An
Overview
Elegant, charming, steeped in authentic, hardcore history yet
equally blessed with picture-postcard small towns, robust harvest festivals, a
wealth of art and culture and the lasting joy of large expanses of forest, enchanting
castles and fine wine and beer. And with Germany's reunification in 1990 - the
beginning of yet another chapter in Germany's multifarious history - the visitor
is now free to traverse the outermost points of this truly awesome country. Covering
an area of 357,030 sq km and with a population of 82 million germany presently
enjoys eminence in many of the world’s major industries: automotive, engineering,
chemicals, iron, steel, coal, electronics, environmental technology, food, clothing.
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Active Vacation
If activity is what you are after, you'd be hard pressed to find a better region
than Munich. Don't miss out a trip to the Deutsches Museum, the world's
largest science and technology expo, which has dozens of hands-on activities and
absorbing demonstrations of human enterprise: from mining to star gazing. The
Englischer Garten is one of the largest city parks in Europe. Also within reach
of Munich are the Bavarian Alps and the picture postcard villages of Rothenburg
ob der Tauberin western. As Munich is a major transport terminal there’ll be no
short means of getting about.
Art Cities
Whilst Frankfurt
is without doubt the financial and geographical centre of western Germany (producing
the bulk of Germany's wealth) over 10% of the city's taxes are committed to culture.
In Frankfurt you’ll find the The Städel Museum with its world-class collection
of works by artists from the Renaissance to the 20th century. The Museum of Modern
Art also boasts a breathtaking collection. Frankfurt's music scene is vigorous
and dynamic and the jazz is of especially high quality.
Berlin
is traditionally the heart of Germany and a visit here would not be complete without
a tiely stroll from Alexanderplatz to the Brandenburg Gate along Unter den Linden.
The Kulturforum nearby is a cluster of museums and concert halls on the south-eastern
side of Tiergarten that can literally take days to explore.
Food
& Wine
Lets face it, Germans are enthusiastic when it comes to beer and
making merry. The Winter Carnival (Fasching) season occurs throughout Germany,
with big cities such as Cologne (Köln), Munich and Mainz erupting into commotion
just before Ash Wednesday. And of course mention must be made of Oktoberfest,
Munich's annual lager frenzy although every little village has at least one wine
festival per year too, with the most famous being the Rhine in Flames series of
festivals, when water, lighting and fireworks provide a miraculous and combined
spectacle.
Alternative Vacation
Whilst the Dachau concentration
camp lying north-west of provides something of a solemn trip, Lübeck in
Germany's northernmost state, Schleswig-Holstein, is alternatively a magnificent
medieval town that's earned its place on UNESCO's World Heritage list. Although
it's accessible from Hamburg, Lübeck is off the main tourist trails and can be
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