Trier – Experience Ancient Rome in Germany
Germany’s oldest city is Trier – it dates all the way back before the Roman Empire! Trier was founded by the Celts (the Treveri tribe) in the late 4th century BC, although there is some evidence of a settlement as…
Lindau – The Coolest Island Town You’ve Never Heard Of
Picture this: you’re on a beach, sunshine and a cool breeze on your face. In front of you stretches a crystal blue lake. Across the water to the left is Austria. And to the right, Switzerland. You see in the…
Rothenburg – A German Fairytale Town
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is considered one of Germany’s most quintessential German towns. Famous for its timber-framed houses, it remains one of only three fully walled-in cities in Germany. Part of the Romantic Road in the Franconian region of Bavaria,…
Tips for Visiting Cochem
A Brief History The ancient, picturesque town of Cochem sits on the banks of the Mosel River. Cochem and the surrounding Mosel River Valley are famous for some of the steepest vineyards in the world and the Reisling produced there.…
Burg Hohenzollern – Plan Your Visit
Upon Berg Hohenzollern, an isolated outcropping of the Swabian Alps, sits the fairytale fortress, Burg Hohenzollern. The ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern is located 31 miles south of Stuttgart in the state of Baden-Württemberg. There have actually…
Schloss Lichtenstein – Plan Your Visit
Schloss Lichtenstein ("shining stone") was built right into the side of a cliff at the northwestern edge of the Swabian Alps. The castle marks an architectural shift from classic to Gothic Revival. Located in the state of Baden–Württemberg in southern…
Schloss Mespelbrunn – Plan Your Visit
Tucked away in the scenic Spessart forest stands Schloss Mespelbrunn. This late-medieval, early-Renaissance castle is one of the most famous Wasserschlosser (or moated castles) in Germany. At the edge of Bavaria, the castle is found between Frankfurt and Würzburg...
