Where to holiday in Germany ?

[Babooshka]

Berlin is a fantastic city. Munich is nice, but quieter. Not too fussed about the other major cities there. Berlin gets the thumbs up from me every time. Plenty to do....anything and everything you can imagine.

[zepstox]

It depends on what you want to do. Whether cultural, rivers, castles or cities.

 

Check on the German Tourist site. I personally like Munich and prefer it to Berlin. I love Cologne and also Rüdesheim. If you have a look on the site it will give you more of idea of what type of places they are. I have been going to Germany for a number of years and go for long weekends.

Is Trier nice or Zell? We are going to Rüdesheim or Bingen Hole then down the B42/B9 to Königswinter but need somewhere to stop half way between Liege and Rüdesheim.

[Rupert_Baehr]

I'm biased.

 

I live in a place which the locals call 'Paradise'. Perhaps that's a slight over-exaggeration,(only just) but a friend of mine said to me (in all seriousness) "If you really do believe in paradise and you don't like it here, then when you die, you've got a serious problem ahead of you."

 

He's probably not too far wide of the mark. I live in paradise (and I'm well aware of the fact.)

 

Back to the question:

 

What do you want for your money? - What do you want to do, what do you want to see, how long can you take doing it and how much money have you got?

 

From the previous posts:

 

Catherine 100 said: "It depends on what you want to do. Whether cultural, rivers, castles or cities."

 

Good points. There are a number of touring routes through Germany (and some of them are very long routes) which would enable you to follow a path. - The Castle Route runs from NordRheinWestphalia through to Prag.

 

You won't do that in a week! - but there's plenty to do (and if you want to do a chunk of that, I would be more than pleased to help you plan it.)

 

You could follow the Wein route ... through the wine-growing regions of Germany.

 

You could follow the Romantischestraße.

 

You could follow the Alpenstraße.

 

Whichever you choose could make a good holiday.

 

But what do you want, how much money have you got to spend on your holiday and how long will the holiday take? - The answers to those questions will dictate where you should go for 'best fit' (best value for money combined with available funds.)

 

Catherine said: "Check on the German Tourist site. I personally like Munich and prefer it to Berlin. I love Cologne and also Rüdesheim. If you have a look on the site it will give you more of idea of what type of places they are. I have been going to Germany for a number of years and go for long weekends."

 

Joe S said (thanks Joe- I'll tell the guys in the Landesverkehrsamt you're plugging our land ...it might come in useful someday;)) " Southern Bavaria:

 

Munich, Regensburg, Starnberger See, Chiemsee etc

 

Or the SchwarzWald (Black Forest) over to the Bodensee."

 

I wouldn't argue with either - and since I live in Upper Bavaria I'm certainly prepared to 'vote for Joe' :hihi:

 

München is one of the most expensive cities in the world. If you want a holiday which will concentrae on city living, if money is no object and you're looking for a brilliant night life, then München is a good choice.

 

Berlin (some areas are a bit dodgy) Köln and Frankfurt (thousands of young expats) are also worth a look.

 

Lets start from the beginning:

 

How many in the group?

What ages?

What do you want? - For nightlife Berlin, Köln, Frankfurt (not mentioned previously - but a lively city) and a few others.

 

You want scenery? - We've got that. Easy to find.

 

Heidelberg is a beautiful city ... could you spend a whole week there (Yes - If you knew what you wanted to see and how to get it it. [i spent 3 years there; if you want to go to Heidelberg I can help you plan your Journey.])

 

Restaurants & Pubs? - Get real! This is Germany. - That's a given

 

There's nothing wrong with either Regensburg or Starnberg. - But why would you want to go there on holiday? (I'm sure you could have a most enjoyable holiday in either ... it depends on what you're looking for.... I've never encountered anybody who wished to holiday in either town.) - Not that there's anything wrong with either town.

 

Having said that, don't expect much in the way of 'foreign' restaurants. There are 2 Chinese restaurants around here. They are both impressively expensive (well, they are both in tourist areas - prices are high - and most of the people who come here don't want Chinese food. They want Bavarian food.

 

Chiemsee is (as the name suggests) a lake. - When I go there I stay in Törwang (a few miles away, because I get a good deal at an hotel there.)

 

If you would like to P-mail me muteW and tell me what you want, I'd be more than willing to help you to find it.