Saarbrücken, situated in the forest-fringed valley of the Saar in the middle of the Saar coalfield, is the capital of the Land of Saarland and its economic and cultural center.
The former Stiftskirche of St Arnual (13th-14th C.; Protestant), in the St Arnual district 3km/2mi southwest, has numerous tombs of members of the house of Nassau-Saarbrücken.
The Ancient Art Collection in Saarbrücken features paintings, sculpture, porcelain and furniture from the middle Ages to 19th C Germany. Many of the pieces are from the Alsace and Lorraine regions.
Address: Ancient Art Collection, Saarlandmuseum Karlstrasse 1, D-66111 Saarbrücken, Germany
Hours:
January 1 to December 31: 10am-6pm; Wed:10am-10pm; Closed: Mon
The open-air museum at Homburg is built around the remains of an ancient Roman city. Much of the city has been reconstructed to give visitors an idea of what it would have once looked like and provide a glimpse of Roman life dating back 2,000 years.
Homburg is located about 35 km north-east of Saarbrücken.
Address: Homburg Open-Air Roman Museum, Homburgerstrasse 38, D-66424 Homburg-Schwarzenacker, Germany
Hours:
March 1 to October 31: 9am-5pm; Closed: Mon
November 1 to February 28: 10am-4:30pm; Closed: Mon, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
The Modern Art Gallery in Saarbrücken features 20th C sculptures and paintings. Within the collection are sculptures by Archipenko and works of German expressionism.
Address: Modern Art Gallery, Saarland Museum Bismarckstrasse 11, D-66111 Saarbrücken, Germany
This annual four-day festival takes place in late May and includes daily afternoon and evening performances of symphonic and chamber concerts. The festival focuses on contemporary music by composers such as Messiaen and Kurtag, among many others. The performances take place in the Funkhaus Halberg, the Convention Hall and the Academy of Music.
Address: Musik im 20 Jahrhundert, Saarländischer Rundfunk Funkhaus Halberg, D-66121 Saarbrücken, Germany
This annual month-long festival takes place in June in the 12 towns throughout Saarland. The festival includes at least 20 performances every year, including symphonic, choral and chamber concerts and vocal and piano recitals based on the music of Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny. Lectures on the Mendelssohn siblings are also organized as part of the festival.
The town of Volklingen has an ironworks which is a UNESCO world heritage site. The ironworks dominated the city and is the only example, in existence today, of an integrated ironworks that was built and worked on in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Blieskastel - Gollenstein, Germany
