Save on Top Sightseeing Sites Tickets in Bavaria, Germany

Schloss Nymphenburg in München

The Bavaria castles and palaces discount season passes give cheap access and save on admission tickets at top sightseeing destinations such as Schloss Neuschwanstein and the Munich Residenz. Visitors to Bavaria in Southern Germany may save on admission fees to top castles and palaces by using special discount season tickets and passes. These savings tickets … Read more

Top Sights to See in Nuremberg (Nürnberg) in Franken, Bavaria

Kaiserburg in Nürnberg

The best sights to see in Nuremberg are the Imperial Castle (Kaiserburg), top museums, Gothic churches, a wall-enclosed old town, and sights associated with the Nazi party rallies and trials. Nuremberg (Nürnberg) was a major power during the Middle Ages and despite extensive damage during the Second World War has many interesting and historical sights … Read more

See Top Museums and Art in Dresden, Saxony

The Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden (State Art Collections) in Saxony, Germany is a magnificent collection of art spread over museums in the Zwinger, Residenzschloss, and Albertinum.

Save with combination tickets to see the magnificent Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden (State Art Collections) in museums in the Zwinger, Residenzschloss, and Albertinum. The museums of the Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections) are mainly housed in three buildings in Dresden’s old town: the Residenzschloss (Palace), Zwinger, and the Albertinum. The magnificent collections include not … Read more

2022: Top Temporary Exhibitions in the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin

Special exhibitions in the Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin in 2022 include works by Gerhard Richter, Barbara Kruger, and Monica Bonvicini. The Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin is mostly used to display twentieth-century art with the current main exhibition focusing on the prewar period. The special temporary exhibitions in 2022 will focus on newer works with displays by … Read more

2022: Top Temporary Exhibitions in Museums on Museumsinsel in Berlin

Schadow Prinzessinnengruppe detail

Special exhibitions in the Museumsinsel museums in Berlin in 2022 include Gauguin, David Hockney, Schadow, and Schliemann. The various collection on Berlin’s Museumsinsel (Museums Island) will be enhanced by further temporary exhibitions in 2022. The most famous international artists are Paul Gauguin and David Hockney but local artist Johann Gottfried Schadow played a major role … Read more

See the Nebra Sky Disc (Himmelscheibe von Nebra) in Halle, Germany

State Museum of Prehistory Halle exterior with banners advertising the sky disc of Nebra

The Nebra sky disc (Himmelscheibe von Nebra), the oldest concrete depiction of the cosmos, is the top sight to see in the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Germany. The State Museum of Prehistory Halle (Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle) in Saxony-Anhalt is one of the oldest and most important archaeological museums in Germany. It is … Read more

Top Temporary Exhibitions on Berlin’s Museum Island in 2020

Detail of the Germanic Shield of Wachow

A critical look at Germanic tribes is the most-interesting temporary exhibition on Berlin’s Museum Island in 2020, although the opening of the Humboldt Forum will be the cultural highlight of the year.  The opening of the Humboldt Forum with museums from the Asian Art and Ethnological collection is the main cultural event on Berlin’s Museum … Read more

Special Temporary Art Exhibition in Smaller Berlin Museums in 2020

Museum Berggruen in Berlin

Welcome to the BRD is an exhibition in Berlin in 2020 on how guest workers from Greece and Italy and finally citizens from the former East Germany were received and perceived in West Germany. Some of the lesser-known national museums in Berlin have excellent collections that are enhanced by special temporary exhibitions making these galleries … Read more

Top Art Treasures in Museum Permanent Collections in Vienna

Detail of Gustav Klimt Kuss

Top art treasures and important artworks in museums in Vienna include The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele’s Self Portrait, Pieter Bruegel’s Tower of Babel, Albrecht Dürer’s Field Hare, The Last Judgment Triptych by Hieronymous Bosch, The Venus of Willendorf, and Penacho Quetzal feathers headdress. Given the fantastic temporary art exhibitions that Viennese museums stage … Read more

Visit Schloss Oberhofen Castle on Lake Thun in Switzerland

Schloss Oberhofen Castle on Lake Thun

Schloss Oberhofen is a postcard-perfect historic castle with a toe in the water of the lovely Thunersee near Bern in Switzerland. Oberhofen Castle, directly on the shores of Lake Thun, is a popular subject for postcards and tourist brochures advertising the beauty of Switzerland. This historic castle even has a small, much-photographed tower inside the … Read more

Visit Schloss Spiez Castle on Lake Thun in Switzerland

Schloss Spiez Castle & Church

Schloss Spiez is an interesting historic castle beautifully located on the shores of the Thunersee near Bern and Interlaken in Switzerland. Castle Spiez is a small romantic castle with lovely gardens, a fine Romanesque church, and spectacular views of Lake Thun and Alpine peaks of the Berner (Bernese) Oberland region of Switzerland. The castle has … Read more