Flavio's blog - Part 5
 

2 days in Bremen: guide to the city of “Musicians”

Rilando and the Rathaus

bremen, come Lubecca, It is one of those German cities “Incidental”, that it is excluded from the main tourists crowding around Monaco and Berlin.

Yet, Also in this case, The city hides pearls of the first order, protected by UNESCO, as the Municipality (Town hall) o la statue of Rolando (in Italian, Orlando, one of the paladins of Charlemagne!).

And if you do that, from small, He never heard or read the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, “The Bremen Town Musicians“? These cute animals are remembered some’ everywhere, although the most famous statue is located next to City Hall.

In the city, right along River Weser, It is the headquarters of birra Beck’s. It is possible to make a guided tour inside it, given that I have already visited the Guinness factory in Dublin, that of the Miller a Milwaukee, I preferred to devote time to other attractions. …Read the rest »

A jump in East Germany: visita a Schwerin e Wismar

The port of Wismar, ex DDR

Ok Berlin, ok Monaco and Bavaria, but what's beyond… ex Iron Curtain, in former East Germany?

Trovandomi a Lubecca, in whose outskirts East passed the old inter-German border, I wanted to finally give an insight into former GDR! In the nearby Land (Federated) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in fact, There are two beautiful and ancient towns:

  • Schwerin, the capitale of Land, dating back to the Middle Ages, famous for its lakes and its beautiful Castle
  • Wismar, belonging to the port city lega anseatica (Hansa), and one of the main ports of the former East Germany.

If you start from Hamburg or Lübeck, you can buy, on the website of Deutsche Bahn, IL “Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ticket“, at the cost of 23 eur/persona (+4 eur for each additional person), that allows you to use, for a whole day, all regional trains in the Land of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, plus those from / to Hamburg and Luebeck. …Read the rest »

Lubecca: what to see in one visit 2 days

View of the Rathaus and the Markplatz Lübeck

I had often spoken of Lubecca, the Lubeck, as it is called in German.

His Hall (Town hall, the building with the spiers that you can see in the right corner of the square) is famous, famous enough to be included in the list of goods protected by UNESCO.

His marzipan, in particular that produced by 200 years from the pastry Cafe Niederegger, it is equally! If you have not been lucky enough to try it in the headquarters of Lübeck, you can find it in almost any duty free of any German airport.

Also, beyond the many beautiful churches of the old town, courtyards (Gang), of Holstentor (one of the gates of the city, UNESCO heritage), attracted me so much the idea of ​​being able to visit the house of Willy Brandt, in my opinion the main chancellor of West Germany, which sowed the seeds of the European Union, and worked to try to “clean up” the face of Germany in the eyes of the world. …Read the rest »

1 day in Lüneburg: what to do in the beautiful Hanseatic city

Lüneburg: route in the Hanseatic city

Italy, it is true, had the Maritime Republics, but in Northern Europe were not there to watch!

In the Middle Ages, in fact, the city that faced the Baltic Sea (the, however, were located in the surroundings), created a league to defend their interests: the lega anseatica.

particularly, a few tens of kilometers just to the south of Hamburg (of which I already talked a few months ago), is a beautiful town, who founded his wealth on salt trade: Lüneburg (Italian for friends, Luneburgo) :).

The name may be unknown or almost in Italy, but Lüneburg has thrived for centuries, due to its location on the river Ilmenau and the proximity to the sea, that allowed him to transport salt in all of Northern Europe. …Read the rest »

Budapest (Christmas) – What to see in 3 and a half days

Budapest, view from the hill

Put a promotion last minute of WizzAir, put the reputation of Christmas markets of Budapest, has gotten the chance to do a “long weekend” in Hungary's capital.

After visiting Krakow and Prague, in fact, for a while’ I wanted to visit the other pearl of Central Europe, or Budapest.

The fact that Hungary has not passed yet (a fine 2014) but adopt the Euro Forint (GBP), gives us a good margin on the exchange rate, even though the cost of living is definitely superior both in Krakow, that in Prague (but I visited over 10 years ago, and do not know what changes there have been).

Some remnant of’communist era emerges here and there (see old Trabant semi-rusted, caravans produced in the GDR, tower blocks of type “commie block” in suburbs) but, to be honest, I expected worse: The city center is polished, obrobri the concrete are few, churches are restored. In short, the foundations for a very nice visit we are all! …Read the rest »