Travel GuideSmall town in Saxony, located along the Elbe river just 25 km north-west of Dresden, famous for its precious porcelain (Meissen Porcelain, Meißener Porzellan, also known as Dresden Porcelain), the city is a jewel of architecture, and is certainly the best preserved city in Saxony. Among the things to visit the 15th century Albrechtsburg Castle, […]
Wismar, ancient port and commercial center of the Hanseatic League, is a beautiful town overlooking the Baltic Sea, its medieval old town, characterized by an immense square, thanks to the beauty of its Baltic Gothic-style buildings has been declared a world heritage of humanity by UNESCO. The Wismar Christmas Market is the highlight of the […]
Bautzen is the historic capital of Upper Lusatia, a historic region of Germany, now part of Saxony, built on a bend in the Spree River. The city is an important cultural center of the Sorbs, a Slavic minority in the region, and is located close to the border with the Czech Republic, just 50 km […]
The small town of Altenburg in Thuringia is beautifully located between Chemnitz, Leipzig, Dresden, Erfurt and Zwickau. The city had a certain importance between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, today it retains a beautiful historic center with a beautiful castle (Schloss Altenburg), a fine Renaissance-style town hall (Altenburger Rathaus), some interesting churches and beautiful old […]
Kiel, the capital and most important city of Schleswig-Holstein, is a seafaring city located along the River Eider, near its mouth into the Baltic Sea, and northwest of Lübeck. The city was founded in the 13th century, became an important port in the following centuries and was part of the Hanseatic League for over 200 […]
German city overlooking the Baltic Sea located near the border with Denmark, of which it belonged until 1864, Flensburg was founded by the Danes in the thirteenth century and became one of the most important ports in Scandinavia in the sixteenth century, and was until the nineteenth century Denmark’s second port after Copenhagen, with trade […]
Halle (Saale) is the most important city of the Land of Saxony-Anhalt, located along the Saale river, it is located a few kilometers northwest of Leipzig and southeast of Magdeburg. City of medieval origins, it was part of the Hanseatic League from the 13th century, birthplace of the famous composer Georg Friedrich Händel, one of […]
Beautiful town in Saxony-Anhalt, located along the Saale river about 60 km south of Leipzig in an important wine region. The city has origins in the Middle Ages as a castle, in the 11th century it became a bishopric and was an important commercial center along the Via Regia. The most interesting building in Naumburg […]
Small town from Saxony-Anhalt, famous for its many old half-timbered buildings dating back to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Born as the seat of a religious monastery in the 10th century, it soon became the seat of a castle-monastery and later an important market place. In the 15th century Quedlinburg became part of the […]
The imperial city of Potsdam is located on the outskirts of Berlin and can be an interesting excursion for anyone visiting the German capital. Potsdam’s royal palaces and parks have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990. Potsdam hosts 5 different Christmas markets (Potsdamer Weihnachtsmarktes). POTSDAM CHRISTMAS MARKET 1) Blauer Lichterglanz Christmas Market (Blauer […]
The important Hanseatic port city of Rostock located on the Baltic Sea hosts in its historic center, full of Gothic-style buildings, a beautiful Christmas Market which takes place in the Neuer Markt square and in the streets leading to the port. The city is also decorated with Christmas festoons and many very tall Christmas trees. […]
Beautiful historic city, former capital of the Duchy of Mecklenburg and today capital of the land of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwerin is surrounded by seven picturesque lakes, which during Christmas contribute to making the atmosphere of this city even more fairytale-like. The best-known building in the city is the former residence of the dukes, now the seat […]
The Advent weeks fill the ancient city of Passau with atmosphere, located near the border with Austria, not far from Linz, in a beautiful location between the Danube and the Inn and dominated by an old fortress. To complete Christmas in Passau, don’t miss a walk along the Via dei Presepi, with an interesting display […]
Stralsund is a historic town on the Baltic Sea, in the past this city was an important center belonging to the Hanseatic League, its medieval old town, well preserved, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has interesting historic buildings such as the town hall and several merchant palaces and churches. Stralsund’s Christmas Market is […]
Dinkelsbühl is a historic city in Bavaria, located almost halfway between Nuremberg and Stuttgart. Built in the Middle Ages as a fortified place, it still retains its fortified walls and numerous towers. Dinkelsbühl has a beautiful historic center, with numerous valuable buildings, the appearance of this town is typical of a German city of the […]