From ancient rocks and volcanos — a journey through time in Germany's geological past

The first leg of this hike leads around Gerolstein. In a few places in Germany, as here, a span of hundreds of millions of years can be bridged within a few kilometers. Here an area from Belgium to the Siegerland formed a geological community of fate: the Rhenish Slate Mountains. During the Devonian… read more

In the second stage, it's 22 kilometers from Daun to Manderscheid, but even further into the past: how did the stuff we're running around come from? Astrophysicists are familiar with this, so Norbert Junkes is taking part of the stage. He works at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, which operates… read more

The third stage leads again in a circle, this time around Manderscheid. Achim Brauer is a member, Professor at the Geo Research Center Potsdam. Brauer is familiar with maaren. He drills their sediments, and from the annual deposits he calculates the climate of the past.

The abrupt transition from the lowlands to the Alps makes the tremendous happenings visible, to which the entire Alps owe their existence: Immediately behind the "Bergstüberl" tavern, the first alpine slope shoots up from the ground and, looking at the plate tectonics, hits Africa on Europe. An epic… read more

After Maasbüll, the North Frisian Railway Company leaves Niebüll (neg-niebuell.de). The land we are going through leads us along a long wall between meadows and moats. We are going to meet the strong west wind. To the east lies the Maasbüller Herrenkoog, in the west the Kleiseerkoog. The houses are at… read more

The island of Amrum belongs to the North Frisian Islands in the North Sea. In summer, the island with its beach of superlatives sun worshipers and water rats much joy. But above all nature lovers will find their luck on the "Pearl Nordfrieslands". Scenic here from the sandbank "Kniepsand" on dunes, forest… read more