Visiting the ABANDONED IRONWORKS (Völklinger Hütte) ? + Saarbrücken City Tour in SAARLAND, GERMANY

Welcome to Saarland, Germany! In this video, we&be touring Saarbrücken, the capital of the state of Saarland, plus we&visit the old ironworks in the neighbouring town of Völklingen. We&start off the morning in Saarbrücken, where we&take you out for brunch at a local restaurant, we&wander through the farmer&market, we&visit the Castle Church and its impressive gardens, plus we&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&change with our next attraction. In the afternoon, we&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...