In 2025, the Berlin State Museums will stage several special temporary art exhibitions to complement the world-class permanent collections. The top temporary art exhibitions in the Berlin State Museums in 2025 range from old masters visiting from Ukraine to Surrealism and the Bizarre. Twentieth-century art will feature prominently in Berlin in 2025. Impressionist paintings from … 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. → Read more
Visit the Albrecht Dürer House Museum where Germany’s most famous Renaissance artist lived and worked for 20 years in Nuremberg (Nürnberg). The Nuremberg artist Albrecht Dürer brought the Renaissance to Germany and is considered amongst the most important German artists ever. The Albrecht-Dürer-Haus in Nürnberg is a museum in the house where Dürer lived and … Read more
Visit the DB Museum of German Railways in Nuremberg to see historic locomotives, wagons, and items related to trains in Germany. The DB Museum in Nuremberg functions as the company museum of Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) but covers trains and railway transportation in Germany from the early 19th century to the present. The museum explains … Read more
See the Best-Preserved Medieval Cistercian Monastery in Germany The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed, Romanesque-Gothic Kloster Maulbronn Abbey with church and cloisters is the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery in Germany. photo credit: brew127 Cistercian Kloster Maulbronn is the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastery complex in Germany. This Romanesque-Gothic building estate is a great stop when … Read more
The Christmas markets in Aachen and Cologne are very popular with British travelers as these are the closest German cities to Britain and easily reached by coach, car, or train. → Read more
Eurostar and ICE trains offer fast, cheap transportation from London and England to Christmas markets in Germany such as Cologne, Aachen, and Frankfurt. (The former TGV Thalys trains are now part of Eurostar.) Eurostar trains, or combined with German Railways’ Inter-City-Express (ICE) trains, are often the fastest and most convenient way to travel from London … Read more
Flixbus coaches, buses, and group tour bus package deals are cheap ways to travel from London and England to German Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmärkte) such as Cologne (Köln), Aachen, and the Rhinelands in Germany. Touring buses and coaches often offer the best package deals and cheapest tickets when traveling from London, England, and the rest of … Read more
In 2025, the best large Christmas markets in Berlin, Germany, are at Gendarmenmarkt, Rotes Rathaus, Schloss Charlottenburg, and the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche. Many winter markets are open on Christmas Day. → Read more