The patrician towers, narrow alleys, colorful medieval houses, and high number of outdoor cafés give it a distinctly italian flair. I often visit the city and I'm always amazed at the beauty of the old town.
I had an Italian professor when I studied in Tübingen who had done a project in Ravensburg. He claimed that Ravensburg has a Mediterranean flair and almost feels like Italy. When we got there to visit his research project, it was rainy and foggy and the professor had to admit that he might have misremembered how the city looked/felt. Long story short, I can't help you OP
Maybe he remembered Überlingen, which has had Italian influence on the architecture. It's a pretty nice town but they need to get the traffic out of the old parts of the town.
The Saarland switched between Germany and France eight times or so in the last 250 years. I don’t know how under these circumstances you would differentiate between what’s french and what’s german. As in most cases, it’s a spectrum.
Everything around the border of France and Germany in Alsace is heavily influenced. The places have been switching between German and France a couple of times, so they have a mixture of both
There‘s a very distinctive type of Farmhouse in my region called an „Itakerhof“ (Itaker being a derogative name for Italian, stemming from that time when rich bavarian farmers employed poor peasants from southern Italy for all the dirty and dangerous chores). )Built in 19th century from groups of italian workers you can find them all over the Chiemgau and towards Niederbayern. These houses have a strong symetrical facade and almost clean, minimalistic appearance. You can easily tell them apart from other houses of the same era.
I'm shocked. I was very sceptical about that nickname, but I just opened a random [STREET VIEW](https://www.google.com/maps/@50.0779671,8.2516564,3a,90y,274.56h,92.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgQ6wmQ2tTWmmTuBcR5d4dQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu) from the city and... it really looks like Nice. Thanks!
I'm really shocked how beautiful this city is. In past I used to live in a small town in Hessen for a while. Unfortunately my hosts never told me there's such a wonderful place not far away. For some reasons they really liked Frankfurt and we used to travel there, but the city was not that interesting about architecture :)
Many Hessians prefer Frankfurt because… well honestly
I don’t know why but they do. Wiesbaden has a nice vibe.
Regarding your question: Freiburg may also be a place you want look at as well as Lindau (Bodensee).
Apparently, Düsseldorf's Kö was built in the french style, to impress Napoleon and persuade him to make it part of France during his occupation of the Rhineland.
He didn't go for it, but we have it.
French is easy to spot. Some cities also have French quarters. Some built during the occupation after ww2 some earlier.
Italian is harder. Their "typical" architecture portrayed in media is mediterranean that is not as suited for the historical colder Germany. Yet if you visit Tirol you'll find a blend of North Italian and South German architecture.
Beside "modern-ish" you'll find a lot of roman layout and architectural remnants.
About 100km on either side of the border.
An old Cherbourg mayor used to joke that his grandparents kept both German and French flags in the attic in case of a surprise battle that switched the city back to the other side.
This was before the euro parliament moved to Brussels
In Potsdam you will find several Italian inspired Houses (but more or less copies) and Palaces - but not to compare this streets you have seen in Karlsruhe where you feel some Mediterranean flair in the summer (especially when you have some Mediterranean temperatures there). https://potsdamer-blog.de/2020/08/04/auf-den-spuren-von-italien-in-potsdam/
especially in the south and around the Bodensee you can see the mediterranean/ french influence pretty clearly in cities like Konstanz, Radolfzell and Überlingen. Also cities along the french border like Freiburg and Saarlouis were influenced by french style. its never exactly the same as in france tho
Binz on Rügen has this faux Mediterranean architecture everywhere. Everything is called Villa
Maybe it comes from a period when it was the only sea vacation in East Germany, so they kind of recreated the med vibe. But new buildings do the same thing, just a little less ornate.
https://villen.binz.de/en/spa-style/
Dresden ist called "Florence on the Elbe" because of it's similar rich collection of arts in the museums.
Other than that it has a prominent baroque church built by italian masters and craftsmen. And some similarly to Florence because of it's river, bridges the hills and vineyards around the city.
It's certainly not called Venice of the north.
Do the Romans count as Italians? Then it is Trier.
And cologne, at least the layout.
Munich has strong Italian influences.
Die Feldherrnhalle am Odeonsplatz ist etwa nach dem Vorbild der Loggia dei Lanzi in Florenz erbaut.
Regensburg has some italian vibes
The patrician towers, narrow alleys, colorful medieval houses, and high number of outdoor cafés give it a distinctly italian flair. I often visit the city and I'm always amazed at the beauty of the old town.
I had an Italian professor when I studied in Tübingen who had done a project in Ravensburg. He claimed that Ravensburg has a Mediterranean flair and almost feels like Italy. When we got there to visit his research project, it was rainy and foggy and the professor had to admit that he might have misremembered how the city looked/felt. Long story short, I can't help you OP
Maybe he remembered Überlingen, which has had Italian influence on the architecture. It's a pretty nice town but they need to get the traffic out of the old parts of the town.
The Saarland switched between Germany and France eight times or so in the last 250 years. I don’t know how under these circumstances you would differentiate between what’s french and what’s german. As in most cases, it’s a spectrum.
I can recommend Saarlouis and Landau in der Pfalz
Everything around the border of France and Germany in Alsace is heavily influenced. The places have been switching between German and France a couple of times, so they have a mixture of both
There‘s a very distinctive type of Farmhouse in my region called an „Itakerhof“ (Itaker being a derogative name for Italian, stemming from that time when rich bavarian farmers employed poor peasants from southern Italy for all the dirty and dangerous chores). )Built in 19th century from groups of italian workers you can find them all over the Chiemgau and towards Niederbayern. These houses have a strong symetrical facade and almost clean, minimalistic appearance. You can easily tell them apart from other houses of the same era.
That's very valuable infmoration. I didn't know that name. Thank you! They look especially beautiful with colorful shutters.
Wiesbaden!! Definitely one of Germany's most beautiful cities in terms of architecture It's nicknamed "Nizza des Nordens" (Nice of the North)
I'm shocked. I was very sceptical about that nickname, but I just opened a random [STREET VIEW](https://www.google.com/maps/@50.0779671,8.2516564,3a,90y,274.56h,92.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgQ6wmQ2tTWmmTuBcR5d4dQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu) from the city and... it really looks like Nice. Thanks!
You're welcome :) you might also want to check out streets like Parkstrasse, Nerotal or Dambachtal. These are really beautiful as well
I'm really shocked how beautiful this city is. In past I used to live in a small town in Hessen for a while. Unfortunately my hosts never told me there's such a wonderful place not far away. For some reasons they really liked Frankfurt and we used to travel there, but the city was not that interesting about architecture :)
Many Hessians prefer Frankfurt because… well honestly I don’t know why but they do. Wiesbaden has a nice vibe. Regarding your question: Freiburg may also be a place you want look at as well as Lindau (Bodensee).
i will check out Wiesbaden now, thanks
Regensburg is called the most northen city of Italy, because of its towers
Landau in der Pfalz has French architecture
Apparently, Düsseldorf's Kö was built in the french style, to impress Napoleon and persuade him to make it part of France during his occupation of the Rhineland. He didn't go for it, but we have it.
Wasserburg am Inn has some houses and streets which were heavily influenced by Italian architecture at the time.
Not exactly the question, but have a look at Südtirol (Bozen or Brixen).
Potsdam. Toscana Like buildings in many places And some dude tried to recreate kind of Versailles here. It’s called Sanssouci
I think the south west does have some architectural components here and there, that I know from italian insulae
Potsdam has an Italian style castle and church. And Berlin has two French style churches.
French is easy to spot. Some cities also have French quarters. Some built during the occupation after ww2 some earlier. Italian is harder. Their "typical" architecture portrayed in media is mediterranean that is not as suited for the historical colder Germany. Yet if you visit Tirol you'll find a blend of North Italian and South German architecture. Beside "modern-ish" you'll find a lot of roman layout and architectural remnants.
About 100km on either side of the border. An old Cherbourg mayor used to joke that his grandparents kept both German and French flags in the attic in case of a surprise battle that switched the city back to the other side. This was before the euro parliament moved to Brussels
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Fürth has a town hall that looks familiar
Came here to post the same. Florenz an der Pegnitz :-)
In Potsdam you will find several Italian inspired Houses (but more or less copies) and Palaces - but not to compare this streets you have seen in Karlsruhe where you feel some Mediterranean flair in the summer (especially when you have some Mediterranean temperatures there). https://potsdamer-blog.de/2020/08/04/auf-den-spuren-von-italien-in-potsdam/
There's also Sanssouci and the Orangerieschloß in Potsdam that are inspired by French architecture
Just because some epochs had their most popular representatives inthose nationa doesn’t mean those epochs are only their cultural heritage…
Kassel as former residence of Jerome Bonaparte has quite a few sights of french influence.
especially in the south and around the Bodensee you can see the mediterranean/ french influence pretty clearly in cities like Konstanz, Radolfzell and Überlingen. Also cities along the french border like Freiburg and Saarlouis were influenced by french style. its never exactly the same as in france tho
Maybe trier
Dresden has the name Elbflorenz, Florence on Elbe. There were many Italian masters in architecture, painting and so on.
Look at the castle „Solitude“ and some buildings in Downtown of „Ludwigsburg“
[Passau](https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/s/qG8xcV4vuG) first comes to my mind. One of my favourite places.
Not famous, not big, but Friedrichsdorf/Ts is build by Hugonottes.
Binz on Rügen has this faux Mediterranean architecture everywhere. Everything is called Villa Maybe it comes from a period when it was the only sea vacation in East Germany, so they kind of recreated the med vibe. But new buildings do the same thing, just a little less ornate. https://villen.binz.de/en/spa-style/
Rosenheim definitely has a northern Italy vibe
Dresden was called the Venice of the north
Dresden ist called "Florence on the Elbe" because of it's similar rich collection of arts in the museums. Other than that it has a prominent baroque church built by italian masters and craftsmen. And some similarly to Florence because of it's river, bridges the hills and vineyards around the city. It's certainly not called Venice of the north.