Trier, Germany's oldest city, lies at the head of the scenic Mosel Valley near the Luxembourg border. An ancient Roman capital, Trier brags that it was inhabited for 1,300 years before the Romans arrived. It’s famous for being the birthplace
The Nürburgring is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Most consider it the best track in the world. It's also set in lovely rolling hills, a rather pretty area to visit. If visiting,
Baden-Baden is a spa town on the edges of the Black Forest. In 2021, the town became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe", because of its famous spas and architecture
A World Heritage Site because of its monastery, the **Abbey of Reichenau. Comprising three churches of long heritage, including St Georg at Oberzell which holds a cycle of Christ's miracles painted around 1000, the most important Ottonian wall painting to
In some ways, Munich reminds me of Budapest - quite modern, lots of shopping, a high degree of integration between old and new architecture. It doesn’t strike me as the liveliest of destinations (1-2 days is enough). Sites ***The Alte Pinakothek, one
We stumbled on the site of Hitler’s notorious 1936 Winter Olympics (literally, looking for a place to have breakfast). It’s a pretty area that has a lot to explore. On our second visit (just before Christmas), we missed most of
Berlin is a huge city with many centers. It’s relatively flat and would be good to explore on bike - or leverage the extensive public transportation system. My experience is largely limited to work trips. **Tra Di Noi is a high-end,
One of the very few German cities that wasn’t heavily bombed, with lovely Victorian-era architecture. Famous for natural hot springs known since Roman times (very hot, very smelly). Lovely walking sitting with a large pedestrian shopping center and parks on
We stopped for lunch in **Hann. Munden: A charming quick stop (we had lunch at Ritter der Rotwurst). The town is easy to access and has 600-700 original timber buildings. Clearly a tourist destination.
***Hamburg is awesome. It’s huge, modern/old in equal measure, and feels like Vienna with personality. A few hours is an insult to the city (which we did). It’s not exactly dangerous but very edgy in a big city way. Great