How Germany celebrates Christmas
A Christmas visit to Germans: which rituals are important and why potato salad is part of the festivities.
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.
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.
Ten facts about sustainable food
Be it regional, organic, vegetarian or vegan: let us show you which sustainable foods Germans serve up.
Delightful sounds
What Germans like and don’t like to listen to – a foray into some of the tops and flops of the worlds of sound
The sound of a day
Birdsong, bell chimes, night-time quiet: Read and listen here to the sound of Germany.
These are your favourite dishes
Swabian raviolis in outer space, spaetzle under EU protection: Let us explain what you don’t yet know about your favourite German dishes.
You simply must try this.
Expats tell us what is so special about German food and which dishes they simply can’t do without.
What Germans eat
Pizza or schnitzel? Find out here what Germans like eating most, and how the pandemic is changing their cooking habits.