Driving by car from England (UK) to Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmärkte) in western Germany is easy, especially for travelers living near Britain’s car ferry ports such as Dover, Harwich, Hull, and Newcastle. Christmas markets in Germany are easily reached by car from the British Isles. Driving from the UK through France, Belgium, or the Netherlands to … Read more
Cheap flights and fast trains help to make the Kölner Weihnachtsmarkt (Cologne Christmas Market), Dom (Cathedral), and museums popular travel destinations in Germany. → Read more
The large official Adidas factory outlet store in Herzogenaurach near Erlangen and Nuremberg (Nürnberg) in Bavaria, Germany, offers up to 70% savings on Adidas, neo, and Reebok. The largest Adidas factory outlet shop in Germany is in the small town of Herzogenaurach, where the famous brand with the three stripes was founded and still has … Read more
Getting to Koblenz in Germany is easy by train or car, with easy transportation connections to various airports and cities, as well as Rhine and Mosel River boat cruises. Koblenz, at the confluence of the Rhine and Mosel Rivers, can easily be reached by car or public transportation from all parts of Germany. Excellent rail … Read more
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. → Read more
Top sights in Europe such as the Louvre, Colosseum, Sagrada Familia, Reichstag, Van Gogh Museum, and The Last Supper require advance online reservation tickets while booking timeslots early is sensible whenever possible, especially at popular sites such as the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Vatican Museum, and Alhambra that sell out in the high season. Queuing for … Read more
Aachen Cathedral’s core was built by Charlemagne but later additions enlarged the palatine chapel that became the coronation church of German kings. Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom) in western Germany is one of the oldest continuously in use buildings in Germany. The octagonal core of the church was built by Charlemagne as a Mary chapel attached … Read more
The brick Gothic Uenglinger Tor and Romanesque Tangermünder Tor are two beautiful medieval town gate towers in Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Only two of Hansestadt Stendal’s medieval town gate towers survived but both are exceptionally beautiful: the brick Gothic Uenglinger Tor is the better looking but the Tangermünder Tor with early 13th-century Romanesque base is … Read more
See the wood carved Virgin Mary Altar (Marienaltar) by Tilman Riemenschneider in the Herrgottskirche in Creglingen when traveling the Romantic Road in Germany. → Read more
Creglingen in Germany’s Tauber Valley is famous for its Tilman Riemenschneider woodcarved Marienaltar (Altar of the Virgin) in the Herrgottskirche, the Fingerhutmuseum (Thimble Museum), and the odd Lindleinturm. Tilman Riemenschneider’s famous Virgin Mary altar in Creglingen is world-famous and the main reason to visit this small Tauber Valley town. The small Thimble Museum (Fingerhutmuseum) with … Read more