Braubach on the Romantic Rhine, stands the Marksburg. The hilltop castle from the 12th century is the only medieval castle on the Middle Rhine, which was never completely destroyed.
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We are among the newcomers to “mushroom picking” and so it was a happy coincidence for us that we were able to go out for two hours with a mushroom consultant in the woods near Ferienpark Mirow.
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Old books and libraries have an almost magical attraction for us. In Weimar there is a library that you simply have to see. The Duchess Anna Amalia Library is certainly one of the most beautiful libraries in Germany.
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One of the most spectacular views of Koblenz and the Rhine-Moselle region is offered by a ride on the Koblenz cable car up or down from Ehrenbreitstein.
One of the most beautiful bridges in Berlin, I think, is the Oberbaumbrücke, which connects Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain across the Spree.
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Koblenz is where the Moselle flows into the Rhine. Here is one of the most visited places in the city, the German Corner in Koblenz with the monumental equestrian statue of the German Emperor Wilhelm I.
Berlin is a green city. This is always noticeable to us when we are looking for a place for a short walk. The Lübars leisure park with the Lübarser Höhe is the ideal place for a short trip.
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We arrive a little outside the old town at a large building with a modern entrance. This is where the traditional Deinhardt brewery is located. Good beer and good food at the Weimar Felsenkeller.
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On Königin-Elisabeth-Straße in the Westend district of Charlottenburg, a small terraced cemetery lies between the city motorway and some houses. A detour to Luisenfriedhof II is worthwhile if you want to get an insight into Berlin’s burial culture.
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Tanja von Spaness and the Brodenbach organization team came up with something very special. We were allowed to experience the Saturday afternoon, divided into different groups the #AbenteuerBrodenbach in the truest sense of the word adventurous. Depending on our interests, we could join one of three groups: Adventure Herbs & Cuisine, Adventure Thunderhole, Adventure Ehrbachklamm.
The Nikolai Quarter is the oldest settlement area in Berlin and is one of the four areas that belong to historic Old Berlin. It is located in the Mitte district.
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