For almost 1,000 years, the Reichsburg Trifels (Trifels Castle) has sat above the town of Annweiler. Today, the Trifels Castle offers concert events, children’s tours and other special events.
As I ran my hand across the cool stone of Schwäbisch Hall, I imagined the labor it took to build this place. How many lives did it take to stack these walls? Who stood guard in the towers? What did they see coming over the hills?
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Seiffen is a small German town near the Czechia border. My husband and I decided to take a trip for one three-day weekend.
Would you have been a commoner or a noble in medieval Germany? Find out what life was like during the Middle Ages at these castles and open-air museums.
Here is your resource to finding historical-reenactment festivals in 2025 near you. Figure out how to find small local fairs and huge multi-day themed events.
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A new interactive exhibit at GONDWANA - Das Praehistorium highlights Earth’s climate history.
Savor Summer by picking strawberries (erdbeeren) at one of the many German pick-your-own farms and freezing a few for later.
Throughout the years motorcycle, truck, Formula One and Grand Prix racing were all added to the list of spectacles, and today, the Nürburgring’s racetrack serves not only as a place to view racing but one to partake in the driving yourself.
Everywhere you look in Oberammergau, there are beautiful looking and smelling flowers!
Museums, archives, wineries and cultural spaces in over a dozen towns will welcome visitors deep into the night with music, storytelling, history tours, tastings, and interactive programs.
My lederhosen make two annual appearances: Spring Fest and Fall Fest.
The Freisen Medieval Markets are some of the largest medieval markets in the Rhineland-Pfalz area and they offer something for everyone.
More than just a place to spend time, German forests have a special quality all their own, with a heritage going back to ancient times.
From May 29 to June 1, 2025, StauferWald in Göppingen will transform into a world of knights, jesters and medieval sounds.
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