A town in northern Hesse, located near the border with Lower Saxony, Kassel, it was founded in the 10th century as a castle guarding a bridge along the Fulda river, later granted city rights. In the 16th century it became the capital of the landgraviate (or county) of Hesse-Kassel. The city is famous for being […]
An important city in Hesse, Darmstadt is located just 25 km south of Frankfurt am Main, the city was the seat of the Principality and then the Grand Duchy of Hessen-Darmstadt from the 16th century until the end of the First World War. Today an important scientific center of the country, Darmstadt was in the […]
Heilbronn am Neckar is a German city in Baden-Württemberg, located north of Stuttgart along the Neckar River valley. The city has medieval origins and was, for many centuries, a Free Imperial City, the years of its flowering and maximum splendor were those around the fifteenth century. The city is located in an important wine-producing area […]
Ludwigsburg is located just 10 km north of Stuttgart, its origins date back to the 18th century when Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Württemberg decided to build a large Baroque castle, the Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg, a beautiful residence with an equally beautiful Baroque garden. The palace now houses three museums: the Baroque Gallery, with paintings by Baroque […]
Schwäbisch Hall is a historic town in Baden-Württemberg, founded in the Middle Ages and became famous and rich for its salt springs, in the 12th century the emperor Frederick I Barbarossa founded the imperial mint here, the Häller were minted here, at that time , coins valid throughout Europe. In the 13th century it became […]
Kaysersberg is a small town in Alsace located a few kilometers northwest of Colmar, with a population of less than 3,000 inhabitants, the town of medieval origins is called the “ville fleurie” and is one of the small pearls of Alsace. Kaysersberg, located on the Alsace wine route, is a typical fortified medieval village, largely […]
Friedrichshafen, is a city located in the middle of the northern shore of Lake Constance, which is famous for being the aviation capital of Germany. The main attraction of the town is, in fact, the famous Zeppelin Museum, here in fact the factory that built the famous German airships was located, if you want you […]
Dortmund, is one of the most important industrial cities in Germany, and the largest city in the Ruhr area, known as the green metropolis of Westphalia thanks to its green spaces, made up of parks and streams. The city, even if heavily damaged by the bombings of the Second World War, still maintains a historic […]
Lindau, is the only country of a certain importance belonging to Bavaria, which overlooks Lake Constance, the historic center is located on an island connected to the mainland by an isthmus on which a road runs. The town originated in the Middle Ages and developed thanks to its favorable position on the lake and along […]
Münster is an important city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Münster rises in the center of a very rich plain from an agricultural point of view, the city is known for its very important university and for its beautiful historic centre. The city was founded in the Middle Ages, soon becoming an important commercial centre, which became […]
In the heart of Bamberg (Bamberg), whose historic center is protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, two markets are set up, the classic Bamberg Christmas market and the more contemplative medieval Christmas market, in the enchanting setting of the old court. Bamberg’s famous nativity scene street is one of the main attractions: it […]
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a small town in Bavaria, located just west of Nuremberg, near the border with Baden-Württemberg. The town, a jewel of medieval Bavarian architecture, still retains its medieval appearance almost intact, surrounded by walls and fortifications. The Rothenburg ob der Tauber Christmas Market is one of the most unique and beautiful in […]
The Christmas Markets in Germany are special, because Germany is the true homeland of the Christmas Markets, it is in fact here that the historical documents attest to the birth of the first Christmas Market. In the 15th century, more precisely in 1434, the first documented Christmas market in history took place in the German […]
Monschau is a beautiful historic town in Germany located southeast of Aachen (Aachen), very close to the border with Belgium and along the narrow valley of the river Rur. The village was not damaged during the Second World War and therefore still shows its ancient appearance with a typical architecture of wooden houses with slate roofs. […]
City located along the Rhine, in the final stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley area declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the city is rich in history, here in fact the Romans, in 9 BC. they built a fortified castle there, strategically located at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle. In the 9th […]