Five lesser-known German cities worth a visit

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Qasimi - When it comes to visiting Germany, most travelers choose <a href="http://jo.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%8... tourist cities</a> such as <a href="http://sa.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D9%8... , Munich and Frankfurt, but Germany offers much more than that, and there are many wonderful destinations tagged with the least cities in terms of space, visitation and popularity among tourists.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>In this list we have collected five of the lesser-known German cities that are worth a visit.</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Trier</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A beautiful city located on the banks of the Moselle River in southwestern Germany, it is the oldest city in the country. It was founded as a Roman colony in the year 16 BC and quickly became the favorite residence of the Roman emperors. It was also called the &quot;Second Rome&quot;.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Potsdam</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://sa.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AF%D8%A7... city of Potsdam</a> is located just a short express train ride from Berlin, and most of its gardens and palaces have a UNESCO World Heritage site, and Sanssouci Palace and its royal garden are one of the most famous sites.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Freiburg</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A border city located in the southwestern corner of Germany, on the borders with France and Switzerland, it is famous for being a university town as it includes many health resorts and local food options and is the gateway to <a href="http://sa.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%8... Black Forest</a> .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Bremen</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Its name is often associated with the four animals riding on each other&#39;s backs, a bronze statue located in the main square, but Bremen, in northern Germany, offers much more than that through its medieval buildings and art museums.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Erfurt</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://sa.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA... , the capital of Thuringia, was founded in eastern Germany as a Catholic diocese in the year 742 AD, and it is a city full of historical buildings, cathedrals and monasteries, in addition to the oldest inhabited bridge in Europe, which is the Kramerbroecke Bridge.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>