Visiting the ABANDONED IRONWORKS ???????? + City Tour of Saarbrücken, GERMANY ????????

Welcome to Saarland, Germany! In this video, we'll be touring Saarbrücken, the capital of the state of Saarland, plus we'll visit the old ironworks in the neighbouring town of Völklingen.

We'll start off the morning in Saarbrücken, where we'll take you out for brunch at a local restaurant, we'll wander through the farmer's market, we'll visit the Castle Church and its impressive gardens, plus we'll stop at a few other spots along the way. You may not get the sense that this was once a major industrial area, but that'll change with our next attraction.

In the afternoon, we'll venture over to the Völklingen Ironworks. This is hands down one of the most unusual places we’ve visited on our travels. This massive complex covers 6 hectares and was the site of pig iron production (also known as crude iron) from 1882 through 1986.

When the ironworks shut down in 1986, a great debate followed: tear down the places or turn it into something? Our guide explained that many of the former workers wanted this place gone because it was a reminder of the jobs they’d lost and the tough times that followed.

However, the Völklingen Ironworks managed to survive and today it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. My favourite part was ‘Paradise’, a section of the ironworks that has been taken over by nature.

Places we visited in Saarland, Germany

00:51 - Welcome to Saarbrücken
01:40 - Breakfast at Gemmels Töchter
03:54 - Sankt-Johanner-Markt
04:32 - Saarbrücken Castle Church
06:37 - Castle Gardens and Castle
07:56 - Ludwigskirche
09:37 - Lunch at Kostbar
10:21 - Völklingen Ironworks
16:48 - Saarschleifen Lodge and Treetop Walk
18:44 - Dinner at Hilde & Heinz

Disclosure: We visited Saarland in partnership with the German National Tourist Board.

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