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a state and central germany with a lot to offer. our reporters take you to picturesque old towns, places steeped in history. and one of germany's most famous hiking trails. lucas stig visits the claim, applica, the tourist attraction and effort. nicole clearly takes you to buy my that small city, a big thinker. and lucas hike the then stag right through the ther engine for it. we start with a journey back to the middle aged. ah ah, do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to live in the middle ages? will i do?

and that's why i am an effort to day. the old town here is typically met eva. effort is the state capital of their india and lives right in the middle of germany . about halfway between berlin and munich in the middle ages, several trade routes crossed here, making our foot rich and powerful city. he can still see that in the old town today . there are many beautiful buildings, but there is one place in particular that is known far beyond effort as a tourist, an effort. this is the 1st place i must see. the came of wicca that came up. blanca or merchants bridge is old. it has spent this river the giga for almost 900 years, and the bridge is lined with houses. something like this is rare. from this angle. you can clearly see it's a bridge ah,

from above the came applica looks just like any street in the old town. this spot is a major draw for tourists, though many don't take the time to stop by the small shops, cafes, and studios. that's a shame because they're such a large part of the cable gast chart. as in the middle ages, the shopkeepers sell their products here. for example, small fine goods, such as spices, fabrics, pains, and books. the came up like a has undergone many changes over time. it burned down and was rebuilt, houses were merged. they used to be a church at either end of the bridge, but only one has survived saint giles church.

ah, i recommend climbing the tower like i do. the way up is an experience in itself. it's $128.00 steps to the top. and how's that for a view that's the came up look of from above of here i can see that our foot has a lot of churches there there and there is another one there. towering above the old town is cathedral hill. there are 2 churches there. the church of saint severus on the right and our foot cathedral on the left asked only to be expected. the architecture is gothic the epitome of the middle ages. and i take a look inside the cathedral, oo

generations of architects have left their mark on the cathedral since the initial construction was started in the 8th century. ah, you can easily explore efforts, old town on foot, past large magnificent townhouses. you'll also find a lot of half timbered houses and cobblestones. it's fun to just wander around it every turn. you find romantic alleyways. i can hardly believe this is the city of over 200000 people. ah, wealthy people lived here. you can tell by the ornate portals they date back to the

renaissance, but the houses behind them are much older. this one here, for example, is a walk in monument, a residential and commercial building from the middle ages, around the 13th century. it's named the house of the crew. didn't include buttons these days. we don't know exactly what that means, but it sounds kind of interesting. you'll find many other house names like it in the old town. some shots, nevada, the black wheels, the white lily, the black horn, the red ox, the iron hat, well and so on. some golden and sean golden swan will sometimes these names sound a bit strange to day, but in the middle ages there was normal. these were like the house numbers on the

golden rule for our foot. all town is that nothing is ever more than a 15 minute walk away. and sooner or later, you always come back to the claim applica. in the late afternoon, the bridge quite down. the tourist crowds thin out and there is time to enjoy the atmosphere in peace. lou, i'd like to know what it's like to live in a house on the claim public. oh, just try my luck. ah, hello, hello. hello. like. but do you salenti his ear? yeah, yeah, something. what do you have for him that would you like to come in there? all right. the bill has been selling antiques on the came up blinking for 20 years . she's easy to talk to and she lives right on the rich people's here. this room has a very old ceiling to deck it dates back to the year 1518 decade is for the renaissance

in so very old as elaine as songs. and what were alto dick, he does it. this painted breed motif here is typical of that time. this is an original as though we're going to live upstairs and rhoda niche. no, i live in the 2nd house over house. can we take a look your shores? i am a little curious. yes. i can tell you this condition ma'am. okay, this car this is that will, this is a living room and this is how we live on the clean up our car came up with as his, his mind. and this is my little kitchen where i feel at home with, with, and it's not very big. but it's another, it's heist. he hears the porch where i've got my flowers, which minute,

boom harbor. for me. listen, i totally enough space. remember we take a look at the balcony. yeah. gavin rose. oh wonderful. room. yeah and yes miss is my feel good. a waste of them is mine with my tomatoes and flower was toma but mine in blue men. there's still a big green. yes, but you can already see the blossom newton, and this is an electro tomato on until march. or how does it feel to live on the cream of liquor? walk down below. it's often crowded with locals and tourists below it. also what the to list about in that rather not during the week. so you don't have some peace and quiet as to are by it's often after work. i sit out here and read or have some friends over in did die as it was a nice life would and doesn't bother you that all these people are photographing your apartment all the time. for down on a month, i to full of unions inside stuart, and that doesn't bother me. shirts you sneeze respect, did you hide when people start snapping photos?

i know they don't see me here. they're taking pictures of the bridge as a whole. lot of me said, i don't have any problem with abilene damage. yes, it's beautiful here. yeah, i spent 2 in here on the warm summer, evenings, the people of our foot on the team applica in soak in the atmosphere. you could join them and imagine for a moment what it must have been like in the middle ages. next nicole foolish takes us to weimar our 2nd stop in 3 india. even 200 years ago, the world had its eyes on this small city, considered to be the intellectual center of germany at the time. this was mainly due to these 2 poet johan voice gun fun, gota, and sleepily schiller the works of good to and cilla

a great german classics. but 200 years ago they were considered extremely progressive. somehow, lima has managed time and again to attract pioneers and trailblazers, contributing to the mix of new and old classics that kenton de me found all around town. my tour of lima begins at good as former residents and the very heart of the city. the author and naturalists lived here for 50 years. the house was a gift to him from his patron grand duke, called out with good, you're remodeled the home and had it furnished to his liking for instance, he put in this staircase, built in the italian style. i wonder if this debs already squeaked like this and go to the day. it's possible. he wrote that it's

a staircase one, never tires of going up and down in the front part of the house you find elegantly furnished rooms. this is where goods are welcomed, his guests are death scholars, politicians and members of the royal family. whole sculptures were to remind him of his time in italy as well as hadda and sheila beloved companions who died 30 years before him. the grudge of family lived in the real part of the house. ah, this room is referred to as christiane. is room in honor of christiana will p. o skirt his wife. the couple lived together for 18 years before marrying something the citizens of weimar found scandalous. when they finally did get hit, their son was already 16 years old. ah,

good to study was simple and uncluttered. he wanted nothing to distract him from thinking and writing. and it was here in his bedroom that good to died at the age of 82. ah, it's almost impossible to get lost and by month all you have to do is follow the enticing smell of grilled sausages and you'll end up at the market square. mm. with delicious also here on the markets where is the most famous hotel in town? the elephant, which has been welcoming prominent guests for 300 years in definitely worth having a look inside of this as one of the most beautiful room. hotel

b, r manager, casting, dealing regularly organized concerts and reading fears on the walls, paintings, and drawings from the hotel's own collection. how hotel with its own ard collection, is that something unique or a standard practice environment? this isn't that hot, seems it is unusual. him, he's a couldn't see what it is as i'm long this arm collection was put together in the 1990 s. i will gazelle shaft, orange gland. it is something of a pillow on which the hotel stands of demons, a house or steed. koonce was not a music architecture design and literature. they're all things closely associated with the city of i'mma by my problem upon the liberties have always felt at home here at the elephant of how many guests are drawn to the hotels history and how many book a room just because it's a beautiful place right in the center of town for sureness. we're taylor's mitten

him. my mom is think of the vog ahead just had say, i think it's a mix that will telephone. but the hotel elephant is definitely famous for its long history and tradition, as well as for it's many prominent guests who continue to come and stay with us in music, sir. yup. staying on ireland. many of your prominent guests have signed a guest book. i've heard you have a few of them around here somewhere gonna mind if we take a beating with my aunt. i'll go in my again. athletes, actors, politicians, they all stayed at the elephant mikhail gorbachev. joe cocker, chris ria robin gave of the bee gees filmmaker, vim vendors, rider till mussman and fashion designer wolfgang yelp. they've all signed the guest books. some even have works included in the collection

another vi my classic is the bow house school founded in 1919 to day. it's a university back then it was a school of architecture, crafts and fine arts. it's director architect, months ago, abuse invited famous artists to the city like vassily contin ski publicly and leonel, signing up the bowels architects built their 1st model home environment house. i'm hon, which introduced a new approach to housing as of 2019, there's a new building about house museum and commemoration of the centennial. you can download an app to your phone that will guide you through the museum. this is peter kayla's famous cradle. it utilized condense, geese, color theory, circles must be blue squares,

red and triangles. yellow. the design is still produced to day and can be yours for $1880.00 girls. ah, the museum centerpiece is about to go be as collection. he chose 170 pieces that were to stay in weimar when the bow house moved to death, though in 1925. many of these objects became famous, the world over like this lamp, by villain bargain, felt this tea pot by molly and blunt are myself blessed, candelabra chairs, all of them modern classics. ah, after taking in so much culture, it's time to take in some fresh air and that their indian forest. there are many hiking trails in this low mountain range, but none more famous than that and tag it follows the forest ridge right across the

state. look, as steger is on the trail. ah, the inch deck is one of the oldest hiking trails of germany. it begins that isaac, on the vow river and ends the town of blank and shy and on the debits river. it's customary to take stone from the villa along with you. it said to bring good luck and when you reach the end of the gun strike, you throw it into visited bits. so my mission is clear, but from start to finish, the wrench died. rich trail is about 170 kilometers long. i'll pill downhill. always along the crest of the 3 engine forest. it's going to be exhausting. and maybe my shoes will look like this. with the 1st section of the going strike is uphill. of course. fortunately,

it's the low mountain range here in the ther engine forest. so i don't have to huff and puff my way up to 2 or 3000 meters. all in all the tree of stretches, 170 kilometers. some hikers do the whole thing in 6 days. others and 8 or 10. ah, along the way i passed by the tools a todd waterfall. it's artificial, a small river has been damned up here and falls 58 meters to the ground. ah . by the way, the end stake was 1st mentioned in the 14th century as a border road between franconia and tooling and many boundaries stones are still standing.

ah, and now i faced my biggest challenge ins. it's back mountain. the climb is niecy, but it's worth it, especially on the day like today. ah, ah, here on the inside spec, there's also a fun park. ah, anyone can take the alpine slide. i want to try the the flyer. ah

ah. ah, the again steak is one of the most popular hiking trails in germany, around $100000.00 people walk along these paths every year in the fall invite visited biosphere reserve. i catch up with a guided to a group. matthew nicholas has been offering dear, what she tours for many years. we walk deep into the forest, so hopefully we will see some animal as quietly as possible. we all go into the observation ox. and then we see them. ah, red deer and the wild. and so close i didn't expect to see so many.

ready ah, use matthew nicholas here with visitors almost every evening. i won't, i was miss false house. them that i did. they said that you've been doing this for 15 years. did you ever get bored or is there always something new and exciting here in the forest boys? he invite. get them all. it was nice, but there's always something new to see and discover in the forest long to see and you never get bored of animals. every evening is different home sooner i think read dear, such appealing creatures from guns, and i like the way they look and behave like know can watch them every day. so she into one glue. my next stop along the ange dyke. the hot house in the town off clientele

guys. schmidt was one of the co founders of this e. you funded pilot project 15 years ago. the hot house is warmed, using heat from the local glass manufacturer. and exotic fruits, coffee and spices thrive on the wrench dike without long environmentally harmful transports from asia. a south america and from a can you show me the most exotic fruit here? dick sawdust, if the most exotic for right at the moment is down then says sun constable, the giant granite dx gonna deal with in columbia. it's called a bad idea to home. we also have seats here from colombia. lydia is the biggest passion fruit in the world. as of the, the gate and pumping to it, this thing here. does that think it's almost right knife of may i?

yes. as it is most have as way as much as they do in their countries of origin. me at $4.00 to $5.00 kilos. vomit yet. the fear papa. here at the papa. we've learned that the papaya is the plant that really flourishes. here we now have is one and a half tons of pies on an area of about 500 square meters, 20 and then who buys them? as all of the visitors for one knows, then some is made into fruit sprints for food. some visitors prefer that to taking a one or 2 kilo papa home. or am we have customers in the restaurant business, for instance, a country in that's interested in the punches. if you would like to know more about this environmental project, it is best to join a guided tour. ah, the 170 kilometers of french dyke are behind me. i am in the town of blank and stine, on the said, it's river and my shoes are still okay. hello. hello. hi chris. how long have you

been on the trail example that makes the takes days? when i was a tough guy might say, well, yes, by the end of the day, your legs are suffering from snaps in by or is it, but you don't look that tired and your shoes are still looking good. what was the hardest part of the trail and strings? amongst length, the hardest part was climbing up in his bag. that was hard going. he will. he was 40. somebody with butter was worth the reward the next day when we had sun and clouds over touring in the mist, was grain wild at throwing their stones into the river. another group arrives on bikes. if you like, how long have you been on the road? i had 3 and a half days and his is the wrench, like, also good for cycling or do you have to improvise cushioning it musician for that far? you know, the certain path is great. it's a bit longer and sometimes runs parallel to the hinge time. but sometimes on it, it's a really lovely roots,

i highly recommend it and not to him pin. ah, the stone from the very river brought me luck. the weather was just perfect. i met interesting people and experienced a lot of nature and like any other hiker, on the again style, i will throw this stone now into the zip. and it's river ah, ah, ah ah, ah, with

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