Places

As the sun’s rays begin to signal that spring is just around the corner, it’s time to head outside and enjoy all that Berlin’s spring festivals have to offer. Berliner Frühlingsfest The Berlin festival season kicked off this year on March 24th with the 47th Berliner Frühlingsfest (Berlin Spring Festival) at the …

German suspension bridge proves surprise hit with tourists. Geierlay Bridge in Rhineland-Palatinate is the tourist sensation which came out of nowhere. In the middle of nowhere. On average, 1,000 people scare themselves half to death every day by walking over Germany’s longest suspension footbridge.  A good year after its opening, …

Located on the Thuringian border with Bavaria, the German Castle Museum aims to get behind the myths and legends that surround many of Germany’s majestic castles and haunted ruins, to reveal the everyday life of the people who lived in them. Bad Colberg, Germany (dpa) – Siege ladders and medieval armour, Gothic …

This may look like your average German suburb on a quiet day, but it’s actually a planned community 30 kilometers outside of Shanghai. This is Anting German Town, a one-square-kilometre residential development founded in 2001 and built specifically to resemble a little corner of Deutschland. Unfortunately there’s just one problem —nobody …

Covering an area of 202 hectares, the Bremen Bürgerpark is one of Germany’s best-maintained city parks, popular with both tourists and locals. Located a short walk from Bremen’s Hauptbahnhof (train station), the Bremen Bürgerpark is one of the city’s real treasures, with plenty of activities and attractions for all ages. …

A journey into the past through Hamburg’s Old Elbe Tunnel. The Old Elbe Tunnel, or Alter Elbtunnel in German, opened in 1911 and extends for 426 metres (1,398 ft) under the Elbe River from St. Pauli to Steinwerder in the Port of Hamburg. Historical monument it may be, but even …