Magdeburg — a city on Elbe and a weekend getaway
Just 1,5 hours from Berlin, an ancient city of Magdeburg is spread on the mighty Elbe river. That is a perfect getaway from Berlin after Potsdam. In 2005 Magdeburg was celebrating its 1200 years anniversary. What can be found interesting … Continued
Get ready for a 1st May long holidays!
As all of you might know, the 1st of May is an official holiday in Germany. A great opportunity to plan a long weekend taking an additional day off. That is what we gonna do – planning the trip to … Continued
A weekend travel to Rugen island
Category: Travels in Germany Today’s post, written by our contributing author Flor Molla, will unveil the details and share the impressions about the trip to the biggest island in Germany. Surprised there are islands in Germany? We were taken aback … Continued
The ultimate paramount – Zugspitze
Better than mountains are only the mountains you have never visited – from a song of Vladimir Vysotsky, Soviet singer The highest mountain in Germany, the ultimate paramount which borders with Austria on the other side reaches 2962 meters above sea … Continued
Rapunzel, let down your hair – Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles
“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair to me” Brothers Grimm Indeed, one of the most fairy-tale like and romantic castles in Germany is located in few hours ride from Munich. The incessant flow of tourists willing to see the … Continued
Circus Krone in Munich – A sincere entertainment
The culture of visiting circus in Munich is a unique phenomenon that hardly can be encountered in other cities in Germany and maybe in other countries. People are visiting the circus not only to entertain the kids, but also as … Continued
Weekend ideas #6 p.2 Munich – BMW Welt and BMW Museum
www.bmw-welt.com Originally a story about München appeared in before in this post. However this part is worth highlighting solely due to the great amount of pictures that could not fit in the original post. What can be visited in Munich … Continued
Ideas for weekend #12 – Frankfurt am Main
The city of Frankfurt, or to be precise – Frankfurt am Main is the 5th largest city in Germany with a population of 700 thousand citizens (2 mln. including urban area) and a big financial centre. Due to central location the … Continued
Weekend ideas #11 – Sächsische Schweiz
Ekaterina Izosimova © If you are interested in any hiking activity and just tired from the noise of a big city, the place that you should visit on a weekend is Sächsische Schweiz or Saxon Switzerland. As for me, this … Continued