Top 10 Germany?

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DeSaxe

1. The Caslte Neunswanstein a definte must.
2. Berlin (nightlife, muesums, palaces)
3. Munich (Ocktoberfest, when possible a once in a life must)
4. Bamberg (best secret in German, bueatiful city, great food, and geat beer and beer gardens)
5. Black Forest (Buy a Cuckoo clock or grandfather clock)
6. Cruise down the Rhine or Danau.
7. Dresden
8. Oberammagua (Eagle nest)
9. Treir
10. Garmish

Gene S

1. Rothenburg ob der Tauber: This incredible intact walled city is the best example of a preserved medieval city in Europe. This city is kept very nicely, and very accessible. The nature around the city and views are fantastic. You have the whole spectrum: great German Churches and a fantastic Gothic Cathedral, a town square and Gothic Designed Rathaus, a torture museum, ruins of an ancient Castle. You can crawl around the old wall, and see every square inch of it. The wall goes around the entire city. It's intact!!!

2. Oberammergau: High in the German Alps this little town offers a great place to stay while you visit other German Alpine sites. The town itself is beautiful. There are the traditional German woodcarver stores that have been there for centuries. You have a 360 degree Alpine view, with the dramatic Koffel Mountain as the center piece. Very accessable to hiking, there is a cable car that links you to a restaurant with unbelievable views. The town also has a famous day spa with mineral and heated pools. The town also is very famous for its passion play, a tradition since the plague. There is an old WWII German military post there that is neat to see the old wall. The neighboring town of Ettal is an uniquely decorated baroque Abbey.

3. Heidelberg and the Neckar Valley. Start with Heidelberg, see the old town starting with Bismarckplatz. Enjoy the shopping as you make your way to the old bridge and the ruins of the empowering castle towering above. After Heidelberg drive east through the Necker Valley and see more intimate sites than the Rhine River. Less touristy, more real, more access than the Rhine. See the medievel cities and castles along the way.

4. Rhine Valley. The Rhine Valley is something to see with the great castles looming over the picturesque river. You can take a river cruise, to see the beautfiul sites. NOT a place to go in the winter time however, almost everything is shut down! Check out the neighboring Burg Eltz along the Mosel River.

5. Munich. Munich is a neat old city, a great place to visit, shop and tour. I highly recommend going to the walking street in the middle of the city. There are great sites like the Frauhenkirche, the Rathaus, and the Nymbenburg Palace grounds. Visit the Residenz, and drink beer at a beer garden.

6. Bamberg. This place is a hidden secret. What a wonderful town! The layout is fantastic with medieval architecture, the only place outside of Italy that has a tomb of a Pope.

7. Ludwig II Castles: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Hohenschwangau. Fantasy land castles high in the German Alps. Oberammergau is a great place to start off from and stay. The beauty is unreal, the ornate details of the structures and the layout of the grounds of each castle are immaculate. Linderhof has the best grounds, and is more off the beaten path than the MECCA of Germany: Neuschwanstein.

8. Cologne Cathedral. This incredible cathedral took centuries to build. Its one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the world. Built to honor the Magi in the Christmas Story. Very accessible from the Cologne train station if you are passing through.

9. Romantic Road: This scenic journey takes you through the heart of Germany starting with Wurzburg, and ending at Neuschwanstein. Romantic meaning roman. This road takes you through an Abbey, walled cities, and beautiful castles.

10. Nurnberg City Center (walled city). This is a great touristy, but beautiful place to visit. Nice sites, cathedrals, and a Castle in the center of it all. There are also WWII sites in this town that give you goosebumps.

Hamburg (harbour), Berlin (Museums), Munich ( Museums and beautiful city), a tour on the river Rhine going from Mainz towards St Goar (many castles, beautiful scenery, Loreley), the castle Burg Eltz in Rhineland- Palatinate, the Cologne Cathedral, The Wartburg in Eisenach where Luther translated the bible, the stone age palisade village near Ãœberlingen/ Bodensee, the wiking village Haithabu near Schleswig... and for having fun the Europapark near Freiburg with its many rollercoasters.

Alwin E

My ranking is:

1. Berlin
It's definitely a must-see, as it's the German capital and has wide variety of events. It's best seen in summer, like all German places; I won't mention that again.

2. The North Sea coast, Kiel, and surroundings
It's worth seeing to recognize that Germany HAS coasts at all.

3. The Rhineland, Cologne, DÃ¼sseldorf
You'll meet a totally different dialect there, and much of Roman ancestry, good wine, and really nice people.

4. Trier, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Heidelberg
Why? Every American wants to see that! So you should do, too.

5. Bavaria
Mountains, valleys, the best beer in the world and the most ununderstandable German dialect. No matter where you go, it will be an experience.

You see I stopped at five, but these five areas will mean at least a six weeks' travel, if not more. Germany is a small country, but rich in regions, dialects, and various traditions; and I gave you some hints on where to turn to. I'm sure there will other Germans turn up here and tell me completely wrong and recommend some other areas they like best. But that's where I was, and could tell from experience. I'm not planning to write a book.

Denise G

Berlin
Munich
Hiedelberg
Hamburg
Dresden
Leipzig
The Black Forest
The Alps
The Baltic Sea

Wonderland

1 Berlin
2. stuttgart
3.a musical in stuttgart or hamburg
4. munich
5. carnival in collogne (kÃ¶ln)
6. the airport in frankfurt
7. europepark in Rust
8.dresden
9.neuschwanstein (castle)
10.fishmarket in hamburg

Helia

well,I myself live in germany and I recommend you these places:

1.Bayern(Munich...it is wonderful there and there are wonderful mountains)

2.hamburg(the haven)
3.dresden
4.leipzig
5.berlin

well,the other places look the same!^^

Fenris Troll Ripper JPA RT ATL Â®

Well your answers will vary as people have been to different places and to be honest most of them are all fun so they are all correct.

I suspect it depends on what part of the country you are in and how long you are there as to where and what you can do.

You could go see MANY Castles like Eisnach, Frachenwald or go to a city like Weimar the cultural city of Europe in 1999 where Ghoete and Shiller are from plus you can see a WWII Concentration camp Buchenwald.

There are many festivals depending on the time of year you go as well.

1) Great Food
2) The architechure of the buildings and streets
3) The Market Centers
4) The people
5) The Castles
6) Great Museums
7) Cities of any kind are good be it Weimar, Berlin, Hanover, Hamburg all of them are fun.
8) Barbarossa's Hole
9) Transportation system
10) Music & Culture is also great to learn as is the language.

Those are my top ten favorite things in Germany.

frackledJJ

I can't believe this! All of them left out the diamond of all cities in Germany! WÃœRZBURG!!!!!!!
Sorry, I have to just yell that one out. I love this city. It is really a hidden secret. Two castles to visit, a wonderful town, good wine, great restaurants, and there's absolutely nothing better than hanging out at the "Main-Kai" (Main is the river that WÃ¼rzburg's at, and the "Kai" is just another word for "harbor". It's not used anymore, though) on a spring/summer/fall evening. That's where all the students go. Bring your own drinks, sit down, look at the illuminated castle, and on wednesday nights, enjoy the Pipe-player on the "Alte Main-BrÃ¼cke", the oldest bridge in town, which originates in the middle ages. Oh, I just love WÃ¼rzburg.
That's it. WÃ¼rzburg is my top 8. Munich is top 9 and 10. ;))

truckerjon24

OCKTOBERFEST -municH, kriskringlemardt- Munich, GarmischAustrian alps, Rothenburg- Neueswanstein-castle, The Hauptbahnhof in Frankfurt AM(Train station) Bad Soden, the best german deep dish pizza, Berlin, the east west border,

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