Here are the best things to do in Germany that will show you the charm, beauty and cultural diversity of this country.

Germany is rich with surprises and contrasts just waiting to be discovered by the discerning tourist. A country of enchanting little villages nestling between lofty and imposing mountains, fairytale castles and churches and lush vineyards rolling down towards the banks of the Rhine or the Mosel, Germany also boasts of the more rumbustious Munich Beer Festival and the Cologne Carnival, a very fine choice of gateaux, sausages and beer and a powerful and somewhat spooky folkloric tradition.

10. Brandenburg Gate (Berlin)

As a former symbol of Berlin’s´ division upon itself, Brandenburg gate actually looks back on over 200 years of history. Brandenburg gate was erected between 1788 and 1791 and is the only one of the former 18 city portals which remains. In the years between 1949 and 1990, the gate drew visitors from both sides of the Berlin wall to look at “life on the other side”. Since the reopening of the wall in 1989, the gate has come to signify the reunification of Germany. It is one of the most popular attractions in Berlin and thousands of tourists flock to Berlin every month to view it.

Brandenburg Gate is situated 5 minutes from Berlin railway station on Pariser Platz, a highly-frequented shopping and tourist precinct. The closest subway station is Brandenburg Tor.

11. Checkpoint Charlie and the Wall Museum (Berlin)

Checkpoint Charlie, immortalized in spy films and literature alike, was until the reopening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 the checking-point in the wall between the American sector and East Berlin, beyond which only foreign visitors or allied personnel could pass. Close by is the Berlin Wall Museum, which documents the history of the Wall and the daring and often fatal attempts made by East Germans during the years of the Cold War to cross it.

Checkpoint Charlie is 3 minutes by taxi or 17 minutes on foot or by subway from Berlin’s famous Alexanderplatz (subway station Kochstr/Checkpoint Charlie) and 9 minutes on foot from Berlin’s main railway station. A visit to this sobering and illuminating reminder of Germany’s more recent political history is well worth it!

12. The Loreley (St. Goarshausen)

Few legends have so captured the imagination of poets, artists and musicians and the general public alike as that of the Loreley: the beautiful maiden, sitting on a rock combing her hair and luring sailors and fishermen to their deaths by drowning. Yet in the little town of Sankt Goarshausen on the eastern shore of the Rhine in Rheinland Pfalz, the Loreley is more than just a legend. At the end of St. Goarshausen`s little pier, her beautiful bronze statue, 3.3 metres high, still gazes mournfully into the water.

High above is the famous Loreley rock, which can be reached by steps up the cliff. Its summit offers a fascinating view of the Rhine gorge which should not be missed.

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