Germany
Insider intel: Traveller’s writers share their 22 top discoveries
Our roaming reporters check their notepads, sharing secret addresses and perennial favourites from their past year of travel.
- by Traveller team
Seven unmissable experiences along Berlin’s dark landmark
Though the Berlin Wall fell 35 years ago, its spectre still looms large over the city.
- by Ben Groundwater
What lies beneath: 10 of the world’s most incredible underground structures
Put ordinary buildings underground and they transform into something far more interesting and otherworldly.
- by Brian Johnston
The medieval version of the EU is gorgeous and free from tourist crowds
The cities in the former Hanseatic League in Northern Europe provide one delight after another.
- by Brian Johnston
The fairytale destination that inspired Disneyland’s iconic castle
We explore the countryside on horse-drawn routes favoured by “mad” King Ludwig II, who could surely build showstopper castles.
- by Sue Wallace
Forget the Med: Europe’s new, surprising, summer holiday hotspot
It’s easy to forget there are beaches in Europe beyond those fringing the Mediterranean Sea. But a change in weather patterns is driving a shift in attitudes.
- by Sarah Marshall
Nudity and death stares: 10 things we’ll never understand about Germany
Germany has a lot going for it as a travel destination, but some of its cultural habits will make travellers scratch their heads in bemusement.
- by Brian Johnston
One of Europe’s biggest airlines puts doors on business class seats
Lufthansa has debuted its new cabin featuring privacy doors on its business class seats, hard-shell premium economy and double beds in first class.
- by Julietta Jameson
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Train journeys
Stunning scenery and excellent food: This train journey is hard to beat
This route is one of the backbone links of Europe and could be a star in your itinerary.
- by Flip Byrnes
Forget castles and chintzy town squares: This is cool new Europe
Forget tourist-beset, chintzy old Europe and shuffling through yet another overblown palace. This is Europe, but not as guidebooks imagine it. The real deal, and right up to the minute.
- by Brian Johnston
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