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Neue Bischöfliche Residenz
Pride of place on this showy square belongs to the 18th-century Neue Bischöfliche Residenz (New Bishops Residence). Melchior Hefele, a student of Balthasar Neumann, drafted the stucco-draped façade, as well as the rococo staircase, which winds towards a wonderfully over-the-top cei
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Grosser Müggelsee
Berlins largest lake, the Müggelsee, is hemmed in by forest on two sides and hugely popular for swimming and boating on hot summer days. Taking tram 60 from S-Bahn to Friedrichshagen (or walking 1.5km south on historic and cafe-lined Bölschestrasse) gets you to the Müggelpark. Besi
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Militärhistorisches Museum
Operated by the Bundeswehr, this exhibit is a fascinating destination for fans of aviation, technology, history and the military. It spreads its wings over a military air field used both by the Nazis and the Royal Air Force. Exhibits in the control tower and two hangars focus on va
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Ludwig
Bavarias oldest university, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität started out as political football for its rulers. Founded in Ingolstadt in 1472, it moved to Landshut in 1800 before being lassoed to Munich in 1826 by newly crowned King Ludwig I. It has produced more than a dozen Nobe
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Bismarckhäuschen
Rather than having any urgent must-sees, Göttingen is a mosaic of attractions that youll most appreciate by walking around. Having existed since 953 at least, the town long had a protective network of walls and moats, and a walk around the 18th-century ramparts is recommended. Thes
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Michaelskirche
Fuldas history started here. A still-standing reminder of the abbey that made this town, this remarkable church was the monastic burial chapel. Beneath classic witchs-hat towers, a Carolingian rotunda and crypt recall Fuldas flourishing Middle Ages, when the abbey scriptorium churn
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Burg Hohenzollern
Rising dramatically from an exposed crag, with the medieval battlements and silver turrets often veiled in mist, Burg Hohenzollern is impressive from a distance, but up close it looks more contrived. Dating to 1867, this neo-Gothic castle is the ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern f
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East Side Gallery
The year was 1989. After 28 years, the Berlin Wall, that grim and grey divider of humanity, finally met its maker. Most of it was quickly dismantled, but along Mühlenstrasse, paralleling the Spree, a 1.3km stretch became the East Side Gallery, the world’s largest open-air mural col
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Stadtmauer
South of the Fischerviertel, along the Danube’s north bank, runs the red-brick Stadtmauer (city wall), the height of which was reduced in the 19th century after Napoleon decided that a heavily fortified Ulm was against his best interests. Walk it for fine views over the river, the
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Münster Bad Doberan
The former summer ducal residence of Bad Doberan, about 15km west of Rostock, was once the site of a powerful Cistercian monastery. Construction of this magnificent Gothic church started in 1280 but the scale of the building meant it wasn’t consecrated until 1368. Its treasures inc
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Celler Schloss
Celle’s wedding-cake Schloss was built in 1292 by Otto Der Strenge (Otto the Strict) as a town fortification and in 1378 was expanded and turned into a residence. The last duke to live here was Georg Wilhelm (1624–1705), and the last royal was Queen Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, wh
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Frauenkirche
The Gothic Frauenkirches carillon is the world’s oldest made from porcelain and chimes a different ditty six times daily. Climb the tower for fine red-roof views of the Altstadt.
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Georg Kolbe Museum
Georg Kolbe (1877-1947) was one of Germany’s most influential sculptors in the first half of the 20th century. A member of the Berlin Secession, he distanced himself from traditional sculpture and became a chief exponent of the idealised nude. After his wife’s death in 1927, Kolbe’
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Archäologischer Park
The old Roman colony has been reborn as an archaeological park, an open-air museum that features faithfully reconstructed buildings to help amateurs visualise what the Roman town looked like. The originals were torn down and used in building the medieval town. Kids will enjoy the t
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Kunstsammlungen Böttcherstrasse
Two adjoining houses make up the Art Collection Böttcherstrasse. One of these is the Roselius-Haus Museum , which is inside a historic patrician house from the 16th century and contains a collection of art from medieval times to the baroque era. The collection belonged to Ludwig Ro
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Mauerpark
With its wimpy trees and anaemic lawn, Mauerpark is hardly your typical leafy oasis, especially given that it was forged from a section of Cold War–era death strip (a short stretch of Berlin Wall survives). It’s this mystique combined with an unassuming vibe and a hugely popular Su
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Hitler’s Geburtshaus
Not far from the Torturm is the house where Hitler was born in 1889; he only spent two years of his life here before moving with his family to Linz. The inscription outside simply reads Für Frieden, Freiheit und Demokratie, nie wieder Faschismus, Millionen Tote mahnen (For peace, f
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Munich Residenz
Generations of Bavarian rulers expanded a medieval fortress into this vast and palatial compound that served as their primary residence and seat of government from 1508 to 1918. Today it’s an Aladdin’s cave of fanciful rooms and collections through the ages that can be seen on an a
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Kloster Maulbronn
Billed as the best-preserved medieval monastery north of the Alps, the one-time Cistercian monastery Kloster Maulbronn was founded by Alsatian monks in 1147. It was born again as a Protestant school in 1556 and designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1993. Its famous graduates i
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St Anna Kirche
Often regarded as the first Renaissance church in Germany, the rather plain-looking (and well-hidden) St Anna Kirche is accessed via a set of cloisters lined with tombstones. The church contains a bevy of treasures, as well as the sumptuous Fuggerkapelle , where Jacob Fugger and so
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