Sitting mere feet from the Polish border, the nearly millennium old city of Görlitz is a picturesque German town right on the banks of the Lusatian Neisse River. As Germany’s farthest-east town, it lies directly across from the Polish city of Zgorzelec, reachable by a short, 15-minute walk without customs headaches 🫡. A city dripping …
As far as cities go in Germany, Bautzen has done a remarkable job of transforming itself back into a picturesque and welcoming city. Located in far East Germany, with a population of approximately 38,000, it’s the 8th largest city in the German state of Saxony. Right on the River Spree, within the hilly Upper Lusatian …
Outside Zwinger Palace. The capital city of the German state of Saxony, Dresden is an impressive, beautiful, and old city. Originally settled in the 12th century, Dresden grew into a popular European metropolis by the mid-1600’s. It was during this time, throughout the reigns of Kings Augustus II the Strong and Augustus III of Poland, …