All around the globe, UNESCO endeavours to preserve the most stunning natural and manmade sites, and for good reason: without our heritage and culture, we would lose contact with where our journey as a species has taken us. Germany boasts numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites, making it a favoured travel destination for individuals, families, school classes and university students alike who yearn to discover the richness of our collective world history.
Your home base during your trip to Germany
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youth hostels are spread across Germany, putting you close to the action no matter which 39 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany appeal to you. What’s more, our accommodations are comfortable and equipped with all of the modern amenities at a price you can afford. From beautiful forests and lakes to cathedrals, churches and non-religious architecture to ironworks and blends of natural wonders and manmade feats, our hostels constitute the perfect place to lay your head before heading out to marvel at Germany’s heritage and culture.
State-of-the-art facilities that serve every need
Teachers and professors often make the wise decision to show their school students and university students the sites that they would otherwise only discover in a textbook first-hand. But every good teacher and professor knows that first-hand experience combined with dedicated lectures and class work can instil their students with knowledge they will retain throughout their lives. We offer a range of modern facilities where you can discuss sites before visiting them or review all the important features of the site after your visit. We also have excellent kitchen staff ready to prepare the nutritious meals you need.
2000 years of history
The UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany cover 2000 years of history of this part of the world, from the Romans to modern times and everything in between. Thus, no matter what aspects of history interests you, you can be sure you’ll find it in Germany. Book accommodations at our youth hostels at a bargain price, and get ready to explore the 39 UNESCO World Heritage Sites Germany has to offer.
All the sites in one month
He made it: This year the blogger Michael Turtle from Australia managed to visit all the heritage sites in Germany within only one month. He wrote about his project „Time Travel by Train – The UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany“ on a daily basis.
„Unbelievable“ and „fantastic“ were the comments in his diary concerning the Muskau Park, the roman boundary wall called Limes or the dome in Aachen. For overnight he stayed in Youth Hostels – they are „impressive“ and „cool“, in the words of Michael Turtle.
In Northern Germany he visited the Wadden Sea – „a huge expanse of water shared with the Netherlands and Denmark. But one way to see it is to walk on it... sort of. It's low tide at the moment so I walked out on the mudflats to see the small animals that live here even when the water is out.“
The Ironworks in the city of Völklingen are absolutely incredible („easily one of my favourites“). When it was added to the World Heritage List in 1994, it was the first industrial site in the world to be included. Michael Turtle: „Not only is this testament to technological development extremely well maintained, it has been opened up really well to visitors. There are about 7km of paths throughout the enormous ironworks and you can wander through it all without a guide. This is somewhere you have to visit!“
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