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Germany Vacation Destinations by Geographic Region

Black Forest - High peaks and wild, romantic gorge

Black Forest Vacation
The Black Forest mountains extend along the Rhine, close to Lake Constance, Switzerland and Alsace. The region is famed for its food and drink, distinctive traditional hats and cuckoo clocks.

Black Forest Vacation Highlights

    * Pforzheim - a jewellery town
    * Schonach - Biggest cuckoo clock in the world
    * Triberg - Waterfalls
    * Schramberg - Astronomical clock
    * Eisenbach - World clock
    * Freiburg - University town, cathedral
    * Lenzkirch - Spa resort, nature reserve
    * Wutach Gorge Mount - Feldberg Nature reserve, winter sports
    * Hasel - Erdmann Cave
    * Maulbronn - Maulbronn Monastery Complex (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Rhine Valley - In search of Rhinegold treasure

Rhine River Cruises
Few other regions around the world are so densely packed with authentic historical attractions. The sinister Hagen is said to have sunk the gold of the legendary Nibelungs in the Rhine here.

Rhine Valley Vacation Highlights

    * Koblenz - Deutsches Eck (German Corner), castles
    * St. Goarshausen - Loreley rock, Burg Katz & Burg Maus with eagle and falcon centre, open-air stage
    * Bingen - Wine-making town, Mouse Tower, home of Hildegard von Bingen, Klopp Castle
    * Rüdesheim - Wine-making town, Niederwald country park, Germania statue, Drosselgasse lane, museums
    * Königswinter - Siebengebirge hills, Drachenfels castle ruins, Petersberg hill
    * Bacharach - Roman and wine-growing town
    * Lorch - UNESCO World Heritage Site
    * Boppard - Archaeological park with Roman fort
    * Kaub - Pfalzgrafenstein castle
    * Kamp-Bornhofen - Sterrenberg Castle, Liebenstein Castle, Bornhofen Abbey

Allgäu and Bavarian Swabia - Traders, fairy-tale kings and water healers

Bavaria VacationsWith its churches, cheeses and culture this region is shaped by its rural setting. It has lush green hillsides where cattle graze, and a chocolate-box landscape familiar to all.

Allgäu and Bavarian Swabia Vacation Highlights

    * Augsburg - Fugger town, Augsburger Puppenkiste puppet theatre
    * Altusried - Cheese making and flax museum
    * Donauwörth - Käthe Kruse doll museum, golf course
    * Füssen - Lake Hopfensee, old quarter, St. Mang monastery
    * Günzburg - Legoland
    * Hindelang - Alpine allergy centre
    * Mindelheim - Mindelburg castle
    * Neu-Ulm - Reutti Castle, Edwin Scharff Museum
    * Nördlingen im Ries - Ries crater museum, historical old town
    * Schwangau - Royal castles Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau

Lake Constance, Upper Swabia - The glorious Middle Ages and the grand Baroque period

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Spa resorts and the Baroque, nature and culture between Lake Constance and the Danube. If you're not on a bike already then it's time to rent one. There's bound to be a beer garden waiting at the next junction.

Lake Constance, Upper Swabia Vacation Highlights

    * Mainau Island - Island of flowers
    * Reichenau Island - UNESCO world heritage site, monastery
    * Friedrichshafen - Zeppelin Museum
    * Meersburg - Castle, historical townscape, Mindelsee nature conservation area
    * Lindau - Harbour, museum, town hall
    * Immenstaad - High ropes course
    * Buchau - Nature conservation area, bird sanctuary, Federsee museum
    * Bad Wurzach - Moorland area
    * Ravensburg - Historical old town, Marienplatz square, Spieleland amusement park
    * Uhldingen-Mühlhofen - Pile village open-air museum

Saxony's castle and heathland region - 1,000 years of history along a 100-km stretch of river

germanny escorted toursA remarkable cultural landscape. Wherever you are heading, at every turn you'll encounter reminders of history and places associated with famous figures down the ages.

Saxony Vacation Highlights

    * Leipzig - International trade fair venue, Auerbachs Keller restaurant
    * Bad Düben - Spa resort
    * Torgau - Hartenfels Palace
    * Kriebstein - Medieval castle, reservoir
    * Kohren-Sahlis - Gnandstein Castle, potters' fountain
    * Colditz - Castle
    * Wermsdorf - Hubertusburg Palace
    * Wurzen - St. Mary's Cathedral, old town houses
    * Graditz - Stud farm
    * Rochlitz - Castle

Baltic Coast -Cathedrals, cottages and stately homes

baltic cruisesDramatic cliffs, gently shelving beaches of fine, white sand, bays and narrow inlets cut deep into the land. Modern seaside resorts with delightful 1900s villa-style architecture, fishing towns and international seaports.

Baltic Coast Vacation Highlights

    * Flensburg - Most northerly town in Germany, firth
    * Schleswig - Palace, museum village
    * Eckernförde - Hüttener Berge nature reserve, Dänischer Wohld peninsula
    * Kiel - Harbour, firth, navy monument
    * Grömitz - Baltic seaside resort, seawater wave pool
    * Lübeck - Hanseatic town, Holsten Gate, marzipan
    * Sierksdorf - Hansa-Park theme park
    * Island of Poel - Museum, historical links with Sweden
    * Wismar- Hanseatic town
    * Rostock - Hanseatic town, seaside resort, ferry terminal

Erzgebirge mountains - Silver treasures and green countryside

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A fascinating region with much to offer, right on the border with the Czech Republic. Besides its traditions of silver and ore mining and wood carving the Erzgebirge mountains are also home to many German Olympic champions.

Erzgebirge Mountains Vacation Highlights

    * Annaberg-Buchholz - home of the arithmetician Adam Riese, St. Anne's Church
    * Seiffen - Toymaking town
    * Schlettau - Castle, park
    * Zschopau - Castle, motorcycle manufacture
    * Scheibenberg - Basalt pillars natural monument
    * Freiberg - St. Peter's Church with Silbermann organ, open-air museum
    * Hohenstein-Ernstthal - Birthplace of Karl May, Sachsenring racetrack, motorracing museum Oberwiesenthal
      Health resort, winter sports resort, highest town in Germany
    * Marienberg - Renaissance town, visitor mine
    * Eibenstock - Mining and embroidery town, mining trail

Berchtesgadener Land - Summits with rising prospects

Germany Hiking Vacations
Berchtesgaden National Park, Mount Watzmann and magnificent Lake Königssee with the pilgrimage church of St Bartholomew, framed by steep mountains like a Norwegian fjord.

Berchtesgadener Land Vacation Highlights

    * Anger- Höglwörth Abbey
    * Bad Reichenhall - Saltworks, Rupertus thermal baths, spa gardens
    * Berchtesgaden - Eagle's Nest, salt mine, Wittelsbach palace
    * Königssee - Eiskapelle caves
    * Bischofswiesen - FIS World Cup ski and snowboard racing
    * Ramsau - Parish church, Zauberwald national park
    * Schneitzlreuth - Glacier garden, Weissbach gorge
    * Schönau am Königssee - St. Bartholomew' church, Mount Watzmann Marktschellenberg ice cave
    * Rossfeld - Eagle's Nest

Moselle and Saar- Riesling, Romans and Romanticism

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 fascinating cultural open-air museum. Where the vines seem to grow right up to heaven, the local specialities are more likely to come from the cellar than from the kitchen. The region is known throughout the world for its Riesling wines.

Moselle and Saar Vacation Highlights

    * Nennig - Roman mosaic, Thorn Castle/Baumkelter
    * Trier - Cathedral, Porta Nigra, amphitheatre
    * Neumagen-Dhron - Oldest wine town, Roman wine ship
    * Piesport - Roman wine press
    * Zeltingen-Rachtig - Machern Monastery
    * Alf - Arras Castle Bremmer
    * Calmont - Europe's steepest vineyard
    * Beilstein - Abbey of the Barefoot Carmelites
    * Cochem - Castle, Capuchin monastery
    * Koblenz - Deutsches Eck (German Corner)

North Sea - Green dikes, white beaches

germany beach vacations
Germany's windiest region - but so easy to fall in love with. Can you imagine a holiday in North Friesland without a walk across the mudflats? Twice every day they are covered by the sea. If only everything in life could be that certain.

North Sea Vacation Highlights

    * Sylt - Westerland resort, Gulf Stream
    * Niebüll - Car train to Sylt, Frisian museum, national park
    * Husum - Harbour, stately home, manor house, Theodor Storm museum, museum of childhood, maritime museum
    * St. Peter-Ording - National park, marina, "Dünentherme" North Sea wellness and pool complex, 12km of sandy beaches
    * Büsum - Health resort, coastal mudflats, adventure pool, floodgate, museum of coastal fishing and shrimping
    * Emden - Seaport
    * Greetsiel -  Marina
    * Wilhelmshaven - Naval base
    * Bremerhaven - Seaside town, Institute for Polar and Marine Research
    * Cuxhaven - Health resort, stately home, museums

 

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