Germany

Travelogues Germany

3.7K Travel reports · 1.1K travel bloggers · 39.6K photos · Best time to travel: June & July · Create a travel blog · About Vakantio

Vacation in Germany : Highlights & Travel Tips

Germany rewards travelers with an unusual mix of storybook scenery, layered history, and efficient modern life. You can move from castle-topped hills and half-timbered towns to world-class museums, cutting-edge cities, and alpine landscapes in just a few hours by train. What makes the country especially appealing is its variety: Berlin offers creativity, nightlife, and powerful historical sites; Munich blends Bavarian tradition with elegant architecture and easy access to the Alps; the Rhine and Moselle valleys serve up vineyard views and river cruises; and smaller cities such as Heidelberg, Dresden, and Nuremberg deliver charm without the crowds of Europe’s biggest capitals.

Highlights range from touring Berlin’s museums and memorials to visiting Neuschwanstein Castle, hiking in Bavaria, exploring Christmas markets, and sampling regional food and beer in everything from casual beer gardens to village festivals. Germany is also practical for travelers: public transportation is excellent, many urban areas are easy to navigate without a car, and combining big cities with scenic regions makes for a well-balanced itinerary. For the smoothest trip, book accommodation early in summer and during major festivals like Oktoberfest or December market season, carry layers because weather can shift quickly, and consider rail passes or regional train tickets if you plan to cover multiple destinations.

Best time to travel Germany

The best time to visit Germany is from May through September, with the strongest travel window in June, July, and August when popularity peaks and the weather is generally warm, lively, and ideal for sightseeing, festivals, and outdoor trips. May and September are also excellent choices if you want pleasant conditions with slightly fewer crowds than peak midsummer.

All travel reports from Germany

Summer Solstice - Fire on the Jenner

The longest day of the year!! Tonight, we went up the Jenner again! But NOT on foot!🦶 Unfortunately, Mama's train ticket was stolen and we had to pay again. The ticket had a...

The Inspection

It was morning, early morning, very early morning, when the alarm clock rang at half past five. It was the sixth of March and our appointment at the truck workshop was coming...

Announcement

On April 27, 2025, we will fly to Australia and return on June 28. Our journey has three stages: the Red Centre of Australia, the Top End of the Northern Territory, and the...

The first exit

The first test shouldn't take too long, just a few days to get acquainted, hopefully this year! But not too far away. Who knows! When would there still be time? It was already...

2024 - October - Berlin - Festival of Lights

For years I have wanted to come here: To the 'Festival of Lights' in Berlin. This amazing event is free and outdoors and, unfortunately, only takes place for a few days each...

Last day: from Bremervörde to Hamburg

The Oste-Hotel in Bremervörde features historic photographs of the area as 'photo wallpaper' on many walls in its interiors and rooms. The images have a great effect due to...

Burg Stargard - Old Castle

Private Winemakers of Burg Stargard

Burg Stargard - always along the B96

I feel joy. Not realizing that I booked at the castle hotel. 😬

Kiel/Germany

9.8.2024 Kiel Today I didn't have much planned. I left the ship with a few people around 9:00 AM, and we made our way on foot to the city center. In the main shopping street,...

Day 30: Back in Germany

A wonderful holiday comes to an end

Eurovelo 15: Waldshut-Tiengen

Waldshut-Tiengen In Waldshut we had to take a few days off because of cold symptoms. We arrived at the ice cream parlor at lunchtime and nothing was working. Michael was...

2024 - July - Rammstein in Frankfurt

It's Saturday, the 13th of July 2024, 8:52 p.m. My watch suggests a sleep coaching (!) for this time. Please, what? I am currently in the Frankfurt stadium, surrounded by 40,000...

From Greifswald to Zempin

What a stark contrast to yesterday! The only thing that was still exactly the same was the wind. It was still blowing stormily from the west to the southwest. The only...

Day 1: Here we go!

On the way to the other side of the world

Once around Fehmarn

Let's start with the weather again. Today it's pure summer, sun from start to finish, but not too warm with a maximum of 23°C. It can stay like this (but it probably won't). I...

Regensburg-Landshut

Texts will follow at a later date. Super breakfast buffet at the Novotel Never seen before: the Nutella Pump Station Bike wash - was necessary At Köfering ...

From Flensburg to Kappeln

So today is the first real stage. The good news is that it stayed dry and the sun even made an appearance during the day. Most of the route did not go along the open Baltic Sea,...

Immelborn-Meiningen

The after-noise Young birthday partygoers listening to 80s music and frog croaking (quietly). The day Short stage from Immelborn to Meiningen, the big challenge comes at the...

Burgwedel-Alfeld

The night noise This time the nighttime noise was the crowing and bickering of the magpies in the tree next door. The morning chirping is different. The morning - the day ...

Day 8: Dresden

We, dear readers, already paid tribute to August the Strong yesterday. But if you are in Dresden, as we are today, you can hardly avoid him, Frederick Augustus I. When we...

14. Tag: Homeward bound

Today is the day that brings up a lot of emotions. Both positive and negative. Of course I'm sad that it's all over. It always goes by so quickly. You're there, you think you...

2024 - May - Frankfurt am Main - Eating in a vegan Michelin-starred restaurant

Did we win the lottery? Unfortunately not. In fact, we saved up for a long time to treat ourselves to this luxury: a meal in the only vegan Michelin-starred restaurant in...

2024 - May - Goose meeting on the Main

If you want to see goslings up close, you should take a trip to Frankfurt am Main in May. They feel particularly at home on the banks of the Main, with its wide strips of...

Only once in 1000 years

The majority of our travel group went to the Nürburgring today and had an interesting day dedicated to racing, which we will report on in detail tomorrow. A handful of those who...

Namibia 2024: Here we go!!

01.05.2024 The bags are packed, the flights are checked in! At 2:36 p.m. we're leaving for Frankfurt Airport with Deutsche Bahn. The train journey has always been the biggest...

Vacation at the Mecklenburg Lake District

13th-21st August 2019 After the big bike tour to the Black Sea last year, my friend and I decided to have a relaxing camping vacation at the Mecklenburg Lake District this...

We did it !

Well folks, the time has come. We come to my last entry. Our journey is coming to an end. Or rather, it's been over since Sunday. I actually intended to write this entry a...

Over all hills

Now the time has come, the direction is north. The day began again with a magnificent sunrise, a view of Venice and several large ships with bowsers that were all busy coming...

Walhalla in East Frisia

On the same day we went from Groningen to Großefehn in the middle of East Frisia. We quickly booked a Scottish evening here. In the Walhalla Restaurant in Großefehn, Freddy the...

Full of enjoyment and conviviality in Frankfurt

In today's travel adventure I had the pleasure of enjoying a relaxed ride in the ICE 108 - 8 compartment, accompanied by good company and exciting conversations. Our journey...