The best-known and most visited concentration camp memorial sites in Germany are Dachau (Munich), Sachsenhausen in Oranienburg (Berlin), Buchenwald (Weimar), and Bergen-Belsen (Celle / Hannover / Hamburg).
The KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau preserves the site of the first concentration camp established by the Nazi regime in 1933. Today, it is one of Germany’s most important memorials to the victims of National Socialism. KZ Dachau, the first concentration camp opened by the Nazis in 1933, is now a memorial center for victims of National Socialism. … Read more
The Bayern Ticket is a great public transportation savings deal for travel on trains and buses in Bavaria.
Follow the Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) map in Germany to medieval towns Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen, and Würzburg.
What is the top paintings in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich? Dürer’s self-portrait, the only Leonardo da Vinci in Germany, or one of the 72 works by Rubens?
Old Town and Baroque Churches by Dietzenhofer, Asam, Carlone, & Zimmermann Baroque churches by Dietzenhofer, Asam, Carlone, & Zimmermann and a romantic old town are the major sights to see in Amberg in the Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate), Germany. Amberg in the Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate) in northern Bavaria in Germany is an interesting old town with … Read more
Buy the cheap Deutschland-Ticket (D-Ticket / Germany Ticket) for unlimited local public transportation (train, metro, tram, and bus) travel in Germany for €63 per month, but foreigners should consider the cancellation rules before buying online. The Deutschland-Ticket allows for unlimited travel on local public transportation in Germany for only €63 per calendar month in 2026. … Read more
Tickets for the Oberammergau Passionsspiele 2030 are likely to be on sale from around mid-2028. The same types of tickets are likely to be available as for the 2022 festival (Passion Play postponed from 2020). Tickets usually go on sale first for tour groups, then as package deals that include hotel stays, and finally, individual … Read more
The Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg (Nürnberg) is the largest cultural history museum in Germany and covers fine art and culture of the broader German-speaking world from prehistory to the present. The Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg (Nürnberg) comprehensively covers the art and culture of the German-speaking world over the last 200,000 years. It is the largest … Read more
The Alte Pinakothek in Munich is one of the world’s best collections of Old Master paintings including art by Dürer, Da Vinci, and 72 by Rubens.