Germany’s famous tourist routes

Recommended five famous tourist routes in Germany

Romantic Road Romantische Strasse

This most famous and popular romantic road has been famous for more than fifty years Year. The total length is about 460 kilometers, starting from central Germany and passing through many beautiful and romantic cities. Along the way, you will be dazzled by the magnificent palaces, churches and castles as well as various traditional wooden buildings.

The Romantic Road starts from the world cultural heritage city of Würzburg and passes through the medieval city of Rothenburg, the small town of Dinkelsbeier and the existing castle road located on the Romantic Road and Castle Road. Augsburg, an ancient city with more than 2,000 years of history. Traveling through the romantic alleys of the ancient city, tourists feel like they are in the Renaissance era. Next, we visited Freiburg, a small town founded in 1264 and known as the "original Duke City of Bavaria". Finally arrived at the final destination? Fussen, the highest city in Bavaria located at the foothills of the Alps. Here you can visit the famous Neuschwanstein Castle and Hohenschwangau Castle.

Fairy Tale Road Marchenstrasse

If you like the fairy tale world of the Brothers Grimm, you really can’t miss it. The Fairy Tale Road was founded in 1975 and the route is 600 kilometers long. It stretches northward from the central German city. The first stop on the Fairy Tale Road is Hanau, the birthplace of the Brothers Grimm. They studied at Marburg University and collected many folk legends and fairy tales at that time, and later published their fairy tale books.

After starting from Hanau, you can pass through Elfeld, the hometown of the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood", and then go to Kassel, the city where the Brothers Grimm lived for more than 30 years, and the university city of G?ttingen. Hamel, where the fairy tale "The Pied Piper" took place, where the mice followed the flute player when they heard the sound of the flute, and finally ended in Bremen, where the fairy tale "The Bremen Musicians" took place.

Burgenstrasse

The nearly 50-year-old Castle Road starts from the west of Germany and extends to the east to Prague in the Czech Republic, with a total length of nearly 1,000 kilometers. Along the way, there are as many as 77 ancient castles and magnificent buildings.

The Castle Road starts from Mannheim, which has the most magnificent Baroque castle in Germany, and passes through the famous university city Heidelberg, the medieval city Rothenburg, Nuremberg and the water town Bamberg. Go to Coburg, which has a long history and enjoys the reputation of "Duke Princely State", and finally arrive at Bayreuth, a city closely related to the famous German composer Wagner.

Along the Castle Road, medieval castles are the focus of tourism. Where the Neckar River meanders, several castles have been converted into castle hotels with modern facilities for tourists.

Alpine Route Deutsche Alpenstrasse

Alpine Route The Alpine Route in the south was founded in 1927 and is the oldest of the routes. Along the way, there are sparkling waves, mountains, and natural beauty. It is about 450 kilometers long, from west to east, across the Bavarian Mountains. Starting from Lake Constance in Lindau, it crosses the borders of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. After enjoying the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains, it passes through Fussen and reaches the Linderhof Palace of the fairy tale King Louis II and Neuschwanstein Castle, which took 17 years to build. (During the visit, tourists may consider enjoying its famous opera "Louis II"). Afterwards, we pass through the city of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and reach the highest peak in Germany, the Zugspitze, which is 2,964 meters high. The beautiful scenery and the sweeping mountains are certainly not to be missed here. Then go to Lake Tegernsee and enjoy the picturesque foothills of the Alps. The last stop is Betersgaden, where you will find K?nigssee, which is famous for its clear water, and the Eagle's Nest built for Hitler's 50th birthday.

Gem Route Deutsche Edelsteinstrae

The German Gem Route is a charming and unique "jewelry box" filled with priceless treasures. It is far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, quietly. It lies among the most beautiful medium-altitude mountain scenery in the Hunsrück-Nahe region.

This 48-kilometer-long dazzling route connects all the places around Idar-Oberstein that are dominated by the gemstone processing industry in two cycling circles. Here, visitors are immersed in the dazzling gem kingdom and are deeply attracted by it, because there is no place in the world where everything related to gems and jewelry is gathered together. Almost every step you take, you can see sparkling, dazzling or radiant gems. There are more than 60 traditional or modern polishing and processing factories for tourists to visit. When these gem processing craftsmen are working, tourists can stand next to them and watch them, so as to understand some of the mysteries of gem polishing and jewelry shaping. ;