GERMANY

Welcome to Germany
There’s something undeniably artistic in
the way Germany’s scenery unfolds — the
corrugated, dune-fringed coasts of the north,
and the moody forests, romantic river valleys
and vast vineyards of the centre, all topped
by the off-the-charts splendour of the Aips.
You’ll encounter history in towns where streets
were laid well before Columbus set sail and In
castles set high above rows of half-timbered
houses whose flower boxes billow with crimson
geraniums.
Germany’s great cities — Berlin, Munich and Cologne among them — come in more flavours than
a jar of jelly beans. Get ready to be wowed by the
full spectrum of cultural colour and flair, from high
art and opera to saucy cabaret and a nocturnal
universe at the cutting edge of cool... Wilkommen in Deutschland!
— Benedict Walker, Lonely Planet Best of Germany, 2nd ed., 2019.