Germany
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Sedlitzer See
Where the Sedlitz opencast mine once extracted lignite, the largest lake of the Lusatian Lake District now lies. Swimming has been allowed since April…
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Hainer See
South of Leipzig, Hainer See fills the pit of a lignite mine that two villages had to make way for. Today its shores offer…
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Marienfelde Refugee Transit Camp Memorial
For decades, refugees from East Germany arrived here in West Berlin – today a memorial with the exhibition “Escape in Divided Germany”.
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Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
Art museum in Braunschweig, opened in 1754 as one of the first public museums in Germany – with works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens and…
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Dankwarderode Castle
Palace of Henry the Lion on Braunschweig’s Burgplatz, rebuilt in Romanesque Revival style in the 19th century – today home to the medieval department…
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Oberdeusch Castle Site
Site of a medieval castle of a ministerial family near Oberdeusch, a district of Füssen – only remains of the earthworks and an old…
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Hopfen Castle Ruins
Castle ruins on a hill spur above Hopfen am See near Füssen – regarded as the earliest stone castle in the Allgäu, with views…
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Faulenbach Valley
Protected karst valley near Füssen with the Mittersee and Obersee lakes, outdoor pools, a Kneipp facility and hiking trails – along the Faulenbach stream…
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Würzburg Residence
Baroque palace of the prince-bishops of Würzburg by Balthasar Neumann – with Tiepolo’s huge ceiling fresco above the staircase, a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
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Marienberg Fortress
Castle and Baroque fortress about 100 metres above the Main – for almost five centuries the seat of the prince-bishops of Würzburg, today home…