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From professional travel photographer and writer Tony Page. http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/tour-routes-in-germany.php Places in Germany you shouldn't miss, sample tour routes You'll notice that my suggested general tour route below misses out Dusseldorf, Stuttgart etc. because although major cities they aren't really what people go to Germany for (unless you're picking up 2006-07-07T07:25:49Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/useful-facts-for-travel-to-germany.php Useful facts for travel to Germany, telephone numbers, money, dates and links to plan a tour Music festivals are big in Germany, Bach in March (bit early) Wagner in Bayreuth in July, lots of stuff in Autumn, including the Oktoberfest, 2006-07-07T07:25:05Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/when-to-travel-to-germany.php When to travel to Germany, the best seasons and weather; for a change, why not Christmas? Summer in Bamberg Yep, the summer again, i.e. between May and October. Weather in Germany can be a bit up and down, but if 2006-06-27T10:19:32Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/germany-euro.php Germany uses the Euro, here are all the details... As of January 1, 2002, the euro (€) replaced the national currency of 12 countries within the European Union, including Germany. You can exchange currency at any bank branch (hours are listed 2006-06-27T09:17:44Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Remagen.php Few places can stir the memories as the bridge at Remagen, Germany, midway between Coblenz and Cologne See our Remagen Photos HERE Few places can stir the memories as the bridge at Remagen, Germany, midway between Coblenz and Cologne. In 2006-06-27T06:19:43Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Rudesheim.php Places in Germany you shouldn't miss, Rüdesheim's Drosselgasse and Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett See our Rüdesheim Photos HERE Rüdesheim has been famous for its Drosselgasse since the end of the 19th C. The Castle Broemserburg houses the famous Wine Museum. The 2006-06-27T05:58:35Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Regensburg.php Regensburg is a picturesque medieval town on the Danube, famous for its sausages and a tourist base for the Black Forest See our Regensburg Photos HERE Regensburg is also called Ratisbon, and is situated at the confluence of the river 2006-06-27T05:53:58Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Coblenz.php The prosperity of Coblenz derives from its position at the confluence of the Rhein and the Moselle See our Coblenz Photos HERE The prosperity of Coblenz (from the Latin confluentia) derives from its position at the confluence of the Rhein 2006-06-27T05:51:58Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Passau.php Check out Passau's Oberhaus Fortress overlooking the Danube and one of the largest church organs in the world Passau is strategically located at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz rivers, on the Austrian border. Originating as the Celtic 2006-06-27T04:04:09Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Nuremberg.php Nuremberg, Germany, home of Albrecht Durer, Hans Sachs, Veit Stoss and the Nuremberg Trials - and a lot more See our Nuremberg Photos HERE This former Free Imperial City is the second largest town in Bavaria, and principal town of 2006-06-27T03:33:20Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Miltenberg.php Miltenberg's timber-frame houses create an inimitable feeling of German life in the 16th and 17th Century See our Miltenberg Photos HERE Miltenberg is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the city of Aschaffenburg, the districts of Aschaffenburg and Main-Spessart, 2006-06-27T03:27:20Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/kaisermonument.php Kaiser Wilhelm's monument is certainly big, and looks great floodlit at night - don't trip over the lovers! See our Photos of Kaiser Wilhelm's Monument HERE Archbishop Diether von Trier donated a small part of the landed estates of St 2006-06-27T03:22:04Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/travel-to-germany.php Historic cities, romantic castles, rural farmers villages, picturesque lakes, renowned spa towns...and more Most people associate travel to Germany with either big modern cities and Mercedes thrashing down autobahns or quaint wood-beamed houses, men in lederhosen and buxom barmaids holding 2006-05-29T01:54:10Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Miltenberg.php Miltenberg's timber-frame houses create an inimitable feeling of German life in the 16th and 17th Century See our Miltenberg Photos HERE Miltenberg is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the city of Aschaffenburg, the districts of Aschaffenburg and Main-Spessart, 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/when-to-travel-to-germany.php When to travel to Germany, the best seasons and weather; for a change, why not Christmas? Yep, the summer again, i.e. between May and October. Weather in Germany can be a bit up and down, but if you're lucky it 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Coblenz.php The prosperity of Coblenz derives from its position at the confluence of the Rhein and the Moselle See our Coblenz Photos HERE The prosperity of Coblenz (from the Latin confluentia) derives from its position at the confluence of the Rhein 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/kaisermonument.php Kaiser Wilhelm's monument is certainly big, and looks great floodlit at night - don't trip over the lovers! See our Photos of Kaiser Wilhelm's Monument HERE Archbishop Diether von Trier donated a small part of the landed estates of St 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Nuremberg.php Nuremberg, Germany, home of Albrecht Durer, Hans Sachs, Veit Stoss and the Nuremberg Trials - and a lot more See our Nuremberg Photos HERE This former Free Imperial City is the second largest town in Bavaria, and principal town of 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Passau.php Check out Passau's Oberhaus Fortress overlooking the Danube and one of the largest church organs in the world Passau is strategically located at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz rivers, on the Austrian border. Originating as the Celtic 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Regensburg.php Regensburg is a picturesque medieval town on the Danube, famous for its sausages and a tourist base for the Black Forest See our Regensburg Photos HERE Regensburg is also called Ratisbon, and is situated at the confluence of the river 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Remagen.php Few places can stir the memories as the bridge at Remagen, Germany, midway between Coblenz and Cologne See our Remagen Photos HERE Few places can stir the memories as the bridge at Remagen, Germany, midway between Coblenz and Cologne. In 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/Rudesheim.php Places in Germany you shouldn't miss, Rüdesheim's Drosselgasse and Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett See our Rüdesheim Photos HERE Rüdesheim has been famous for its Drosselgasse since the end of the 19th C. The Castle Broemserburg houses the famous Wine Museum. The 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/tour-routes-in-germany.php Places in Germany you shouldn't miss, sample tour routes You'll notice that my suggested general tour route below misses out Dusseldorf, Stuttgart etc. because although major cities they aren't really what people go to Germany for (unless you're picking up 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z http://www.travelsignposts.com/Germany/travel-to-germany.php Historic cities, romantic castles, rural farmers villages, picturesque lakes, renowned spa towns...and more Most people associate travel to Germany with either big modern cities and Mercedes thrashing down autobahns or quaint wood-beamed houses, men in lederhosen and buxom barmaids holding 2006-03-16T07:41:00Z