Sea Life is a network of aquariums owned by the British company "Merlin Entertainments". They are located in many European ... read more...

Rinteln is a small half-timbered town with houses in the Weser Renaissance style. Famous for its university, which was founded in 1621. The well-preserved old town is still characterised by numerous half-timbered houses read more...

One of the most unusual structures in Germany is located in Scharnebeck. The lift for river ships was built in 1974 and it is the world's largest double lift (in 2016, China built a single lift, about 2.5 times bigger than this one, video) read more...

Lüneburg is a small Hanseatic city in Lower Saxony. The city was a salt trader and important economic center because of its geographic location near Lubeck. As you know, salt used to be very important and expensive in former times as it was used in many processes, in particular, allowed long-term storage of food. Therefore, cities with salt had a good income read more...

Germany has many interesting routes, one of which is designed specifically for trips with children - Fairy Tale Route. The places on this route are not imaginary, but quite real. The most famous German writers - the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm loved to travel and collect different stories. Places where they heard and recorded fairy tales were included in this this route read more...

Lüneburg Heath is not a desert as it may seem from the title. It's a huge park. Until 1800 the entire north of Germany was full of such empty spaces, but now only this place remains. Here grows mostly heather, meadow flowers and juniper read more...

Oldenburg is best known as the medieval residence of the dynasty of the same name. Until 1773, the Earl of Oldenburg was also the king of Denmark, which means the weight of the title was huge read more...

Emden is the main city in the historic region of East Frisia. Like 300 years ago, it lives off the port, from where Volkswagen cars are dispatched all over the world. The city-forming factory is located in the port as well read more...

Willy-Spahn Park is a good place to watch the spring blooms. The park was founded in 2004 on the site of an old marl quarry that had existed here since 1850. The central object is a restored and the only preserved in the region lime kiln, built in 1925 read more...

A resort town in Germany. It has parks, a half-timbered old town and an animal enclosure read more...

The Christmas market in Neustad is small, located on just one street. However, its distinctive feature is the colorful illumination of the buildings read more...

This article lists family restaurants with playgrounds or children's areas around Hanover. If you can add to the article, please write in the comments read more...

On June 3, 1998, near the German town of Eschede, the largest high-speed train crash in history occurred, killing more than 100 people read more...

A small resort in the Deister Mountains, first mentioned between 856 and 869 as “Munimeri”. The healing power of the salty, sulphurous and bitter springs from this place was known in the area. Monks from Minden used to walk almost 50 kilometers because of the salt springs. This may have led to the name Münder, from Minden. Salt mining, which existed here since 1033, was stopped in 1924 read more...

A 45-hectare park in the style of an English landscape garden on Mount Orberg in the municipality of Emmerthal. It was created around 1818 by Georg Adolph von Hake near his estate. Entrance to the park is free and it is still owned by the von Hake family read more...

A small, picturesque town in Lower Saxony. The town is unknown in tourist terms, although there is a brown sign on the autobahn, which is how we got here read more...

An observation tower on a hill near the resort town of Bad Iburg. A distinctive feature is the beautiful graffiti covering the entire tower, depicting the history of the region read more...

Like many cities in Germany, Osnabrück was completely destroyed during the war. The city is standard, with restored historic center, Market ... read more...

Hamelin is one of Germany's "fairy tale" towns. It is known for the Pied Piper legend. In the USSR, this ... read more...

Hämelschenburg Castle was built between 1588 and 1618. It belongs to the Weser Renaissance. Southern wing of the Italian Renaissance style ... read more...

Einbeck is an old Hanseatic city with half-timbered houses. Hanseatic means belonging to the trade union of free German cities. ... read more...

The Hardenberg Castle and Hardenberg Palace are located close to each other and belong to the noble Hardenberg family read more...

During the preparation for the Expo 2000 in Hannover, one of the exhibits was a newly built residential area of future. All available knowledge in the field of ecological optimization of construction and communal services was used. Social aspects were considered as well read more...

In the village of Etelsen stands a small and well-preserved palace built in 1885-1887 years by brothers Heimbruch for the ... read more...

Hanover Carnival is held since 1992. It lasts for several months, starting in November, and includes dozens of events, but this article is about the carnival procession read more...

A small castle-palace of the first half of the 18th century. You can walk freely on the territory, although it ... read more...

If you do not know how the buildings of the Renaissance look like, then you must visit the castle of Bevern. This is almost the most characteristic building in the whole of Germany read more...

Luxurious five-star hotel, located in the castle of the 16th century. It was built by Hilmar von Münchhausen on the location of the old knightly fortress. By name, you can guess that it was the ancestor of the famous Baron Munchausen read more...

The most important trading city in East Frisia. At the end of the 14th and the beginning of the 15th centuries, it was also the political center of the region. East Frisia is a historical region which is now part of Lower Saxony read more...

The castle was founded in the 14th century, at that time, as a fortress. And got a modern look in the 15-16 centuries.

It is curious that in 1793 the city was inherited by Empress Catherine II, so it moved to the Russian crown. Such situations were possible before the reunification of Germany, during the time of individual kingdoms and independent cities. Catherine received the city after the death of her brother, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst read more...

A colorful lighthouse on the shores of the North Sea, one of the symbols of East Frisia, a historical area in Germany. Сome here on a sunny day, the green grass cover and the blue sky will create the perfect colors. Though we arrived at sunset and the sceenery was also beautiful read more...

Until 2010, the tower of the church in Suurhusen was the most falling tower in the world. After that, the title passed to the Capital Gate tower in Abu Dhabi. At the moment, the tower slope is 5.19° and this is a degree more than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa read more...

If you want to take a little nature walk and take pictures of the Hanover Skyline, you can do it on the mountain Benter Berg read more...

In the village of Gieboldehausen there is a small park with a single half-timbered house. The house is very beautiful and is therefore has a separate article read more...

A beautiful alley of rhododendrons in the middle of the forest. It belongs to a private castle, but you can walk freely. The castle itself can be seen through the fence. Don't forget that rhododendrons bloom in May, and don't forget the mosquito spray read more...

Due to the construction of a network of navigable canals, water bridges began to appear in Germany. We have already visited similar structures in Magdeburg and Minden, and now we found bridges in Hannover as well read more...

A small town near Hanover. Here you can find the castle, the park near it, and a small old town read more...

An old town with a preserved old centre. Northheim was first mentioned at the end of the 8th century, but the first mention as a "town" was in 1204 read more...

If you are traveling in the Harz Mountains and want to have a lunch in an unusual place, then visit the historic Maaßener Gaipel pizzeria. The restaurant is located on the site of a former mine, at high altitude, above the town of Lautenthal read more...

Bad Essen is not included in touristic guides, and it's quite logical: there are no important attractions in the town. ... read more...

Braunschweig is the second largest city in Lower Saxony. Until November 1918 it was the capital of the Duchy of ... read more...

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Title Bodenwerder is not as known as the name of its most famous resident - Baron Karl Friedrich ... read more...

Bad Nenndorf is a small town near Hannover. The prefix Bad tells us that we are in a spa town read more...

Salzgitter, one of the cities in Germany with a special administrative structure. It consists of many separate towns, so you just can't find the city of Salzgitter on the map read more...

Aristocratic residence in the neo-Gothic style, built on the site of older, ruined estates, in 1862 - 1867. Belongs to the von dem Bussche-Ippenburg family for over 600 years. The castle and the park are known as a place of annual garden festivals read more...

In the middle of Lake Steinhude, there is a small artificial island built by Count Wilhelm Schaumburg-Lippe in 1761 read more...

At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, towers in honour of Otto von Bismarck were built throughout Germany. A total of about two hundred were built, and this time we visited the Bismarck Tower in Bad Pyrmont, built in 1900. It is located within the city limits, a 30-40 minute walk from the centre read more...

In a small town of Lütetsburg in northern Germany lies a beautiful old park. It was founded by Baron Edzard Mauritz ... read more...

In the small town of Wienhausen there is an abbey (monastery) founded in 1230 by Agnes von Landsberg, daughter-in-law of Henry ... read more...

Stadthagen is a small town near Hannover. It belongs to the towns of Weser Renaissance, mainly because of an ancient ... read more...