Destinations

Travelling the Steam Train Route:
The Romance of the Railway on a Narrow Gauge


©DAMPFBAHN-ROUTE Sachsen

Saxony’s steam trains once ran on the largest integrated narrow-gauge system in Germany. More than one hundred years ago this extensive network offered travel enthusiasts an array of opportunities to explore the region.

And what in 1900 was considered a modern form of travel can today be experienced as a nostalgic adventure: The Saxony Steam Train Route runs for over 650 km through unique and diverse holiday regions such as the Saxon Castle and Heathland region, the Vogtland region, the Saxon Switzerland National Park, the Saxon Elbe region, the Zittau Mountains and the Muskau Heath.

Travelling the Celtic Route:
A Mystical Journey back in Time to Druids, Princes and Artists


©ERart, Gemeinde Nonnweiler

Around 2,500 years ago, in the Iron Age, the area of land currently covered by the Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and Lorraine regions, Luxemburg and parts of Belgium was a centre of Celtic life and culture. The Celts were the roots of present-day Europe and today numerous places and finds bear testament to the era when Celtic culture was at its peak. The druids were the Celtic cultural and spiritual elite, the smiths forged the sharpest blades and tools from iron while their artists created filigree jewellery and the Celtic princes were mighty rulers and fearsome warriors.

The recently inaugurated European Celtic Route makes it now possible to set off and explore this exciting and often enigmatic culture.

Germany’s beautiful showcaves:
Discoveries in an Underground Paradise


©Attahöhle Attendorn

The world ‘below ground’ is generally associated with darkness, hard work, claustrophobic conditions and danger. Nevertheless, the underworld holds fascinating discoveries in the form of caves created in ancient times: glittering salt crystals, mighty dripstones, mysterious shimmering lakes and strange petrified structures – the 52 show caves that exist in Germany are ideal destinations for old and young explorers alike.

Germany’s Unique Wine Regions:
Top-class Vintages from Picturesque Cultivated Landscapes


©Rheinland-Pfalz Tourismus GmbH/Photo: Dominik Ketz

The sun-kissed slopes of Germany's wine regions are not just a popular destination for wine lovers. These picturesque landscapes, many traversed by rivers, with their sometimes spectacularly steep slopes and castle- and palace-crested hills, also exert a magnetic pull on active holidaymakers and other relaxation-seekers.

The Holiday Region Black Forest:
Germany’s Most Attractive Corner for ‘Bons Viveurs’

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