Easter in Germany—what makes it so special, and why do Germans love it so much? Join Sabine as she teaches you useful vocabulary to help you talk about this beloved traditional holiday.

Toni Sauper carefully prepares his horseback riding tours in the Alps and repeatedly explores new paths in the high mountains for this purpose. The journey continues through the impressive landscape of the High Tauern with its mountain lakes, glaciers, and important water reservoirs.

This episode takes us to the Grossglockner High Alpine Road as we explore the history of the old Alpine passes. In the past, packhorsemen transported goods across the mountains. Today, Toni Sauper continues this tradition and offers trail riding as a unique experience for tourists.

In this video, Ivana tells us about her degree program in Geodesy and Geoinformatics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. She talks about hands-on surveying exercises, working with specialized measurement equipment, and student life during the main field surveying course in the Black Forest.

In this part, we learn more about the marmots that the Radels have taken care of for many years. After that, the journey leads to Hohe Tauern National Park and to Austria's highest mountain, the Grossglockner.

Paula talks about the several weeks she spent at a surf camp in Portugal, where she had lots of interesting and valuable experiences that helped her grow as a person.

We accompany Ivana to the street food festival in Heidelberg, where she tries specialties from all over the world and watches them being prepared. Come along!

Jörg Steiner tells us about the craft of loden production, a tradition that has been passed down through generations. In Sankt Veit im Pongau, we visit a very special marmot sancutuary.

Correct pronunciation is important in every language, particularly because it can help to avoid misunderstandings. In this video, using vocabulary for visiting a bakery, you will learn about the "ch" sound and the role of vowel length in German words.

This video is about the long journey of the northern bald ibises to their wintering grounds in Italy and about traditional craftsmanship in the Alps. Besides nature and the mountains, the production of loden, a traditional and very durable woolen fabric, also plays an important role.

The next stage on the journey from Salzburg to Königssee is Anif Palace, which served as a refuge for King Ludwig III during the November Revolution. We also meet a biologist who prepares an endangered bird species, the northern bald ibis, for life in the wild in an extraordinary way.

Alina has completed a degree in early childhood education and talks about her new job at a children's daycare center.

High above Salzburg's old town, mountain cleaners ensure that loose rocks don't become a danger to the people in the city. It's a profession with great responsibility that requires trust in oneself, teamwork, and plenty of courage.

In this video, Martin explores verbs that go with “respect,” what it means to show, lose, or earn respect, and when these expressions are used.

This next part of the series "The Alps from Above" first takes us to Salzburg, the city of Mozart, which besides Baroque residences and gardens also boasts one of the largest European fortress complexes.