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UNESCO-Listed Heritage Sites in Germany

Henk Bekker — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:56:27 +0000

Germany is a keen participant in UNESCO activities and takes the UNESCO World Heritage List very seriously. Presently, more than 30 German cultural, architectural and natural sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These cultural, architectural, and natural treasures help explain German influence in humanity's common heritage.

Cheap Flights to Dresden Airport in Germany

Henk Bekker — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:32:45 +0000

Low Airfares on Low-Cost Airlines to DRS and Meissen in Saxony

photo credit: jillclardy

Low-cost airlines have cheap tickets and low airfares for flights to Dresden Airport (DRS) from German cities and the Mediterranean. Lufthansa will introduce direct flights from Dresden to London-Heathrow from spring 2010 to provide the [...]

300 Years of Porcelain in Dresden and Meißen

Henk Bekker — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:36:12 +0000

The Saxon company Meissen and its blue crossed-swords trademark are synonymous with high-quality porcelain as befits the company that initiated porcelain production in Germany and Europe.

It was long the dream of Europeans to produce porcelain similar to the white gold that was imported at great expense into Europe from China. [...]