I explored east Germany’s hip cities and Cold War relics – in the ultimate Communist car
Go Trabi Go! I keep thinking of that iconic 1991 film which so brilliantly portrayed an East German family in the first ...
Why you should visit Germany's Potsdam instead of Versailles
Potsdam’s Sanssouci Palace is a Rococo masterpiece tailored to a king's taste. Don’t miss the eight-tier garden and art ...
35 years after the Berlin Wall opened, fragments of East Germany’s border remain
Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are ...
Germany Arrests Suspected Members of Neo-Nazi Group Plotting Revolt
The suspected ringleader and founding member, identified by German and Polish authorities as 23-year-old Joerg S., was ...
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Why Hamburg has just been named Germany's 'happiest' place
The port city is no doubt one of the most affluent cities in Germany with above-average salaries, and is home to employers such as Lufthansa, Techniker Krankenkasse and Google. Shipping and ...
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'Two hundred more cities': Flixtrain expands in Germany with regional connections
In the south of Germany, cities such as Ulm, Tübingen and Kaiserslautern can also be reached. Flix looks to grow on the rails Flixtrain is part of the Flix mobility platform, which is best known ...