You are planning a vacation or short trip to Germany and don't know yet exactly which places or region(s) you want to visit? Germany is the fifth largest country in Europe and therefore it is impossible to visit all the interesting places during one trip. To make the decision easier for you, I have listed Germany's most beautiful destinations according to the federal states for you in this post.
Germany No. 9 of the World's Most Popular Travel Destinations
Germany ranks no. 9 of the countries with the most international visitors. The top performer on this list for years has been France,followed by Spain and the USA. However, of 96 million tourists in Germany in 2021, only 11.7 million (12 %) came from abroad. Germans like to vacation in their home country. For good reason. We know how beautiful it is on our doorstep. The most popular regions for Germans to travel in their own country are North and Baltic Sea, followed by the Alpine region and Lake Constance.
UNESCO World Heritage in Germany
Would you think that with 51 UNESCO World Heritage Sites Germany ranks no. 3 of the countries with the most UNESCO sites? Only Italy (58) and China (56) have more list entries. There are three natural and 48 cultural list entries for Germany. They are spread across all federal states and are as diverse as the entire country: from the Lübeck old town and the Wadden Sea in the north, the Völklingen Ironworks in Saarland, Wartburg near Eisenach, the magnificent Sanssouci Palace, Upper Middle Rhine Valley to the Würzburg Residence and the prehistoric pile dwellings on the edge of the Alps spans the network of impressive UNESCO sites in Germany. At germany.com they are listed in categories.
Hidden treasures - even in the south
Personally, I can't decide which places I like most in Germany. The more regions I get to know, the more enthusiastic I am about the scenic and cultural diversity of my home country. In the summer of 2022, for example, I went on a 16-day road trip through Northern Bavaria and discovered the beautiful cities of Würzburg, Nuremberg, Bamberg and Bamberg, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as the enchanting Regensburg and the Altmühl Valley. This region offers so much art, history, culinary delights (including fine Franconian wines) and natural beauty that you won't get bored there even during a three-week vacation.
Most of all, I have traveled my home region around Stuttgart, the Swabian Alb, the Black Forest, and the Lake Constance on the road. I've spent all but 8 years of my life (when I lived in northern Germany) here - and I'm still discovering so many new, interesting places.
There's a lot to Discover in the North and the East
My second home - Bremen and the North Sea coast - ranks high on my personal hit list with its beautiful towns and romantic places like the artist villages Worpswede and Fischerhude .
On a road trip in 2021 from Eisenach in Thuringia via Weimar, Dessau and Leipzig until Berlin, this region in central Germany with its rich cultural heritage has fascinated me so much that I would love to go there again right away.
When I first visited Germany's east immediately after the fall of the Wall - that is, in early 1990 - there was a depressing veil of gray over Schwerin and Rostock, caused by the enormous air pollution. How much has changed since then! Today, the amazingly beautiful cities of Eastern Germany shine again in their former glory!
Experience Germany's most Beautiful Places, Landscapes and Regions
On this blog I will show you my favorite places and regions step by step (or better: post by post). Benefit from my experience and discover Germany! Browse through my posts and get some ideas for your next road trip in Germany, a city trip or a day trip.
During my life, but especially during the pandemic years, I discovered an incredible number of fascinating places in Germany and took thousands of photos. It is my missionto get to know my home country in every detail and share it with you! If you subscribe to my Newsletter you will get regular updates about my discoveries.
The Most Beautiful Places by Federal State
Baden-Württemberg
- Baden-Baden
- Lake Constance
- Freiburg and the Southern Black Forest
- Heidelberg
- Maulbronn Monastery,
- Ludwigsburg Residence Palace
- Swabian Alb
- Black Forest High Road
- Stuttgart
Bavaria
- Bamberg
- Bavarian Alps
- Bavarian Forest
- Bayreuth
- Danube Breakthrough (Kelheim)
- Munich
- Nuremberg
- Regensburg
- Bamberg, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Neuschwanstein Castle
- Wieskirche
- Würzburg
Berlin
- Brandenburg Gate
- East Side Gallery
- TV Tower
- Gendarmenmarkt
- Hackesche Höfe
- Kurfürstendamm and Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
- Museum Island
- New synagogue
- Reichstag building
- Zoo
- Topography of Terror
Bremen
- Böttchergasse
- Citizen's Park (Bürgerpark)
- Art Gallery
- Market square with Roland, Schütting and town hall
- Schnoor quarter
- St. Peter's Cathedral
- Überseemuseum
Brandenburg
- Cottbus
- Elbtalaue
- Neuruppin
- Oranienburg
- Potsdam with Sanssouci Palace and Park
- Brandenburg: Spreewald, Uckermark, Potsdam (Sanssouci Castle)
- Uckermark
Hamburg
- Binnenalster and Jungfernstieg
- Elbphilharmonie and HafenCity
- Kontorhausviertel
- Hamburg port
- Hamburg Michel (St. Michaelis)
- Hamburg city hall
- Speicherstadt
- St. Pauli
Hesse
- Darmstadt
- Frankfurt on the Main
- Kassel
- Lorsch Monastery
- Limburg
- Waldecker country
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Rügen Island with Jasmund National Park
- Usedom island
- Müritz National Park with Mecklenburg Lake District
- Rostock
- Schwerin
- Stralsund
- Wismar
Lower Saxony
- Old country and Stade
- Hanover
- Hildesheim
- Lüneburg and Lüneburg Heath
- Lower Saxony Wadden Sea
- East Frisian Islands
- Worpswede
North Rhine-Westphalia
- Aachen
- Bonn
- Brühl (castles Augustusburg and Falkenlust)
- Düsseldorf
- Cologne
- Münster
- Northern Eifel with Monschau
- Teutoburg Forest (Externsteine)
Rhineland-Palatinate
- Maria Laach Monastery
- Koblenz
- Mainz
- Moselle Valley with Eltz Castle and Cochem Imperial Castle
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley
(with Hesse) - Speyer
- Westerwald
- Worms
- Trier
Saarland
- Saarbrücken
- Saarschleife
- Völklingen Ironworks
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
- Dessau and Wörlitz Park
- Halle/Saale
- Resin
- Lutherstadt Eisleben
- Lutherstadt Wittenberg
- Magdeburg
- Naumburg
- Quedlinburg
- Wernigerode
Schleswig-Holstein
- Holstein Switzerland
- Lübeck
- Heligoland island
- Sylt island
- Schleswig
- Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea
Germany by Car
My list of wonderful travel destinations in Germany has inspired you and you want to get to know as many of them as possible? Then go on a road trip! In my blog post about the best road trips in Germany I'll show you routes that you won't find in any travel guide.
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Dear Angelica,
what a super idea!
Suggestions for trips abroad abound, but that it can also start right on the doorstep, unfortunately, think of the fewest.
A great site that definitely makes you want to do more.... I think it's especially great that you also offer suggestions for longer tours to really get to know a region.
I'm definitely looking forward to more😍.
Thank you for your lovely comment, Birgit! I am very happy about that. The idea to make extended tours in Germany, I also came only through the pandemic. So an experience that we all probably would have liked to do without, also has its good sides 😉
Dear Angelica,
I am well aware that Germany has so much to offer. Nevertheless, I will gladly look to you for inspiration for future discoveries.
What is even more dear to my heart: I'm totally thrilled how professional, how clear, how interconnected and how well designed you have built this website. A triple chapeau!
Love greetings
Rainer
Dear Rainer, this compliment from a professional makes me especially happy! It was a hard piece of work, and that was only the beginning😅 Now I hurry to fill the site with more useful blog articles, so that every reader and every reader can get out of it quite a lot of added value 😃. Thanks again for your nice feedback and have a good new week!
Hello Angie, when I look at the great destinations so, that would be a smooth reason to break off my world trip and travel your routes. Well, I will probably not break off, but after my return I am also in Dtl. on the road. Great pages! LG Uwe
Hello Uwe,
You shouldn't stop your trip around the world, but I'm sure you'll have the opportunity to visit some nice places in Germany in between. I will do my best to quickly publish many helpful articles on great destinations. Thanks a lot for your nice feedback!
Kind regards,
Angelika
Hello Angie,
Your suggestions get even travel sourpusses like me going - keep it up! The gorgeous shots alone are inspiring and the tips very insightful ! I look forward to the Newsletters😍👍
Silvana
Hello Silvana, I am very happy that I can also inspire a travel muffle 😃 Thank you for your dear comment! It does not always have to be a big trip - a day trip or short trip to a beautiful place nearby can bring great new impressions and distance from everyday life😍
Hello Angelika,
a great travel blog with a lot of useful and new information. Although I also like to travel abroad is for me the motto: "Why wander far afield" still important. From your blog you can see that there is still much to discover. I look forward to more contributions.
Thank you, dear Judith. In the Corona time, many travel enthusiasts have probably forced to discover the beauties on the doorstep. I'm glad you like my blog and am working flat out on more articles 😃 I wish you a healthy, happy and fulfilling year 2023!