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Morning mood on the mountain pasture: the sun emerges from behind the mountains and the cows head out to graze for the day / © Photo: Georg Berg

Summer on the mountain pasture

Go up to come down: There is no cell phone reception on the Filzmoosalm in Grossarltal, but great potential for relaxation

Gröna Lund on the museum island of Djurgården is Sweden's oldest amusement park and was founded in 1883 by the German Jacob Schultheiss. The amusement park is divided into an old and a new part. Here the nostalgic chain carousel in the evening sun. It is located directly on the water / © Photo: Georg Berg

Hello Coolcation! Goodbye Sommerfrische.

Are we going round in circles right now? An age-old reason for traveling has been packed into a new suitcase word. Thoughts on the 2024 travel trend

The perfect illusion for "The Sound of Music" fans. The view of Hohenwerfen Castle through the Gucklock is just as real as the other visitors at the end of the Sound of Music Trail. Only Julie Andrews dancing with the Trapp children is stamped into the scenery / © Photo: Georg Berg

The Sound of Music-Trail

They know the lyrics and have the dance steps down pat: set jetters from all over the world are drawn to the Salzburg region. A musical romance from 1965 is to blame

Snack platter at the Filzmoosalm. Sour cheese, Camenbert, butter, sliced cheese, bacon, ham and sausage with bread are from our own production / © Photo: Georg Berg

Snack board with the scent of stone pine

Hungry hikers will find plenty of places to enjoy a snack on the Salzburger Almenweg. Around 40 alpine huts are open throughout the summer in Grossarltal and serve delicious alpine products

Gossip mirror from the 18th century, when women were only allowed to go out into the street when accompanied and could use the mirror to talk to their neighbor without leaving the house / © Photo: Georg Berg

Stockholm’s secret eye-catchers

A guided tour by locals is the key to often overlooked sights in a city. A plea for guided tours

Subway art in Stockholm, T-Centralen metro station at Stockholm Central Station and hub of the metro network was designed by artist Per Olof Ultvedt in blue colors and with simple motifs such as stylized flowers and leafy vines. The shapes and colors are intended to have a calming effect on passengers. One of a total of 38 grotto stations / © Photo: Georg Berg

Stockholm and art in the underground

For the price of a ticket, you can travel through the world’s longest art gallery in Stockholm. There are paintings, mosaics and sculptures over a total length of 110 kilometers

View from Uppsala University Park to Gustavianum with new dome and the cathedral spires / © Photo: Georg Berg

The talking stones of Uppsala

Rune stones can be entertaining. In Uppsala, magnificent examples can be found in the university park and tell of the life of the Vikings

In front of the main building of Uppsala University stands the monument to the poet and historian Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1847), which was created by John Börjesson in 1888 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Cult and culture in Uppsala

Uppsala, scene of the Viking Age, center of power of the church and royal house as well as a place of science and today an exciting travel destination in Sweden

Palaces wherever you look. There are 12 palaces and many gardens in Sanssouci Park, which together form Potsdam's cultural landscape and are the largest UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany. Here Babelsberg Palace on the banks of the Havel in neo-Gothic style, built in 1833 / © Photo: Georg Berg

When is a castle a castle?

Old King Fritz transformed Potsdam into a royal seat. With twelve palaces and numerous gardens, Potsdam’s cultural landscape is the largest German Unesco World Heritage Site

Ninu's Cave is a stalactite cave on Gozo that was discovered by chance by Guzepp Rapa under his house while searching for water. The cave is now run by the third generation of his descendants. The name of the cave goes back to the landowner Ninu Carmel at the time of its discovery in 1888 / © Photo: Georg Berg

Stalactites below Gozo

While trying to dig a well behind his house, Guzepp Rapa came across a stalactite cave. Today, the geological sensation can be visited

Some megaliths of the Ġgantija temples on the island of Gozo are over five meters long and weigh 50 tons / © Photo: Georg Berg

Malta’s ancient megalithic temples

Malta is home to the oldest free-standing buildings. An opportunity to reflect on the origins of human coexistence in the Stone Age

Ore wagons on the pocket dock. The Marquette Ore Dock is in operation / © Photo: Georg Berg

Michigan and heavy industry

160 years ago, strong deflections on a compass needle indicated a large iron ore deposit that brought jobs and prosperity. What remains are cinemas, pubs, cannabis

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