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Holidays in Germany are more popular among Germans than ever before. © pixabay
Hiking in the mountains, city trips or a short trip to the sea: Germany is more popular as a travel destination than ever. The best places for vacation in Germany at a glance.
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Travel planning for your vacation in Germany
Once you have one vacation in Germany If you have your eye on it, you should think about exactly what your vacation should look like. Germany is easy to travel around and offers especially in spring and summer, but also in snowy winter magical destinations and travel highlights. Both active travelers such as hiking holidays or skiing, as well as wellness trips and city trips are worthwhile in Germany.
Holidays in Germany are more popular than ever
In the first half of 2017, hotels, guesthouses and other accommodations recorded 205.1 million overnight stays. According to the Federal Statistical Office, that was three percent more than in the same period last year. “Holidays in Germany are booming,” says Ingrid Hartges, managing director of the Dehoga hotel and restaurant association.
Holidays in Germany are popular at home and abroad
The industry is confident that the positive development stops. Holidays in Germany are popular both for guests from home and abroad.
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Vacationers’ mood in Germany has increased
After a dip in the mood last year The mood of people in Germany to travel has also increased again. According to a survey by GfK consumer researchers for the Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW), the willingness of German citizens to spend money on trips at home and abroad increased.
Vacation in Germany: Hiking in the mountains, short trips to big cities or swimming in the sea or lakes
Hike*, Cycling, cultural and city trips are very popular: Germany benefits from the trend towards several short vacations instead of one big one Summer vacation go. There are also business travelers and trade fair tourism.
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Vacation in Germany: Popular sightseeing highlights and tourist attractions
Whether museum, amusement park or folk festival: Germany has a lot to offer for your leisure and vacation. The most popular locations in Germany at a glance:
Miniature Wonderland Hamburg:
The Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg has the largest model railway in the world and one of the most successful leisure tourist attractions in Germany.
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Oktoberfest:
The largest folk festival in the world attracts visitors every year for two weeks (until the first weekend in October) with festival tents, the best Bavarian beer, rides and all sorts of hustle and bustle.
Moseltal:
The Moselle Valley is the oldest wine region in Germany. The diverse local recreation area is also known for its numerous castles and idyllic wine-growing towns. You can also explore the Moselle valley from a ship.
Hellabrunn Zoo Munich:
With its location in Munich’s Isar floodplains, Hellabrunn Zoo is one of the most popular attractions in Germany. Every day he invites his visitors on a journey through a 40-hectare natural paradise with over 750 animal species.
Fantasyland:
Phantasialand, an amusement park in Brühl near Cologne, attracts around two million visitors every year – no wonder it is ranked eighth in the ranking of the most popular attractions.
Old town Dresden with Frauenkirche, Semperoper and Zwinger:
Dresden with its Semperoper – the opera house of the Saxon State Opera Dresden -, its old town and the Zwinger, one of the most famous baroque buildings in Germany, attracts many thousands of tourists every year to the state capital of the Free State of Saxony.
Neuschwanstein Castle:
Built in 1869, Neuschwanstein Castle is now one of the most popular travel destinations in Germany. The fairytale castle of King Ludwig II of Bavaria is located in Schwangau in the Allgäu.
Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau in the Allgäu. © pixabay
Diverse cuisine for holidaymakers in Germany
As diverse as the German landscapes and sights are, the German cuisine is just as diverse. Whether sweet or savory – there is something for everyone in Germany. The finest German specialties at a glance:
Hearty and hearty:
Nuremberg bratwurst, Bavaria North Sea crabs, Lower Saxony roast pork, Bayern Soljanka, Brandenburg pork knuckle, Bavaria Thuringian dumplings, Thuringia kale and pinkel, Bremen curry sausage and fries, Berlin Königsberger meatballs, Brandenburg white sausage with mustard and pretzel, Bavaria spaetzle with sauce, Baden-Württemberg Schäufala with dumplings and savoy cabbage, BayernYour mouth is watering together: Königsberger Klopse. © pixabay
Sweet and tasty:
Lübeck Marzipan, Schleswig-HolsteinPharisee (rum, coffee and a good portion of cream), Schleswig-HolsteinBuckwheat cake, Lower SaxonyBlack Forest cake, Baden-WürttembergChriststollen, SaxonyApple cake with vanilla ice cream, BavariaProbably the most popular cake in Germany: the Black Forest cherry cake. © pixabay
Vacation in Bavaria: At the top of the popularity scale
Right at the top of the Bavaria is the most popular destination among travelers in Germany. In the first five months of 2017, 32.4 million overnight stays were recorded there. North Rhine-Westphalia (20.3 million) and Baden-Württemberg (18.7 million) followed in second and third place.
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The most beautiful holiday destinations in Germany
Die most popular holiday destinations in Germany are spread throughout the country: whether lake, sea, mountains or city trip – Germany’s travel diversity is enormous:
Vacation on large German lakes:
Relaxing at a lake is no problem in Germany. After all, there are more than enough of them in this country – and the waters are also really clear and natural.
These are the ten largest lakes in Germany:
Bodenseebaden-Württemberg / Bavaria (Switzerland / Austria) Müritzmecklenburg-Western Pomerania-Bayerschweriner Seemecklenburg-Western Pomerania-Starnberger Seebayernebayernplauer Seemecklenburg-Western Pomerania-Vorpommerssteinhuder Meerniedersachsen-sized Plöswig-Holsteiner Bodensee is the largest lake in Germany. © –
Hiking holiday in German mountains:
A holiday at home is also ideal for hiking lovers. A selection of mountains, the ten highest mountains in Germany, at a glance:
ZugspitzeWettersteingebirgeZugspitzeSchneefernerkopfWettersteingebirgeZugspitzeMiddle WetterspitzeWettersteingebirgeZugspitzeHochwannerWettersteingebirgeHochwannerMittlere HöllentalspitzeWettersteingebirgeZugspitzeInner HöllentalspitzeWettersteingebirgeZugspitzeOuter HöllentalspitzeWettersteingebirgeZugspitzeWatzmann-MittelspitzeBerchtesgaden AlpsWatzmannWatzmann-S üdspitzeBerchtesgaden AlpsWatzmannHochblassenWetterstein MountainsZugspitzeA paradise for hikers and winter sports enthusiasts: the Zugspitze. © pixabay
The best destinations for city trips:
Germany’s major cities offer a wide range cultural, historical backgrounds and a lot to discover. In Germany, a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants is called a metropolis. A list of everyone Major cities in Germany, sorted by size:
Berlin BerlinHamburg HamburgMunich BavariaCologne North Rhine-WestphaliaFrankfurt am Main HesseStuttgart Baden-WürttembergDüsseldorf North Rhine-WestphaliaDortmund North Rhine-WestphaliaEssen North Rhine-WestphaliaLeipzig SaxonyBremen BremenDresden SaxonyHannover Lower SaxonyNuremberg BavariaDuisburg North Rhine-WestphaliaBochum North Rhine in-WestphaliaWuppertal North Rhine-WestphaliaBielefeld North Rhine-WestphaliaBonn North Rhine-WestphaliaMünster North Rhine-WestphaliaKarlsruhe Baden-WürttembergMannheim Baden- WürttembergAugsburg BavariaWiesbaden HesseGelsenkirchen North Rhine-WestphaliaMönchengladbach North Rhine-WestphaliaBraunschweig Lower SaxonyChemnitz6 SaxonyKiel Schleswig-HolsteinAachen1 North Rhine-WestphaliaHalle (Saale) Saxony-AnhaltMagdeburg Saxony-AnhaltFreiburg im Breisgau Baden-WürttembergKrefeld North Rhine-Westphalia enLübeck Schleswig-HolsteinOberhausen North Rhine-WestphaliaErfurt ThuringiaMainz Rhineland-PalatinateRostock Mecklenburg-Western PomeraniaKassel HesseHagen North Rhine- WestphaliaHamm North Rhine-WestphaliaSaarbrücken SaarlandMülheim an der Ruhr North Rhine-WestphaliaPotsdam BrandenburgLudwigshafen am Rhein Rhineland-PalatinateOldenburg (Oldb) Lower SaxonyLeverkusen North Rhine-WestphaliaOsnabrück Lower SaxonySolingen North Rhine-WestphaliaHeidelberg Baden-WürttembergHerne North Rhine-Westphalia Neuss North Rhine-WestphaliaDarmstadt HessePaderborn North Rhine-WestphaliaRegensburg BayernIngolstadt BayernWürzburg BayernFürth BayernWolfsburg Lower SaxonyOffenbach am Main HesseUlm Baden -WürttembergHeilbronn Baden-WürttembergPforzheim Baden-WürttembergGöttingen Lower SaxonyBottrop North Rhine-WestphaliaTrier Rhineland-PalatinateRecklinghausen North Rhine-WestphaliaReutlingen Baden-WürttembergBremerhaven BremenKoblenz Rhineland-PalatinateBergisch Gladbach North Rhine-WestphaliaJena ThuringiaRemscheid Nord Rhine-WestphaliaErlangen BayernMoers North Rhine-WestphaliaSiegen North Rhine-WestphaliaHildesheim Lower SaxonySalzgitter Lower Saxony
Holiday facts about Germany as a travel destination at a glance
75 percent of Germans travel at least once a year. The average travel time is around 13 days. A third of German vacationers prefer to vacation in their own country
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