The Voivodeship [Province] of Lubuskie is one of the three Polish regions that border Germany.

As a result, the population in the voivodeship has far more contact with Germans than local people elsewhere in the country.

Contact with Western Europe is very much the norm here. The companies that operate in the voivodeship - ranging from small garden gnome manufacturers to large corporate businesses - are more focused than others on Western markets.

The northwest of the Dutch province of Overijssel is a "land" of hummocks (i.e. floating islands made of reed) and quagmire (i.e. fenland that rests on the water). De Weerribben National Park (3,500 ha.) and its neighbour De Wieden National Park (10,000 ha.) are areas that sparkle with small lakes, ditches (defensive) and peat deposits (ridges) formed by the wind.

Both nature reserves have developed as a result of the formation of peatlands from a rise in the water table and/or peat extraction. Billions of peats were exported as a fuel from Northwest Overijssel to other parts of Holland. The area is teeming with wildlife, and its great wealth of sometimes rare aquatic and marshland plants, insects, mammals and waterfowl is unique in Europe.

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When you visit Torgau, more than 1,000 years old and one of Germany's most beautiful Renaissance towns, you'll experience the splendour of the former residence of the Elector of Saxony.

Follow in the footsteps of Martin Luther and the Electors of Saxony, take the Torgau museum trail or discover the historic old town with your group on a special 7-seater Torgau History Trike.

Torgau, once the residence of the Electors of Saxony, is just over an hour's drive from Leipzig and is one of Germany's most beautiful Renaissance towns. The historic town centre is virtually fully preserved and includes the Hartenfels Palace, churches, town hall and beautiful townhouses so you can still soak up the splendour of the former state capital of the Electors of Saxony even today.

The Samerberg high mountain valley region in Upper Bavaria with its 70 or so communities, hamlets and rural farming villages of 2,600 inhabitants lies well off the beaten track as far as the well-known transport routes and tourist areas are concerned.

The Samerberg holiday region lies just a few kilometres from the Samerberg service station near Rosenheim on the A8 Munich - Salzburg motorway towards the 1,569 m summit of the Hochries.