Germany’s Holiday Markets

Travelscope celebrates the season with Joseph’s explorations through Northern Germany’s Christmas markets where there’s more than baubles and trinkets to the joy of Christmas.

Travelscope’s Germany Travel Partners

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Germany’s 16 different states welcome visitors with variety, history, beauty, art and culture. The country’s capital, Berlin, throbs with exciting and constant change; it is fast becoming the cultural capital of Europe if not the world. Other magical cities, including Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Duesseldorf and Dresden, entice visitors with architecture, top museums and restaurants, music and shopping and vibrant lifestyle. Germany’s landscape and regions diversely range from snow-capped Alps in Bavaria to the beaches along the Baltic and North Sea coasts. Cruising on or walking and biking along the rivers is a national pastime as are many other outdoor sports. The efficient train system will get you anywhere and hotels are plentiful and not expensive. Enchanting medieval villages and traditional wine towns dot the countryside and host friendly festivals and boast regional specialties. Castles, palaces and abbeys are the epitome of German romanticism. Journey back into the Middle Ages with modern comfort: Medieval fortresses and castles have been turned into romantic hotels and even comprehensive conference centers for business meetings. Indulge in traditional culinary feasts with the world famous sausages and breads or lift your taste buds up to luxurious highs of modern German cuisine. Germany now boasts more Michelin stars than any other European country except France. And culinary prowess is evident throughout the country from the Schwarzwaldstube in the Black Forest to Schloss Lehrbach above the banks of the River Rhine. Come, eat, drink and travel in Germany. (click here for more information)

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