a collection of different colored pumpkins that make up the shape of a parfum bottle with Chanel No. 5

A Guide to the Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival

If you like fall foliage, unique events, and pumpkins, the Kürbisausstellung Ludwigsburg  (Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival) is an event that you have to attend! Ludwigsburg, in Southwestern Germany, hosts the world’s largest pumpkin festival and if you are traveling to Germany during this time it is definitely worth a trip! Ludwigsburg is about 15 km north…

Woman in a dirndl posing in front of a giant pretzel statue

A First-Timer’s Guide to the Stuttgart Cannstatter Volksfest

When you think of Germany you probably think of a German beer festival with pretzels, beer, and lederhosen.  If you want to experience Germany’s second-largest beer festival (after Oktoberfest in Munich, of course), you need to attend the Stuttgart Cannstatter Wasen. What is Stuttgart’s Cannstatter Wasen? Actually the question is where, because the Cannstatter Wasen…

Photo of the Rathaus square in Esslingen at night
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Esslingen Christmas Markets: A Medieval Twist on a Holiday Classic

Christmas markets in Germany are a magical combination of food and drinks, lights, and holiday cheer. I live in Stuttgart and visiting the Weihnachtsmärkte is something I look forward to each year.  Nevertheless, if you see lots of them they can tend to get a bit repetitive. Visitors will see much of the same Christmas…