MUST SEE PLACES IN GERMANY : Blautopf Lake, Saxon Switzerland, Neuschwanstein Castle, Brandenburg Gate Brandenburg Gate.

There are natural landscapes that you wouldn't necessarily expect in Germany: bizarre rock formations, turquoise waters and fairy tale grottoes. Here is a little insight into Germany's most beautiful natural phenomena.

Located in the heart of Europe, Germany today maintains the continent’s most powerful economy. However it is probably best known for its World War II history and the country’s even more recent times when it was split into East and West; everybody knows about the Berlin Wall, which came down less than 30 years ago. There’s a load of culture, natural beauty, and much older history to discover in this large European nation.

   

Blautopf Lake

Many myths and legends surround this blue-green lake in Blaubeuren on the Swabian Alb. The lake is located in a rocky mountain range with a widely diverging cave system. Here calcareous water collects, which pushes to the surface at the Blautopf and reflects t

Blautopf lake with timber-framed water mill in Blaubeuren, Baden-Württemberg
he sunlight. This creates the special coloring of the lake.

Saxon Switzerland

The spectacular rocks of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains not far from Dresden are a popular spot for hikers and climbers. The landscape with its rock formations, gorges and caves is also called Saxon Switzerland because it is reminiscent of the Alps. The mountains originated in the Cretaceous period 140 to 66 million years ago, when the sand masses of a sea located here solidified into stone.Stone bridge leading across rock formations in Saxon Switzerland, Germany

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