New Airport BER, Wellness Experiences in Bavaria, Cologne, Franconia, Dresden and Bad Meinberg are awaiting you! In case of display problems with our newsletter, please click here. » Ramsau church in winter at dusk © Getty Images/bluejayphoto Hello, This month's issue is all about experiences and enjoyment! Now that the weather is getting colder and we are getting cozy indoors, we like to dream about exceptional culinary experiences, like Franconian wine and Dresden Christstollen, and luxurious spa treatments as the ones from Kneipp in Bavaria. For the latest news, check out the new airport in Berlin Brandenburg that just opened last month. Best regards Your GNTB team Christmas stollen © Unsplash/Jennifer Pallian A sweet holiday treat from Dresden No matter what the holidays may look like this year, there are some traditions that just remain. For centuries, bakers and pastry chefs of Dresden have been preserving the original recipe of the Dresdner Christstollen. Even though this traditional Christmas cake's essential ingredients were laid down hundreds of years ago, every one of the 130+ stollen surprise with their unique family recipe. Discover the secret! House of Farina In 1708 in Cologne, Johann Maria Farina created a fragrance that was timeless in the truest sense of the word. Since its invention, many different fragrances have been marketed as "Eau de Cologne. But the original was created here in the House of Farina on the Rhine, where the world's oldest working perfumery today houses a fragrance museum. Go on a virtual tour! Cologne cathedral © Lookphotos/Guenther Bayerl Advertisement Entry Hall of Berlin Brandenburg Airport © Airport Berlin Brandenburg Touch down in Brandenburg! The Berlin Brandenburg “Willy Brandt” Airport opened on October 31, 2020. All flights in the Berlin area will now be concentrated in one location. With three terminals and two runways, the airport will open with a capacity for 27 million passengers. There are direct connections to several destinations in Brandenburg. Visit BER! Franconian wine region © DWI - German Wine Institute Franconian Wine  One of Germany’s most renowned 13 wine regions is Franconia, and its wine is appreciated all over the world. Local wine cellars with a fun and modern vibe offer tasting sessions. The Franconian region itself is very worth exploring: Enjoy beautiful cycle routes by the Main river that offer fascinating views of the countryside and historical villages. Taste Franconian wine Bad Meinberg, a health oasis The spa of Meinberg in North Rhine-Westphalia offers an abudance of natural and medical wellness services, and therefore many different conditions can be treated here. Local nature remedies include sulphurous mud, spring water and carbon dioxide; all put to good use in spa therapies and rehabilitation processes. Other approaches in Bad Meinberg include Chinese and Thai medicine, as well as yoga and Ayurveda. Discover more health spas! Bad Meinberg © Staatsbad Meinberg GmbH Advertisement The Bavarian Wellness Experience Did you know Bavaria is home to one of the most popular wellness methods in the world? In 2021, Bavaria will celebrate the 200th birthday anniversary of priest Sebastian Kneipp, whose health practice known as the “Kneipp Cure” is still widely practiced today. For this, Bavaria is the perfect place to unwind and revitalize the mind, body and soul. It’s contemporary wellness resorts and beautiful countryside offer a blissful escape to oasis. More “Kneipp Cure” Stories Kneipp water therapy © www.bayern.by - Tobias Gerber Culinary © Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH/Jean-Claude Winkler Wellness © DZT/Francesco Carovillano picture database © Getty Images / instamatics Follow us: German National Tourist Office Amrei Gold 122 East 42nd Street, Suite 2000 New York, NY 10168-0072 Tel. +1 212 661 7175 amrei.gold@germany.travel This newsletter is a product of the Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V. (DZT) / German National Tourist Board (GNTB), Beethovenstraße 69, 60325 Frankfurt/Main, Tel. +49 (0)69 974640, Fax +49 (0)69 751903, info@germany.travel The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) is represented by its Executive Directors Petra Hedorfer and Reinhard Werner. The GNTB is entered in the register of associations of the Frankfurt am Main Local Court, registration no. 5190. VAT Registration No.: DE 114 234 956 Sign-up   |   Unsubscribe   |   Object to data processing   |   Privacy Policy