Topic of the week: Discovering the federal states
A culinary journey
What do people from Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia or Rhineland-Palatinate eat? Typical dishes that were created under the influence of neighbouring countries.
Lifestyle and Cuisine
Lifestyle, design, housing, food and drink, organic markets, regional specialties, Riesling and star cuisine: Current and background information on lifestyle and cuisine.
Topic of the week: Discovering the federal states
Celebrations create a sense of unity
How are celebrations held in the federal states? What beach fires and Carnivals have in common: Germany's festivals, celebrations and traditions.
Topic of the week: Discovering the federal states
High German and Low German
How do Saarlanders and Saxons speak? How many dialects are there? Linguist Stephan Elspaß explains peculiarities of the German language.
The four corners of Germany
32 years of unity and 23 years of the Zipfelbund – German unification first made this association of compass-point communities possible.
North America
Cooking, baking and blogging
Fascinated by Berlin, good food and the art of writing about it: Luisa Weiss talks about her German-American lifestyle.
A Guide to German Etiquette
Nothing’s as easy as sticking your foot in it when you’re abroad. But don’t worry. Here the do's and don’ts.
How Germany celebrates Christmas
A Christmas visit to Germans: which rituals are important and why potato salad is part of the festivities.
Asia
German pastries enchant Japan
A German pastry chef brought baumkuchen to Japan a hundred years ago. The Japanese still love it today – just as they do Christmas stollen from Dresden.
Topic of the week: New country life
Yen for country life
Most people in Germany live in cities, but many are drawn to the countryside. Seven facts about a trending topic.
Topic of the week: New country life
Where the countryside lives and breathes
Many Germans dream of country life. Here we present three regions that are popular for very different reasons.
About prosperity and happiness
Germany in an international comparison: Find out here where the country stands in the rankings of international organizations.
German superlatives
The tallest church, the narrowest street, the biggest thirst: Germany is the world leader in these unusual categorieswelchen dabei ist.