The Compass: Germany

Half-timbered houses and baroque palaces, rolling vineyards and romantic river valleys: Germany brims with charm, history, and exquisite scenery.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

SUBSCRIBE TO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC VIEW ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE TO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Germany

PHOTOGRAPH BY RUDY BALASKO / GETTY IMAGES

Half-timbered houses and baroque palaces, rolling vineyards and romantic river valleys: Germany brims with charm, history, and exquisite scenery. In this edition, we learn how Bach's anatomy may have handed him greatness, see how a grassroots push to save disappearing birds and bees is forcing change in the country, and discover why the next great whiskey trail is not where you think it is. Let's explore Germany.

HISTORY & CULTURE

PHOTOGRAPH BY TOBIAS SCHWARZ, AFP / GETTY IMAGES As Germany's secret-police archive shutters, reckoning for its victims continues The Stasi archives, a repository of surveillance crimes against East German citizens, is moving to Germany’s National Archives to ensure its pivotal role endures. READ MORE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY SCHELLHORN, ULLSTEIN IMAGE / GETTY Ancient European homes had 'invisible' social complexities, bones reveal DNA and isotopic analysis of people who lived in Germany some 4,000 years ago show unexpected connections across Bronze Age farmsteads. READ MORE PHOTOGRAPH BY HESSE, ULLSTEIN BILD / GETTY Why the Berlin Wall rose—and how it fell The ugly symbol of the Cold War was built to keep East Germans from escaping to the West. A decades-long fight to flee brought it down. READ MORE

FINE ART IMAGES / HERITAGE IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES How Bach’s anatomy may have handed him greatness A German anatomist analyzed a photograph of Bach’s skeleton, to calculate the composer’s impressive reach at the keyboard. READ MORE SHARE

ENVIRONMENT

PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID YOUNG, PICTURE ALLIANCE / GETTY IMAGES Experts fear Germany’s deadly floods are a glimpse into climate future Climate change is making extreme rainfall more common, scientists say. READ MORE PHOTOGRAPH BY LENA MUCHA A grassroots push to save disappearing birds and bees forces change in Germany Shocking declines in bird and insect numbers fuel a powerful, citizen-based movement for farms to protect nature, one that seems to be catching on across Europe. READ MORE

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE

ACCESS THESE ARTICLES AND MORE BY SUBSCRIBING NOW

YEVGENY KHALDEI / GETTY IMAGES The Soviet victory in the Battle of Berlin finished Nazi Germany In May 1945, the Red Army barreled into Berlin and captured the city, the final step in defeating the Third Reich and ending World War II in Europe. READ MORE SHARE

IMAGE COURTESY BRIDGEMAN / ACI OIL PAINTING BY J. H. TISCHBEIN Meet the man who started the Illuminati How did a Bavarian professor end up creating a group that would be at the center of two centuries of conspiracy theories? READ MORE SHARE

TRAVEL

DREAM NOW, GO LATER

PHOTOGRAPH BY PREUSSISCHER WHISKY The next great whiskey trail is not where you think it is Germany has more distilleries than Scotland and longtime ties to American bourbon. READ MORE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY PABLO CASTAGNOLA, ANZENBERGER / REDUX What did travel have to do with the fall of the Berlin Wall? Find out here—and discover what the fascinating German capital offers to today’s travelers. READ MORE PHOTOGRAPH BY MISSPASSIONPHOTOGRAPHY / GETTY IMAGES Castles, vineyards, and fairy-tale villages: Drive the Romantic Road Fall in love with Germany’s historic heartland. READ MORE

PHOTOGRAPH BY IURII BURIAK / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO Go inside Frankenstein's castle The tale of this monster blends myth and reality. READ MORE SHARE RELATED: TOP 10 CASTLES OF EUROPE +

WHERE WILL WE JOURNEY TO NEXT? Be sure to check your inbox next week to find out.

SHOP DONATE SUBSCRIBE TRAVEL

READ OUR LATEST STORIES

SHOP

DONATE

SUBSCRIBE

TRAVEL

Clicking on the Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and National Geographic Channel links will take you away from our National Geographic Partners site where different terms of use and privacy policy apply. This email was sent to: tiendasfrikiscineseriestvcomicsjuegos@barcelonafriki.com. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. This email contains an advertisement from: National Geographic | 1145 17th Street, N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 Stop all types of future commercial email from National Geographic regarding its products, services, or experiences. © 2021 National Geographic Partners, LLC, All rights reserved.