Berlin
Berlin (Land Berlin)
Berlin (Land Berlin) — Federal Capital & Cultural Metropolis in Berlin, served by Berlin Bf / Hbf and Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).
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German Cities, Bundesländer & Complete Town Directory
Explore in-depth travel guides for 42 featured German cities & historic towns, browse all 16 Federal States (Bundesländer), or jump to any of Germany's 2,260 cities, wine towns, and Alpine villages below.
Bavaria
Munich (München, Bayern)
Munich (München, Bayern) — Bavarian Capital & Alpine Gateway in Bavaria, served by Munich Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Hamburg
Hamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg)
Hamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg) — Hanseatic Port & Maritime City-State in Hamburg, served by Hamburg Bf / Hbf and Hamburg Airport (HAM).
North Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne (Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Cologne (Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen) — Rhine Cathedral & Media Metropolis in North Rhine-Westphalia, served by Cologne Bf / Hbf and Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) / Cologne Bonn (CGN).
Hesse
Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt am Main, Hessen)
Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt am Main, Hessen) — Financial Hub & Imperial Coronation City in Hesse, served by Frankfurt am Main Bf / Hbf and Frankfurt Airport (FRA).
Saxony
Dresden (Dresden, Sachsen)
Dresden (Dresden, Sachsen) — Baroque Capital on the Elbe in Saxony, served by Dresden Bf / Hbf and Dresden Airport (DRS) / Leipzig/Halle (LEJ).
Baden-Württemberg
Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg)
Heidelberg (Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg) — Romantic University & Castle City in Baden-Württemberg, served by Heidelberg Bf / Hbf and Stuttgart Airport (STR) / Frankfurt (FRA).
Bavaria
Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Bayern)
Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Bayern) — Imperial Castle & Franconian Capital in Bavaria, served by Nuremberg Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Bavaria
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bayern)
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bayern) — Walled Medieval Romantic Road Town in Bavaria, served by Rothenburg ob der Tauber Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Bavaria
Füssen & Neuschwanstein (Füssen / Schwangau, Bayern)
Füssen & Neuschwanstein (Füssen / Schwangau, Bayern) — Royal Castle & Alpine Town in Bavaria, served by Füssen & Neuschwanstein Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Baden & Black Forest (Baden-Baden / Schwarzwald)
Baden-Baden & Black Forest (Baden-Baden / Schwarzwald) — UNESCO Thermal Spa & Black Forest Hub in Baden-Württemberg, served by Baden-Baden & Black Forest Bf / Hbf and Stuttgart Airport (STR) / Frankfurt (FRA).
Rhineland-Palatinate
Bacharach & Upper Middle Rhine (Bacharach / Mittelrheintal)
Bacharach & Upper Middle Rhine (Bacharach / Mittelrheintal) — UNESCO Rhine Gorge Wine & Castle Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, served by Bacharach & Upper Middle Rhine Bf / Hbf and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) / Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN).
Baden-Württemberg
Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg)
Stuttgart (Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg) — State Capital, Automotive & Vineyard City in Baden-Württemberg, served by Stuttgart Bf / Hbf and Stuttgart Airport (STR) / Frankfurt (FRA).
North Rhine-Westphalia
Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen) — State Capital, Altbier & Rhine Promenade in North Rhine-Westphalia, served by Düsseldorf Bf / Hbf and Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) / Cologne Bonn (CGN).
Saxony
Leipzig (Leipzig, Sachsen)
Leipzig (Leipzig, Sachsen) — Bach Music Capital & Arcade City in Saxony, served by Leipzig Bf / Hbf and Dresden Airport (DRS) / Leipzig/Halle (LEJ).
Bremen
Bremen (Freie Hansestadt Bremen)
Bremen (Freie Hansestadt Bremen) — UNESCO Hanseatic Roland & Schnoor City in Bremen, served by Bremen Bf / Hbf and Bremen Airport (BRE).
Lower Saxony
Hanover (Hannover, Niedersachsen)
Hanover (Hannover, Niedersachsen) — State Capital & Herrenhausen Royal Gardens in Lower Saxony, served by Hanover Bf / Hbf and Hannover Airport (HAJ) / Hamburg (HAM).
Schleswig-Holstein
Lübeck (Hansestadt Lübeck)
Lübeck (Hansestadt Lübeck) — UNESCO Queen of the Hanseatic League in Schleswig-Holstein, served by Lübeck Bf / Hbf and Hamburg Airport (HAM).
Baden-Württemberg
Freiburg im Breisgau (Freiburg im Breisgau, Schwarzwald)
Freiburg im Breisgau (Freiburg im Breisgau, Schwarzwald) — Black Forest University & Wine Capital in Baden-Württemberg, served by Freiburg im Breisgau Bf / Hbf and Stuttgart Airport (STR) / Frankfurt (FRA).
Brandenburg
Potsdam (Potsdam, Brandenburg)
Potsdam (Potsdam, Brandenburg) — UNESCO Sanssouci Royal Palaces Capital in Brandenburg, served by Potsdam Bf / Hbf and Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).
Thuringia
Erfurt (Erfurt, Thüringen)
Erfurt (Erfurt, Thüringen) — State Capital & Krämerbrücke Medieval Bridge in Thuringia, served by Erfurt Bf / Hbf and Erfurt-Weimar (ERF) / Frankfurt (FRA).
Bavaria
Regensburg (Regensburg, Oberpfalz)
Regensburg (Regensburg, Oberpfalz) — UNESCO Medieval Stone Bridge on the Danube in Bavaria, served by Regensburg Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Bavaria
Würzburg (Würzburg, Unterfranken)
Würzburg (Würzburg, Unterfranken) — UNESCO Baroque Residenz & Franconian Wine City in Bavaria, served by Würzburg Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Bavaria
Bamberg (Bamberg, Oberfranken)
Bamberg (Bamberg, Oberfranken) — UNESCO Cathedral & Smoked Beer City in Bavaria, served by Bamberg Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Saxony-Anhalt
Quedlinburg (Quedlinburg, Harz)
Quedlinburg (Quedlinburg, Harz) — UNESCO Half-Timbered Harz Town in Saxony-Anhalt, served by Quedlinburg Bf / Hbf and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) / Berlin (BER).
Rhineland-Palatinate
Cochem (Cochem an der Mosel)
Cochem (Cochem an der Mosel) — Moselle River & Reichsburg Castle Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, served by Cochem Bf / Hbf and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) / Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN).
Hesse
Rüdesheim am Rhein (Rüdesheim am Rhein, Rheingau)
Rüdesheim am Rhein (Rüdesheim am Rhein, Rheingau) — Rheingau Riesling & Drosselgasse Wine Town in Hesse, served by Rüdesheim am Rhein Bf / Hbf and Frankfurt Airport (FRA).
Bavaria
Mittenwald (Mittenwald, Karwendel)
Mittenwald (Mittenwald, Karwendel) — Painted-Facade Alpine Violin Village in Bavaria, served by Mittenwald Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Bavaria
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern) — Zugspitze Peak & Alpine Resort Town in Bavaria, served by Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Bavaria
Berchtesgaden (Berchtesgaden, Oberbayern)
Berchtesgaden (Berchtesgaden, Oberbayern) — Königssee Lake & Watzmann Alpine Town in Bavaria, served by Berchtesgaden Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Baden-Württemberg
Meersburg (Meersburg am Bodensee)
Meersburg (Meersburg am Bodensee) — Lake Constance Castle & Wine Town in Baden-Württemberg, served by Meersburg Bf / Hbf and Stuttgart Airport (STR) / Frankfurt (FRA).
Bavaria
Lindau (Bodensee) (Lindau im Bodensee)
Lindau (Bodensee) (Lindau im Bodensee) — Lake Constance Island Harbor City in Bavaria, served by Lindau (Bodensee) Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
North Rhine-Westphalia
Monschau (Monschau, Eifel)
Monschau (Monschau, Eifel) — Half-Timbered Eifel Gorge Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, served by Monschau Bf / Hbf and Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) / Cologne Bonn (CGN).
Lower Saxony
Celle (Celle, Lüneburger Heide)
Celle (Celle, Lüneburger Heide) — Ducal Palace & Timber-Frame Heath City in Lower Saxony, served by Celle Bf / Hbf and Hannover Airport (HAJ) / Hamburg (HAM).
Lower Saxony
Goslar (Goslar, Harz)
Goslar (Goslar, Harz) — UNESCO Imperial Palace & Rammelsberg City in Lower Saxony, served by Goslar Bf / Hbf and Hannover Airport (HAJ) / Hamburg (HAM).
Saxony-Anhalt
Wernigerode (Wernigerode, Harz)
Wernigerode (Wernigerode, Harz) — Brocken Steam Railway & Timbered Town in Saxony-Anhalt, served by Wernigerode Bf / Hbf and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) / Berlin (BER).
Rhineland-Palatinate
Trier (Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz)
Trier (Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz) — Roman Porta Nigra & Moselle Wine City in Rhineland-Palatinate, served by Trier Bf / Hbf and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) / Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN).
Thuringia
Weimar (Weimar, Thüringen)
Weimar (Weimar, Thüringen) — UNESCO Classical Goethe & Bauhaus City in Thuringia, served by Weimar Bf / Hbf and Erfurt-Weimar (ERF) / Frankfurt (FRA).
Bavaria
Dinkelsbühl (Dinkelsbühl, Franken)
Dinkelsbühl (Dinkelsbühl, Franken) — Fortified Romantic Road Town in Bavaria, served by Dinkelsbühl Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Bavaria
Füssen (Füssen, Ostallgäu)
Füssen (Füssen, Ostallgäu) — Alpine Lech River & Royal Castles Town in Bavaria, served by Füssen Bf / Hbf and Munich Airport (MUC) / Nuremberg (NUE).
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Baden (Baden-Baden, Schwarzwald)
Baden-Baden (Baden-Baden, Schwarzwald) — UNESCO Belle Époque Thermal Spa City in Baden-Württemberg, served by Baden-Baden Bf / Hbf and Stuttgart Airport (STR) / Frankfurt (FRA).
Rhineland-Palatinate
Bacharach (Bacharach am Rhein)
Bacharach (Bacharach am Rhein) — Half-Timbered Rhine Gorge Wine Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, served by Bacharach Bf / Hbf and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) / Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN).
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Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern)
Germany's largest federal state: Munich's Marienplatz and beer gardens, Neuschwanstein Castle, the Romantic Road (Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Dinkelsbühl), Franconian wine & cathedral towns (Nuremberg, Bamberg, Würzburg, Regensburg), and the Bavarian Alps (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Mittenwald, Berchtesgaden).
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg)
Home to the Black Forest (Schwarzwald), Heidelberg's romantic red-sandstone castle, UNESCO spa town Baden-Baden, Freiburg im Breisgau, Lake Constance (Meersburg, Konstanz), and Stuttgart's world-famous Mercedes-Benz and Porsche museums.
Berlin
Berlin
Berlin (Land Berlin)
Germany's vibrant federal capital: the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag Dome, UNESCO Museum Island, East Side Gallery, Prussian palaces, and Europe's most dynamic contemporary art, music, and culinary scene.
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
The cultural powerhouse along the Rhine and Ruhr: Cologne's towering Gothic Cathedral, Düsseldorf's Altstadt and MedienHafen, Aachen's Carolingian Palatine Chapel, Bonn, Münster, and half-timbered Monschau in the Eifel.
Hesse
Hesse
Hesse (Hessen)
Crossroads of Germany centering on Frankfurt am Main's skyline and Römerberg, the sun-drenched Rheingau Riesling vineyards around Rüdesheim am Rhein, Wiesbaden's thermal springs, Marburg, and Kassel's UNESCO Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe.
Saxony
Saxony
Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen)
Baroque splendor and musical heritage: Dresden's Frauenkirche and Zwinger on the Elbe, Leipzig's Bach churches and historic arcades, the dramatic sandstone pinnacles of Saxon Switzerland (Bastei), Meißen porcelain, and Görlitz.
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)
Germany's premier wine and castle state: the UNESCO Upper Middle Rhine Gorge (Bacharach, Boppard, Loreley), the steep Moselle River bends around Cochem and Bernkastel-Kues, Roman Trier, and Imperial cathedrals in Mainz, Speyer, and Worms.
Hamburg
Hamburg
Hamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg)
Germany's great maritime city-state on the Elbe: the UNESCO red-brick Speicherstadt warehouse canals, the gleaming Elbphilharmonie concert hall, St. Pauli harbor piers, and leafy Alster lakes.
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
Stretching from the North Sea East Frisian islands and Lüneburg Heath (Celle, Lüneburg) to Hanover's royal gardens and the UNESCO medieval mining and half-timbered towns of Goslar and Hildesheim.
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (Schleswig-Holstein)
The land between two seas: UNESCO Hanseatic brick-Gothic Lübeck, the thatched-roof dunes of Sylt on the North Sea Wadden Sea coast, Kiel Fjord, and Flensburg.
Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (Brandenburg)
Surrounding Berlin with over 3,000 lakes, UNESCO Sanssouci Palace and royal parks in Potsdam, and the biosphere canals of the Spreewald.
Thuringia
Thuringia
Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen)
The green heart of Germany: Erfurt's medieval Krämerbrücke, Classical Weimar (Goethe, Schiller & Bauhaus), Eisenach's Wartburg Castle, and the Thuringian Forest.
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt)
Heartland of the Harz Mountains and the Reformation: UNESCO half-timbered Quedlinburg, Wernigerode and the Brocken steam railway, Dessau's Bauhaus Meisterhäuser, Wittenberg, and Naumburg Cathedral.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Baltic Sea islands and fairy-tale lakes: Rügen's white chalk cliffs and Binz seaside piers, UNESCO Hanseatic Stralsund and Wismar, Rostock, and Schwerin's island castle.
Bremen
Bremen
Bremen (Freie Hansestadt Bremen)
Historic Hanseatic city-state on the Weser featuring the UNESCO Town Hall and Roland statue, the medieval Schnoor quarter, Böttcherstraße, and maritime Bremerhaven.
Saarland
Saarland
Saarland (Saarland)
Franco-German borderland famous for the dramatic Saarschleife river bend at Mettlach, the UNESCO Völklingen Ironworks, and Saarbrücken's Baroque Ludwigskirche.