Its grand merchants’ houses and magnificent promenades, worldwide musicals, shopping malls and St. Pauli district give Hamburg a multinational feel. A feel of the interesting clings to the warehouse region and the city’s brand canals.

With its many parks and estate, Hamburg is also Germany’s greenest metropolis as well as a significant media center. 15 of the country’s 20 largest-circulation magazines are published here.

Also, the city state is a chief in medicine and biotechnology and also a main aircraft manufacturing center. (Remember Airbus?)

The wide blue yonder, fresh sea breezes and the call of remote shores… Hamburg’s port was once the exit point for huge traveler ships intended for faraway lands. Imposing luxury sail ships still wharf here from time to time, but it is now better known as one of the world’s leading shipment centers, and the link between continental Europe and overseas.

It is positioned on the southern division of the Jutland Peninsula which lies among Continental Europe in the south, Scandinavia to the north, the North Sea to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the east. It was after that joint with Bremen as the bishopric of Hamburg-Bremen two years later on.

King Mstivoj of the Obodrites shattered the town in 983 and afterward it was burn down by King Mieszko II Lambert of Poland in 1030. After so many difficulties in 1066 and 1072 the bishop Ansgar lastingly moved to Bremen.

A visit to Hamburg should include a boat tour through its outstanding harbor and the canals that cut through the old warehouse district where the smell of coffee and exotic spices still evokes visions of far-away places…

After a Saturday nighttime out on the township, some folks like to go downward to the early sunrise (and very popular!) Fish Market in Altona for a more sobering experience.

The metropolis got its name from the first steady building on the site when Emperor Charlemagne planned to build a castle in 808 A.D.. In 834 (or was it 831?), it was chosen as the seat of a bishopric. Ansgar was the original bishop. He was known as the Apostle of the North. In 845, Hamburg was shattered by a fleet of 600 Viking ships that came River Elbe. (I’m imagining this right now — we have movies about such happenings, haven’t we? :-)

Some of the attractive places to visit are Town Hall, the Harbor, and the Blankenese District along the Elbe River. Also the well-known and beautiful Speicherstadt is worth a visit. This 100-year old brick warehouse district is situated between the Deichtor Halls and Baumwall. And the Church of St. Michael is nice, too.

Top Sights Of Hamburg

To summarize, the Alster Lake is measured as a significant sightseer spot which lies in the middle of the city. Harbour tours begin from the 700 m floating pontoon on the Landungsbrücken jetties. The 132 meter tower of St. Michael, recognized close by as the Michel is Hamburg’s well-known attraction.

It is a bit hard for all the guests to find a world-wide airfield in the city with its Wilhelminian brick Gothic buildings, unusual gables and little towers. Though, that gives us tremendous opportunities for making tons of photos, right? ;-)

Bremen, a city state in North Germany and, together with Bremerhaven, recognized a port city, is located along the Weser river. It suffered far-reaching harm in World War II.

Nowadays, it forms a vital part of the German economy and serves as headquarters for many industries.

Many of the sights are found in old town. The market square is dominated by the luxurious façade of the Town Hall, which was erected between 1405 and 1410 in Gothic style. However, the façade was built two centuries later (1609–1612) in Renaissance style.

At the moment, it organizes a decor with huge wine barrels, as it is as well home of the twelve oldest wines in the world, stored in their original barrels in the Apostel chamber.

The statues of the city’s protector, Roland, and of Gerhard Marcks’ bronze sculpture lie in the front and to the side of the Town Hall.

Other interesting buildings lie in the vicinity of the Market Place (Marktplatz) are the Schütting, and the Stadtwaage.

The Our Lady’s Church is the oldest church with its sepulcher features consisting several impressive murals from the 14th century. St Martin’s Church stands at the end of Böttcherstraße, near the Weser bank. Another structure lies nearby in the form of a Gothic brick church built in 1229, and rebuilt in 1960 after its destruction in World War II.

A small, fresh-looking area of twisted lanes and fishing houses from the 15th and 16th centuries, tucked away amid the Cathedral and the river is the Schnoor, at the present engaged by cafés, artisan shops and art galleries.

Schlachte is the medieval harbor of Bremen. It’s a street with one pub next to the other on one side, and the Weser river on the other. It’s simply a delight to watch and explore…

Along with all these traditional structure, you might come across with some more contemporary tourist attractions including Universum Science Center, which is a modern science museum that put you at aghast. Botanika, a public rhododendron park, lends the same as above the Universum for biology.

The Kunsthalle Bremen is a fine art museum in the midst of paintings from the 19th and 20th century, maintained by the citizens of Bremen. Neues Museum Weserburg is an art museum with modern paintings and sculptures.

With all these to offer, this city is a good place from the sight seeing point of view.

Erfurt is a city in Central Germany and the capital of the state of Thuringia (Thüringen) with a population of about 210,000. It is situated 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Leipzig, 113 km (70 mi) south-east of Kassel and 180 km (112 mi) south-east of Hanover.

The city was first mentioned in 742 under the name of Erphesfurt and was a vital trading town during the middle Ages. Collectively with the other five Thuringian cities of Gotha, Bad Tennstedt, Arnstadt and Bad Langensalza, it was the hub of the German wood trade.

Erfurt became a part of Prussia in 1803 and remained Prussian until 1944. Subsequently, on April 12, 1945, the city was taken by units of the U.S. and when American troops left the city, it was engaged by the Red Army on 3 July 1945.

After a while, it fell in the Soviet Zone of occupation. It was only after the German reunification when it became the capital of the re-established state of Thuringia.

Unlike most other major German cities, it fortunately suffered only lesser amount of damage from Allied air raids during World War II.

Frequently, this city is termed as A Rendezvous In The Heart Of Germany. You will certainly love to know that its medieval heart is one of the best-preserved anywhere in Germany. Even now, its wealth could be realized in its lovingly restored Renaissance buildings, half-timbered houses, churches and abbeys.

The remarkable Merchants’ Bridge is surely among the city’s most distinctive sights. Interestingly, it is the longest bridge in Europe to have houses along its entire length.

If you adore momentous sights, then the Cathedral Hill by way of Mary’s church and the cathedral of St. Severus, are there to captivate you. It is an imposing ensemble of two Catholic churches and grand steps leading to Cathedral Square.

The Augustinian Monastery, which was constructed in 1277, contains precious stained glass-windows. This spot dates back its origin from the 14th century as Martin Luther lived here from 1505 to 1511 as a monk.

Molsdorf Palace is also a wonderful sight to visit, watch and explore.

Another outstanding place is the Krämerbrücke. This is is a bridge, crossing the narrow Gera River, and it is roofed with inhabited buildings. It was built in 1325 with a church on either bridgehead. (They both still exist — amazing!)

Apart from all these sights, Erfurt is symbolized by two churches, the Mariendom and the Severikirche. Both these churches stand directly side by side. It’s being said that they form the emblem of the city.

Oh, and it also got its own airport: the Erfurt Airport (ERF).

Halle is a German city that’s located in the south of Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt). It’s very close to the river Saale, which is why it’s also called Halle an der Saale (Halle on the Saale).

Don’t mix this city’s name up with another, smaller German city called Halle in Westphalia!

This city has a rich past. Its early history is connected with harvesting of salt. And the name Halle probably had been derived from a proto-Germanic word for salt. Even the name of the river Saale consists the Germanic root for salt as salt-harvesting had taken place here — at least since the Bronze Age.

Halle was initially mentioned in the year 806. Later, in the 10th century, it became a component of the bishopric principality of Magdeburg and remained so until 1680, when Brandenburg annexed it together with Magdeburg.

Subsequent to the World War II, it served as the capital of the short-lived administrative region of Saxony-Anhalt until 1952, before it functioned as the capital of the administrative district.

The city is known for its Handel Festival which is held every June. This festival emphasizes the city’s cultural calendar and attracts visitors from all over the world.

You will find various places of interest in the city as it has a long history. With a diversity of attractions and chronological buildings, the old quarter is an excellent place for you to stroll around and get acquainted with its colorful past.

Market square and Handel statue are other spots which must be seen. From there, go to the five towers. One of them is the city’s most famous landmark — the 84-meter-high Red Tower.

St. Mary cathedral is also termed as Market Church, which was shaped out of two smaller medieval churches. The hefty organ in the west nave was initiated in the company of Johann Sebastian Bach at the beginning of the 18th century. Only adjacent to this church, visitors would locate St. Mary’s library, which is Germany’s oldest and largest Protestant church library

“God’s Acre” cemetery, which is dating back its origin from the 16th century, is an outstanding Renaissance memorial.

After torment of Second World War, “God’s Acre” graveyard was left to run wild until 1990, when it was affectionately put to its original glory.

And as I mentioned at the beginning of this page, this city accommodates Germany’s oldest Evangelic Bible college — known as Marien Bibliotheca, with 27,000 titles.

The Aschaffenburg history goes back to as far as the year 957. Initially, being a Roman settlement, it came under the authority of the electors of Mainz in 982 and was chartered in 1173.

Archbishop Willigis constructed a stone bridge over the Main in 989. Its significance was enhanced by Adalbert in an assortment of ways around 1122. Aschaffenburg witnessed the two extreme events in the past in the form of a synod and an imperial diet and former was organized in 1292 while latter took place in 1474.

The two events led the way for a famous concordat which was established at the time of events and paved the way to be called as the Aschaffenburg Concordat.

The town gone through the worst phase of the Thirty Years’ War and was being swayed by the various rebellions forces. Ruler Ludwig I of Bavaria constructed a country house for himself to the extreme west of the town in 1842–1849 which went onto become popular as Pompejanum. On the close proximity of the town, the Austro-Prussian War took place in 1866 where Prussia got an upper hand.

During the World War II, Aschaffenburg was profoundly scratched by Allied forces through the bombing.

Berlin is the capital and the biggest city of Germany, with 3.5 million inhabitants from more than 180 nations. It is one of the most famous cities of Europe.

The metropolis was separated into two halfs after World War II. East Berlin developed into the capital of the East part of Germany, at the same time West Berlin was converted into an enclave bounded by the Berlin Wall from 1961–1989. After the re-union of Germany in the year 1990, the city got back its position as the capital of entire Germany.

It is the third frequently visited tourist place in Europe. This capital is residence to well-known colleges, research centers, sports schools, orchestras, museums and film centers.

Its scenery and past legacy has made it a fashionable location for global movie creations. Familiar for its festival celebration, modern structural design, nightlife and ultra-modern arts, Berlin has developed into an important spot for those attracted by moderate way of life, modern culture, but also low cost living.

The TV tower at Alexanderplatz in the Mitte district was built in 1969 (hey, my birth year!). It’s considered the second highest construction in the European Union and visible throughout most of the inner districts of Berlin.

The East Side consists of a gallery with an outdoor presentation of art decorated directly on the last existing section of the Berlin Wall. It is one of the prime remaining proof of its historical separation.

Berlin is a modern city with numerous impressive sights, magnificent museums, touching theaters and cinemas, sophisticated cafés, lively pubs and extraordinary nightclubs. It’s a city that thrives on change, and that has made a virtue out of reinventing itself.

Berlin is a charming metropolis year-round, even though the majority of the tourists come between May and September, when the climate is the most reliable. Summer is a beautiful occasion to be here because a lot of life moves outdoors. Rain is, however, possible in any month — in Germany anyway.

Go sightseeing! Every Saturday and Sunday, the Panorama S-Bahn starts from the Ostbahnhof and returns back covering Südring and the Stadtbahn. The guided tours of Berlin Underworlds’ Association take you to the hidden parts by visiting bunkers from the Second World War and the Cold War and disclose the dark sides of the history of this city.

Explore its famous and hidden sights on a town rally. People make a pleasant tour through the ancient parts of Berlin with the unique charabanc Altberliner Kremser and the Eiserner Gustav.

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The Leipzig History had several remarkable spots. First mention of this city was in the year 1015, and it received city rights in 1165. It fundamentally gave shape to Saxony and the German history in general.

The city became famous for commerce. Its trade fair, which began in the middle Ages, is the oldest remaining trade fair in the world.

In 1409, the University of Leipzig was founded and the city became the center of German law and the publishing industry.

The first German long distance rail project was between Leipzig and Dresden in 1839. Thus, it became hub of central European rail route traffic and had the largest terminal station by area in Europe. (Their main station (Hauptbahnhof) is huuuuge and incredibly beautiful!)

The city was heavily damaged in World War II but was reestablished after the war to become one of the major cities of East Germany.

And in 1889, it played a major role in the peaceful change to the reunification of Germany.

Frankfurt am Main is located in the German state of Hesse (Hessen) and is the fifth-largest city of Germany. It has about 733,000 inhabitants.

The metropolitan is a chief transport center and a manufacturing and economic city that ensure it is the economic source of power not only of Germany, but central Europe.

Frankfurt has played a major role in the history of Germany and the German states for centuries. The three pillars that support its market are economics, transport, and trade fairs. It was Germany’s financial assets for centuries, and it is the residence of a number of main banks and brokerages.

You’ll find some outstanding shopping, amazing museums, exciting monumentous sites, first-class theaters, one of the most prestigious hotels, and some pleasant neighborhoods like Nordend and Bockenheim.

Frankfurt was harshly bombed in World War II. Besides the well-known medieval city center (which was the largest in Germany), more than the half of the city was badly destroyed.

The reconstruction after the war took place in a modern style, but most have been reconstructed and modernized in a fantastic manner so you still can see how it was in the past.

With its outstanding rail links and Autobahn system, it’s the usual hubs for travelers who wish to see the nearby towns and scenery, or other major German cities.

The most excellent and well known is the yearly International Book Fair, which is visited by people from all over the world. Same with the Inernational Automobile Fair.

Besides all that, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is considered as one of the world’s most important stock exchange.

So, if you plan to visit this city, take a close look into the city’s event calendar to avoid any inconveniences with one of the many large worldwide trade fairs and expos that are conducted here. For this it will certainly be difficult to find hotel rooms and restaurant spots.

Airport

When you arrive in at the city’s usual doorway, the Frankfurt International Airport, I encourage you to spend some time strolling through the city, and even take a boat for a thrilling river cruise, jumping from one city and village to another.

By the way, its airport ranks among the world’s top ten. It serves 304 flight targets in 110 nations. In other words, you usually see every 2 minutes an airplane departing or arriving.

Based on the numbers of passengers or air travel are used, it is ranked as the second or third busiest in Europe, beside London Heathrow Airport and Paris’ Charles de Gaulle.

Weather In Frankfurt

The best time to visit Frankfurt weather-wise would probably be during March–May and September–October. Summer is also good since climate is warm and comfortable, but it could be overcrowded due to a fair or expo taking place.

The wintry climate are prone to storms and icy temperatures but brings a complete common and entertainment schedule and zero visitor crowds.

Trier is a significant city. Located in south-west Germany, merely 10 km (6 mi) from the Luxembourg border and 193 km (120 mi) south-west of Frankfurt, it makes a convenient — and very worthwhile — day trip from Cologne or Frankfurt.

Trier is Germany’s oldest city as, in 2,000 B.C. the Assyrians established a settlement here. This Roman colony was founded in the command of Augustus in 16 B.C. and subsequently became a preferred dwelling of several Roman emperors and ultimately became known as “the second Rome.”

Subsequently, it got the popularity as a foremost hub of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman king. He even established the oldest church here in the year 326, the Trier Cathedral (Trierer Dom).

The city lies in a basin stuck connecting squat vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), close to the German boundary with Luxembourg and within the significant Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wine-growing region. (They have soooo good wine there, I’m telling you!)

Subsequent to the destruction of the city by the tribes in the 5th century, this great city was reduced to a small town. It still feels amiably small today, notwithstanding its flourishing population of 100,000 people.

It’s marketplace square (Hauptmarkt) is one of the largely enjoyable in Germany, filled with fruit stands, flowers, painted façades, and fountains. Even catholic pilgrims trip to here in massive figures to pay tribute to the work of art of the Holy Robe in the Benedictine church only named for him.

This harmless and charming city on the Moselle River offers you a mesmerizing amalgamation of antique history and the conveniences of a modern city with an amazingly miscellaneous cultural activities calendar.

Selected as World Cultural Heritage Site by the United Nations, it has a dazzling compilation of archaeological sites and monuments dating back over 2,000 years. You can ascend a brilliantly preserved Roman city gate (the Porta Nigra), look at the former Roman Imperial Baths, and pay attention to a concert in the largest surviving single-room structure from Roman times.

Other admired attractions consist of the 1700-year-old cathedral, the oldest Gothic church in Germany called Church of Our Lady (Liebfrauenkirche), Karl Marx’s birthplace, and the Roman Archaeological Museum (Landesmuseum).

For leisure, there are scores of proceedings all through the summer, together with the multi-day Altstadtfest with live music and performances, the International Organ Music Festival, and live theater and music in the Tuchfabrik.

For the reason of its location in the Moselle river valley, it furthermore offers tremendous opportunities for open-air activities, such as a hike up to the Mariensäule for a sight from above the city, or a bike ride along the river to quaint towns and vineyards.

Trier is moreover a provincial executive center, a key destination for shopping in the area, and the center for the famed Moselle river wine industry.

By the way, the city consists of an admirable metropolitan bus system which brings you to literally everywhere.

(I told you about their wine, didn’t I? :o))

Wiesbaden, capital of the state of Hesse (German: Hessen), is positioned in Central Germany. It is situated at the Rhine river, opposite the city of Mainz, which is on the other side of the river. It is only a short distance from Frankfurt am Main and has about 275,000 inhabitants.

In this city, you’ll find approximately 12,000 U.S. citizens that are mostly associated with the U.S. Army.

Wiesbaden was founded by Romans about 2,000 years ago and was called Aquae Mattiacorum because of the local German tribe of this area.

Historically, it is famous since Roman times, and even now people love to come here to cure their health and take advantage of the many spas and hot springs of the city.

At the moment, it is a bruised city with a mundane history but still busy and a lovely place for a relaxing vacation. Apart from all these sites, Wiesbaden is well-known for its thermal springs and spas. Even Romans loved it.

Just think about this… In the year 1900, approx. 86,100 people lived here while having 126,000 visitors.

Like other beautiful German cities, Wiesbaden boasts of its locale and sites. You will see the Kochbrunnen, which will certainly give you a beautiful view over the city.

You might take a glimpse of 1,000 year old oak trees, which are located up there and give the whole area a mystic feeling.

The city, being the gateway to the Rheingau, will force you to take a trip to Eltville or just cross the Rhine river and visit the old city of Mainz. Surely, along with this region, you’ll get to see and feel a lot of history.

Another fantastic spot is the Fasanerie, which is a local park containing a splendid collection of European animals. It is the only area where wolves and bears are living together in the same area.

The Nero Valley, the Kurhaus and adjacent parks are in fact the extremely spirit of Wiesbaden. If you take a trip in fall, then you might feel surprised to spot colorful parrots in the trees of the Kurpark. Those birds are in reality, inhabitant to the city itself since their ancestors escaped from cages and now they breed and survive.

Another grand site is Biebrich palace square which is situated in the center of the city. You will come across with two wonderful buildings on this square: the ducal palace and the new town hall. In 1840, this palace was built by Duke Wilhelm of Nassau.

Today, the building serves as parliamentary building for the federal state of Hesse.