Kellerwald-Edersee

A pristine naturepark

The Kellerwald is a low mountain range reaching heights in the western part of northern Hesse, Germany.

Mosel and Rhine a match made in heaven

Cultural route

The Mosel Uferstrasse is a scenic road leading from Trier to Koblenz through countless picturesque wine villages, past imposing castles and former abbeys.

Lucas Cranach the Elder and his circle

Lucas Cranach the Elder in Aschaffenburg

Hercules and Omphale. Lucas Cranach the Elder (studio), around 1545.

Aschaffenburg is home to a fabulous art treasure: paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his circle, including Hans Baldung Grien and Matthias Grünewald. Read more … Lucas Cranach the Elder in Aschaffenburg

Der Schafhof Amorbach

Schafhof Amorbach, a former monastery, among the midst of the fantastically beautiful Bavarian Odenwald Nature Park.

HÖERHOF

Time-consumingly /Thoroughly restored, small „Castle of Idstein“ with unique ambience, located at the peripherals/ edge of the picturesque historic city centre of the former residential town Idstein.

A pristine naturepark

Kellerwald-Edersee

The Kellerwald is a low mountain range reaching heights in the western part of northern Hesse, Germany. Its assets include Germany's largest contiguous beech woodland. Read more … Kellerwald-Edersee

HÖERHOF

Landhaus Bärenmühle

In a calm valley, surrounded by green meadows, huge forrests and the bubbling water of the pond, lies the welcoming farmstead the Bear's Mill.

Cultural route

Mosel and Rhine a match made in heaven

The Mosel Uferstrasse is a scenic road leading from Trier to Koblenz through countless picturesque wine villages, past imposing castles and former abbeys. Read more … Mosel and Rhine a match made in heaven

Burghotel auf Schönburg

Burghotel auf Schönburg, a former medieval castle of the nobel family Schönburg with a view over the Rhine Valley.

Kloster Marienhöh - Hideaway und SPA

Kloster Marienhöh, former monastery of the Marien nuns, situated in a idyllical landscape near the famous wine-growing areas of Nahe, Mosel and Saar.

Gothic brick architecture

Monuments of power

Das Holstentor und die Petri-Kirche gehören zu den Wahrzeichen von Lübeck.

Brick Gothic is a specific style of Gothic architecture common in Northern Europe and the regions around the Baltic Sea that do not have natural rock resources. Read more … Monuments of power

Romantik Hotel Rittergut Bömitz

Manor house surrounded by a romantic landscape which had allready inspired Caspar David Friedrich to his famous paintings.

Schloss Lütgenhof

Schloss Lütgenhof, former manor house on the protected landscape around the Dassow Lake, near UNESCO world cultural heritage Hanseatic cities of Lübeck and Wismar.

On the trail of large art collections

The Anholt Moated Castle with the largest, historically grown, private picture collection in North Rhine-Westphalia. Read more … On the trail of large art collections

Parkhotel Wasserburg Anholt

Parkhotel Wasserburg Anholt, noble moated castle, seat of the royals of Salm-Salm, near Arnheim, Holland.

From the Enlightenment to the late Romantic

On the trail of Anna Amalia

The Duchess Anna Amalia Library holds literary records dating from the ninth to the twenty-first century. Read more … On the trail of Anna Amalia

Der Schafhof Amorbach

Schafhof Amorbach, a former monastery, among the midst of the fantastically beautiful Bavarian Odenwald Nature Park.

Landhaus Bärenmühle

In a calm valley, surrounded by green meadows, huge forrests and the bubbling water of the pond, lies the welcoming farmstead the Bear's Mill.

A journey from Marbach to Weimar

On the trail of Friedrich Schiller

Two hundred years since the death of Schiller and 2009 his 250th birthday, which are reasons enough to follow his path through Germany. Read more … On the trail of Friedrich Schiller

Der Schafhof Amorbach

Schafhof Amorbach, a former monastery, among the midst of the fantastically beautiful Bavarian Odenwald Nature Park.

Kloster Hornbach

Kloster Hornbach, former benedictine-abbey of the bishop Pirminius, nearby the french border at Zweibrücken.

On the trail of the Hanseatic League

Of 13 until the middle of the 15th Century, dominated the Hanseatic League long-distance trade of northern Europe. Read more … On the trail of the Hanseatic League