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German Christmas markets 2026: official dates and hours for Nuremberg, Dresden, Cologne, Munich, Berlin and more, plus map, comparison and routes.
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Castles
Schwangau
Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Bavaria, is the fairy-tale palace that King Ludwig II built above a gorge at the foot of the Alps, and it is one of the most visited sights in Germany. Begun in 1869 and never finished, it inspired Disne…
Landmarks
Berlin
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is Germany's most famous landmark and the country's symbol of reunification. Built in the late 18th century as a city gate, it later stood in the no-man's-land of the Berlin Wall, and its reopening in Decembe…
Churches & monasteries
Köln
Cologne Cathedral is the soaring Gothic landmark of Cologne, Germany, and one of the largest cathedrals in the world. Its twin spires rise about 157 m (515 ft) right next to the main train station, and it has been a UNESCO World Heritage S…
Churches & monasteries
Dresden
The Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) in Dresden is a magnificent Baroque church on the Neumarkt square and one of Germany's most powerful symbols of reconciliation. Destroyed in the Allied bombing of February 1945, it lay in ruins for alm…
Castles
Heidelberg
Heidelberg Castle is Germany's most famous castle ruin, a red sandstone palace perched on a wooded hillside above the old town of Heidelberg and the Neckar River. For almost three centuries it was the residence of the Electors Palatine; th…
Museums
Berlin
Museum Island in Berlin is one of the world's great museum complexes and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. On the northern tip of an island in the Spree River, five historic museums stand side by side, spanning thousands of years of…
Museums
Hamburg
Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg is the world's largest model railway and one of the most popular attractions in Germany. Inside a historic red-brick warehouse in the Speicherstadt district, twin brothers Frederik and Gerrit Braun and their…
Mountains & peaks
Grainau
The Zugspitze near Grainau is Germany's highest mountain at 2,962 m (9,718 ft) and one of the most rewarding day trips in the Bavarian Alps. The border with Austria runs across its summit, and on clear days you look out over a sea of Alpin…
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Museums
Koblenz
It all began with a priest who loved paintings: Joseph Gregor Lang collected over 200 pictures in his small parsonage in Neuendorf and left them to his home town in 1834. They became the Mittelrhein Museum, one of Germany's oldest civic mu…
Old towns & squares
Koblenz
Most visitors stand at the Deutsches Eck, look out over the Rhine and Moselle and then ride the cable car up to the fortress. Yet the real Koblenz is just a few steps inland: the Old Town is the city's original core, with three Romanesque…
Other
Dortmund
From many points across the city you can see the bright yellow steel pylons rising high above the stadium roof. Signal Iduna Park, still the Westfalenstadion to many fans, is Germany's largest football stadium with 81,365 places. Its most…
Museums
Dortmund
Arrive in Dortmund by train and you see it straight away: a dark brick tower topped by a giant glowing golden U, with huge moving video images below it. The Dortmunder U was once the fermenting and storage building of the Union brewery; to…
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Berlin Zoo, Aquarium, Tierpark, Peacock Island and Wildpark Schorfheide: prices, winter opening hours and family tips, with a map.
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Snow on the Zugspitze and Brocken, ice in the Breitachklamm, warm thermal baths: 13 winter day trips for 2026/27 with prices and a map.
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