If Germany has a rich architectural heritage, nature also occupies a preponderant place. By itself, the forest occupies more than 30% of the country, and the landscapes are varied, from north to south. Wild or domesticated, in refined parks and gardens, nature therefore logically appears on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Forest side

The ancient beech forests of Germany were inscribed in 2007. Disappeared from the rest of the European continent, they have crossed the centuries here to us, for various reasons.

Jasmund National Park

In the Müritz national park, in the east of the country, the beech trees of the Serrahn forest were spared from any exploitation by the grand dukes of Mecklenburg, who came to hunt there. In the Jasmund National Park, it was its difficult access that protected the forest area, perched on limestone cliffs overlooking the sea. Walking around the island of Rügen , it is easy to understand why these wild landscapes inspired the romantics.

There are also beech forests 1 hour from Berlin, in the Grumsiner Forst, within the Schorfheide-Chorin biosphere reserve; and also, further west, in Hainich National Park, Thuringia. In the days of the GDR, the area was a closed military area, so that nature could develop freely there. For an out-of-the-ordinary walk, you can take the “chemin des cimes” and look down on the forest, 44 m above the ground. For those who are prone to vertigo, the hiking option also has some nice surprises in store, such as meeting a wild cat.

Seaside

Wadden Sea © German National Tourist Office / Olaf Vernunft

Another natural site registered on the UNESCO list in 2009, the Wadden Sea takes us to the shores of the North Sea. Here, the eye has no time to get bored, the landscape continues to change with the tides that follow each other every six hours. To explore the Wadden, you can hire a naturalist guide who will take you at low tide to discover this rich ecosystem. Among the many animal and plant species that pass through here are seals, porpoises and a plethora of migratory birds.

Parks and gardens

In the domesticated nature department, Unesco’s world heritage has listed several parks and gardens.

Among them, the Muskau Park covers 560 hectares on each side of the German-Polish border, on the banks of the Neisse. Out of the fertile imagination of Prince Hermann de Pückler-Muskau in the 19th century, this English-style landscape masterpiece is also adorned with built elements, notably a castle and a bridge over the river.

Dessau-Wörlitz Gardens

North of Leipzig, the garden kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz was the first English landscape complex in continental Europe in the 18th century. Inspired by the spirit of the Age of Enlightenment, it harmoniously combines nature and architecture. Extending over nearly 140 km2, it has several large parks, but also castles and a hundred houses.

When nature meets history…

To explore the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, registered with UNESCO in 2002, nothing better than following the river from Bingen to Koblenz, for 65 km. On the road: vineyards, postcard villages and more than forty castles and fortresses, not to mention the Lorelei rock, undisputed symbol of Rhenish romanticism.

Château Stahleck

Finally, Unesco selected the Messel fossil site in Hesse. Paleontologists have uncovered some 30,000 fossils dating from the Eocene, including the bones and skeletons of some 40 species of mammals. You can choose to walk on the surrounding hiking trails or opt for a guided tour of the excavations.

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