Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery A concert at Goerlitz Synagogue during Lausitz Festival When the Germans retreated in 1945, they blew …
The Berlin Wall Fell And Thousands Left This East German City. Now Some Are Returning Enlarge this image toggle caption Rob Schmitz/NPR Rob Schmitz/NPR When he was 22, Octavian Ursu watched the Berlin Wall fall on television from his hometown of Bucharest, Romania. Enlarge this image toggle caption Rob Schmitz/NPR Rob Schmitz/NPR "Thousands of people lost their jobs here," says …
Germany's Far-Right Party Defeated In Closely Watched Mayoral Election Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images Sean Gallup/Getty Images The far-right Alternative for Germany party has lost its first mayoral contest, handing embattled Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union a solid victory. Despite Sunday's outcome in Goerlitz, AfD remains neck-and-neck with the CDU in Saxony and the party …
Goerlitz, Germany, has been crowned Best European Film Location of the Decade by the Association of European Film Commissions. The town's medieval streets and blend of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Gothic architecture have been used to backdrop to some of Hollywood's most successful movies, including Wes Anderson's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglorious Basterds'. Goerlitz has also …