Germany Downtown, Fall + Watersports Pictures

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Germany’s only skyscrapers can be found in the economic capital of Europe, which is also a city known for its sweet apple wine and some of the best museums in the country.

A city with a rich and often chequered history. Old Berlin has morphed into a contemporary, cosmopolitan city, rich in culture, architecture, museums and festivals.

This area of wonderful natural beauty combines forests, meadows and ponds to create an oasis of calm right next to the city centre.

On the outskirts of Greater Berlin find one of the city’s most picturesque neighborhoods, named for the stunning lake at its center.

Frankfurt’s iconic green bridge makes navigating the city centre easy and is one of the best spots to take photographs of the skyline.

Feel like royalty for a day in one of Europe’s grandest palaces, which was almost 200 years in the making.

This area of wonderful natural beauty combines forests, meadows and ponds to create an oasis of calm right next to the city centre.

Germany’s only skyscrapers can be found in the economic capital of Europe, which is also a city known for its sweet apple wine and some of the best museums in the country.

Feel like royalty for a day in one of Europe’s grandest palaces, which was almost 200 years in the making.

Be enchanted by the castles, heathlands and parks that adorn this stretch of the Elbe River and find 1,000 years of history within steadfast palace walls.

Torched by Hitler, bombed by Britain and stormed by the Russians, the seat of German power has risen again as a symbol of a united, progressive Germany.

Enjoy the rare spectacle of surfing in a landlocked city on this permanent wave and its calmer sibling in the heart of Munich.