See Fine Arts in the Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig (MdbK)

Caspar David Friedrich: The Stages of Life (Detail)

The free Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig (MdbK) is a top fine arts gallery with one of Germany’s largest collections of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculptures from the Middle Ages to the present. The Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig (MdbK) / Museum of Fine Arts is one of the largest museums of visual arts … Read more

Guide to the Largest Major Airlines Flying in Germany

Lufthansa and Eurowings Planes - the two largest airlines in Germany

The largest major airlines in Germany are Lufthansa, Eurowings, and City Line while Condor, TuiFly, and Sunexpress are the top charter flight carriers. Lufthansa remains by far the largest airline flying in Germany despite increasing competition from low-cost airlines. The second biggest airline in Germany is Eurowings, which is Lufthansa’s latest attempt to compete with … Read more

Visit the Battle of the Nations Monument (Völkerschlachtdenkmal) in Leipzig

Visit the enormous Battle of the Nations Memorial (Völkerschlachtdenkmal), which commemorates the defeat of Napoleon in Leipzig in 1813.

Visit the enormous Monument to the Battle of the Nations memorial (Völkerschlachtdenkmal) and Forum 1813 museum commemorating the centenary of the defeat of Napoleon in Leipzig in 1813. The Battle of the Nations Memorial (Völkerschlachtdenkmal) on the outskirts of Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is the largest monument in Europe. It opened in 1913 on the … Read more

Cheap, Fast Transportation to Passau in Germany

Passau Cathedral and cruise boat

Getting to Passau, the top departure port for Danube riverboat cruise vacations in Germany and Austria is easy by car or cheap on public transportation (train or bus) from Frankfurt or Munich Airport. The Bavarian city Passau is right on the German-Austrian border at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers. Passau in … Read more

Cheap Flights to Rostock on the Baltic Coast, Germany

Rostock Market

Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) is very convenient but has very few flights so most passengers to the Baltic Coast need to fly via Berlin or Hamburg. Flughafen Rostock-Laage (RLG) is located between the Hansestadt Rostok on the Baltic Coast and Güstrow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Northern Germany. Currently, only a few weekly flights arrive here from mostly … Read more

2025: Contemporary and Modern Art Exhibitions in Berlin Museums

Saâdane Afif, The Fountain Archives (Bookshelves), 2022

In 2025, see modern art exhibitions in Berlin by Ayoung Kim, Klára Hosnedlová, Delcy Morelos, Petrit Halilaj, Annika Kahrs, and Saadane Afif in the Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart (National Gallery of Contemporary Art). The Hamburger Bahnhof National Galerie der Gegenwart — the premier contemporary art museum in Berlin — will present at least … Read more

Travel By Bus or Train from Nuremberg to Prague

The cheapest, fastest, and best way to travel from Nuremberg (Nürnberg) in Germany to Prague (Praha) in the Czech Republic is by bus (Flixbus) — trains are slower and require a transfer. The best way to travel on public transportation from Nuremberg to Prague is on the comfortable long-distance, intercity coaches of Flixbus. The direct … Read more