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This time we visit Dresden, Augsburg and Berlin, and we bicycle through East Frisia in Lower Saxony.
Dresden is sometimes called the Florence of the north, and if you've ever been there, you'll know why. Its location on the Elbe River, the beautiful baroque architecture in its old city center and the abundance of art and culture on offer never fail to delight visitors.
Opera singer Gunther Emmerlich has lived in Dresden for decades. On a ramble through the Saxon capital, he shows us his favorite places.
In the middle of Augsburg there's a walled enclave called the Fuggerei, which is the world's oldest estate designed to house the needy in dignity. About 150 people live in the complex. An apartment costs just 88 cents a year in rent, excluding heating charges.
The Tour de Fries is a bicycling route that leads through Frisia, or Friesland as it's called in German, on the North Sea. Wilhelmshaven is a popular starting point. The 250 kilometers covered by the tour can be divided over five or six days. On the way, cyclists pedal through enchanting scenery and historically interesting villages and past a romantic moated palace.
To begin our series Germany in 7 Days“ we accompany a group of Chinese tourists to Berlin and Dresden. To find out what they saw and experienced, click Video on Demand.
