All articles written during press trips in collaboration with German Tourist Office (German National Tourist Board). All opinions and thoughts are, as usual, my own.
A clandestine treasure hunt led to one of the most thrilling discoveries in history—a 3600-year-old star map crafted from gold and bronze. In Saxony-Anhalt, you can marvel at the Nebra Sky Disc and unravel the mystery behind this extraordinary artifact.
In Saale-Unstrut, Germany's northernmost wine region, vines wind steeply down the sun-warmed slopes. With its more than a thousand-year-old wine traditions, wines are produced here in small volumes that rarely leave the region. Join us for a tasty day at the Herzoglicher Weinberg winery in Freyburg.
Along the Straße der Romanik in Saxony-Anhalt, you pass picturesque villages and vineyards, but also a large number of Romanesque-style buildings from the 10th to the 13th century. I have visited two castles along the way - Burg Querfurt and Schloss Neuenburg.
No country is as associated with beautiful Christmas markets as Germany. I have visited three popular Christmas markets in Germany - specifically in Baden-Württemberg - which offered an abundance of Christmas spirit, lights and good food.
Halle offers a mix of culture, architecture and history, from the music master Handel to the Halloren chocolate factory and a relaxed city life with genuine German charm.
The 1000-year-old city of Naumburg an der Saale is best known for its World Heritage-listed cathedral, but it was mainly all the details of the beautiful city and its history that blew me away.
A visit to the small half-timbered town of Bad Urach is a perfect day trip from Stuttgart. Here you'll enjoy strengthening thermal baths, waterfalls and both castles and ruins.
The Württemberg wine region's wine tradition stretches back over two thousand years. I visited Schwarz Weingut and learned about traditional winemaking and vineyards around Stuttgart.
On Feldberg, the Black Forest's highest peak, you will find a snow-sure destination in a wild and mythical fairytale forest. Put on your skis, or maybe even your snowshoes?
Are you planning to travel by train in Germany? Here is a beginner's guide for those of you who are going on the long-distance trains, with tips on everything from bicycle tickets to a practical dictionary.
Sunny Freiburg in southwestern Germany is close to both the Black Forest's nature and medieval history. But be careful where you walk - you don't want to fall in bächle!
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