The top sights to visit in Bückeburg include the palace with Schaumburg-Lippe mausoleum, the helicopter museum, and the Weser-Renaissance Stadtkirche. The top sights to see in Bückeburg near Hanover in Lower Saxony, Germany, are the Weser-Renaissance and Baroque Schloss Bückeburg with its mews (royal stables and riding school), park, and the magnificent … [Read more...]
Visit the Weser-Renaissance Stadtkirche in Bückeburg
The Stadtkirche in Bückeburg is the finest non-secular Weser-Renaissance building and a prime example of an early Protestant church in northern Germany. The early 17th-century Bückeburger Stadtkirche in Lower Saxony in Germany is a late Renaissance, early Baroque hall church with some Gothic elements. It was one of the earliest protestant churches in northern Germany and … [Read more...]
Visit the Schaumburg-Lippe Mausoleum in Bückeburg, Germany
The Mausoleum of the Schaumburg-Lippe family in Bückeburg in Lower Saxony near Hannover in Germany is the largest private mausoleum in Europe. The County of Schaumburg-Lippe was the smallest state in the German Empire, which did not prevent its ruling house from building the largest private mausoleum in Europe in its capital Bückeburg. The neo-Romanesque mausoleum was … [Read more...]
Visit the Baroque Great Garden of Herrenhausen in Hanover
The formal Grosser Garten (Great Garden) at Herrenhausen in Hannover is one of the most important and beautiful baroque parks in Germany and indeed Europe. The Great Garden (Großer Garten) of Herrenhausen in Hannover in Lower Saxony in German is one of the largest and most important baroque gardens in Europe. Highlights of a visit include the parterres de broderie with … [Read more...]
Visit the Baroque Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover, Germany
The large formal baroque garden at Herrenhausen, the botanical Berggarten, and the Sea Life aquarium are top sights to visit in Hannover. The Herrenhausen Gardens (Herrenhäuser Gärten) in Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany are a collection of four gardens that formed part of the court gardens surrounding a summer palace of the Elector (and later King) of Hannover. The most … [Read more...]
Visitors Information for the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover
Visitors information and tips for the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover — opening hours, ticket prices, events, and transportation to the Herrenhäuser Gärten. The extended Herrenhausen Gardens (Herrenhäuser Gärten) area in Hannover in Germany includes four gardens, a small museum (in the palace), and the Sea Life Center Hannover aquarium. Admission is charged for the … [Read more...]
Visit the German Tank Museum (Deutsches Panzermuseum) in Munster near Hamburg
The German Tank Museum (Deutsches Panzermuseum) has around 150 tanks and related vehicles on display from the earliest examples to modern NATO equipment. The German Tank Museum (Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster) explains the history and development of tanks from the First World War to the present. The museum has around 150 tanks and similar armored vehicles on display with … [Read more...]
Visit the Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum in Hildesheim, Germany
The Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum in Hildesheim has an excellent collection of Ancient Egyptian and Peruvian art, Chinese porcelain and temporary exhibitions. The Altes Reich (Old Kingdom) collection in the Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum in Hildesheim is considered one of the top four in the world making a visit to this interesting museum a fascinating addition to visiting the Romanesque … [Read more...]
Visit Volkswagen Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany
Autostadt at the VW automobile factory in Wolfsburg is a visitor experience attraction celebrating the car brands and history of the Volkswagen Group. Ultramodern architecture is used for the glass-and-steel buildings that house brand pavilions in a large park landscape. It is all glitzy PR but a fun trip with the ZeitHaus alone offering one of the most important automobile … [Read more...]
Visit the Volkswagen Auto Museum in Wolfsburg
AutoMuseum Volkswagen is the official museum of the Volkswagen brand in Wolfsburg. It is a great visit, quite different from the nearby glitzy VW Autostadt. At the Volkswagen Museum, the historic cars rather than the branding and PR are the stars. The Volkswagen Museum is separate from Autostadt (and its ZeitHaus car museum) but in close proximity making it easy to visit both … [Read more...]
Save at the Soltau Outlet Factory Shopping Mall
Bargain shoppers save on brand-name fashion labels at the factory stores in the Designer Outlet Soltau village mall between Hamburg and Hannover in Germany. The outlet is directly off the autobahn A7 (exit Soltau Ost) making it an easy stop over to pick up bargains on designer clothes when traveling in northern Germany. The factory stores in the outlet village take the region … [Read more...]
Save on Fashion at Designer Outlets Wolfsburg Factory Shopping Mall
Designer Outlets Wolfsburg offers big saving on fashion labels in a large factory shopping village mall in the center of the city near Volkswagen Autostadt. Nearly a hundred top German, European, and a few more international brands have factory outlet boutiques at the Wolfsburg designer fashion mall with savings up to 70% over high street shop prices. Parking is plentiful while … [Read more...]