Pergamonmuseum Das Panorama allows visitors a close-up view of sculptures and reliefs from the Pergamon Altar (while the main museum remains closed) and Yadegar Asisi’s panoramic painting in Berlin. Note: Das Panorama is closed from 1 September to 27 October 2025 while some sculptures are moved back to the main museum. The Panorama exhibition resumes … Read more
Flying to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) on cheap and direct flights is the easiest way to travel to the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt, Germany’s most famous Christmas market (Weihnachtsmarkt). Cheap direct flights on British Airways or Ryanair to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) are the best way to travel non-stop from London Heathrow or Stansted to the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt in … 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.
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
Schloss Linderhof, a fantasy castle of Bavarian King Ludwig, is a small, opulent palace in a park with fountains and a Venus grotto near Oberammergau and Ettal in the Alps in Germany. Schloss Linderhof is the smallest of the opulent palaces and castles built by Bavarian Mad King Ludwig II. It is the only one … Read more
Schloss Linderhof is a popular day-trip destination to visit from Munich with easy transportation, long opening hours, and the easiest ticket availability of Bavarian King Ludwig’s three fantasy castles. The Venus Grotto is again open. Schloss Linderhof Palace is located in the Ammer Valley near Oberammergau and Ettal in Bavaria, Germany. It is a popular … 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.
Getting to Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria is easy by car, on public transportation (train), or day-trip bus tours. This wall-enclosed medieval town is a top sight on Germany’s Romantic Road holiday route. Romantic, wall-encircled Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a top sightseeing destination for travelers to Germany. This small medieval village is a … Read more
The Holy Blood Altar (Heilig-Blut-Altar) by Tilman Riemenschneider in the St. Jakobs-Kirche (St James Church) is a top sight to see in Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Germany. Tillman Riemenschneider’s Holy Blood Altar is one of the artistic highlights on the Romantic Road in Germany. It is also one of the most important medieval artworks … Read more
The high Gothic St.-Jakobs-Kirche (Church of St James) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is full of art, including the Holy Blood Altar carved by Tilman Riemenschneider. The St.-Jakobs-Kirche (Church of St James) is the largest church in the wall-enclosed medieval city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in northern Bavaria in Germany. This High Gothic church … Read more