It's that time of year again! Now that we are switching from winter time to summer time – and that means the days are getting longer – there is even more time to discover Destination Germany and enjoy the great outdoors! At two o'clock in the morning on 25 March 2012, the clocks will be put forward by one hour in order to have more daylight in the evenings.

The current system of daylight saving time has existed in Germany since 1980, although the clocks were changed for the first time back in 1916.