Germany is home to fascinating cities that range from modern to historical, with museums, vintage architecture, and festivals like Munich’s Oktoberfest. Berlin features art galleries and the Berlin Wall Memorial, and there’s skiing in the Bavarian Alps, the spas of the Black Forest, Cologne’s cathedral, Regensburg on the Danube, and Rüdesheim am Rhein in the Rhine Valley. Frankfurt is home to the European Central Bank and Hamburg is Germany’s largest cruise port.

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