Town and Country

Martin Luther provided the impetus for the Reformation in the city on the Elbe 500 years ago.

Several thousand fun fairs are held in Germany every year – we have compiled the five biggest for you, together with a small 'festival etiquette' manual.

Foward-thinking, never standing still: the world meets in Hamburg for the G20 Summit

People think of Germany as the country of the autobahn, yet there is also an extensive network of long-distance cycle paths here. We present the three most beautiful routes.

The Entdecke DE series takes you on a tour through Germany. This time we travel along impressive hiking trails.

Wanderlust? We present six well-known and less well-known places in Germany that are well worth a visit.

Nature in the city: Essen, the metropolis on the Ruhr, has been named 2017 European Green Capital and is celebrating this honour with its inhabitants and international guests.

The series Discover DE takes you on a tour through Germany: this time to its cathedrals.

The series “Discover DE” takes you on a tour through Germany: this time to observatories.

So-called “Cittàslow“, slow cities, offer deceleration pure.

The caricaturist Thomas Nast, who was born in Germany's Palatinate region, developed the original version of the now world-famous Santa Claus figure.

The Explore DE series takes you on a journey through Germany: this time, we visit Christmas markets in romantic settings featuring historical half-timbered buildings.