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Cologne’s old town was one of the keys to medieval Germany in more ways than one. The medieval city played a central role, having close ties...

Passau, on the south-eastern edge of Germany near the Austrian border, is set in a spectacular river location with a castle perched above on...

Potsdam, once a garrison town, became the preferred residence of Prussian rulers and now has more palaces and pavilions than any other city ...

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is the most prominent ruin among the Berlin sites that stand as monuments to World War II bombing. The damage...

Potsdam, more than Berlin, was the home of the Hohenzollern princes who created Prussia, the most ambitious and vital of German states.

The...

Bonn‘s Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland has a significance beyond most German history museums. It charts the return of Ger...

The need for European visas depends on where each traveller comes from and how long they want to stay.

People wanting to stay longer than 9...

There’s more than one Europe for travellers to contend with.

We have to think about Customs, immigration, currency and (occasionally) laws....