15 Best Things to Do in Wolfsburg (Germany)
On the Mittelland Canal in Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg is a very young city, at no more than 80 years old. You could say that Wolfsburg owes its existence to one …
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15 Best Things to Do in Würzburg (Germany)
In the midst of vineyards, Würzburg is a historic university city in Franconia. All eyes are drawn to the two palaces either side of the Main River. On the right …
15 Best Things to Do in Potsdam (Germany)
The capital of Brandenburg, Potsdam is a World Heritage city of palaces and royals parks for the Kings of Prussia. After being devastated in the Thirty Years’ War in the …
15 Best Things to Do in Bottrop (Germany)
Between Oberhausen and Gelsenkirchen on the Rhine-Herne Canal, Bottrop is a Ruhr city that still has some heavy industry. A couple of active collieries are still in business, supporting coal-derivative …
15 Best Things to Do in Neuss (Germany)
One of Germany’s oldest cities after Trier, Neuss was started out the Roman camp Novaesium on the left bank of the Rhine in 16 BC. There are artefacts from the …
15 Best Things to Do in Ingolstadt (Germany)
A youthful university city on the Danube in the heart of Bavaria, Ingolstadt is the headquarters of the car manufacturer Audi. You can return to the very origins of the …
15 Best Things to Do in Solingen (Germany)
In the hilly and forested Bergiches Land, Solingen is a town just upriver on the Wupper from Wuppertal. Since the Middle Ages Solingen has had the nickname, Klingenstadt (City of …
15 Best Things to Do in Ulm (Germany)
On the Danube in Baden-Württemberg, Ulm will forever be synonymous with its epic minster. The city, also the birthplace of Albert Einstein, is a heady juxtaposition of Medieval and modern: …
15 Best Things to Do in Hamm (Germany)
The easternmost stop on the Ruhr’s Industrial Heritage Trail, Hamm is a quiet, former coalmining town that has now switched to manufacturing and logistics. Where most cities in the Ruhr …
15 Best Things to Do in Mülheim (Germany)
Straddling the Ruhr River, Mülheim is an a historic city encircled by smaller settlements all born during industrialisation in the 19th century. Mülheim was one of the first cities in …