Successful ice climber Ines Papert talks about how she discovered her passion for the mountains, the challenges the sport entails, and the life lessons she has drawn from it.

We travel from Untersberg to Berchtesgaden. In doing so, we learn something about the history of the region, salt mining, and the training required to become a miner.

We continue to follow the miner Andreas from Berchtesgaden and see how his work underground is founded on tradition and solidarity. Furthermore, we see where the extracted brine is further processed and what role nature and forest play in the Alps.

Franz Obermeier works as a forest ranger in the Alps. His job is to tend the forest and preserve it for future generations. His horses, his dog Silva, and a wealth of knowledge about nature and animals help him in this endeavor.

Join Diane yet again on the medieval Christmas Market! Find out about the interesting history of the crossbow, its early controversial use in battle, and witness a demonstration of how to use it properly.

The Beatles spend the last few hours of their German tour in Hamburg – the city that discovered them! Can you find and identify the then popular Hamburg politician and future Chancellor of Germany?

The German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia has the biggest COVID-19 outbreak in Germany, and is therefore introducing stricter measures to ensure social distancing. Among other penalties, restaurants that stay open will have to pay up to 4000 euros in fines, while individuals who meet in groups will have to pay 200 euros.

School is back in session in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populated state. To protect against coronavirus infections, masks are mandatory in school buildings and classrooms. How are the students and teachers dealing with the new requirements? Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

In this German PSA, Javelin throw world champions Johannes Vetter and Christina Obergföll recall the Corona winter of 2020. They longed to be training outdoors while the government was ordering everyone to stay home. After some lazy months of lockdown, they eventually found a way to keep fit.

The Charchulla twins tell us about their plans for their seventieth birthday: A party in Panama with the Beach Boys of Basti Ventos.
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In 2008, the project “Two paths, one destination” was inaugurated at Wallnau, a water bird sanctuary on the island of Fehmarn.
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Once again, the national championships of beach soccer took place on the German island of Fehmarn. The team “Primus Inter Pares” were the surprise winners. Video provided by

The harbor festival days of Heiligenhafen attract many people every year. They get to see, eat and listen to a lot.
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In the bay of Orth on Fehmarn newcomer Alexander Lehmann became new German speed surfing champion.
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Visit Germany and have a great vacation! Fehmarn, a German island in the Baltic sea, is increasingly popular for its cultural as well as its natural wealth. A report by