The holiday season is a time to spend with friends and family, enjoy festive meals and celebrate the joy of the New Year. However, when too much alcohol is in the mix, the celebration can be over before it even starts. Binge drinking, defined as five or more drinks onRead More
Holidays can be difficult for anyone. Read More
The Badezentrum Sindelfingen has five outdoor and three indoor pools only 15 minutes from Panzer Kaserne.Read More
Ten of the 11 pieces of artwork that Patch High sophomore Sara Dunn
entered in the Stuttgart Arts and Crafts Contest will progress to the
All Army level of competition.Read More
A Maibaum is set up in the center of a town in cities throughout Germany May 1. Read More
Stuttgart’s State Gallery downtown gives puts on a new spin on a
traditional art viewing experience. The gallery showcases an art
collection that spans 700 years. However, viewers may be surprised to
find a modern sculpture next to a masterpiece from the 14th century.Read More
Visitors to the Black Forest town of Bad Wildbad have the chance to
experience a royal spa treatment — where German blue bloods once bathed
— without the high price tag at the “Palais Thermal” spa.Read More
The Army marks National Depression Awareness Month in October, with the
theme “Depression is Treatable — Get Screened — Seek Care.”Read More
Visitors to Germany often seek out well-known castles to visit, such as
those belonging to King Ludwig, in the southern part of Bavaria.
However, there is a castle that’s just as impressive at those, but
within a one-hour drive of Stuttgart.
The Hohenzollern Castle is perched on top of an 855-meter hill on the
outskirts of Hechingen and has been referred to as the most solid
castle in the German realm and the “crown of all castles in Swabia.”Read More
Sept. 23 Inception (PG-13) 6 p.m. Sept. 24 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) 6 p.m., The Town (R) 9 p.m. Sept. 25 Despicable Me (PG) 4 p.m., Predators (R) 7 p.m., The Town (R) 9 p.m. Sept. 26 Despicable Me (PG) 2 p.m., The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) 4 p.m., Predators (R)Read More
Sign up for ‘Amazing Race’ by Sept. 13 The U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Directorate for Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation will host an “Amazing Race” Sept. 18, starting at 10 a.m. at the Patch Fitness Center. The race will test community members’ athletic prowess, fine motor skills and creativity.Read More
This year’s annual Stuttgarter Weindorf (Wine Village) will run from Aug. 25 through Sept. 5 in downtown Stuttgart. The fest opens daily at 11 a.m. and runs until 11 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, and until midnight Thursday through Saturday. The Weindorf focuses on celebrating Stuttgart’s 1,000-year-old wine tradition. Visitors canRead More
Editor’s Note: This is the third and final installment of a three-part series exploring tourist-worthy destinations in Bavaria.
Tiny villages, lush green valleys, and proud churches and chapels along
winding country roads: these are the images visitors to the Upper
Bavarian region can expect during the summer months.
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Bavaria is famous for its picturesque lakes, hiking trails, idyllic villages, castles, monasteries and Baroque churches.
In this region, there is always something new to explore and hidden treasures to be found, even for natives of Germany.Read More
