Korean Air launches new service to MunichFrankfurt - Korean Air will begin launch a new service from the South Korean capital, Seoul, to Munich in Germany on June 1.
Every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday a Boeing 777-200 will fly direct between the two cities, according to the airline's office in Frankfurt.
Flights depart at 2:25 pm local time from Seoul and 8:45 pm from Munich.
German carrier Lufthansa already flies several times a week between Munich and Seoul.
Korean Air will begin the service with 10 flights per week. The airline also offers a daily service to Frankfurt. ----
Cap museum opens in the Basque Country
Frankfurt - A new museum has opened in the Basque Country dedicated to the region's main export: the Basque beret.
The museum is located in the former La Encartada textile factory in the town of Balmaseda, according to Spain's tourist office in Frankfurt.
The museum shows visitors how the wool used to make the berets is washed, dried, spun and then woven into the traditional headgear.
The exhibition also includes a water turbine dating from the early twentieth century.
Basque berets were made in the La Encartada factory until 1992. Internet: www.laencartadamuseoa.com ----
Jazz and Swing festival in Rimini =
Frankfurt - Rimini on the Italian Adriatic coast is hosting a Jazz and Swing festival from June 11 to 18.
Visitors to Rimini will have free access to concerts on Piazza Fellini in the city centre, according to the Italian tourist office in Frankfurt.
This year marks the eighth time musicians from Europe and the U.S. will travel to Rimini for the annual festival.
Internet: www.jazzswingrimini.com ----
Germany's highest Alpine nature centre to open in Bavaria =
Munich - A new information centre is being built near the town of Mittenwald in southern Germany.
The centre will extend seven metres over the cliff edge of the Karwendelspitze in the Karwendel mountain range in the Bavarian Alps.
It's due to open on July 20 and will be the highest nature information centre in Germany at 2,244 metres above sea level, according to the local region's tourist office in Garmisch- Partenkirchen.
Along with a "spectacular view into the abyss", the entrance also includes a 330 square metre interactive exhibition that explains the geology as well as flora and fauna.
Admission is free of charge.
Internet: www.zugspitz-region.de, www.karwendelbahn.de
