Among the top ten cities are Toulouse (“Paris in miniature”), Genoa (“could lose its powerful charisma if it becomes too famous”) and Palma de Mallorca. West Africa’s Cameroon made it to the top of the country list (“pristine beaches, little-visited national parks and exciting urban nightlife”).
In the general category “Travel Trends”, the book published in New York lists cities with amazing attractions. In addition to Bangkok and Sydney, the cities mentioned include Berlin: “Non-conformist kings, queens and different performers in Berlin’s strange nightlife: In November there will be they compete in the Mx Kotti competition, a cross-border version of the beauty pageant. »
Beer gardens and a fairy castle
“Lonely Planet” writes about Bavaria, which takes place in seventh place among the regions: “Hip modernity and adherence to traditions, mathematical perfection and beer tent parties? The Free State has a unique but often contradictory character.”
Highlights include the fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle of King Ludwig II (1845-1886) and the beer gardens (“Spend an afternoon in a beer garden, for example at the Chinese Tower in Munich”). Bavaria can count on one thing: “that its beer (not only) will still be counted among the best in the world in 2025 (even if the Czechs and see Belgium in a different way).
Of course, there are also references to Oktoberfest and the Munich Allianz Arena, which is expected to host the final of the Champions League on May 31, 2025 (“The stadium whose face – you know football fans on this, of course – change color, depending on who plays in the field considered one of the most amazing in the world).
Berchtesgaden and organic meat
The book also says: “Take an electric boat across Lake Königssee in Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria’s most beautiful corner of the Alps (with a dark Nazi history). Garmisch-Partenkirchen is one of the important places for mountain adventurers, with the highest mountain in Germany Zugspitze and the very narrow Partnachklamm.
A tour guide in Munich is quoted as recommending a white sausage breakfast and Bavaria, the whole of Germany, is praised for its efforts to be more sustainable (“In Bavarian agriculture, for example, the number of organic farms is increasing”).
Another highly recommended region in 2025 is the (partly German) Valais. In the Swiss canton with the beautiful towns of Verbier and Zermatt and of course the Matterhorn, the goal is “separation in the true sense of the word even in 2025”. At the World Cycling Championships – the UCI World Championships in the category – e-mountain biking will be added as the seventh new discipline. “It’s no surprise, after all, that mountain biking with electric drives is the fastest growing market (not only) in the Alps. “
Palma’s new seafront promenade
The Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca, already popular with Germans, is praised for its capital: “With its thriving gastronomic scene, vibrant creative energy and first-class art collections level, Palma redefines the Balearic holiday? as a stylish, culturally diverse travel destination for the whole year. For 2025, the capital of Mallorca, located on the Mediterranean Sea, promises to open the long-awaited seafront promenade, reduced by traffic, which you can explore on on foot or by bicycle.
The trending travel guide “Best in Travel 2025” is published by MairDumont, the largest German travel publishing group based in Ostfildern near Stuttgart. Germany has featured several times in previous editions of the “Best in Travel” series. Dresden, for example, was listed for 2023. In 2019, Germany came second among the states mainly because of the Bauhaus anniversary; Germany came second in 2010.
The “Lonely Planet” brand, launched in 1973, claims to have printed more than 150 million travel guides in recent decades. The brand can also be found on Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook and X – and in 14 languages, as they say.
A look at Lonely Planet’s “Best in Travel 2025”.
Top 10 countries: Cameroon, Lithuania, Fiji, Laos, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Vanuatu, Slovakia and Armenia.
Top 10 cities: Toulouse (France), Puducherry (India), Bansko (Bulgaria), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Genoa (Italy), Pittsburgh (USA), Osaka (Japan), Curitiba (Brazil), Palma (Spain) and Edmonton (Canada).
Top 10 Regions: South Carolina Lowcountry & Georgia Coast, USA; the Terai, Nepal; Chiriqui, Panama; Launceston & Tamar Valley, Australia; Valais, Switzerland; Giresun & Ordu, Turkey; Bavaria, Germany; East Anglia, England; Jordan Way, Jordan; Mount Hood & Columbia River Gorge, United States
2024-10-23 04:32:00
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