German bloggers share their favorite spots in Germany – all outdoors and socially distant! (Part 1)

We are bursting with anticipation for travel to start again soon. We plan to travel in Germany as soon as possible and we want to be prepared. So we asked insiders from all over Germany to tell us their favorite spots in their home region - everything being outdoors and socially distant!

Lower-Saxony – Herman Löns Wanderweg

Victoria – Guide your Travel

Victoria from Guide your Travel grew up in Germany. She loves to explore the world but 2020 brought her back to Germany - namely to Hannover.

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A 45-minute drive from the city centre of Hannover lies the little town Brokeloh. This is the starting point of one of the prettiest hiking paths in the area. The hike is called “Herman Löns Wanderweg” and was named after a German journalist and writer who lived in the area in the late 19th century. He is said to have hiked here for inspiration and based some of his most famous works on this beautiful area. The whole hike takes around 2.5 hours and is best done in spring, summer, or early autumn. You’ll get to see the beauty of northern Germany with its green fields, lush forests, and little hidden spots of interest. Walk through historic little villages and appreciate the serenity of this incredible place. Along the way, you’ll pass blueberry farms, historic farmhouses, and even some hills which is quite unusual for this part of Germany. This is by no means a touristy place and can even be considered a hidden secret among locals. There is no better way to spend an afternoon outdoors.

Hamburg – Gängeviertel

Nicole – Newplace.Newstory

I am Nicole and I've started my travel blog newplace.newstory in 2018. I was born in Hamburg and I am still exploring the city and the surroundings of this big and beautiful metropolis.

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In the first half of the 20th century, the area of the Gängeviertel reached from the Harbour of Hamburg into the old quarter where the working-class had its home. Because of bad hygienic conditions within the Cholera pandemic, the city of Hamburg decided to demolish all the houses and make room for new buildings. The starting date for the demolition was in the summer of 2009. The Gängeviertel nowadays is an art and social project with the goal to protect the rest of these old houses from further demolition. Creative people that are active in arts, politics, and social activities give the quarter its own personal charm with a mix of life, work, and culture. In the middle of downtown, you can find a piece of old Hamburg with incredible photogenic street art, graffiti, and other crazy stuff. You also find a cinema, museum, and an exhibition there.

All along the Bäckerbreitergang, between Caffamacherreihe, Valentinskamp, and Speckstraße you can still find the rest of the old houses. The Gängeviertel is easy to reach by foot from the train stations Gänsemarkt or Messehallen.

It is a room free for everybody and it's definitely worth it to visit- don't forget your camera!

Schleswig-Holstein – Helgoland

Nina – Erlebe Schleswig-Holstein

I am Nina, born in Schleswig-Holstein and I write about my homeland. On my blog, you get the best tips for our northernmost state.

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My beautiful Schleswig-Holstein is surrounded by the sea. East you find the baltic sea, north the northern sea. Everywhere are beaches, large ones, stony ones, and most beautiful ones. There are many islands, too. But my very favorite island, the most wonderful place is Helgoland.

The island is not big at all, it measures about 1 km and yet this beautiful piece of nature offers so much. There are the different areas of Helgoland, the Unterland, which knows how to inspire with beautiful stretches of beach. The Mittelland, which is located in the southwest and, my personal highlight, the Oberland.

A hiking trail leads along the edge of the cliff. It goes to the famous long Anna rock, past strong-climbing sheep, to the gannet and guillemot colonies. The birds breed without fear right on the side of the path and exude a fascination that is second to none. For hours I could watch them hatch the egg, how the little guillemots take off their first daring flight. Daring because they just throw themselves out of the nest without being able to fly and hope that they will learn how to do this on the 40 m fall. The Helgoland experience is rounded off by the endless expanse, the silence that comes when the day-trippers have left, the sound of the sea, the wind that blows around your nose. But in order to be able to fully empathize, you have to travel there yourself.

And that's why I invite holidaymakers and locals virtually to discover Schleswig-Holstein with open eyes, even off the beaten track and yet no less beautiful.

Bremen – Bürgerpark

Lara – 1000km Reisen

I'm Lara from Bremen and I started my travelblog „1000KM Reisen“ in 2020. The blog is about to travel in Germany and around (up to 1000 km distance).

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My favourite outdoor spot in Bremen is the Bürgerpark. It's the most popular park and one of the biggest ones in Bremen. There are more than 200 hectares full of trees, meadows, and lakes – and that in the middle of Bremen! But there are many free-time activities in the Bürgerpark, too. In the park, you can play mini-golf, rent a boat and drive on the lakes, drink a cup of coffee at the „emma am see“ or stroke the donkeys at the little zoo. The biggest attractions in the animal area are the bentheimer pigs when they give birth. It is so funny to look at pink rookies with their black spots.

The Bremer Bürgerpark is easy to reach because it's only a few minutes from the central station. The Buslines 26 and 27 and also the tram 5 stops directly at the park. And the best of it: It's always open for everyone!