| German Wanderlust Ruegen The Baltic coastline was the setting for Julia as she continued her walking tour of Germany. Generations of holidaymakers have flocked to the island of Ruegen, inspired by the romantics of the 19th century, particularly Caspar David Friedrich, the most celebrated of German romantic painters. Julia’s walk explored popular seaside resorts and beaches as well as the stunning chalk cliffs that Friedrich loved to paint. But in between lies the eerie and unexpected remains of Hitler’s ambitious attempt to create a vast Nazi holiday camp. Saxon Switzerland Julia’s final Wanderlust adventure took her deep into the former East Germany. Saxony is a largely unknown destination for UK walkers, but as Julia discovered, it contains some quite remarkable landscape. The sandstone mountains, set alongside the mighty Elbe river are a bizarre mix of forest, gorge and rock towers. They were the focal point for a rush of romantic artists two hundreds years ago, all filled with a new desire to explore landscape for themselves. The wonder of local nature has been attracting visitors ever since. Read about the other two episodes in detail;   The Rhine & The Bavarian AlpsRelated Links:
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