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March 2018

Spring adventure: off-roading with Porsche in Leipzig

Porsche has been producing cars just outside Leipzig since 2002, but this is more than just a manufacturing site. Visitors can get a close-up view of the production lines of the Panamera, Cayenne and the new Macan, and choose from a range of tours and activities on the company's own certified test track. And if you want something even more testing, then the site has its own off-road track for the Porsche Cayenne, which packs in a lot of challenges. Have you ever tried to drive through a 100-metre long water ditch? Are you brave enough to tackle a ramp with a gradient of 80 percent? And don't be surprised if a few wild horses suddenly cross your line of vision; they are part of a unique grazing concept which keeps the undergrowth in check.

Spring adventure: sway across the Geierlay rope bridge

Germany's longest rope bridge (Hangeseilbrucke) recently opened in Mörsdorf, just north of the Moselle valley (nearest airport Frankfurt-Hahn). The structure spans the forested valley of a Moselle tributary, deep in the heart of the Hunsrück mountains, and at 360 metres long, and 100 metres above the valley floor, it is not for the faint-hearted! Lots of different discovery routes set off from the visitor centre in Mörsdorf. There you can find information on the walking routes and loop trails that take you across the Geierlay, and on the Saar-Hunsrück-Steig, right underneath. This long-distance route runs through the low-lying mountains for over 250 miles, leading walkers through some of the most beautiful scenery in this part of Germany.

Spring adventure: a daredevil spin on the Nürburgring

Germany’s hilly Eifel region, close to the Belgian border, is the home of one of Europe's most famous motor-racing circuits, the Nürburgring. The original, infamous, challengingly-sinuous 13 mile Nordschleife circuit (left) was christened 'Green Hell' in the days when it was still used, but today there’s a shorter and safer Grand Prix track for top motorsport events. Meanwhile the Nordschleife is open to all, to drive around in your own car - if you dare. If you don’t want to risk it or run the indignity of being overtaken by sports car lunatics, then take a RingTaxi, and be driven around at great speed by a professional. If, on the other hand, you yourself are one of those lunatics, then the Grand Prix track is also open for self-drives on a selection of dates.

Picture credits

Masthead left to right, T top, B bottom: Black Forest gone blue, Achim Mende. Brandenburger Hof hotel. Schloss Lübbenau (T). Bundesliga, GNTB (B). Ski lift at Fichtelberg, Oberwiesenthal Tourism (T). Martin Luther (B). Chilled gnome, DZT (T). Rügen cliffs, GNTB (B). Cherry cake, pa (B). Berlin S-Bahn

Main pictures: Porsche Leipzig by Huang Liang; Geierlay bridge, Ingo Börsch; Nordschliefe by Robert Kah, Nürburgring GmbH.

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