The international production of the film “The Happy Prince”, which is scheduled to hit cinemas in Great Britain in June 2018, was filmed on beautiful aristocratic estates in Bavaria. The film, which is about the life of Oscar Wilde and
Stuttgart for Art Lovers: From Knights to Hawaii
Year after year the Stuttgart State Gallery, the Stuttgart Museum of Art, the Württemberg State Museum and the Linden Museum Stuttgart stage outstanding exhibitions. In 2018 “Mixed Realities, Virtual and Digital Worlds”, “the Hawaian Archipelago” and “Wilhelm Lehmbruck. Variation and
Bremen Space Year celebrates the aerospace industry
Did you know that a higher proportion of people in Bremen work in the aerospace sector than anywhere else in Germany? In fact, the industry has a long tradition in the city. The International Astronautical Congress (IAC), the world’s largest
The Surprising Faces of Leipzig
Leipzig has evolved into one of Germany’s cultural hot spots, luring visitors in the areas of music, art, creative culture, history or architecture. Even nature and animal lovers, athletes, and big and little adventurers can find great experiences in Leipzig,
Bremen – From medieval houses to Weser Renaissance architecture
Bremen, the Hanseatic city on the Weser river, can look back on 1,200 years of history. The grand old buildings around the market square betray its roots as a trading center, but Bremen has the feel of a city on
Trendy Leipzig entices with its many facets and creative vibes
Art, design, literature and scene – Leipzig sets trends. For the young and creative, Leipzig is no longer an insider tip. Word has spread that the city’s working and living conditions are just right and three universities with an artistic
How a 15 year old school girl plans to cross the Atlantic on a boat and learn a few things along the way
Nora is a 15 year old school girl living in Berlin. Together with some soon-to-be ‘classmates’, she has big plans for crossing the Atlantic ocean in a boat on a unique adventure. Here she shares the story of how she
Architecture in Cologne
These days Cologne has one of the most intriguing architectural landscapes in Germany. The east bank of the Rhine now sports the Rheinboulevard, an expansive and attractive riverside space with generous stone steps that stretch 500 metres along the waterside
Diving deep into the Soviet history of Germany’s capital: Berlins Taiga
Holger Raschke is the founder of Berlins Taiga, an innovative tourism startup that allows visitors to learn about Soviet influence and history during the cold war by visiting sites in and around Berlin. In the following interview, the young entrepreneur
Study: Germans spend more on vacations than cars
According to a GfK study on regional purchasing power for holiday travel, Germans spend almost five percent of their purchasing power on holiday travel. At €1,020 per person, Germans’ expenditures on holiday travel exceed even what they spend on automobile