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Brandenburg: The Beelitz Sanatoriums and the Treetop Path

Imanuel Marcus Jan 2, 2021

Located in Brandenburg province, in the town of Beelitz, former sanatoriums offer an intriguing view into the scary history of medicine. But they mainly attract tourists and photographers because of their spookiness.

Features

Top 10: The Best Cities in Germany

Imanuel Marcus Dec 12, 2020

Nothing compares to living in great cities. Especially the ten best ones in Germany will amaze their inhabitants. These ten metropolises are the most stunning…

Features

Berlin: ‘Fifty’ and His 1,299 Friends Live at…

Imanuel Marcus Dec 9, 2020

This little fellow, Fifty, is fluffy, very white and has a personality. He lives at Animal Shelter Berlin. And he is not alone.

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Gengenbach: Historic Spot with Good Wine in the Black Forest

Imanuel Marcus Dec 6, 2020

Located in the central Black Forest, Gengenbach is a small town that offers three things above all: a lot of history, good food and excellent wine. Almost 2,000 years ago, humans already lived in a settlement at this very spot.

Berlin

Germany: Discovering Celebrity Graves in Berlin

Imanuel Marcus Nov 26, 2020

Famous authors, composers, musicians and politicians are buried in Berlin. For instance, the Grimm brothers' graves of honor are located here. They are not…

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Quedlinburg: A Thousand Years of History at One Spot

Imanuel Marcus Nov 24, 2020

Germany has a few medieval towns that are too beautiful to be real. Quedlinburg, a major tourist magnet, is one of those. Hundreds of thousands of visitors per…

Germany

Oranienburg: The Radioactive Day Trip Destination

Imanuel Marcus Nov 22, 2020

Finding a good day trip destination around Berlin is easy. Those who want to see the only place on Earth at which they used to produce radioactive toothpaste should head towards Oranienburg. By the way: They have a nice 'Castle Park' up there too.

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Berlin: The Palace that was Built Three Times

Imanuel Marcus Nov 13, 2020

In the early 1990s, when part of the excitement about Germany's reunification had evaporated, there were people who noticed something was missing in Berlin's…

Germany

‘Lübars’: Berlin’s Authentic Village

Imanuel Marcus Oct 30, 2020

Who would have thought that Berlin, a city not exactly known for quietude or deceleration, has an authentic village? Who needs Brandenburg? Berlin has a rural…

Germany

Lübbenau: Brandenburg’s Marvel in the Spree Forest

Imanuel Marcus Oct 4, 2020

From Berlin, racing down the Autobahn some 80 kilometers (50 miles) will take the sophisticated tourist to Lübbenau, one of Brandenburg's many picturesque spots. Down here it is all about channels, boats and pickles.

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