After more than a decade of putting itself back together again, Germany continues to improve as a holiday destination. A lot has changed, yet repeat visitors still find the things that they have always liked and more. Like those who have visited before, you’ll be charmed by it’s people and hypnotised by it's beauty.

Germany has big-city charm, small picture-postcard towns, wonderful harvest festivals, a wealth of art and culture and the perennial pleasures of huge forests, delightful castles and fine wine and beer. In the south, the Alps attract ski-lovers in winter and hiking enthusiasts in summer. Water-sports are another popular pastime and the country offers terrific facilities for adventures of this kind, be it on a lake, the sea or a river. Discover it better via these pages before you go.