The Queen Emma Bridge slowly starts to move sideways. Pedestrians have to decide whether the "Swinging Old Lady" should take them on the 20-minute swing across the Sint Annabaai or whether they would rather go ashore / © Photo: Georg Berg

Swinging Old Lady of Curaçao

When the Queen Emma Bridge opens, the historic pontoon bridge glides to the side, giving ships access to the largest natural harbor in the Caribbean. The Swinging Old Lady is more than just a crossing between two parts of the city – she is a lively attraction that has set the rhythm of Willemstad for over 130 years

Beach chairs on the beach in Ahlbeck with a Ferris wheel in the background. The beach chair was invented by basket maker Bartelsmann in Rostock on the Baltic Sea in 1882. It was custom-made for an elderly noblewoman for the beach at Warnemünde and became a popular piece of rental furniture. Elisabeth Bartelsmann, the basket maker's wife, realized that the local and seasonal piece of furniture was easier to rent out than to sell / © Photo: Georg Berg

Bathing fun on Usedom

Why was the beach chair invented and what were bathing carts for? Bathing culture reaches the Baltic Sea beach in the 19th century

"Sunflower Concert" by Aemy Niafeliz combines music and nature against the shabby chic backdrop of the decaying Curaçao baroque / © Photo: Georg Berg

Street art on weathered walls

In Willemstad, the capital of Curaçao, murals adorn dilapidated facades. They combine historical traces with powerful contemporary art

The sea is never far away on Funen. The winegrowers also benefit from this, as the soil in which the vines are grown today is rich in minerals. But mainly Christmas trees are grown here / © Photo: Georg Berg

Viticulture Conquers the North

Does the future of viticulture lie in the north? Cool climate wines from Northern Europe are causing a stir. A visit to winemakers from Usedom, Skåne and Funen

Traders from Venezuela bring their fresh produce by boat to the floating market in Willemstad, around 70 kilometers away, and then offer it at numerous market stalls over a length of 200 meters / © Photo: Georg Berg

Curaçao: an island full of color

From the colorful facades in Willemstad to the colorful liqueur – Curaçao shines in color. Behind it lies an eventful history told through murals and art

Landskrona Photo Festival 2024 with works by Leonard Suryajaya (Parting Gift). Every two years in September, photography becomes part of the urban environment: parks, squares, gardens, the city's museums and exhibition spaces become a stage for established photo artists as well as up-and-coming artists / © Photo: Georg Berg

Photo Festival Landskrona

Attention photography fans! A new hotspot for photographic art is emerging in Sweden: Landskrona has only 30,000 inhabitants, but plenty of space for art in public spaces

The church of St. Ibb from 1200 is situated on a hill with a wide view over the strait between Ven and Denmark. St. Ibb is the only church on Ven after the All Saints Church of 1899 was deconsecrated and has housed the Tycho Brahe Museum since 2003 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Ven Island in the Öresund

A small island with great potential: from Michelin-starred cuisine to stargazing, from golf courses to glamping, from cliffs, churches and coastal paths to island whiskey

Statue of the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) on the promenade in Landskrona. The figure looks out over the Öresund. Between 1885 and 1895, when she was teaching in Landskrona, Selma Lagerlöf often went for walks along the waterfront / © Photo: Georg Berg

Selma Lagerlöf in Landskrona

Shortly before sunset, the wild geese land in the shallow waters of the Öresund. Did Selma Lagerlöf watch them? Did she get the idea for the wonderful journey of Nils Holgersson in Landskrona?

Mural "Journey through time - Anno 1655 - 2022" by Donovan Spaanstra based on the model of the letter writer by Gerard ter Borch the Younger in Zwolle, Netherlands / © Photo: Georg Berg

Paint spraying Rembrandt

On a street in the Hanseatic city of Zwolle behind the Museum de Fundatie, we can’t believe our eyes. A mural on an inconspicuous garage wall blurs the appearance of the contemporary world.

Roast rings cool down after frying in rapeseed oil. In the background large frying pan and smoking ovens. Föh fish smokehouse, in Kappeln on the Schlei since 1911 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Herring, Eel and Schiller curl

Fish has a long tradition in Kappeln on the Schlei. You can see and taste it. Smoked fish, fried herring and matjes are on the menu at the longest fjord in the Baltic Sea

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