Deggendorf is a small town in Bavaria, located along the Danube between Passau and Regensburg, near where the Isar River flows into the Danube. Deggendorf is a small university town in the Danube valley at the foot of the Bavarian Forest mountains and is therefore known as the gateway to the Bavarian Forest. The city […]
Located about 80 km north-east of Nuremberg, Bayreuth is the capital of Oberfranken (Upper Franconia). Despite the heavy bombings of the Second World War, the city still retains some valuable Baroque buildings, such as the Baroque church of Spitalkirche, the New Castle (Neues Schloss Bayreuth), the residence of the Hermitage and the Opera building (Markgräfliche […]
Coburg is an ancient ducal city in Bavaria, seat of the Duchy of Coburg-Saxony-Gotha until the end of the First World War. The town is dominated by the imposing bulk of the Coburg fortress and its monuments are numerous, among these we find the Ehrenburg (ancient Franciscan convent, later enlarged and become a luxurious residence), […]
Crossed by the Danube, Ingolstadt is located halfway between Nuremberg, Regensburg, Augsburg and Munich. The city was the seat of an independent duchy in the Middle Ages. Today the historic center of Ingolstadt is made up of numerous Gothic-style buildings, among which the most interesting are the Old Ducal Castle (Herzogskasten), the New Ducal Castle […]
Landshut, the capital of Lower Bavaria, is an important historic city that rises along the banks of the Isar river between Munich, Regensburg and Passau (Passau). It was founded in the 13th century as a castle dominating a ford of the Isar river and soon became one of the most important cities in Bavaria, the […]
The city of Kempten im Allgäu is one of the oldest German cities, it was founded, in fact, in Roman times with the name of Cambodunum. Kempten, located at an altitude of 680 meters, is the main city of the Allgäu, an alpine region of Bavaria famous for its beautiful landscapes. Among the main attractions […]
Kaufbeuren is a small town from Bavaria located between Munich and Lake Constance. Founded in the Middle Ages, it still retains part of its beautiful medieval walls, which enclose the historic center, where there are interesting buildings such as the Town Hall (Rathaus) and several prestigious churches. Very beautiful is the historical re-enactment called Tänzelfest […]
Small town in Lower Saxony, located between Magdeburg and Hanover, a few km south of Braunschweig, along the Oker river valley. The city was, between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, the residence of the Dukes of Brunswick (Braunschweig) who enriched it with beautiful buildings, including an imposing Renaissance-Baroque castle, the city has a beautiful historic […]
Celle is a beautiful medieval city in Lower Saxony, located about 40 km north-east of Hanover, founded in the Middle Ages, it was the seat of the Principality of Lüneburg-Celle from the 14th to the 18th century. Celle retains a historic center (Altstadt), which remained practically intact even after the Second World War, with beautiful […]
The city of Worms occupies the Rhine valley a few kilometers north of Mannheim, the area where the city stands is full of vineyards, in fact the famous German wine “Liebfraumilch” is produced there. The city, one of the oldest in Germany, was founded by the Romans as a fortified centre, over the centuries it […]
Deidesheim, a small town of less than 4,000 inhabitants, located in one of the most famous wine areas in Germany, is an important tourist center in Rhineland-Palatinate, thanks to the beauty of its small historic center and its famous wines. The town originated in the Middle Ages, when a church and a castle were built […]
Beautiful German town in Lower Saxony, ancient seat of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, the historic center of Goslar is today, together with the nearby and ancient Rammelsberg mine, a place declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Goslar has an oval-plan historic center full of valuable buildings, the most important of which is […]
An ancient city of medieval origin in Lower Saxony, Göttingen (Göttingen) was part of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century, becoming an important merchant city along the commercial road that connected Lübeck to Frankfurt am Main. The city is today known for its ancient and renowned university, founded in the 18th century. Saved from […]
Historic town of Lower Saxony, located less than 50 km south-east of Hamburg, Luneburg (Lüneburg) is one of the best preserved cities of northern Germany, an ancient city of the Hanseatic League, thanks to its salt mines it became an important and rich city from the 13th century. Today the city is one of the […]
A former port of the Hanseatic League, the city of Stade is located along the Elbe River west of Hamburg. Stade’s heyday was the 13th to 17th centuries, during which time the town was Hamburg’s main rival as the region’s most important port. The city today is full of historic buildings, the old port is […]