On the Trail of White Gold – North Bavaria and Thuringia

890 km of Porcelain Trails:
Visitors to the Northern Bavarian and Thuringia regions can travel along two scenic tourist routes which links places of interest associated with the manufacture of porcelain or White Gold as they were referred to 300 years ago. As early as the beginning of the 13th century, European royalty had been [...]

Pfund Molkerei – The World’s Most Beautiful Dairy Shop

The Guinness Book of Records has Pfund Molkerei as the World’s Most Beautiful Dairy Shop:
Porto in Portugal has the most beautiful bookshop in the world, but Dresden certainly has the “most beautiful dairy shop in the world”. But don’t take my word for it – check it out for yourself in the 1998 entry [...]

An Elbe River Cruise in a Historic Paddle Steamer

The Oldest and Largest Paddle Steamer fleet in the world:
Long before the Elbe River became home to the very popular European river cruises of today, steamships have been plying the Elbe transporting goods and passenger traffic. In fact, it has been 174 years since royal assent was given for paddle-steamers to operate on the [...]

Discover the Rheingau Riesling Route

A region rich in history, traditions and legends, not to mention great wines:
The Rheingau Riesling Route stretches over 70 km from Lorchhausen to Florsheim and is a region that’s rich in history, traditions and legends, not to mention the great rieslings. The Romans left a rich legacy of architectural and cultural monuments and visitors travelling  [...]

The German Museum of Packaging – Heidelberg

How packaging tells us of Consumer Culture throughout History:
The German Museum of Packaging does not seem to be the kind of place that travellers would be interested in on a Heidelberg holiday. But don’t be deceived by the name – The German Museum of Packaging is quite a unique and interesting museum that’s not just [...]

Rüdesheim – Christmas Market of Nations

A visit to Rüdesheim’s Christmas Market of Nations or Rüdesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt will let you enjoy the Christmas traditions of 12 nations in this one Christmas market.

Heidelberg’s Atmospheric Weihnachtsmarkt

Heidelberg’s Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt) is spread over five city squares in the Old Town. There are 140 booths throughout the picturesque, winding lanes of the Old Town, bound to set visitors in the mood for the Yuletide season.

The Magic of Cologne’s Christmas Markets

There’s something magical about Christmas markets and when it comes to Christmas markets, the city of Cologne puts on quite a show. In this city there are actually seven Christmas markets, including the famous Cologne Cathedral Weihnachtsmarkt.

Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum | Rüdesheim

Siegfried’s has the largest collection of mechanical music boxes:
Rüdesheim is a popular stop on any Rhine River cruise and one of the sightseeing attractions in this riverside town is Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet Museum. This is the first museum collection of automated musical instruments in Germany and holds an impressive collection.

Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet [...]

Travel to Cologne | Rhine River Cruise

A city of towering spires:
As our riverboat approaches the city of Cologne, the three landmark buildings that stand out boldly from the Rhine River are the towering spires of Cologne Cathedral, the Groß St. Martin and the Rathaus.  We hop into little green and gold trains which at first sight look and feel a [...]

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