Travel to Germany

Germany is a Federal Republic made if up of sixteen states. These German states are:


- Schelswig - Holstein

- Mecklenburg - Vorpommern

- Hamburg

- Bremen

- Brandenburg

- Berlin

- Lower Saxony

- Saxony - Anhalt

- North Rhine - estphalia

- Thuringia

- Saxony

- Hesse

- Rhineland Palatinate

- Saarland

- Bavaria

- Baden - Wuttemberg


Each of these states have a wealth of potential in the number of attractions for tourists in addition to some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.

The city of Berlin, which is a state on its own, is usually the first place tourists want to visit when they come to Germany. The German Parliament and the Brandenburg Gate are both national symbols of unity. The path of the Berlin Wall is clearly marked and there are few small segments of the wall still standing so you can gain some essence of what it used to be like. The Berlin Wall Museum will give you information about the people that often risked their lives to cross over this wall.

In Schleswig-Holstein you will truly experience the culture of the northern part of Germany. There are many whole villages that have been designated as museums. Lubeck is a city that has been designated as a World Heritage Site and contains a Museum Harbour of Baltic ships. There is a total of 260 museums in this state and there are numerous jazz and music festivals throughout the year.

Every city of Saxony has something new to offer visitors. Visit the Baroque Village Church in Seiffen and spend some time Erzgebirge Toy Museum. See the Pinge in Altenberg, which is a large crater formed by the collapse of mining shafts in 1620. In Oberweissenthal, you can visit Martin Luther Church. This church is the setting for a large Nativity scene at Christmas time.

Hamburg has so many sites to see and things to do that you will have to devote an entire vacation to this city alone. It is an easy city to navigate and from which you can take a tour of the Alster Lake. Make sure you visit the Sunday Fish Market, which is a city legend. The noon three-organ concert at St. Michael Church is sure to thrill you to the core.

Relax in a resort on the shores of the Baltic Sea when you visit Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. See the stone giant in Altentreplow, a town that dates back to the 13th century. If you want to take a bicycle trip into the mountains, there is no better place to start than the town of Hagenow.

Follow the trail of castles, walk the storybook trail of the Brothers Grimm and take a cruise on the Rhine or one of the other rivers of Germany.  The rail system connects all parts of the country and the highways are very modern if you wish to drive your own car. There are many types of accommodations, ranging from five star hotels to camp grounds. Experience authentic German cuisine or stay with your normal food in the many different restaurants offering food from all over the world.

Lower Saxony or Niedersachsen in German is the 2nd biggest federal state in Germany and is situated in the north-western part of the country. The state is a mix of mountains and flatlands and the whole area along the River Weser provides spectacular views of lakes, waterfalls, rivers, windmills and mountains. Borkum island is as beautiful as are the Harz Mountain peaks.

Lower Saxony offers extensive mixed wood lands of the country, countless moors and eight big cities. East Frisian islands have been the most popular destinations among the German families. German rentals are very popular in the Lower Saxony Region. The first thing you should not forget to do in the Lower Saxony is skiing.

Harz Mountains offer most northerly skiing resorts of Germany which are a real treat for the ski lovers. If you are not carrying your ski equipments with you, then you can even hire or purchase them from the popular ski resorts in Lower Saxony.

The second thing you should not miss is enjoying at the fairs of Hannover, the capital of Lower Saxony. Europe met in the EXPO 200 and CEBIT, the largest computer fair in the world, and since then it has been attracting a large number of visitors every year.
Visiting Goslar is the third thing you will love to do while in Lower Saxony.

It is situated at about 45 miles from Hannover and is home to Kaiserpfalz, the emperor's residence. There are several medieval age timbered houses which are still standing with pride. You can also visit the nearby town of the Clausthal Zellerfeld where the largest church of wood in Europe has been located.

The fourth thing that visitors surely do in Lower Saxony is to take a cruise down the River Weser from the Hannoversch-Munden to the Hameln south Hannover. Make sure to arrive there at least one hour before the departure time of the boat so that you get time to admire the impressive framework art of the buildings.

It is a 145 km trip and takes an entire day passing through inspiring places for legends like Pied Piper of Hameln and other Grimm's fairy tales. You can stop at the Corvery to view the Benedictine abbey of the 9th century and also its magnificent frescoes.
While on a visit to Lower Saxony, the fifth thing you will love to do is to enjoy its wildlife and forest areas with your kids.

The Wilseder Berg Nature Park is situated between the Aller and Elbe rivers and while riding on a horse carriage, your children will love to explore the juniper bushes and purple heather. Vogelpark Walsrode claims to be the biggest bird zoo of the world and plants and birds from all continents can be found here including owls, penguins, storks, parrots, cranes and flamingoes.

Apart from that, an adventure playground is also present in the zoo which has separate sections for children below and over 10 years of age. Otterzentrum Hankensbuttel offers 80,000 sq m of meadows, fields, ponds and streams where wild animals such as otters, martens and badgers take refuge in.

The diversity of the Lower Saxony region make it a very popular area for a self catering holiday, either in a holiday home in the summer or a ski chalet in the winter.

A rental home gives the visitor the time to explore the culture, food, shopping and the splendid scenery of this German region.