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World's Most Dangerous Railway Lines

World's Most Dangerous Railway Lines

In northern Argentina, the world-famous Tren a las Nubes - the cloud train - crosses dizzying viaducts and deep valleys. At an altitude of over 4000 meters, what was once the highest railway runs past cactus forests and into the driest desert in the world. A technical feat in the Andes and a breathtaking ride through spectacular scenery.In northern Argentina, the world-famous Tren a las Nubes - the cloud train - crosses dizzying viaducts and deep valleys. At an altitude of over 4000 meters, what was once the highest railway runs past cactus forests and into the driest desert in the world. A technical feat in the Andes and a breathtaking ride through spectacular scenery.

2025-12-09 21:51:01 +0000 UTC2025-12-09 22:51:39 +0000 UTC (1h)
World's Most Dangerous Railway Lines

World's Most Dangerous Railway Lines

The Ferrocarril del Sur, one of the highest train routes on earth, runs right through the mountains of Peru. To this day, it is considered a miracle in the world of railways. The rails not only lead to the famous ruined city of Machu Picchu but connect the ancient Inca capital of Cusco with Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca and the gleaming white city of Arequipa. A train journey with the Andes Explorer through a grandiose landscape and an undeveloped and inaccessible area.

2025-12-09 20:50:05 +0000 UTC2025-12-09 21:51:01 +0000 UTC (1h)
World's Most Dangerous Railway Lines

World's Most Dangerous Railway Lines

The Tanzania-Zambia-Railway (Tazara) is one of Africa's most ambitious infrastructure projects. It connects the inland with the coast of East Africa and meant independence from the surrounding apartheid-ruled countries of East Africa. The film accompanies the Tazara on its 52-hour journey through Tanzania and Zambia and uses spectacular aerial shots to show not only the architectural monuments but also the unknown sides of the previously hidden landscapes of Tanzania and Zambia.

2025-12-09 18:48:25 +0000 UTC2025-12-09 19:49:21 +0000 UTC (1h)
Iceland

Iceland

This documentary is a scenic expedition through majestic volcanoes, seething geysers, powerful waterfalls, threatening fjords and almighty glaciers. Hardly any other country offers such a variety of spectacular forces of nature! We will give you an insight on how it can be that the people of a small, distant island with only a fraction of sunlight in some months are happier than the people in more sun-blessed countries.

2025-12-09 08:05:38 +0000 UTC2025-12-09 09:07:14 +0000 UTC (1h1m)
Iceland

Iceland

Majestic volcanoes, seething geysers, raging waterfalls, threatening fjords, mighty glaciers, endless lava fields – there is hardly another country in the world that offers as much impressive nature as Iceland, the remote island in the harsh North Sea. The nature in Iceland is immense! Here, the four elements of nature can be experienced as raw and as close-up as practically no other place on Earth. And nowhere on the northern hemisphere can the origin of life, can growth and decay be experienced as dramatically as here. Besides the impressive nature, we get to know the dramatic history of the Viking culture with its nature-influenced mythology and discuss the negative effects of excessive tourism.

2025-12-09 07:04:43 +0000 UTC2025-12-09 08:05:38 +0000 UTC (1h)
Seychelles

Seychelles

A vacation in the Seychelles - or even a wedding? This is the dream for many, especially Germans, who top the guest list at this island archipelago. But the paradise is under threat. We show the beauty of the island, with its rare animal species, happy wedding couples and white beaches. And yet: This is a paradise under threat, you can see the signs of climate change, with broken shorelines and bleached corals. Although the Seychelles has only 0.13 percent of Germany's land area, its new marine reserve is larger than the Federal Republic: A dream for the conservationists, who are supported by the Seychelles government.

2025-12-08 22:00:26 +0000 UTC2025-12-08 22:33:53 +0000 UTC (33m)
Turkey

Turkey

The 5th part of "Adventure Turkey" throws itself into the middle of the hustle and bustle of Istanbul! Against the backdrop of the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus, the Arte team experiences lonely hearts in search of connection, spraying artists who make the city more colorful, calligraphers who preserve the old. They meet modern women with creative minds and conservative women with creative minds, fathom coffee law reading and get intoxicated by Fasil singing.

2025-12-08 21:00:11 +0000 UTC2025-12-08 22:00:26 +0000 UTC (1h)
Turkey

Turkey

The 4th episode takes us along the Black Sea coast. Author Claudia Wallbrecht uncovers the secret of the Tulum, a very special type of bagpipe, and accompanies a forest beekeeper on breakneck climbing adventures in the name of honey. The eastern Black Sea region borders on Georgia and Armenia, and here cultures, languages and ethnic groups have been mixing for centuries: for example, Hemşin, Lasen and the descendants of Pontic Greeks. They all shape the region - and this episode - with their music, architecture, food and ancient customs.

2025-12-08 19:59:56 +0000 UTC2025-12-08 21:00:11 +0000 UTC (1h)
Turkey

Turkey

In episode 3, the journey goes to the almost forgotten region of Eastern Anatolia, which borders Armenia, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Accordingly, different cultures and religions mix here. The landscape is characterized by magnificent mountain ranges and endless steppes. Most people here live very simply, with sheep and goats adapted to the barren conditions and dry climate. The predominantly Kurdish society is still traditionally organized, with clear roles for women and men.

2025-12-08 18:59:41 +0000 UTC2025-12-08 19:59:56 +0000 UTC (1h)