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A Rhine romance: following the mighty river
Flowing from the Swiss Alps to the Hook of Holland, the Rhine is a merger of European cultures and landscapes, writes Ben CoatesHiking over the rocks near Tujetsch, I was surprised to find a lighthouse. My surprise wasn?t due to its appearance: the lighthouse was modest in size and rusty red, with the squat proportions of a wine cork, and barely visible through a jacket of mist. What made it extraordinary was its location: perched atop a mountain in Switzerland, more than 200 miles from the nearest coastline and 2,000 metres above sea level. Continue reading...
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Back to the wall: cycling Berlin's Mauerweg
As the 30th anniversary of its fall approaches, a cycle ride along the route of the Berlin Wall reveals a once-divided city now open and welcomingIt makes for delightful cycling: dappled sunshine, a smooth path, birds in the trees. The only clue that this isn?t just any woodland trail is the height of those trees: the oaks and beeches are young, barely three metres tall.That?s because we?re riding on what, until 1989, was the ?death strip? ? the zone between Berlin?s inner and outer walls, filled with tripwire machine guns, trenches and dogs, and guarded by soldiers in watchtowers. This ...
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Back to the wall: cycling Berlin's Mauerweg
As the 30th anniversary of its fall approaches, a cycle ride along the route of the Berlin Wall reveals a once-divided city now open and welcomingIt makes for delightful cycling: dappled sunshine, a smooth path, birds in the trees. The only clue that this isn?t just any woodland trail is the height of those trees: the oaks and beeches are young, barely three metres tall.That?s because we?re riding on what, until 1989, was the ?death strip? ? the zone between Berlin?s inner and outer walls, filled with tripwire machine guns, trenches and dogs, and guarded by soldiers in watchtowers. This ...
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Across the Alps by train: a feast of scenery from Switzerland to Austria
After starting in London, this itinerary takes in Lake Geneva, the Austrian Tirol, and the heights of the Zugspitze in Bavaria, with stunning views all the wayA brace of fine Swiss lakes, glorious mountain views and some of Europe?s most comfortable trains are all good reasons to head for the Alps. It?s a region where few trains require advance reservations, so you can really take advantage of the freedom to roam. Lake Geneva is a good first goal on a one-week trip. Take the 07.31 Eurostar from London St Pancras to Paris, then transfer from the Gare du Nord to the Gare de Lyon for the midday ...
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Ode to Cologne: A German city full of views and brews
Gothic architecture, modern art and ?singing beer? give this cultural city its liberal atmosphereYou could think of Cologne as a sixth-form college to Berlin?s infinitely cooler art school. In comparison it feels as if it is all student cash bars and puppyish idealism, spider plants at every turn, and still a lot of love for the Beatles ? Germany?s fourth largest city has been twinned with Liverpool since 1952.Go into any street in the centre and you?ll see a glorious muddle of architecture, 19th-century mansions next to 1950s tiled houses and new-builds in steel and glass. Very little feels ...
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A local?s guide to Munich: 10 top tips
The Bavarian capital is famous for its parks, history and beer halls, but its underground music and neighbourhood restaurants are worth checking out, tooNomiya offers an elegant blend of Japanese food and Bavarian gemütlichkeit (a feeling of warmth, friendliness and good cheer ? the German version of hygge). The rustic Japanese tavern and restaurant has been run by Ferdinand ?Ferdi? Schuster for over 20 years, and has become an institution in the Haidhausen district, on the eastern bank of the Isar. Occasionally, guests are regaled with impromptu performances by local musicians. Yakitori ...
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A local?s guide to Munich: 10 top tips
The Bavarian capital is famous for its parks, history and beer halls, but its underground music and neighbourhood restaurants are worth checking out, tooNomiya offers an elegant blend of Japanese food and Bavarian gemütlichkeit (a feeling of warmth, friendliness and good cheer ? the German version of hygge). The rustic Japanese tavern and restaurant has been run by Ferdinand ?Ferdi? Schuster for over 20 years, and has become an institution in the Haidhausen district, on the eastern bank of the Isar. Occasionally, guests are regaled with impromptu performances by local musicians. Yakitori ...
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Mountain maestros: the Alpine retreat that stages world-class concerts
At Schloss Elmau in southern Germany top classical musicians ?play to stay?, so guests can enjoy performances between spa sessions, yoga and amazing views We were halfway to the spa when something stopped us. We?d been padding along in slippers and pastel-coloured towelling robes, staring idly at the snowy mountains outside. And then we heard it. The sound of a violin: a few snatched phrases, soaring, uplifting, broken up by short periods of silence. Somebody with considerable skill was practising. In the hotel.Later that morning, having enjoyed a soaking in the largest hammam this side of ...
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Mountain maestros: the Alpine retreat that stages world-class concerts
At Schloss Elmau in southern Germany top classical musicians ?play to stay?, so guests can enjoy performances between spa sessions, yoga and amazing views We were halfway to the spa when something stopped us. We?d been padding along in slippers and pastel-coloured towelling robes, staring idly at the snowy mountains outside. And then we heard it. The sound of a violin: a few snatched phrases, soaring, uplifting, broken up by short periods of silence. Somebody with considerable skill was practising. In the hotel.Later that morning, having enjoyed a soaking in the largest hammam this side of ...
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100 years of Bauhaus: Berlin and beyond
As Germany celebrates the centenary of the influential art movement, we tour the cities where it started, flourished and, ultimately, proved too ?degenerate? for the NazisUnder a leaden winter sky, the low-rise residential blocks in Berlin?s Hansa Quarter couldn?t be called pretty. Built in the late 1950s to revive a district razed during the second world war, they?re boxy and unadorned. The trees are skeletal, the gardens bare. But when I look up, I see upkeep and pride. Smart furnishings are visible through large windows. My eyes wander to a sleek, white edifice by Finnish architect Alvar ...
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The sausage hotel: is this the wurst place to spend a night in Germany?
The owner of Gasthaus Böbel is the local butcher. And with everything from sausage wallpaper to pillows, he has taken his obsessions and run wildName: The sausage hotel.Official name: Gasthaus Böbel. Continue reading...
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The sausage hotel: is this the wurst place to spend a night in Germany?
The owner of Gasthaus Böbel is the local butcher. And with everything from sausage wallpaper to pillows, he has taken his obsessions and run wildName: The sausage hotel.Official name: Gasthaus Böbel. Continue reading...
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