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| Germany Travel Guide for backpackers |
Germany is crammed with castles, forests and beer. It also has cool festivals and music, as well as lakes, rivers and beaches. Sightseeing and playing outdoors is a happening pastime here, with over 3,000 camping sites, about 700 of them near water or on a lakeside, and the rest providing facilities for water sports and swimming.
In a country that has 2,000 years of European culture in its history it is not surprising that there are so many great natural and cultural sites, with 27 of them designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites of "extraordinary universal interest". So if you grow tired of fooling around in the water there is still plenty to see and keep you occupied elsewhere. |
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Berlin - Forget all the horror stories of the Berlin Wall, its long gone, instead focus on its smorgasbord of art and architecture.
Rhine Valley - This is where fairytale castles exist, and vineyards and wine villages hold their festivals.
Lubeck - One of UNESCO's World Heritage sites, Lübeck is a magnificent medieval town and worth checking out, especially if you want to dodge hordes of tourists and enjoy some history in peace and quiet.
Aachen - This westernmost city in Germany has been around for yonks, back in the middle ages it was an imperial city where kings and emperors used hang out. Today it is another UNESCO World Heritage site, and the awesome cathedral was built on the site of Charlemagne's original palace. If that doesn't do it for you, then check out the Aachen Casino.
Love Parade - In Berlin, the capital city, The Love Parade held in Berlin is the biggest music event in the world, every year thousands of fans get down and funky in a slamming techno groove that's a forty Hells wild happening. |
 DAILY BUDGET in GERMANY - With budget meals and lodgings coming at US$5-9 and US$20-50 respectively, it is not impossible to come out on US$60 a day, and for US$100 a day. The backpacker can stay at halfway decent hotels and eat out at a few restaurants. |
| The weather in Germany has trouble making up its mind, and changes without warning, so come prepared for all for seasons. From May to October it settles down a bit but brings in crowds of tourists. Weather aside, there is much to see at different times of the year, with the crazy antics in autumn of the harvest festival of 'Rhine in Flames' when fun comes in barges laden with fireworks. In Stuttgart in April, and Berlin in November, jazz festivals rule, and the Thuringian Bach Festival is held in March, the Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth each July. |
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