Mad King Ludwig’s maddest creation combines Wagnerian inspiration with a superbly dramatic alpine site to create a romantic fantasy from the age of chivalry. This makes Schloss Neuschwanstein the ultimate fairy-tale castle.
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This iconic white building of this museum in Munich is a temple to modernism, from the classics of modern art to masterpieces of furniture and automotive design.
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Soak, sweat and rejuvenate in one of Germany’s many saunas and spas
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Almost every major German river – including the Mosel – has a long-distance cycle path alongside.
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Christmas cheer the way it’s been for centuries.
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Rhine-side castles and vineyards along the romantic Rhine passage in the Germany of tourist brochures.
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The world’s biggest excuse for a beer – and it comes in big measures, too. At the Octoberfest beer is drunk in "Maß".
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Revel in the Eastern Bloc nostalgia fondly known as Ostalgie.
The most extravagant alfresco ballroom Germany ever built is found at the Zwinger in Dresden.
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A Disney-like Bavarian road-trip where the steep roofs and ancient towers are real.
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This elegant mid-afternoon sugar-rush is another national obsession.
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Cologne is an easy-going, liberal, cosmopolitan metropolis with two thousand years of art and history and a world-famous cathedral.
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Germany’s most iconic sausage, from pale, lemony Weisswurst to Currywurst with ketchup and curry powder.
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Electronic dance music rules in Germany, but there’s plenty of room for quirkier sounds too.
The Ruhr’s reinvented industrial heritage offers some of Europe’s most original travel experiences.
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Bavaria’s heavenly church interiors pair élan with excess. For more information, see The Wieskirche.
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Trompe l’oeil trickery in the town hall "Rathaus" in Hamburg that launched a thousand flashbulbs.
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Edged by white cliffs, Germany’s largest island remains a gentle, pastoral place where it’s easy to escape the crowds.
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High local demand means that many German tipples barely leave the valleys where they are grown.
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Soak up the views from high-altitude pistes, or brave the fearsome Kandahar World Cup Run in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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Aachen’s ancient cathedral is a taste of Byzantium in the heart of the city.
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Berlin’s and Cologne’s massive lesbian and gay communities know how to throw a party.
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Idle in escapist Strandkörbe seats or skim across the sea on a kite-surf.
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Alpine scenery, clean air and challenging hikes in Bavaria’s beautiful south.