Places to explore in Europe — Germany

Germany · 106 guides

• Aachen
• Ahrensburg, Germany: A Renaissance Castle, Ice Age Valley and Hamburg Gateway

  Explore Ahrensburg’s castle ensemble, medieval Woldenhorn, Ice Age archaeology, woodland paths, local culture and Hamburg–Lübeck connections.

• Ahrenshoop, Germany: Where the Baltic Meets an Artists’ Village

  Between the Baltic and Saaler Bodden, Ahrenshoop pairs a fishing village’s history with a living art scene, coastal walks and practical visitor services.

• Allmendingen, Germany: Urdonau valley walks and village life

  Explore Allmendingen’s five districts, the Schmiechener See reserve, local history and walking and cycling routes between Ulm and Ehingen.

• Alsfeld
• Altena, Germany: Castle Above the Lenne and the World’s First Permanent Youth Hostel

  Visit Altena’s rebuilt hilltop castle, original 1914 youth hostel, wire museum, Lenne valley paths and the industrial story of the Sauerland.

• Altenstadt an der Waldnaab: a Bavarian stop on the Golden Road

  Explore Altenstadt an der Waldnaab through its Romanesque church, Golden Road heritage, local museum, glassmaking history, woodland walks and rail links.

• Bacharach
• Bad Blankenburg, Germany: Fröbel’s Kindergarten, Greifenstein Castle and the Schwarzatal

  Follow Friedrich Fröbel’s trail, visit Greifenstein Castle, walk the Schwarzatal and explore the spa park, museum and Watzdorf brewery.

• Bad Wimpfen
• Baden-Baden, Germany: Roman baths, UNESCO spa heritage and the Black Forest

  Explore Baden-Baden’s Roman bath ruins, spa quarter, museums, Lichtentaler Allee, Black Forest trails and nearby wine villages.

• Bamberg
• Bernkastel-Kues
• Binz, Germany: Rügen’s Seaside Resort of Villas, Forest and History

  Binz pairs Baltic beaches and resort architecture with the Granitz forest, the history of Prora and practical rail and bus links across Rügen.

• Blaubeuren
• Bösingen, Germany: a highland village above the Neckar

  Explore Bösingen and Herrenzimmern, the castle ruin, a rural-history museum and the plateau landscapes north of Rottweil.

• Brandenburg an der Havel
• Braunfels, Germany: A Castle Town Shaped by Solms History

  Explore Braunfels beyond its hilltop castle: a medieval market, princely history, woodland walks, a working-town museum and practical ways to arrive.

• Bremm, Germany: Moselle vineyards, Calmont trails and Stuben Abbey

  Explore Bremm’s Moselle bend, steep Calmont vineyards, Roman sanctuary, Stuben ruins, wine culture and practical walking and transport links.

• Bühl, Germany: the Black Forest gateway, Windeck Castle and plum country

  Discover Bühl’s old market town, Windeck Castle, Kappelwindeck, plum heritage, vineyards, Black Forest trails and regional transport.

• Celle
• Cochem
• Dinkelsbühl
• Eisenach
• Endingen am Kaiserstuhl: a wine town of lanes, loess hills and living traditions

  Explore Endingen’s medieval streets, Kaiserstuhl vineyards, museums, cherry-growing villages, hiking routes and practical rail links.

• Esslingen am Neckar
• Ettlingen, Germany: Roman baths, a Baroque palace and the Alb valley

  Discover Ettlingen’s Roman remains, palace and Asam Hall, old-town route, Alb valley trails, local culture and Karlsruhe rail links.

• Felsberg: castles, half-timbered streets and the Eder valley

  Discover Felsberg beneath its medieval castle: a historic centre, local services, river walks, archaeology, a regional museum and the distinctive Böddiger Berg vineyard.

• Friedrichstadt
• Fürstenau: a fortress town in Osnabrück’s northern countryside

  Explore Fürstenau’s episcopal castle, old market streets, Hanseatic past, local walking routes and the practical links that connect this small town with Osnabrück.

• Görlitz
• Goslar
• Graben, Germany: the Fugger village on the Lechfeld

  Visit Graben south of Augsburg for its Fugger heritage, a baroque parish church and a cycling route across the Lechfeld.

• Hattingen, Germany: a Ruhr town where timber frames meet steel history

  Explore Hattingen’s medieval lanes, Henrichshütte steelworks, Ruhr cycling routes, castle districts and practical links to Essen and Bochum.

• Heidelberg
• Heiden: megaliths, moorland and village life in the Münsterland

  A guide to Heiden’s Neolithic Düwelsteene, the Kranenmeer wetlands, local market life and walking and cycling routes in the Hohe Mark landscape.

• Homberg (Efze): half-timbered lanes and the story of Hesse’s Reformation

  Explore Homberg’s market square, St Mary’s Church, the Hohenburg ruins and 150-metre well, museums, local services and bus links across northern Hesse.

• Hüttlingen: Roman frontier traces, a castle above the Kocher and riverside routes

  Discover Hüttlingen’s 1,000-year record, Niederalfingen Castle, Limes traces, sculpture walks, the Kocher-Jagst cycle route and regional bus connections.

• Karlsbad: five villages, a princely spa past and forest paths

  Explore Karlsbad’s five districts, the former Fürstenbad at Langensteinbach, St Barbara’s ruins, family trails and practical transport links.

• Kienberg, Germany: a village in the northern Chiemgau

  Explore Kienberg's St Martin church, a by-appointment village museum and a farm-to-farm cycling route through the Chiemgau.

• Koblenz, Germany: a city shaped by the meeting of the Rhine and Moselle

  Explore Koblenz beyond the river junction: Roman remains, old-town churches, Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, Stolzenfels Castle and practical routes.

• Kraichtal: nine villages, castle museums and the rolling Kraichgau

  A guide to Kraichtal’s nine districts, Gochsheim’s castle and craft museums, hillside walks, local services and S32 connections.

• Langendorf on the Elbe: seven villages in a living river landscape

  A visitor’s guide to Langendorf’s seven Elbe-side villages, river outings, cycling, wildlife landscapes and practical access from Dannenberg.

• Laufenburg, Germany: two old towns joined by the Rhine

  Explore Laufenburg (Baden), its Swiss sister town, the Rhine bridge, Habsburg history, river walks, local districts and practical travel.

• Lindau
• Lübbenau/Spreewald, Germany: Canals, Pickles and a Changing Town

  Explore Lübbenau’s waterways and Lehde, Lower Sorbian traditions, regional museums, Spreewald produce and direct rail links from Berlin and Cottbus.

• Lüneburg
• Malsch, where the Rhine plain meets the northern Black Forest

  Explore Malsch through its four districts, a layered local history, woodland trails and practical connections to Karlsruhe.

• Marburg
• Marxzell, a forested valley shaped by an abbey and a railway

  Discover Marxzell’s ruined Frauenalb Abbey, Albtal railway, village museums and walking routes through the northern Black Forest.

• Meersburg
• Merzalben, Germany: A Palatinate Village Beneath Gräfenstein Castle

  Discover Merzalben’s medieval castle, forest trails, village heritage, local services and practical bus links in the Palatinate Forest.

• Mettlach, Germany: ceramics, a Benedictine abbey and the Saar Loop

  A full guide to Mettlach: Villeroy & Boch, the Old Abbey, ten local districts, the Cloef viewpoint, hiking, cycling and transport.

• Miltenberg
• Mittenwald
• Monschau
• Mühlau, Saxony: textile heritage and village life near Chemnitz

  A guide to Mühlau’s old spinning mill, layered war memorial, countryside walks and practical connections by road and bus.

• Müllheim, wine country and a crossroads in the Markgräflerland

  A guide to Müllheim’s wine heritage, local museums, seven districts and convenient rail links between Freiburg and Basel.

• Münsingen, a Swabian Alb town shaped by landscape and history

  Explore Münsingen’s medieval centre, the 1482 treaty, local museums and the open landscapes of the Swabian Alb.

• Naumburg
• Neuendorf am Main: village paths between the river and Spessart forest

  Explore Neuendorf and Nantenbach, their forest trails, local vehicle museum, church history, river cycling and practical access from Lohr or Gemünden.

• Neuharlingersiel, Germany: A Working Harbor at the Wadden Sea

  Meet an East Frisian fishing harbour where crab cutters, tidal flats, Thalasso facilities and the ferry to Spiekeroog shape everyday life and travel.

• Nördlingen
• Oberammergau
• Oberhof, Germany: a small Thuringian town built around the Rennsteig and winter sport

  Meet Oberhof in the Thuringian Forest: its history, sports venues, high-moor trail, alpine garden, hiking routes and practical ways to arrive.

• Oberkirch, Germany: a Renchtal town of vineyards, fruit and layered history

  Explore Oberkirch’s rebuilt old town, Schauenburg ruins, Grimmelshausen connections, orchard economy, hiking routes and practical transport links.

• Oberthal, Saarland: four villages, Celtic traces and the red-ochre trail

  Explore Oberthal’s four villages, the Momberg ringwall, Roman Wareswald, centuries of red-ochre trade and the Rötelsteinpfad.

• Olsberg, a Kneipp spa town in the wooded valleys of the Sauerland

  Discover Olsberg’s forested valleys, Kneipp walking route, Bruchhauser Steine and rail links through the Sauerland.

• Osterrade, Dithmarschen: moorland, the Eider and a wartime memory

  A guide to Osterrade’s working countryside, restored moor, Eider landscape, village services and the history of Süderrade’s POW cemetery.

• Östringen, Germany: four Kraichgau districts, a medieval abbey and the Nylon years

  Explore Östringen’s wine hills, Odenheim abbey remains, local museums, the former Nylon works and routes through four distinct districts.

• Ostrohe, Germany: peatland paths and a two-wheeled collection near Heide

  Explore Ostrohe’s protected moor, prehistoric stone grave, old village oak, circular walks and private motorcycle collection beside Heide.

• Quedlinburg
• Rheinau, nine villages between the Rhine and the Alsace border

  Discover Rheinau’s distinct villages, Rhine-side history trails, wetlands and cross-border routes to Alsace.

• Rheinsberg, Germany: A Princely Town Between Forest and Lakes

  Explore Rheinsberg beyond its palace: a historic Brandenburg town of ceramics, music, lake routes and 17 distinct districts, with practical ways to arrive.

• Roggenburg, a Baroque abbey at the heart of Swabian village life

  Explore Roggenburg’s Premonstratensian abbey, museum, pond walks and seven villages south of Ulm.

• Rothenburg ob der Tauber
• Sankt Goarshausen
• Sankt Peter-Ording: four coastal districts, one vast North Sea landscape

  Explore Sankt Peter-Ording beyond its beach: four districts, stilt houses, salt marshes, local history, spa services and practical travel routes.

• Schiltach
• Schliengen, a wine-growing village in the Markgräflerland

  Plan a visit to Schliengen for its wine paths, Schloss Bürgeln, the Eggenertal and easy rail access between Freiburg and Basel.

• Schlierbach, Germany: a Swabian village shaped by weaving, orchards and local walks

  Walk Schlierbach’s late-Gothic church, former hosiery works, village river and orchard trails, with bus links to Göppingen and Kirchheim.

• Schongau, Bavaria: a walled town above the Lech

  Explore Schongau’s medieval walls, trading history, museum and Alpine foothill setting, with practical rail and regional-trip guidance.

• Schwarzenberg, Saxony: castle town in the Ore Mountains

  Discover Schwarzenberg’s hilltop old town, mining and craft heritage, museums, local industries and rail links across the Ore Mountains.

• Seehof, Germany: lakeside village life beside Schwerin

  A guide to Seehof and Hundorf: prehistoric traces, the Schweriner Außensee, a bathing shore, camping and the bus to Schwerin.

• Staufen
• Steinach, Thuringia: slate, wooden toys and trails in the forest

  Explore Steinach’s slate and toy-making heritage, two museums, marked mountain walks, Silbersattel and the RB41 train.

• Steinen, Germany: seven villages between Basel and the Black Forest

  A practical guide to Steinen’s seven districts, textile and quarrying past, village museum, weekly market and rail links through the Wiesental.

• Sylt, Germany: a North Sea island of Frisian villages, dunes and tidal flats

  A practical, reported guide to Sylt: its five municipalities, island villages, history, protected landscapes, museums, food and transport.

• Tauberbischofsheim: medieval streets and a fencing legacy

  A guide to Tauberbischofsheim’s castle, old town, fencing centre, Tauber valley walks, incorporated villages and regional rail links.

• Thumby and Sieseby: Thatched Villages Beside the Schlei

  A guide to Thumby, Sieseby and the Schlei: population, the protected thatched village, church, countryside, transport and seasonal boat trips.

• Trendelburg, Germany: a Diemel valley town beyond the Rapunzel legend

  A reported guide to Trendelburg: its eight districts, castle history, half-timbered lanes, pilgrimage heritage, forest walks and river routes.

• Ubstadt-Weiher: Four Villages, Roman History and the Hardtsee

  Explore Ubstadt-Weiher through four distinct villages: Roman Stettfeld, vineyard paths in Zeutern, the Hardtsee and practical rail connections.

• Waldenburg: a walled ridge town above Hohenlohe

  Explore Waldenburg’s medieval wall, views over the Hohenlohe plain, and routes to the Lachnersturm, Neumühlsee and nearby towns.

• Waldkirch, Germany: Black Forest craft, music and mountain paths

  A detailed guide to Waldkirch: its organ makers, gem-cutting past, four distinct districts, Black Forest trails, local services and rail access from Freiburg.

• Walzbachtal: two Kraichgau villages linked by history and the S4

  Explore Jöhlingen and Wössingen, from medieval records and historic churches to the Walzbach, orchards and accessible walking routes.

• Weimar
• Weingarten (Baden), Germany: vineyards, the Walzbach and a living village

  Explore Weingarten (Baden), a wine-growing community near Karlsruhe with a medieval watchtower, historic bridge, nature reserve, bathing lake and rail links.

• Weißenburg in Bayern: Roman frontiers and the life of a former imperial city

  Plan a visit to Weißenburg for Biriciana, Roman baths and treasure, 38 medieval towers, Wülzburg fortress, local museums and direct regional trains.

• Wernigerode
• Wiesbaden, Germany: thermal springs, grand streets and the Rhine

  An in-depth Wiesbaden guide to Roman springs, spa architecture, museums, 26 distinct districts, riverside walks, local services and rail connections.

• Wildberg, Germany: shepherd heritage, Maria Reuthin and the Nagold valley

  Explore Wildberg’s five districts, the historic Schäferlauf, its convent museum, old castle grounds and routes through the Nagold valley.

• Wismar
• Wittnau, Germany: wine slopes, an early record and the Schönberg paths

  Explore Wittnau’s two historic settlement cores, its 1795 Baroque church, vineyard hills and walking routes above the Hexental near Freiburg.

• Worms
• Wurster Nordseeküste, Germany: life between dykes and tides

  Explore Wurster Nordseeküste through its eight villages, Wadden Sea, fishing harbours, lighthouses, coastal history, visitor services and rail links.

• Zittau