Hamburg’s UNESCO-listed Speicherstadt is the world’s largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations. Between historic coffee traders and modern museums, this brick Gothic quarter tells the story of a port city’s global reach.
Emperor Charles IV built Karlštejn Castle to house the Imperial Crown Jewels, which were also kept in Nuremberg’s Kaiserburg; the regalia were moved between the two fortresses, with Nuremberg becoming their permanent home from 1424 until 1796.
Germany’s northern highlands blend fairy-tale forests, historic mining towns, and narrow-gauge steam trains. Here’s how to explore the Harz beyond the obvious.
The Honours of Scotland at Edinburgh Castle and the German imperial crown jewels (Reichskleinodien) both underwent similar wartime concealment during WWII and represent parallel examples of preserved national regalia from medieval/early modern European monarchies.
The Rhine Gorge between Rüdesheim and Koblenz offers steep vineyard slopes, medieval castles, and some of Germany’s finest Riesling wines in historic wine taverns.
The German ship Aud, loaded with weapons from Germany, was scuttled off Cork on April 21, 1916, while attempting to deliver arms for the Easter Rising—a well-documented historical event.
Bamberg’s medieval center survived World War II intact, leaving behind a perfectly preserved German town where smoked beer flows freely and half-timbered houses lean over canal bridges.
The Cimitero Acattolico (Non-Catholic Cemetery) in Rome contains the grave of August von Goethe (son of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) who died in Rome in 1830, along with numerous other German artists, scholars, and members of the German Archaeological Institute founded in Rome in 1829.
Founded before Rome itself claimed it, Trier preserves Germany’s finest Roman monuments alongside medieval market squares and world-class Riesling. Here’s how to explore the city that calls itself older than the Eternal City.
Under chestnut trees with a liter of lager and a pretzel, Bavarian beer gardens blend centuries-old tradition with everyday social life. Here’s what makes them special and where to find the best.
