1 000 sausages, 7 000 beers, and 20 000 castles – Germany counts.

It’s difficult to deny Germany’s many influences in the world as countless philosophical teachings, scientific discoveries, and classical masterpieces have sprung from its people. It is a place that truly earned its nickname as ‘the country of poets and thinkers’, and wherever you go, the arts are celebrated. Architectural wonders and theatre plays, and operas and museum exhibitions. Christmas and handicraft markets, and food and film festivals. Culture is all around you. Germany might not be the first country that comes to mind when thinking about fine dining, delicate plates, and delicious dishes. But the fact is that you’ll find no less than 327 Michelin-star awarded restaurants across the lands today – more than Germany has ever had before. Of course, there are fantastic traditions of making great beers and wines, and schnitzels and strudels, as well. Be sure to try as much as you can on your visit. Germany is also very big. That means all variations of sceneries, settings, and landscapes you can think of. The modern metropolitan giants like Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich, offer entertainment, activities, and cultural events, all year. Then there are the charming fairy-tale villages and dreamy little countryside towns that bless you with an entirely different experience. Leaving the cities behind, you find magnificent, snow-covered ridges in the Alps to the south, huge forests and rivers and lakes in the centre of the country, and a wide-stretching, gorgeous coastline full of beaches to the north. Germany has it all, and then some – willkommen.