City experiences

German cities are really full: full of green parks and monuments, trendy neighborhoods and art museums, churches and outdoor pools, cobblestone streets and high-rises. They sound and vibrate and are waiting for you to discover them. Let's go on a city vacation in Germany!

North Rhine-Westphalia

Aachen: Spa and university stronghold

Simply because of its location close to the Netherlands and Belgium, the influences in Aachen architecturally, culinary and culturally are quite ...

North Rhine-Westphalia

Deep in the west

Herbert Grönemeyer dedicated a hymn to his hometown and said: "You're not a beauty, you're gray with work. High time, then, to ...

Saxony-Anhalt

Magdeburg: When fantasy turns to stone

Five years after his death, Friedensreich Hundertwasser's last building project was finally completed - which was controversial at first, ...

Saxony-Anhalt

Lutherstadt Wittenberg - The Cradle of the Reformation

In October 1517, the monk, preacher and professor Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses against the sale of indulgences to the ...

In Europe, Schwerin Castle is considered the most important building of Romantic Historicism. It received its current form through rebuilding and new construction from 1845 to 1857 © TMV / Allrich

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Schwerin: A castle like something out of a storybook

In Schwerin, there is no way around the castle. It is prominently located on an island in the middle of the city and is surrounded by ...

Saxony

The Monument to the Battle of the Nations: The Tower of Leipzig

After about 500 steps, partly through narrow staircases, the visitor is at the top. From the viewing platform of the Leipzig Battle of Nations Monument, one has ...

Hamburg

Discover the Speicherstadt

Where once mountains of coffee, cocoa or tea were stored, today studios, offices and museums can be found in the historic walls - ...

Hamburg

Quite weird

In the most beautiful location on Hamburg's harbor, this idiosyncratic structure towers above the Elbe River like a detached ship's bow - visitors ...

Right behind the cathedral, the people of Osnabrück meet on Saturdays for the market © Roger Witte

Lower Saxony

Osnabrück: History and stories galore

Churches that are among the most beautiful in the region or a city hall with world-historical significance - culture lovers love to come to Osnabrück. ...