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German Holidays: Rostock, surprise package on the Baltic

This river port city, and former stronghold of the Hanseatic League, has recovered well from a difficult 20th century. These days it is a cobbled, eminently walkable place which welcomes a regular stream of international visitors from ferries and cruise ships.

Germany Holidays: Schwerin, a gem in the east

Left alone by World War bombs and industrial development of the former East, Schwerin and its castle have recently become UNESCO World Heritage sites

Germany Holidays: Germany’s oldest and smartest seaside hotel

The Grand Hotel Heiligendamm, first built in 1793, quickly became a spa retreat for the aristocracy of central Europe. But it has been a struggle to keep it going in modern times.

Germany Holidays: Berlin to Copenhagen by bike

Germany is famous for the respect it shows its cyclists. And now it has teamed up with a neighbour country equally keen on bikes – Denmark – to create the Berlin to Copenhagen cycle route.

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Posts tagged: Rostock

Posts tagged: Rostock

German Holidays: Rostock, surprise package on the Baltic

Germany Holidays: Schwerin, a gem in the east

Germany Holidays: Germany’s oldest and smartest seaside hotel

Germany Holidays: Berlin to Copenhagen by bike