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GERMAN EMIGRATION CENTER: New Orleans Shotgun House Finds New Home in Bremerhaven
Germany's Medieval Heartland
Proud cathedrals and small country churches, defiant castles and peaceful monasteries they all bear witness to the deep-rooted fear of God, yet also to the most mysterious eras in history: the medieval … ![]()
Passion Play 2010: Tickets for Sale
A play of life and death, promised in a moment of mortal threat - so began the history of the Oberammergau Passion Play in 1633. In the middle of the Thirty Years War, after months of suffering and death … ![]()
High Speed Mobility with ICE Trains
Germany certainly has not become smaller but distances between cities are shrinking fast at least if you take the train. Due to extensive investments in railroads and tracks, new ICEs connect German Cities with a travel speed of up to 160 mph. With the German Rail Pass, the ICE offers high speed mobility at a very competitive price … ![]()
Historic Lodging
Muenster. Tipped off by a European Union investment scheme, 14 castles, monasteries and manor houses in North Rhine Westphalia have started to run Bed & Breakfast services providing both, remarkable historical authenticity and a high grade accommodation.
Hotel-turned-castles include, amongst others, Schloss Diersfordt (built 1432), 14th century country house Hertefeld or Schloss Ossenberg with its unique Rococo style architecture. Vacancies can be checked by online booking requests… ![]()
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Coburg
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Dresden
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Frankfurt
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Mainz
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Memleben
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München (by NYT)
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Murnau
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Osnabrück
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Potsdam
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Passion Plays
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Kandinsky Retro
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History Sells
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Romanesque Road
History Sells
Proud cathedrals and small country churches, defiant castles and peaceful monasteries they all bear witness to the deep-rooted fear of God, yet also to the most mysterious and fascinating eras in history: the medieval … ![]()
Off into the New World
Awarded recently as Europes Museum of the Year, the German Emigration Center Bremerhaven draws an enlightening as well as emotional picture of emigrant's taking off into the ... ![]()
Tribute to Wilhelmine
The Bavarian city of Bayreuth may be famous for Richard Wagner's epic operas. But it was Margravine Wilhelmine von Bayreuth and her enthusiasm for architecture that turned Bayreuth into one of the most beautiful baroque cities of Europe. No surprise, Bayreuth will be paying due tribute to her with a double celebration: 2008 is the 250 anniversary of her death and 2009 is the 300 anniversary of her birth. … ![]()