Hello everybody! I will be visiting Germany (Nov 2017) for the first time with my fiancé his parents and my parents and I was hoping to receive some guidance.... We will have 3 extra days from the moment we leave Amsterdam till we arrive to Nuremberg (3 days) and finish in Munich (3 days). Could you please recommend our first Germany place to visit- to either spend the 3 days at or make our central point to take day trips from? PS: we are open to flight to it and maybe catch a train from it to Nuremberg. Also, we love architecture and history.
Thank you!
Posted by
not here anymore
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have you forgotten this....
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/germany/first-time-in-germany-help
Posted by
OP
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Things changed a bit.... any thoughts though?
Posted by
San Francisco
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Hi,
Regardless, you'll be in Nürnberg and Munich anyway, then I would suggest Berlin or Frankfurt, if you want to limit the distance of traveling. My first time in Germany, I made it point of going to (West) Berlin then. Looking back, I probably should have gone to Frankfurt also. You'll find Berlin a fascinating place, just don't stay in the tourist areas.
Posted by
Niagara, Ontario
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A) Fly to Frankfurt, train to Heidelberg, a couple of days on it's own. Possible day trips to Speyer and the lovely Bad Wimpfen. Ladenburg is a nice little place, as are Dilsburg and Neckargemund. Wine villages to the west, including Bad Durkheim and Deideshheim. All doable by public transport, I believe.
B) Extend your time in Nuremberg and Munich, lots of places to see within easy range. For the former, there's Wurzburg (the pleasant Kitzingen close by), fantastic Bamberg, Bayreuth and Erlangen. From Munich, within an hour or so, Regensburg (never been but apparently very much worth a visit), Landsberg, Augsburg, Ulm, the lake area to the south and a bit of the Alps.
Posted by
San Francisco
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" Things changed a bit." Does this mean you don't have to stay south of Frankfurt, ie doing only regional traveling in Germany, and you can go up north?
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I would skip Frankfurt.
If you are going to Nuremberg, you could find your way to Rothenberg on the Tauber. It is a perfectly preserved medieval city,
You could stop for an afternoon in Cologne and see the Cathedral, then down to Heidelberg or instead head to Wurzburg, then Rothenberg.
Posted by
West Coast, California, USA
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I would focus on the Rhine River between Cologne and Wiesbaden (just north of Frankfurt), then head to Nuremberg and Munich.
Traveling by car, boat or train along the Rhine is a wonderful way to see many castles all within a relatively short distance from one another. Castles to definitely visit are Marksburg (tour of inside), Rheinfels (ruins that you walk through) and if you have a chance, Burg Eltz on the Mosel River (that meets the Rhine River at Koblenz).
Posted by
Florida
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in Munich, most people plan on a visit the world famous beer garden and enjoy the variety of people you will meet there. Hopefully, you will plan on a day trip to the nearby castles Neuschwanstein Lindenhof, etc.
Munich has walking tours, bike tours seaway tours, so depending on the makeup of your group will depend on what you would like to do and see, Enjoy!