Germany's most compelling destinations — from Bavaria's fairy-tale castles to Berlin's world-class museums and the Rhine Valley vineyards.
A UNESCO World Heritage stretch of the Rhine between Rüdesheim and Koblenz passes vine-covered hillsides, medieval castles, and wine villages where Riesling grown on slate slopes is Germany's finest.
Germany's most famous scenic route connects Würzburg's baroque palaces to Füssen and Neuschwanstein through medieval walled towns like Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany's best-preserved medieval city.
Germany's most visited landmark — a Gothic masterpiece 632 years in construction — towers above the Rhine at the heart of Cologne's vibrant student city with one of Germany's best Christmas markets.
King Ludwig II's fairy-tale castle perched above Hohenschwangau Valley inspired Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty castle and is Germany's most photographed landmark. Especially magical in early morning mist.
The Black Forest's dense fir-covered hills, cuckoo-clock villages, thermal spa towns (Baden-Baden), and Black Forest cake are the quintessential Germany of imagination — deeply atmospheric in autumn.
Bavaria's capital offers the English Garden, the BMW Museum, the Deutsches Museum, and Hofbräuhaus beer hall culture. Oktoberfest transforms Munich for two weeks into the world's greatest festival.
Heidelberg's Baroque Old Town, the hilltop red sandstone castle ruin above the Neckar River, and Germany's oldest university create one of the country's most romantically atmospheric cities.
Germany's largest island offers white chalk cliffs of Jasmund National Park, pale sandy beaches, the elegant Prora resort complex, and the calming slow pace of the Baltic Sea coast.
Germany's largest port city boasts the atmospheric red-brick UNESCO Speicherstadt warehouse district, the legendary Reeperbahn entertainment quarter, and Europe's largest inner-city urban development project.
Germany's capital blends Cold War history — the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe — with the world's most exciting art galleries, nightlife, and street food.
The 'Florence of the Elbe' was devastated in WWII and meticulously reconstructed — the Frauenkirche, Zwinger palace museum, and Semper Opera are Germany's finest examples of Baroque architecture.
Germany's highest peak (2,962m) offers year-round winter sports, thermal baths in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the breathtaking Eibsee lake framed by jagged limestone peaks.
“Rhine Valley (Rheintal) Wine Route”
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