Modern life

Germany – a country at the heart of Europe, which was reinvented in 1945 and redefined in 1990 with the unification of the two German states, the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. A country which stands for economic might, for cars and beer, for poets and philosophers, for composers and designers, for book fairs and the Oktoberfest, but also for the perpetual search for its own identity. Germany – a country full of contrasts, between the Alps and the sea, between the former Eastern bloc and the Atlantic Alliance, between the Oder and the Rhine.More ...

Creativity between art and commerce: a visit to the Stroke Art Fair, an urban art expo in Munich where designers, street and graffiti artists can show off their skills.More ...

Berliners like to meet up with people in cafés, although the concept of the café is not necessarily restricted to just coffee and cake.More ...

Berlin is a city with an eventful history and an overwhelming cultural diversity. City guides are helping visitors to discover the most interesting and most exciting places.More ...

Despite its location, in the middle of the Ruhr industrial region, Bochum is a city that has, with impressive form, made the transition from a coal-mining town to an industrial heritage site. Cabaret artist and author Frank Goosen explains the cool beauty of his hometown.More ...

The dachshund is a bit of a phenomenon. Over the last few decades, virtually no other breed of dog in Germany has been the target of such simultaneous doting or irreverence. But people seem to have rediscovered the dachshund as a loyal companion.More ...