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Listen Germany tourism information, best places to visit in Beautiful Germany.

A list of places to visit in Germany crosses of all demands - vibrant cities, stunning scenery, castles, culture and beer. Here’s a taste of the best places to visit in Germany.

If you're deciding which places to visit in Germany, it can be difficult to pick which German cities to visit first. The range of places to visit in Germany is vast and varied, offering everything from fairytale castles to rave clubs to river cruises to hiking through lush forest. Narrowing your list down to just a few of the best places to visit in Germany is no small feat.

Before you visit Germany, there are many world-class museums in Germany to research and the German Christmas markets also make it a magical place to vist in the German holidays. Then there's the quirky and colourful side of German culture, which can be seen in the many top German festivals, especially during carnival in Germany.

Besides the many places to see in Germany, a visit to Germany also gives you the opportunity to dig into the hearty German foods and the many regional varieties and specialities.

With great German public transport links, it is easy to travel around Germany but watch out for the top scams and make note of emergency numbers in Germany. It's also handy to save a copy of national German holidays, when many of businesses and some attractions may close.

Here's a guide on some of the best places to visit in Germany.
Places to visit in Germany
Berlin, the city of cool

Exciting and vibrant, Berlin is the capital of Germany and the centre for all that is hip in art, fashion, music and design, packed with amazing architecture, art galleries, museums and restaurants. You can also find some of the wildest clubs in Berlin and many quirky activites off the tourist track. Take a stroll down Unter den Linden, where you’ll find museums, the cathedral, opera house and the Brandenburg Gate, which was impassable during the days of the Berlin Wall and now symbolises German reunification. Other must-sees include UNESCO World Heritage site Museum Island, the Jewish Museum, Haus am Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall Trail to get you started. You can read more about the top things to do in Berlin and where to stay in Berlin.

A walk in the Black Forest

Bordering the Rhine to the west and undulating farmland to the east, the Black Forest region covers 11,000 square kilometres of peaks and valleys, vineyards, lakes and nature reserves to explore on foot, bike or horseback.

But there's plenty more to persuade even the most amateur of hikers to visit Germany. It’s also where you’ll find the world famous thermal spa town of Baden-Baden, dating back more than 2,000 years. It's where the Romans came to bathe and was also Europe’s summer capital for the rich at the turn of the 19th century. The mineral enriched waters continue to bubble up from 12 thermal springs for today’s visitors.

Heidelberg castle and old town bridge

The partially ruined yet still magnificent red-sandstone Heidelberg Castle towers over the city of Heidelberg and is one of the most famous landmarks in Europe, and among Germany’s places to visit. Built as a fortress around 1300, it grew to symbolise the power of the Electors, whose statues appear on the façade of the Freidrich building. Don’t miss the glorious Renaissance fireplace in the Ruprecht wing, the ornate Otto-Heinrich wing, the castle church and the Hortus Palarunus pleasure garden, which although never completed was once considered the eighth wonder of the world. The old bridge in the town centre crosses the Neckar River, and provides a great view of Heidelberg's scenic riverside location in southwestern Germany.

Since 2014 Heidelberg has been recognised as an UNESCO City of Literature, and indeed you'll see the city's omnipresent traces of literature and creativity in numerous publishing houses, bookstores, libraries, authors, public poetry slams, literature awards