Germany, shaped by a turbulent history punctuated by bellicose episodes, is today a multi-ethnic melting pot resolutely turned towards its future. The portrait of a rich industrial country with hard-working, efficient inhabitants is only a truncated image of a great nation that has undeniably left its mark on the culture and art of the whole of Europe.
The country is bordered to the north by Denmark, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Germany is home to no fewer than thirty world heritage treasures. Travelers will be in a permanent state of wonder at such diversity; from romantic Heidelberg, through medieval Nuremberg to cosmopolitan Berlin.
Numerous touring routes will take you to Germany’s most beautiful natural sites, from vineyards on the Rhine to the Bavarian Alps, Lake Constance or the Black Forest. Munich’s Oktoberfest, one of the world’s biggest festivals, will give you a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in folk and popular traditions, and enjoy the country’s famous beers and generous culinary specialties.
23 June 2018
Peaceful countryside, battlefield sites, natural sights and, above all, an incomparable succession of historic towns: the Romantische Strasse, which stretches 350 km from Würzburg in the Main valley to Füssen in the Alps, is Germany’s most popular tourist route.
6 May 2018
Füssen is the romantic soul of Bavaria, a fairytale land of lakes, rolling hills and majestic mountains. Art and culture await you in the ancient city of Füssen and the nearby royal castles, and you’ll be bewitched by the landscapes of this fascinating world.
25 September 2016
Listed as a World Heritage Site since 1999, Museum Island comprises five museums occupying the northern tip of an island on the River Spree in the heart of Berlin: the Bode Museum, the Pergamon Museum, the Altes Museum, the Neues Museum and the Alte Nationalgalerie.
25 September 2016
From 1961 to 1990, Western visitors wishing to spend a day in East Berlin had to show their credentials at Checkpoint Charlie, an American checkpoint. Today, a replica can be seen on this link, preceded by the famous sign: “You are leaving the American sector”.
16 September 2016
A symbol of the country’s reunification, the Reichstag reopened its doors in 1999, following restructuring work by architect Norman Foster. Now topped by a dazzling glass and steel dome, it once again plays its role as the seat of the German parliament, the Bundestag.
Autumn 2010. We’re off to discover the magnificent German capital, Berlin. A city steeped in history, which for many years was a point of opposition between two worlds, symbolized by its Wall, today offers a new face, full of optimism and freedom, resolutely turned towards the future and the world.
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