Paths to Happiness - Holiday routes

The route takes visitors on an adventure covering around 500 kilometres of the sun-soaked Baden wine region, where there is plenty of opportunity to explore charming wine-growing villages on the western edge of the Black Forest and in the foothills of the Upper Rhine Valley.

The Bergstrasse Holiday Route covers around 80 kilometres between the Upper Rhine Plain, the Main and Neckar Rivers and the western slopes of the Odenwald hills, starting in the university city of Darmstadt and ending in the wine-growing city of Wiesloch.

This route commemorates a legend from back in the days when driving was still an adventure. This authentic route spanning 194 kilometres from Mannheim to Pforzheim via Heidelberg takes in plenty of stunning sights along the way.

Welcome to a winding panoramic route spanning 450 kilometres through the majestic mountain backdrop of southern Bavaria from Lindau by Lake Constance to Berchtesgaden on Lake Königssee.

The 3,000-kilometre-long German Avenues Route runs like a green ribbon from the Baltic Sea island of Rügen to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Reichenau Island in Lake Constance.

The German Clock Route is a roughly 320-kilometre loop starting and ending in Villingen-Schwenningen, passing by Triberg Falls, St. Peter's Abbey and Lake Titisee along the way. Visitors can admire the stunning countryside and learn all about the history of timekeeping.

Visitors can create their own fairytale adventures as they explore the world of the Brothers Grimm on the German Fairytale Route, which covers 600 magical kilometres from their birthplace in Hanau to Bremen, the home of the famous four-legged town musicians.

The loop spanning more than 170 kilometres and starting and ending in Papenburg is ideal for a leisurely bike ride through the green plains in the area near the border between Germany and the Netherlands, a canal-based sailing adventure or a relaxed car journey.

The German Half-Timbered Houses Route showcases the various styles of half-timbered architecture in some 100 quaint towns along almost 3,000 kilometres from Stade on the River Elbe to Meersburg by Lake Constance.

A thrilling trail of around 820 kilometres leading to Roman destinations in Germany is to be found on the well-signposted German Limes Road from Rheinbrohl on the Rhine to Passau on the Danube.

The Eifel region located between Bonn and Trier is the most geologically active area in Germany. The German Volcanoes Route takes visitors on a tour of the top geological sites of interest to tourists in the local area across around 280 kilometres.

The 85-kilometre German Wine Route has been meandering its way through the Palatinate from the German Wine Gate in Schweigen-Rechtenbach on the French border to Bockenheim in the north of the country since 1935.