Bremen

Bremen is a city in northern Germany. Bremen was once a member of the medieval Hanseatic League and is still one of the most important cities in northern Germany. Together with the city of Bremerhaven on the North Sea it forms Germany's smallest state. Bremen has a more than 1200 years of history, and was most of the time an independent city state.

Stroll around the city center and visit the Schnoor-Viertel with its old medieval buildings. If interested in arts visit the Bremer Kunsthalle with one of north Germany's finest collections. If you like football, visit a match of the local team Werder Bremen in the stadium.

If you want to see green fields, cows, bikers and in line skaters, visit "Blockland" to enjoy the agricultural side of Bremen´s nature. It is located near the river Wümme, roughly in the west of the university. You can drive along the dike and take an icecream at one of the farms. In winter there is no icecream but the river and small creeks for iceskating.