Category: Germany travel destinations

Rügen Island – the bounties of Nature

| November 18, 2011

Also known as Rugia, Rugen… situated in the Baltic Sea off the north-eastern coast of Germany… is its largest island. It also constitutes of the principal part of Rugen District that includes several small islands inclusive of Ummanz and Hiddensee. It is connected with Stralsund city via the Rügendamm Bridge. This island is one of [...]

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Bamberg – the protected city

| November 18, 2011

The repercussions of the Second World War left most cities of Germany damaged. However, Bamberg is one of the few such cities that were left untouched because of an artillery factory situated at close quarters that prohibited planes from approaching nearby. Located 63 kilometers to the north of Nuremburg, Bamberg is located on the Regnitz [...]

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Bremen – Historic yet Innovative

| November 18, 2011

Located approximately 60 kilometers south from the Weiser mouth on the North Sea, the city of Bremen, a part of the Bremen-Oldenburg city area, is famous for being historical and at the same time innovative too. It is also North Germany’s second most populated city apart from boasting of a major port on the Weser [...]

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Augsburg and its tourist attractions

| November 18, 2011

Situated in south central Germany, Augsburg, a Bavarian city, is located 80 kilometers East of Ulm and 67 kilometers northwest of Munich. It is the third largest city of Bavaria and is preceded by Nürnberg and Munich. It boasts of a population of approximately 275,000 people. It also serves as a gateway to the world [...]

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Regensburg – the best-preserved medieval city of Germany

| November 18, 2011

Located at the confluence of the Regen and the Danube rivers, Regensburg, a Bavarian city, is surrounded to its East by the Bavarian forest. It is also the capital of the Bavarian administrative region, Upper Palatinate. The huge medieval center of this city is a UNESCO world heritage site. Wander casually along the streets with [...]

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