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Germany Improves Its Leading Position as a Travel Destination in Europe

Germany has always been popular with fans of cultural travel but recent additions to the UNESCO World Heritage sites will only draw more attention to the country. This will certainly attract more guests to hotels in Baden-Baden, Darmstadt, Bad Ems, and Bad Kissingen as these are the locations of the gems that have finally been recognized by UNESCO, as well as Lower German Limes and Western Danube Limes.

The newest additions to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites are the following: the Mathildenhöhe artists' colony in Darmstadt, Major Spa Cities in Europe (Baden-Baden, Bad Kissingen, and Bad Ems), and Frontiers of the Roman Empire (the Western Segment of the Danube Limes and the Lower German Limes). Together with these new landmarks, there are now 51 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Germany. This makes Germany the third country with the biggest number of world heritage sites in the world with only Italy (58 sites) and China (56 sites) ahead. Germany has much to offer to fans of natural and cultural landmarks.

Now let’s take a more detailed look into the newly added landmarks. Founded in 1899, the Mathildenhöhe artists' colony is widely recognized as one of the most important centers of both architecture and modern art in Europe. This is where talented young artists can grow and polish their ideas. The city of Darmstadt is mostly famous to tourists for its Wedding Tower, a gorgeous landmark constructed by Joseph Maria Olbrich. The tower is a part of the complex.

Health resorts with mineral springs are a great way to relax and restore energy. Spa practices have a long history in Europe, and so spa resorts became popular already in the 18th century. To embrace this cultural phenomenon, UNESCO added 11 locations in 7 European countries to the list of “Important spa towns in Europe”. All of them form a World Heritage Site. Three German resorts, namely, Baden-Baden, Bad Kissingen, and Bad Ems were added to the list.

Finally, the ‘Frontiers of the Roman Empire’ site is a 249-mile-long section of fortifications that once marked the border of the Roman Empire. The site stretches from Rheinbrohl in Rhineland-Palatinate to Katwijk on the Dutch North Sea coast. The fortifications are mostly located along the Rhine as the river formed a natural border, protecting the empire from free Germania. The second part of the site is 373-mile-long and stretches from Bad Gögging in Bavaria through Austria to Slovakia.

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