The Baltic Sea to Vogtland – 8 days along Germany's green former border

Road bike · DE · 999 km · 8 stages

Germany was divided into two for more than 40 years. A 1,393-kilometre (865 mi) border ran through the middle of this beautiful country from the Baltic Sea to the Vogtland. The border had a 5-kilometre (3 mi) wide ‘no man’s land’ that was heavily guarded and known as the ‘death strip’. The eight sta

by Martin Donat