Germany may not be an obvious pick for traditional laid-back vacation, but the juxtaposition of its medieval spirit against cutting-edge industrialism makes it a destination to be explored according to a grand scheme. Hilly and forested, it brings to life legends of chivalry that have long dwelt in the staggering fortresses. Intellectual and refined, it glorifies the memory of Einstein, Beethoven and Goethe amidst countless museums, historic buildings, and quaint old town quarters. Fun-loving and progressive, it brims with cultural events and excels among the European capitals as far as nightlife goes. All you need to do is give it a chance.
Following some research into the preferences and opinions posted by users of various social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, as well as own resources and reviews by the most popular travel sites, Open Travel has compiled a list of top 25 things to see or do on your German Vacations. It will certainly throw some light on the country that has always been one of the prime driving forces in the European history, and hence, definitely worth a while.
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Location: Hohenschwangau, Germany
Rising from the Bavarian woods like a fairytale castle behind seven mountains and seven seas, this blueprint for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle is unbelievable like the existence of seven dwarfs and enchanting like the delicate beauty of Snow White. A product of Ludwig II's distorted mind...
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Location: Berchtesgaden, Germany
This is beauty in its purest form. Here nature has developed freely, almost without a touch of a human hand, and produced an alpine heaven of lush forests, steep rock faces, crystal clear lakes, sleepy villages, and rolling meadows. It's just you, the chirping of birds, and cows ringing their bra...
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Early Sunday morning, August 13, 1961 marked a dramatic moment that for long years changed the cityscape of Berlin and the minds of the whole world. The wall that was supposed to stop East Berliners escaping from the Soviet-controlled East German state from then on has always been synonymous with...
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The ambitious undertaking by German authorities to equip the capital with authentic samples of world's most astonishing gardens has been worked upon with full commitment, resulting in a unique combination of cosmopolitan beauty in a concrete jungle and an oasis of tranquility in the middle of a b...
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Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Those knowledgeable in the field call it the most beautiful German castle and the epitome of courtyard romanticism. To be sure, there's no accounting for tastes, but the fact remains that Burg Eltz makes a dazzling impression, being one of the few medieval fortresses that remained completely unsc...
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Sylt
Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Sylt epitomizes all that people actually tend to think Germany lacks - nail-biting surf, serenity, laid-back atmosphere, shifting dunes, picturesque lighthouses, and a lot of sunshine. Dubbed as the 'St Tropez of the North', this elongated piece of land is widely held to be a fine combination of...
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The archbishop Johann von Schonborn suffered from a curious, insatiable need to erect splendid constructions, and it was down to his obstinacy that this marvelous Baroque residence was completed. The most distinguished architects from Austria, France and Germany lent their ideas to finally concei...
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Completed in stages between the 8th and 19th, the Aachen Cathedral reflects all the aesthetic tendencies ever adopted throughout ages. Originally inspired by the churches of the Eastern Holy Roman Empire, it was developed in the Middle Ages, and further decorated by successive authorities to end...
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Location: Germany
As one of the most significant transport routes in Europe, the Middle Rhine Valley has always facilitated the transition of culture between the Mediterranean and the north. Yet what deserves special attention is Its 65 km upper stretch, whose magical charm has for two millenniums served as a lim...
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Location: Herreninsel, Germany
In 1873 King Ludwig II of Bavaria acquired the Herreninsel with the intention of erecting his Royal Palace in the middle of Bavaria's largest lake. And one can hardly find his determination surprising as the location is truly breath-taking. Modeled on Versailles, Herrenchiemsee (New Palace) was...
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The curious thing about the Cologne Cathedral is that, although its completion took around 600 years, the outcome not for an inch departs from the original design. On the grounds of being a masterpiece testimony to this admirable endurance in faith, UNESCO has drawn the church on its World Herita...
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Historic centers, bucolic villages, towering castles, colossal bridges, and magnificent churches dot the 20 kilometer stretch of the river valley whose cultural and natural values combine into a perfect weekend road trip route. Blessed with unpretentious beauty, but also marked with dramatic even...
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The cluster of nineteenth century neoclassic buildings - widely held to be one of world's most significant museum complexes - seems all the more exciting to visit down to its location. Settled on the tip of the island in the Spree, the museums offer splendid collections of art, history and ethnol...
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Location: Regensburg, Germany
Founded by the Romans in 179 A.D, Regensburg has turned into a thriving trading and cultural center, but its old town bears so many exquisite marks of prosperous history that UNESCO decided to distinguish it with World Heritage honors. And indeed, a walk through old Regensburg is a sensory exper...
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Wies Church
On approaching the Wies Church, standing humbly in the middle of nowhere, incidental visitors are almost invariably on the verge of passing it by. Anyway, they certainly wonder who in their right mind would have built a church in such a solitary place. Driven by curiosity, they enter the whitewas...
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What may today seem a hotbed for the intellectually-oriented part of the tourist swarm was once a stomping ground of Bach, Goethe, Nietzsche, Schiller, Liszt, and the likes. The air of inspiration whizzes through the extended parkland, and the number of exquisite museums reflects the mightiness o...
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Sanssouci Park was originally a mere terraced garden for Frederick the Great to put his green fingers to some use and fight off his royal anxieties (hence the name 'sans souci' - without worries). Once the King discovered the magical ambiance of the location, he ordered a residence to be built, w...
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Location: Quedlinburg, Germany
The beginnings of Quedlinburg date back to the 9th century and remember the times of the Carolingian Dynasty. Surrounded by a wall, the town sprang from a bunch of tiny villages that have much retained their character over ages. Today a maze of quaint cobblestoned streets takes visitors to most e...
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Trier
This oldest German town is well worth exploring not only by virtue of its age. In its 2000-year-old history Trier was home to six Roman emperors and has therefore inherited a number of impressive ancient remnants, some of which stun with their level of preservation. The most outstanding example i...
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One of the best preserved medieval monastic complexes north of the Alps was founded in 1137 by a few Cistercian monks. Legend has it that on their way from Alsace they paused for a while to water their mules, and being head over heels bewitched with the place, they decided to settle down (Maulbro...
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Europa-Park
Europa Park combines great fun with unobstructed, pleasurable learning. Nested in the heart of a top-of-the-range resort, the theme park boils down to a pocket-size version of the continent, where the highs of the most beautiful European countries can be experienced hands-on. From a visit to the...
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If beer is what you're coming to Germany for, and your trip doesn't coincide with Oktoberfest, head to Bamberg and compensate for the loss at one of its best breweries. Big deal, you may say. One doesn't need to go all the way to Franconia to get a glass of decent barley pop, but if you dig the i...
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One may argue that it's a gate like thousand other gates in the world, and as far as the superficial aspect goes, it's certainly true. To call the Brandenburg Gate a worthwhile attraction, it takes a gist of the story behind it. Situated at the end of Unter den Linden, the 60m tall construction w...
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The picture absolutely can't give it justice. If you happen to be currently recalling your old Russian railway play set, the bigger your astonishment will be if you actually decide to visit the Modelleisenbahn Miniatur Wunderland. 11 kilometers of track winding on 1,150 square meters of floor tak...
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BMW Museum
Integrated into the existing structural fabric of the group headquarters in Munich, with its distinctive shape of a futuristic silver bowl, the museum is something on the verge of a cutting-edge architectural undertaking, a phenomenal exhibition and a communicative medium. Once in the snakelike...
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Number 363 should be number 1
u r fluffy cool tard
They are so beautiful!!!!!
What a great overview of possibilities to visit while in Germany, thanks.
is there anything to do there
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im going to germany for sprig break next saturday. so excited. DONT FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BLACK FOREST.
fairy tales are based out of the forest and its so amazing i am going to see that
AWESOME PICS
nice pics i want to go there
go to hell go to hgermany
I love Germany. Thanks
they look beautiful
i loved the part about MAGICAL PUMKIN FAIRY RAPE DUNGEON!!! but to be honest the place i want to vist most would have to be the castle/ candy shop for retarded tomatoe zombies. and for dinner i would have flying mini pings that fart rainbows and poop bigmacs! last time i went there i ran into a slutty dragon by the name of Moomookazooo.
yo wasup me sluuuuttttttt
yo wasup me sluuuuttttttt
what are the typically german activities you do in summer?
1. they would have picnics
2. they would make fairy floss
3. they would eat a cow
hope this helps....if not welll your screwed......
this one time in bandcamp i ate a teapot and i turned into the goddess of fat people, it was so trippy. especialy when proffesor snape went all agro at me for having childeren with a rhine/ preastoric unicorn. oh and germany is great but watch out for Moomookazoo's evil twin brother that shoots pee from his tongue
i'm a girl
i am a strong independent black guy and i dont need no KFC!!!!
moo moomoo moomoomoomooo?
i am the potato princess and i am going to marry the teapot prince and i will have ugly kids cause they would be half potato and teapot........
hope this helps...... if not welll your screwed.......
wow you guys are such f*cking speds, wtf are you talking about i am germany queen. dayumm africa! you think you eat cows or some sh!t, no go shove a cow up your as5! and picnics are for gay fag5, you pussy. so go back to india and eat some curry you f*cking retarduses!!!!!
jks im a gay fag
PS: HOPE THIS HELPS!
YEAH
go f*cking use some other same pussy licker!
go f*cking use some other same pussy licker!
go f*cking use some other same pussy licker!
I AGREE WITH MY RAPE OBSESSED WIFE..... INDIANS DO LIKE CURRY AND ON a better note lets all go to afrikah...OMG GRETCHEN YOU CANT JUST ASKE PEOPLE WHY THEY ARE WHITE! sozza my wifes name is gretchen! so sombody go to my garden and eat my daughter because she just tried to fit TWO cows up her snozzle.
my name is jordan. being a faggot is hard. not as hard as my doodle.
holy sh!t a cow up her vajay jay wtf?!
DADDY WHY why MUM GET HIM TO EAT A PIG NOSES
go suck a stiffy
orgy time! hahahhhaahh sozza g guys! lol jokes lolz attack! goshies. SOMEBODY FEED MY CARROT IT WONT STOP LICKING ME!
I WILL RULE THE WORLD B*****
wtf are you on about your carrot licks you what a pedo
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YOU DONT RULE THE F*UCKING WORLD!
THAT IS WHEN YOU BOTH DIE !!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAH I WILL RULE THE WORLD
exactly my name
GO SUCK A SAGGY ONE AND MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL THE CUM
UP YOURS MOTHER!!!!
holy mother f*uck im gr8
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go suck a pen!s princess
go back to hungry jacks with your flip flops and singlet with your smoking children and buy them a fu*kin chicken burger! NNNOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DIE IN A DICH SO THAN I WILL RULE AND CLEAN UP THE MESS YOU MADE TO THE WORLD!!!!!!
SHUT UP U NIGGAS AND SHUT UP LILIAN I AM GOD BECAUSE YOLO AND I WILL RULE YO A$$!
SHUT THE HELL UP
omfg pls kill lilian alreads!!
just shove a dildo up her skinny pussy.
I WILL............ O/O JOKES
I AGREE!! but you can suck a pen!s for saying that its skinny. its flappy
lolz attackment im the gr8est !!! suck a mother fun=cikng dick you pussy slayers
i going to put my giant penis in your mouth, its gonna go down your throat into your stomach, into your small and big intestine and out your ear, up your nose and through out your ass!
OMG i will do it for u and check for you
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im gonna destroy your testicles by removing them with my mouth then chew them aggressively, then spit them out onto Chinese womans forehead, she will scream and chop them up into sections then serve them to millions of people through crappy Chinese food outlets around Korea town!!.................................................... burn o.0
HOLLY MOLLY BATMAN
shut yo mouth you monkey faced, pole dancer!!! jeez, i feel sorry for the pole..... u put it through hell o.0
shut yo mouth you monkey faced, pole dancer!!! jeez, i feel sorry for the pole..... u put it through hell o.0
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yes?
yo yo yo, my name is dildo, ill penetrate yo, with ya fat ugly hoe!
i await the penetration.................... im excited
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