• Bielefeld: merchant city with a love of the arts.
    Bielefeld ©Dirk Topel
  • Cologne: a city bursting with life.
    Cologne ©DZT
  • Bonn: a new lease of life for Germany's former capital.
    Bonn ©picture alliance (JOKER)
  • Nuremberg: Germany's most vibrant museum of history.
    Nuremberg ©picture alliance (Bildagentur Huber)
  • Ludwigshafen: a passion for chemistry and culture.
    Ludwigshafen ©imago
  • Rostock: brick-Gothic architecture with a maritime flair.
    Rostock ©DZT (Norbert Krüger)
  • Wuppertal: the city with the suspended monorail.
    Wuppertal ©Panther Media GmbH
  • Schwerin: the city of the seven lakes and artistic flair.
    Schwerin ©Getty Images
  • Mainz: city of Gutenberg and Germany's wine capital.
    Mainz ©Landeshauptstadt Mainz, Bildarchiv
  • Mannheim: the chessboard city.
    Mannheim ©m:con
  • Trier: Roman heritage and Gallic charm.
    Trier ©Getty Images
  • Bochum, restaurants and cafés in the 'Bermuda triangle'
    Ruhrgebiet: Vom Hochofen zur Hochkultur.
    Bochum, restaurants and cafés in the 'Bermuda triangle' ©Stadt Bochum, Presse- und Informationsamt (Leitmann, Lutz)
  • Osnabrück – where memories live on.
    Osnabrück ©picture alliance / dpa
  • Jena: a beautiful blend of nature, history and technology.
    Jena ©imago
  • Of medieval history and modern-day Europe: Görlitz
    Görlitz ©DZT
  • Medieval charm, great pubs and a story of salt: Lüneburg
    Lüneburg ©DZT
  • Braunschweig: the city of lions and scientists.
    Braunschweig ©DZT
  • Darmstadt: city of poets, thinkers and space explorers.
    Darmstadt ©Panther Media GmbH
  • A lakeside paradise with a hint of the Mediterranean: Friedrichshafen
    Friedrichshafen ©Tourist-Information Friedrichshafen
  • Coastal mudflats, a character harbour and the North Sea: Husum
    Husum ©DZT (Jochen Keute)

Towns and cities – from big nights out to romantic old quarters

There is something for everyone in Germany's towns and cities – whether it's the big city buzz or the famous architecture, the historic sights or the packed shopping streets, the enchanting medieval houses or the scintillating nightlife.

Incredibly, there are more than 10,000 towns and cities in Germany between the North Sea and the Alps. And each one has a charm all of its own. In these vibrant destinations, you can look forward to concerts, cultural events, and high-calibre museums. There is also plenty to discover in the way of monuments and historical buildings. More information about Germany's big cities and its most popular towns can be found in the Magic Cities section.

Every day, Germany's big cities and romantic towns are just waiting to be discovered.
Highlights
  • Kassel - A fairytale collection: the Brothers Grimm Museum
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  • Ulm - Visionary urban development in Ulm's new centre
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  • Leipzig -
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  • Dresden - Building cars the modern way: VW's 'transparent factory'
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  • Düsseldorf - The musical planetarium: Tonhalle concert hall
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  • Erfurt - Jewish culture and the Old Synagogue
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  • Augsburg - Industrial architecture and modern art
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  • Bielefeld - Culture in the park: Ravensberg spinning mill
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  • Munich - A gourmet's paradise: the Viktualienmarkt food market
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  • Hannover - Spotlight on innovation: Hannover Exhibition Centre and EXPO 2000
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  • Dresden - The Protestant answer to St. Peter's Basilica: the Church of Our Lady
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  • Braunschweig - Sounds good: the Musical Instrument Collection
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  • Munich - The measure of Munich: the Hofbräuhaus beer hall
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  • Bochum - Form or function? Bochum's Jahrhunderthalle
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  • Braunschweig - Architecture to smile about: the Happy Rizzi House
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  • Berlin - A water sports paradise in the leafy suburbs: Lake Wannsee
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  • Frankfurt - History, religion and culture: the Jewish Museum
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  • Munich - A haven of relaxation in the big city: the English Garden
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  • Essen - Essen's monument to the industrial age: the Zollverein mine
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  • Aachen - 2,000 years of bathing culture
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