🎟️ 1316BerlinElectronic music capital of the world — Lollapalooza Berlin, Christopher Street Day and a year-round underground club scene.
Visiting Germany
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About Germany
Germany runs from Baltic dunes to Alpine peaks, and rewards travellers who go beyond Berlin and Munich: half-timbered towns like Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Rhine and Mosel wine valleys, Bavarian castles such as Neuschwanstein, and a beer-and-Christmas-market culture that turns almost every town square into an event. Berlin brings the history and nightlife, Munich the Alpine gateway and Oktoberfest energy, and the smaller cities carry real depth without the crowds. It's an efficient, well-signed country to travel in, though language and bureaucracy can feel brisk to first-time visitors. Big cities aside, the appeal is often the in-between: a riverside path, a village Christmas market, a forest trail.
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Public holidays
- — Mariä Himmelfahrt
- — Weltkindertag
- — Tag der Deutschen Einheit
- — Reformationstag
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Germany travel guides
Planning around events? These guides collect 2026 calendars, festival clusters, and practical trip ideas so you can compare dates before you book.
Things to do in Berlin 2026Things to do in Munich 2026Oktoberfest 2026 & 2027 DatesLollapalooza Berlin 2026Garmisch Christmas Market 2026: Winter at the Park DatesBest festivals in Germany 2026Best cities to visit in Germany in 2026Things to Do in Hamburg 2026: Speicherstadt, Elbphilharmonie & the ReeperbahnThings to Do in Cologne 2026: The Cathedral & CarnivalThings to Do in Frankfurt 2026: Skyline, Römerberg & the MainThings to Do in Dresden 2026: Frauenkirche, Zwinger & the Striezelmarkt2 days in Berlin: itinerary with prices (2026)
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Local picks for this week — free events, family days out and what's worth doing before the weekend's over.
Things to do in Berlin 2026Things to do in Munich 2026Things to Do in Hamburg 2026: Speicherstadt, Elbphilharmonie & the ReeperbahnThings to Do in Cologne 2026: The Cathedral & CarnivalThings to Do in Frankfurt 2026: Skyline, Römerberg & the MainThings to Do in Dresden 2026: Frauenkirche, Zwinger & the Striezelmarkt
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Discover Germany
Germany pairs distinct cities — Berlin’s clubs and history, Munich’s beer-and-Bavaria, the Hamburg port, the Rhine cathedral cities — with the Bavarian Alps in the south and forests, castles and river valleys in between. It’s a four-season, city-and-mountain destination.
Each city has its own draw: Berlin for nightlife and art, Munich for Oktoberfest and the Alps, Cologne and Frankfurt for the Rhine and fairs, Hamburg for the harbour and live music. Fast ICE trains connect them all.
Top places in Germany
- Berlin — History, world-class museums and the planet’s most famous club scene.
- Munich & the Bavarian Alps — Oktoberfest, beer gardens and the Zugspitze on the doorstep.
- Cologne — The Rhine, a soaring Gothic cathedral and a famous carnival.
- Hamburg — Maritime port city, the Elbphilharmonie and the Reeperbahn music scene.
- Garmisch & the Zugspitze — Germany’s highest peak, cogwheel trains and gorge walks.