I will be visiting Germany from September 1 to the 29th. We have visited Germany two or 3 times in the past. I will be renting a car for the entire trip and have already made accommodations for 7 locations. Our 1st stay is near Cochem from September 1st to the 5th, from the 5th to 9th in Freiburg Im Breisgau, 9th-15th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 15th to 19th in Salzburg, 19th to the 23rd in Nordlingen, 23rd to 27th in Bamberg, and finally the 27th to 29th in Erfurt. I have Rick’s Germany books and will visit many of the sites he has recommended. I am hoping that our community can suggest places to visit that may be of interest. Our itinerary is flexible and I feel that our home bases will allow us to keep our driving to a minimum.
Posted by
Green Bay
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Don't miss the Mittel Mosel Weinfest, 9/3 to 9/7 in Bernkastel-Kues. These are super fun events in the region. https://www.bernkastel.de/weinfest-der-mittelmosel
Posted by
Paradise
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Welcome to the forum, Brad.
I am hoping that our community can suggest places to visit that may be
of interest.
Of course, happy to help. But the list of interesting things to see and do along your route is infinite - honestly. Rick's book is the tip of the iceberg. So that we can narrow things down a little bit... your answer to a couple of questions would be helpful...
Which places/areas have you previously visited? (No sense in sending you back there, probably.)
What kinds of things/activities/sights/events do you find most interesting when you travel? (Whatever comes to mind.)
Our itinerary is flexible and I feel that our home bases will allow us to keep our driving to a
minimum.
The Cochem > Freiburg > G-P part raises my fuzzy eyebrows... I consider these journeys the opposite of minimal, especially considering the volume of interesting places and things to see/do along this route... nearly 3.5 hours raw driving time for the first journey and nearly 4 hours for the second under good circumstances. I would probably suggest changing a base town or two but I've no idea which of those 7 are absolute musts.