From Bavarian fairy-tale castles to Berlin's industrial art spaces, Germany plays every register: Neuschwanstein raised on its spur, the Rhine valley and its hillside vineyards, the medieval towns of the Romantic Road, Cologne cathedral, resurrected Dresden and seafaring Hamburg. Add the biergartens, the Christmas markets and a dense rail network: travelling here is simple, comfortable and surprisingly varied.
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Ten days from the forests of Risnjak to the island of Cres: Trsat castle above Rijeka, the Vojak tower at 1,401 m, the Lungomare at Opatija, Hum, Motovun and Grožnjan, the mosaics of the Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč, Rovinj, the amphitheater of Pula, the Brijuni islands and Cape Kamenjak.
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Ten days on the big Dalmatian islands and beneath Biokovo: the town of Vis and the Kut quarter, the Blue Cave of Biševo, Stiniva cove, the stone of Brač and the Blaca hermitage, Zlatni rat, the Biokovo Skywalk, the lakes of Imotski, the town of Hvar, the Pakleni islands and the Stari Grad plain.
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Ten days in continental Croatia: Zagreb's upper town and Mirogoj cemetery, the Papuk UNESCO geopark, the baroque citadel of Osijek, the channels of Kopački Rit, Vukovar, Ilok on the Danube, Đakovo cathedral, baroque Varaždin, and the castles of Trakošćan and Veliki Tabor.
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Eleven days from the Kvarner islands to the great coastal mountain: Vrbnik and the town of Krk, the sands of Lopar, Goli Otok, the four bell towers of Rab, the Nehaj fortress at Senj, the Premužić trail along the Velebit ridge, the Plitvice Lakes, the underground base of Željava, the Paklenica canyons, the town of Pag and Nin.
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The right season
May-June and September offer the best balance: open biergartens, alpine hikes, the Rhine vineyards in full light. Summer is mild and alive with festivals. In late September, Munich lives on Oktoberfest time; book a year ahead. December turns the country into a life-size Advent calendar: the Christmas markets of Nuremberg, Dresden and Cologne are worth the journey on their own.
Quick guide
The ICE links Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt and Cologne at 300 km/h; the Deutschland-Ticket opens all regional transport for a ridiculously low monthly fee. A car is only worth it for the scenic roads.
The euro (€). A frequent surprise: many cafés, bakeries and small restaurants only take cash or local cards. Always keep some cash.
German. English is common in the cities and among the young, rarer in the Bavarian countryside. A hearty "Guten Tag" opens the conversation.
DB Navigator for all the trains, the digital Deutschland-Ticket, Flixbus for budget connections and Too Good To Go, very widespread, to eat smart.
Family Gasthöfe in Bavaria, winegrowers' pensions on the Rhine, design hostels in Berlin. Book very early for Oktoberfest and the Christmas markets.
Respect the pedestrian red light, sort your rubbish and return your deposit bottles. At the biergarten, share the big tables without ceremony, that is what they are for.
Must-sees
Bavaria
King Ludwig II's castle, Disney's inspiration, raised facing the Alps. Book the slot online and climb to the Marienbrücke bridge.
Berlin
The symbol of the reunified city, between the Reichstag and Unter den Linden. At night, when it lights up, history still weighs.
Cologne
632 years of construction for two 157 m spires listed by UNESCO. Climb the 533 steps to look down on the Rhine.
Bavaria
The perfect medieval town of the Romantic Road: complete ramparts, half-timbering and the hundred-times-photographed Plönlein lane.
Rhineland
65 km of UNESCO-listed gorges between Bingen and Koblenz: perched castles, vertical vineyards and the Loreley rock.
Dresden
The baroque church rebuilt stone by stone after 1945, heart of a resurrected old town nicknamed the Florence of the Elbe.
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