Destinations
German Wine Regions – Part 2
The Thirteen Wine Regions of Germany - Part 2: Nahe Valley Wine … [Read More...]
German Wine Regions
German Wine Regions and the Wines They Produce: Germany is well known for … [Read More...]
Baden Asparagus Route
The Baden Asparagus Route Covers 136 Kilometres of Asparagus Producing … [Read More...]
Shopping
Ingolstadt Village – Ingolstadt Shopping Village
Ingolstadt Village is a Designer Shopping Outlet in Audi city: Ingolstadt … [Read More...]
Mädler Passage – A Magnificent Leipzig Shopping Arcade
Mädler Passage Is Beautiful Shopping Arcade in the Heart of Historic … [Read More...]
Christmas Markets in Cologne, the Cathedral City – 2012
Cologne - a Popular Destination at Christmas Time: With no fewer than seven … [Read More...]
Sightseeing
Komische Oper Berlin – A High Profile Berlin Opera House
Komische Oper Berlin - One of the Highest-profile Opera Houses in the German-speaking World: The Komische Oper Berlin is one of the three opera houses in Berlin, the other two being the Staatsoper Unter den Linden and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Located in the heart of Berlin, near the famous boulevard Unter den Linden, the Komische Oper … [Read More...]
Deutsche Oper Berlin – Opera in Berlin
Deutsche Oper Berlin Has One of the Largest Opera Repertoires in the World: When it comes to opera, Berlin holds the distinction of having three opera houses in a city that's less than half the size of London. The Deutsche Oper Berlinis the largest of the three Berlin opera houses and it also the second largest opera house in Germany. Brief … [Read More...]
The Laeiszhalle – Home of Hamburg’s Classical Music Scene
Laeiszhalle - Home to Hamburg's Classical Music Scene: As far as concert halls go, Hamburg's Laeiszhalle (previously known as the Musikhalle Hamburg) is relatively young. Inaugurated in June 1908, it was the largest and most modern concert hall in Germany at that time. Laeiszhalle was made possible through the generosity of Carl Heinrich … [Read More...]
Food
German Wine and Beer Festivals 2013
2013 German Wine and Beer Festivals in Germany For connoisseurs of wine and beer, spring and summer are fantastic times to be in Germany. From Berlin to the Rhineland, there is a great choice of festivals to attend, depending on whether you prefer to conduct your wine-tasting in one of the small towns along the Mosel or in Rudesheim on the … [Read More...]
Schneeballen – Snowballs from Rothenburg
Schneeballen or Snowballs Have Been a Rothenburg Tradition Since the Middle Ages: While running around Rothenburg taking snaps, I was stopped in by tracks by snowballs. No, it wasn't winter and neither was there a freak snowstorm, but the snowballs that caused me to stop were the neat rows of delicious-looking Schneeballen, a Rothenburg … [Read More...]
Beer Gardens – A Fundamental Part of German Culture
Beer Gardens are to Germany What Pubs are to Britain: Beer Gardens (Biergärten) are as fundamental to the German culture as pubs are common to the British cultural landscape. Everywhere you go in Germany, you'll find restaurants and beer halls with outdoor shaded areas where beer and local food are served. Beer Garden History Beer gardens … [Read More...]
Useful Facts
Historic Hotels in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Rothenburg Medieval Old Town is Full of Chairming and Historic Hotels and Inns: Rothenburg's medieval town centre is only a small area and within the city walls there is a good range of hotels and inns within easy walk to the town square and many of Rothenburg's attractions. A number of these charming hotels and inns are set in historic … [Read More...]
Getting to Neuschwanstein Castle from Hohenschwangau
How to Get to Neuschwanstein Castle from Hohenschwangau and Back: Getting to Neuschwanstein Castle from Hohenschwangau: If you're in Hohenschwangau village and want to go up to Neuschwanstein Castle, you have three options: On foot: The walk up takes about 30 minutes going uphill and less coming down. By horse-drawn carriage: Departure … [Read More...]
Find a Phone Number in Germany
German Phone Numbers, German Telephone Directories, and Telephone Codes in Germany It's easy to find out a German phone number online, there are several efficient German telephone directories available.Germany's Telephone Country Code is 49, and telephone area codes in Germany have two to five digits, not counting the leading zero. The leading zero … [Read More...]