Town Egloffstein in the Franconian Switzerland

05/03/2024
About Franconian Switzerland I wrote in his LiveJournal repeatedly. This eco-friendly region, the famous air spas, breweries, small distillery zavodik and Easter wreaths. Egloffshtayn town, which I want to tell you today is not much different from other cities in the region - a cute, vintage, friendly and quiet. Graphs, whose name is a fortress in the city, living in this city for over 800 years!

The Hanseatic city of Wismar

05/03/2024
In one of the days between Christmas and New Year, we thought it was worth a trip to some town in which we have never been. Satisfying a passion for changing places and combining it with the regular weekend - went to Lübeck. Lübeck seemed cold enough, not crowded.

The Hanseatic city of Stade

05/03/2024
Stade and Buxtehude - one of those cities where you can come once or twice in warm weather. Take a walk, drink, eat something tasty and local and go back. Both are located on the left bank of the Elbe and you can reach them or paromchike, which departs from the suburbs of Hamburg Blankenese, or a detour through Elbbryuke (literally - the bridge over the Elbe) .

Tales of Buxtehude

05/03/2024
Just 30 km from Hamburg is an ancient town of Buxtehude (Buxtehude). Known for his tales of how the city brought Wilhelm Schroeder. Even as a child he heard folk tale about how the hedgehog and the hare competed in the race. As an adult, Schroeder wrote this story unsophisticated in Low German and moved the seat of action on the field near the town of Buxtehude.

Partnach Gorge

05/03/2024
Ride for many days for the body is a good test, so in the middle of the holiday, it was decided to make a break for a day research local attractions, they turned out to be not so much.

One day in Würzburg

05/03/2024
The old town of Würzburg is located on the flat bank of the Main River in Lower Franconia. The city is quite ancient, the first mention of a settlement in these places dates back to 704. Until that time, the Celts lived here. The majority of tourists are Americans, fans of the wine traditions of Franconia and lovers of the Baroque. The main attraction is the Würzburg Palace, which is one of the three most magnificent palaces in Europe, along with the French Versailles and Vienna's Schönbrunn.

Munich, not Bavarian Bavaria

05/03/2024
I do not like the capital and big cities. Maybe it's because I live in a big city, which I was very tired. In the capitals of more opportunities, but less than the present life and the interesting topics for reporting. And even if it is there, then hid so well that a couple of days will never find. Munich - a real capital. Being the main Bavarian city, she packed everything that usually try not to show, and at least hidden from prying eyes.

Marienburg Castle

05/03/2024
Marienburg - the original and still especially for foreign tourists a little-known North German analogue of "fabulous" Neuschwanstein Castle Marienburg Castle is located 20 km from Hanover - a good option for a trip for half a day.

Kelshtaynhaus

05/03/2024
Bavarian commune Berchtesgaden is known for its amazing beauty of Lake Konigssee, located in the valley between the mountains in the Alps. It is especially picturesque in the fall, including yellow and red trees. In these places you can see the salt mines, in which more than 500 years mined salt, and in these days is a fascinating underground attraction.

Hafengeburtstag - holiday in Hamburg port

05/03/2024
In Hamburg, often hosts various interesting activities. One of these is the annual festival Hafengeburtstag, dedicated to the birthday of the port, namely the Hamburg harbor. This year it celebrated its 823 th anniversary of live music, "procession" of swimming facilities that you can imagine, master classes and fishing fair, a small regatta course and the final fireworks.

Glass Factory

05/03/2024
Long thought to what it is and how to begin the story of Dresden. Decided to show some of the sights alone, and some combined into one story. Today we look at what a glass factory in Dresden.

Germany: boat trip on the Rhine along the road romantic castles

05/03/2024
Today the journey by boat on the Middle Rhine or a trip on the train along its shores - a great opportunity to enjoy one of the most beautiful places in Germany. In addition to numerous castles, the face of the region determine the lovely old towns with fortified walls with towers and gates, as well as different styles of old churches and denominations.

Fabulous fall

05/03/2024
Autumn traveled to Bavaria to the royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. The locks themselves did not enter a couple of times already inside. We decided to take a walk in the mountains, to find new places for photo castles in and around Alpine lake pass

Cozy Germany. Bonn.

05/03/2024
Hello dear community members, this is my story about our trip with her ​​mother in Germany last summer, in the small town of Bonn, who became a mother for the first visit to Europe, and has satisfied my curiosity as to what living small European town.

At the far borderlands

05/03/2024
This time again there will be a lot of medieval and fortress walls, and again will not do without the Guinness Book of Records. The fact that not so long ago we reached located about a hundred kilometers from Munich's Bavarian town of Burghausen - places like the eye-pleasing and interesting from a historical point of view. There is a castle with a thousand-year history, which is also entered in that same Book of Records as the longest castle in the world.