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‘Blissfully unhurried’: hopping around Germany’s ‘forgotten’ islands
The Halligen Islands are so low-lying that high tides flood them each winter, but the laid-back inhabitants are more than equal to the challenge
History lesson: Nuremberg rebuilt – a summer tour of Germany, part two
Nuremburg – great art and cultural attractions in a city known for rallies and trials – and which has restored more than its medieval centre
Nature trail: exploring Germany’s largest island
Tranquil Rügen, off Germany’s Baltic coast, teems with nature – and naturists
Colourful characters beneath Berlin – in pictures
Berlin is known for its underground scene of artists, DJs and techno, but it was the actual underground that captured the attention of photographer Sebastian Spasic. In his project Berlin Lines,
Let there be light: Germans switch on ‘largest artificial sun’
Scientists hope experiment, which can generate temperatures of around 3,500C, will help to develop carbon-neutral fuel
Real Schindler’s list expected to make $2.4m in sale
One of the original documents used by German industrialist to save the lives of more than 1,200 Jewish workers during the Holocaust has gone on sale
10 of the best things to do in Hamburg
The recent opening of the stunning Elbphilharmonie concert hall put the port city in the spotlight, but there is a host of other attractions, plus great cocktails, design hotels and totally delicious fish sandwiches
City breaks with kids: Berlin
Local parents tip the attractions kids will love – and the ones to avoid – plus where to refuel and where to call it a night
East Germany’s old mines transformed into new lake district
Despite a €2.2bn regeneration programme, the Lusatian Lake District project, on land once occupied by the GDR’s industrial heartland, remains relatively unknown to non-east Germans. So we took a tour …