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In Germany can be found all kind of natural scenes, from the majesty of the Black Forest to the rustic beauty of the North coasts. And as for its cities, centre of the culture and the German life, mixture of the modernity of the skyscrapers and the tradition of cuckoo clocks and löden coats, everything with frothy beer. If you want to find out more about tourism in Germany, please click here..

Berlin
The force and the success of Prussia are shown in Berlin, one of the most fascinating cities of the world, which has lived many conflicts throughout history. Since the strategic importance that it acquired in the 13th century, when a bridge was constructed on the Spree River, Berlin didn’t have as much attention as during the 20th century. It is the heart of Germany, and its importance is reflected in its public buildings, museums and theaters, as well as in its restaurants and elegant nightclubs. The Berliner cultural life enjoys a matchless vitality and prestige, by its modern and numerous constructions, festivals, celebrations and outdoors concerts. At the present time, the city is the epicenter of the transcendental project of reunification. If you want to find out more about tourism in Berlin, please click here.

Munich
Beyond the beer and sausages, Munich appears like a cosmopolitan city, characteristic of the European continent. Its inhabitants can enjoy different attractions, from the vertiginous elegance of its great boulevards to the traditional dances, such as the oompah. This city has an intoxicating mixture of glamour and abandonment; it has multiple theaters, good museums and numerous gardens, and naturally, countless breweries.
It is recommendable to visit the Deutsches Museum, where the main sample of science and technology of the world is shown, with interactive activities and attractive demonstrations of the human inventions, from the mining to the observation of stars. The Englischer Garten is one of the biggest urban parks of Europe; it is possible to walk by its footpaths, enjoy the streams, cross its bridges and delight with the swans.
From Munich many other trips can be made: for example, to the Bavarian Alps, very attractive if the day is clear; or to the Romantic highway, that connects typical towns of the western zone of Bavaria. Munich constitutes an important axis of transports and it is communicated regularly with the rest of Germany and Prague, to the Northeast, and Rome, to the South. If you want to find out more about tourism in Bavaria, please click here.

Frankfurt
Frankfurt on the Main, so called to distinguish it of Frankfurt an der Oder, has become the financial and geographic centre of West Germany. One big part of the country’s wealth comes from its inhabitants, and near 10% of the taxes of the city is destined to culture. It is a city full of museums. The Städel Museum lodges a magnificent work collection from the Renaissance to the 20th century; between the great Old Masters, the visitor can enjoys Dürer, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Monet, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse, Bacon, Baselitz and Serra. The Museum of Modern Art offers an interesting selection of Pop Art pieces, with works of Lichtenstein, Warhol and Wesselmann, among others, pieces of contemporary art –belonging to veteran and new creators–, as well as artists who have followed the project during many years, like Gerhard Richter, Bernd and Hilla Becher and On Kawara. The musical panorama of Frankfurt is very animated, and jazz outstands by its quality. The local drink, denominated Ebbelweï, is an extremely strong sort of cider, very well-known everywhere in the world. By this metropolis pass about 1.500 trains per day, what makes possible the communication with any point of the country.
One hour away from the north of the city the charming city of Marburg rises, an animated university population where diverse cafeterias have been open and follow the present tendencies. Also a lot of pubs located in the admirable spotted streets.

Heidelberg
Tourist city par excellence, Heidelberg has a magnificent castle of gothic-Renaissance style. This beautiful city receives four million visitors per year in spite of its lack of cheap lodgings and the high prices of its restaurants. It is inevitable to feel the romantic attraction of the castle, and it is possible to ran away from the hordes of tourists walking by some of the footpaths that cross hills of the environs and enjoying its landscape. If one takes a walk by the streets of the suburbs it is possible to run into with some place where to pass hours in a cafeteria next to poets and other personalities. Heidelberg benefits from the frequent railway connections with Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, and other destinies.

Lübeck
In Schleswig-Holstein, located in the north of Germany, is Lübeck, an extraordinary medieval city. Although it is easy to reach from Hamburg, it is separated from the main tourist routes and can be a good and calm alternative to the massive attractions that the South offers. In 1987 it was declared Patrimony of the Humanity by the UNESCO. Although it was completely bombed during Second World War, Lübeck has been reconstructed with success and it conserves all his enchantment, specially the historical center, formed in its majority by aristocratic residences of XV and XVI centuries, public monuments , churches and salt warehouses. Lübeck is filled with places where to lodge by a reasonable price and also enjoys a good variety of economic restaurants. In Lübeck is the charming Marionettentheater , marionette theater, that it is worth while to visit. Inside the Marienkirche (church of Saint Mary), a hard memory of the war can be contemplated: the bells of the church crashed against the stone ground as a result of a bombing, the inhabitants have maintained fragments right where they fell, with a small signboard that says: "In signal of protest against the war and the violence". If you want to find out more about tourism in Schleswig-Holstein, please click here.

Tübingen
This particular and beautiful university town is 35 km away from south of Stuttgart, and constitute a superb occasion to walk by bordered avenues full of houses of wood and old stone walls. From the top of the Renaissance castle of Hohentübingen (that at the moment is part of the University), it is possible to enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the red roofs, which are characteristic of the old town. At the present time, the students continue to postulate with pride the rigorous liberal and intellectual tradition of this university. The market, full of fruits and vegetables, surprise by its beauty, and any products that are on sale could be part of some of the meals that the visitor eats in the local restaurants.

Frisan Islands
Located in the North West coast of Germany, the Frisian Islands reward who have made the effort to get there. Great part of this zone belongs to a national park. It is recommended to avoid Sylt, jammed with tourists in search of beaches, and to follow towards Föhr or Amrum, both calmer, less touristic and that have other attractiveness like magnificent views with sun rays on the icy North Sea, the strolls by their footpaths and to ride by bicycle or horse by the environs. Out to sea it appears Heligoland, a visit can be organized like one amusing trip of one or two days. The island was used as a submarine base during World War II, and at the present time it is possible to visit the fireproof bunkers and the underground tunnels.

Harz Mountains
Known mainly by German and Scandinavians, the Harz mountains appear in Lower Saxony, and it is possible to arrive by train from the South tourist centers. Although Harz Mountains do not have peaks and valleys so pronounced as the Alps, they offer several sport activities throughout the year without the tourist overpopulation of the Alps. The Harz Natural Park has adapted to the hikers maintaining all its beauty. The zone is popular between the cycling fans, in spite of having to share some of the winding mountain road with all-terrain vehicles, so that it is recommendable to study the maps before going over there . To the down skiers, the Harz mountains can seem relatively boring; nevertheless, in the zone the cross-country skiing is practice, also by many of its visitors.

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