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Heidelberg Old Bridge

Well-known landmark of the Neckar city

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From the coast to the Alps: Germany’s most beautiful travel destinations

In recent years, holidays in Germany have become increasingly popular. No wonder - with North Sea and Baltic...

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Odenwald mountain road

Beautifully situated on the edge of the Rhine plain, the Odenwald mountain road offers numerous highlights for...

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Dresden Academy of Fine Arts

Centre of the Arts in Dresden

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Rothenburg Röder alley and St. Mark’s Tower

Storks clatter on St. Mark's Tower

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Experience the most beautiful places and routes in Germany

Germany is a country of significant treasures, historic buildings and cultural landscapes. Our scouts have visited and rated more than 800 “Places of Germany” worth experiencing: Impressive castles and ruins, fairytale palaces and gardens, picturesque towns and villages, tranquil rivers and lakes, sights worth seeing in the big cities, narrow gorges and caves, typical German natural forests and much more. Browse our database and be amazed at the possibilities. We’ll guide you conveniently with our search functions, whether for an excursion nearby, for planning your holiday or for a city tour. Our Places collection is alive and constantly being expanded. Become a scout yourself and take part. We regularly raffle attractive prizes among the selected and published Places.
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Theme worlds

We have divided our "Places of Germany" into 11 categories

Castles & Ruins

Take a trip back to the Middle Ages to see the buildings of times long past

Caves, Gorges & Waterfalls

Experience and walk through impressive nature above and below ground

Coasts, Beaches & Harbours

Visit beautiful places along more than 2,000 km of German North Sea and Baltic Sea coastline

Meadows & Forests

Experience beautiful nature and selected places of the great German forest

Monasteries & Churches

Marvel at important cultural monuments from a long church history

Palaces

Marvel at the rich treasures of past culture, great royal palaces or smaller buildings of the nobility

Parks & Gardens

Stroll through beautiful flowering gardens and relax in tranquil parks

Rivers, Bridges & Lakes

Unwind and enjoy the tranquillity of the water on the banks of a river or lake

Rocks & Mountains

Climb striking mountains and rocks and be rewarded by the far-reaching view

Towers & Viewpoints

Enjoy the view from high towers over towns and landscapes

Towns, Villages & Squares

Visit beautiful squares in the big cities or one of the many romantic German half-timbered towns

Alpine peak

Do you know one of the most beautiful mountains in the northern Alps? Then go to the Alpspitze, a 2628 m high mountain in the Wetterstein mountains. The peak shows an “ideal-typical” mountain shape; like a pyramid. It is a “local mountain” of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and one of the most famous and beautiful mountains of the […]

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New places in Germany

Our Places collection is constantly growing. Here is a selection.
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From romantic to hipster

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We have put together a collection of interesting routes for a road trip. Choose and go on tour.
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Berlin Victoria Park

One of the most beautiful parks in Berlin is Viktoriapark. It has a dyllic design and has the highest mountain in Berlin’s city centre in its centre: the Kreuzberg, whose “summit” is about 66 metres high and offers a beautiful wide view over the city. The park’s landmark, the National Monument erected in 1821, is […]

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Visit the major German cities and capitals

What you must have seen

Berlin

Germany's capital with the greatest possible diversity

Cologne

Lively city on the Rhine with a world-famous cathedral

Dresden

Baroque old town with numerous fascinating buildings

Düsseldorf

West German fashion and media city on the Rhine

Erfurt

Origin of the Lutheran Reformation with a lot of history

Frankfurt am Main

Banking center with an impressive skyline

Hamburg

North German port city with Hanseatic charm

Hannover

Former residential town with an eventful history

Munich

Bavarian way of life with numerous sights

Nürnberg

Franconian center with a medieval townscape

Potsdam

Prussian royal city with outstanding monuments, buildings and castles

Stuttgart

Center of automobile manufacturing between hills and vineyards with a central palace square.
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Enjoy especially worth seeing cities

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Constance

Longest lakeside promenade for strolling, lively old town and world-famous council

Freiburg

Lively student town in the extreme southwest, spoiled by the sun

Görlitz

Germany's easternmost city offers a large historic old town with a backdrop worthy of a film

Heidelberg

A place of longing for romantics and a lively student town with a famous old castle

Lindau

City on the island in Lake Constance with beautiful old town alleys, southern charm and harbour scenery to linger in

Lübeck

World Heritage Old Town with numerous brick Gothic buildings and romantic alleys

Ludwigsburg

Baroque market square setting and several castles with extensive parks

Lüneburg

Town in the Lüneburg Heath with numerous Gothic gabled brick houses in picturesque old town

Marburg

Traditional, central Hesse university town, the half-timbered old town already impressed the Brothers Grimm

Meersburg

Romantic pearl on the lake with castle, castle, old town and fantastic views

Passau

Three-river town on the peninsula with southern flair and baroque buildings

Quedlinburg

World Heritage town in the Harz with around 1,300 half-timbered houses in the romantic medieval old town

Regensburg

Over 2,000 years of history with a very well-preserved World Heritage old town and impressive cathedral

Rothenburg

World-famous, medieval city with dream motifs, complete city walls and large old town

Schwäbisch Hall

Swabian medieval town with an impressive backdrop and traditional open-air plays

Speyer

Very old Palatinate town located on the lovely wine route with the world's largest Romanesque church (world heritage)

Stralsund

UNESCO World Heritage-listed beautiful Hanseatic city in Western Pomerania on the Baltic Sea

Trier

Oldest city in Germany, founded by the Romans, located in the lovely wine region on the Moselle

Tübingen

Lively student town with historic town center, old castle and punt trips on the river along the town wall.

Würzburg

Wine town with joie de vivre in baroque and rococo style with magnificent residence (UNESCO World Heritage)

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Cherry Blossom Germany: The Most Beautiful Places

In Japan, the tradition of cherry blossom has been around for several centuries. However, in Germany, this beautiful tradition has also been celebrated in some places for many years. With numerous events, the arrival of spring and the cherry blossom is welcomed, marking the end of winter and the transition into the warmer season.

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