There is so much to see in Germany you will defiantly need more than one visit to take it all in, with vibrant cities, varied landscapes of mountains, forests and lakes. Germany is divided in Federal States and Regions, each with plenty of history to take in and beautiful picturesque landscapes to enjoy from castles and palaces to medieval villages and traditional wine villages you won’t be short of things to do in the land of a thousand possibilities.
One way to take in much of Germany is to follow some of their scenic routes you can get fights to Berlin and Munich and from any of these places start out upon your journey exploring all it has to offer.
For those who like Romanticism you can follow the trail to uncover the treasures of the Romance period, with magnificent stately homes palaces of courtly splendour all exquisitely decorated. This is Germanys most famous and popular tourist rout which runs across a rich and varied landscape along the river Main and through the Franconian wine country to the Alps.
Another popular tourist route and one for those who love their wine is the German Wine Route which runs through Germany’s second largest wine growing region. Here you can enjoy not only the wine but the scenery, with this region, with the weather mild you get a feeling you’re in Tuscany rather than a German Region.
Germany is a country bursting to the brim with culture and this year its host to the European Capital of Culture 2010, with a whole region not just one city dedicated to this. The Ruhr will be the capital which will include 53 towns and cities in western Germany with hundreds of events held in many locations which will reveal a surprising to side to the region. There are also plenty of other things to discover in this astounding country with many things to see and do, including Germanys famous Christmas Markets where people travel from all over the world to enjoy this enchanting experience.
Getting there is easy with many cheap flights to Germany available the only hard thing to do is to decide where to start!
Hohenzollern Castle, Stuttgart, Germany
Picture courtesy of Trodel
