• Mannheim: the chessboard city.
    Mannheim ©m:con
  • Large-scale industry and half-timbered buildings: Sindelfingen
    Sindelfingen ©Wirtschaftsförderung Sindelfingen GmbH
  • Osnabrück – where memories live on.
    Osnabrück ©picture alliance / dpa
  • Trier: Roman heritage and Gallic charm.
    Trier ©Getty Images
  • Braunschweig: the city of lions and scientists.
    Braunschweig ©DZT
  • Bonn: a new lease of life for Germany's former capital.
    Bonn ©picture alliance (JOKER)
  • Coastal mudflats, a character harbour and the North Sea: Husum
    Husum ©DZT (Jochen Keute)
  • Frankfurt: museum of truth, beauty and virtue.
    Frankfurt ©Norbert Miguletz (Abgebildete Werke: VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2013; The Estate of Francis Bacon; Succession Picasso)
  • Bielefeld: merchant city with a love of the arts.
    Bielefeld ©Dirk Topel
  • Schwerin: the city of the seven lakes and artistic flair.
    Schwerin ©Getty Images
  • Lübeck: a northern city of beauty and intellect.
    Lübeck ©Getty Images
  • Medieval charm, great pubs and a story of salt: Lüneburg
    Lüneburg ©DZT
  • Baden-Baden: for the finer things in life.
    Baden-Baden ©Glow Images
  • Magdeburg: a city with character, history and two fathers.
    Magdeburg ©dpa
  • Ludwigshafen: a passion for chemistry and culture.
    Ludwigshafen ©imago
  • Freiburg: a city with a sunny disposition.
    Freiburg ©picture alliance / dpa
  • Leverkusen, Morsbroich House
    Leverkusen: history shaped by industry.
    Leverkusen, Morsbroich House ©dpa
  • 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)
  • A lakeside paradise with a hint of the Mediterranean: Friedrichshafen
    Friedrichshafen ©Tourist-Information Friedrichshafen
  • At the heart of the Allgäu and brimming with history: Kempten
    Kempten ©Stadt Kempten (Allgäu)

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
  • Dresden - All good things come in threes: the palaces on the Elbe
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  • Düsseldorf - What's in next season: the IGEDO fashion fair
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  • Weimar - A star of his time: Franz Liszt
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  • Ingolstadt - A brand experience: the Audi Forum
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  • Cologne - Germany's most beautiful park: the Rhine Park
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  • Munich - A gourmet's paradise: the Viktualienmarkt food market
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  • Düsseldorf - The musical planetarium: Tonhalle concert hall
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  • Oberhausen - A steel colossus: the Oberhausen Gasometer
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  • Dresden - Art in the garden city: Hellerau festival hall
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  • Karlsruhe - A touch of Egypt on the market square
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  • Augsburg - A world stage in miniature: Augsburg puppet theatre
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  • Berlin -
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  • Freiburg - Typically Freiburg: the Bächle
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  • Mainz - The birth of the printed word: the Gutenberg Museum
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  • Berlin - A passageway to history: Brandenburg Gate
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  • Darmstadt - A manifesto of colour and form: Hundertwasser's 'Waldspirale'
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  • Cologne - Cologne at its best: the Millowitsch Theatre
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  • Potsdam - The dream factory: Babelsberg Film Park
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  • Berlin - The show must go on: Friedrichstadt-Palast
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  • Essen - Essen's monument to the industrial age: the Zollverein mine
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