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From cozy café culture and Franconian food to Christmas markets, castles and medieval Nuremberg — our 2026 guides to what makes Germany Germany.
Christmas Markets
Frankfurt’s Roemerberg Christmas market — running since the Middle Ages — plus the year-round greenery of the Palmengarten.
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German & Franconian Food
Hearty beer-hall classics — bratwurst, schnitzel and Koelsch by the Rhine — from Frankfurt’s apple-wine taverns to Nuremberg’s grilled sausages.
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Apple Wine & Taverns
Gemuetlich Sachsenhausen taverns pouring Apfelwein, leafy beer gardens and the unhurried local ritual of long afternoons over food and drink.
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Castles & Old Towns
Heidelberg’s romantic ruined castle above the Neckar and the Philosophers’ Walk — Roman and medieval heritage across the Rhine Valley.
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Medieval Nuremberg
The Imperial Castle, intact medieval walls and Albrecht Duerer’s House — cobbled lanes in the heart of Franconia’s storied old town.
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Cathedral & Art in Cologne
The twin-spired Gothic Cologne Cathedral, the modern-art galleries of Museum Ludwig and the Rhine-side Old Town of Germany’s fourth city.
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Hesse / Hessen
The financial heart: Frankfurt’s Main skyline, Römerberg & Museumsufer.
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The riverside west: cosmopolitan Cologne with its Gothic cathedral, Old Town & Kölsch beer halls.
ExploreFranconia / Franken
The medieval north of Bavaria — Nuremberg’s Imperial Castle, old town walls & Christmas Market.
ExploreBaden-Württemberg
The romantic south-west: Heidelberg’s castle ruins above the Neckar, the Old Town & Philosophers’ Walk.
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