Frommer's Germany 2010 Book

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1 THE BEST OF GERMANY.

1 The Best Travel.

2 The Best Museums.

3 The Best Castles & Palaces.

4 The Best Cathedrals.

5 The Most Charming Small Villages.

6 The Best Driving Tours.

7 The Best Walks.

8 The Best Biking.

9 The Best Spas.

10 The Best Luxury Hotels.

11 The Best Small Inns & Hotels.

12 The Best Restaurants.

13 The Best Beer Halls & Taverns.

14 The Best Shopping.

2 GERMANY IN DEPTH.

1 Germany Today.

2 Looking Back at Germany.

3 Art & Architecture.

4 Germany in Popular Culture: Books, Film & Music.

German Literature: From Gutenberg to Grass.

Beyond Baroque: the Modern German Music Scene.

5 Eating & Drinking in Germany.

The Best of the Wurst.

O’ Zapfstisl (“The Barrel Is Tapped”).

3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO GERMANY.

1 When to Go.

Calendar of Events.

2 Entry Requirements.

3 Getting There & Getting Around.

Getting Through the Airport.

What Things Cost in Berlin.

4 Money & Costs.

The Euro vs. Other Major Currencies.

5 Health.

6 Safety.

7 Specialized Travel Resources.

Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource.

8 Sustainable Tourism.

9 Special-Interest Trips & Escorted General-Interest Tours.

Germany for Jewish Visitors.

Ask Before You Go.

10 Staying Connected.

Online Traveler’s Toolbox.

11 Tips on Accommodations.

4 SUGGESTED GERMANY ITINERARIES.

1 The Regions in Brief.

2 Germany in 1 Week.

3 Germany in 2 Weeks.

4 Germany for Families.

5 The Fairy-Tale Road.

5 BERLIN.

1 Orientation.

Berlin Today & Tomorrow.

Neighborhoods in Brief.

Ich bin ein Berliner—But What Is a Berliner?

2 Getting Around.

Fast Facts: Berlin.

3 Where to Stay.

4 Where to Dine.

5 Exploring Berlin.

The Best Sightseeing Deal.

Frommer’s Favorite Berlin Experiences.

Marker Identifies Hitler’s Bunker.

Night of Shame.

In Memory of.

Fun for Kids.

6 Organized Tours.

Safari Tours in That Sardine Can on Wheels.

7 Sports & Outdoor Pursuits.

8 Shopping.

Treasures in the Barn District.

Calling All Ceramics Lovers.

9 Berlin After Dark.

10 A Side Trip: Potsdam & Its Palaces.

6 SAXONY & THURINGIA.

1 Weimar.

The Thuringian Forest: Germany’s Green Heart.

2 Leipzig.

Singing Through the Centuries: The St. Thomas Boys’ Choir.

3 Dresden.

Schloss Lübbenau Reclaimed.

4 Meissen.

7 FRANCONIA & THE GERMAN DANUBE.

1 Bayreuth.

2 Bamberg.

3 Nürnberg (Nuremberg).

Canal & Riverboat Tours.

Albrecht Dürer & the German Renaissance.

4 Regensburg.

Cruising the Danube.

5 Passau.

6 Ulm.

8 THE ROMANTIC ROAD.

1 Würzburg.

2 Miltenberg.

3 Amorbach.

4 Bad Mergentheim.

An Excursion to Stuppach.

5 ikersheim.

6 Creglingen.

7 Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

8 Dinkelsbühl.

9 Nördlingen.

10 Donauwörth.

11 Augsburg.

12 Füssen.

13 Neuschwanstein & Hohenschwangau.

The Fairy-Tale King.

9 MUNICH.

1 Orientation.

Neighborhoods in Brief.

2 Getting Around.

Fast Facts: Munich.

3 Where to Stay.

4 Where to Dine.

Family-Friendly Restaurants.

Beer Gardens.

5 Exploring Munich.

Frommer’s Favorite Munich Experiences.

Black September for the Olympics.

6 Organized Tours.

7 Sports & Outdoor Pursuits.

8 Shopping.

9 Munich After Dark.

10 Side Trips from Munich.

Before Hitler, a Beloved Artists’ Colony.

10 THE BAVARIAN ALPS.

1 Berchtesgaden.

2 Bad Reichenhall.

3 Chiemsee.

4 Bad Wiessee.

5 Mittenwald.

6 Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Hiking in the Bavarian Alps.

7 Oberammergau.

Shopping for Woodcarvings.

11 LAKE CONSTANCE (BODENSEE).

1 Lindau.

2 Friedrichshafen.

Rebirth of the Zeppelin.

3 Meersburg.

12 THE BLACK FOREST (SCHWARZWALD).

1 Freiburg im Breisgau.

An Excursion to the Upper Black Forest.

2 Badenweiler.

3 Titisee.

4 Triberg.

Wunderhiking in the Black Forest.

5 Freudenstadt.

6 Calw.

7 Pforzheim.

Medieval Excursion from Pforzheim.

8 Baden-Baden.

13 HEIDELBERG, STUTTGART & THE NECKAR VALLEY.

1 Heidelberg.

2 Hirschhorn, Eberbach & Heilbronn.

3 Stuttgart.

4 Tübingen.

5 Schwäbisch Hall.

14 FRANKFURT.

1 Orientation.

2 Getting Around.

Fast Facts: Frankfurt.

3 Where to Stay.

4 Where to Dine.

5 Exploring Frankfurt.

6 Shopping.

7 Frankfurt After Dark.

8 Side Trips from Frankfurt.

Elvis in Bad Nauheim.

15 THE RHINELAND.

1 Speyer.

Watch on the Rhine.

Cruising the Mythically Rich Rivers of Germany.

2 Worms.

3 Mainz.

4 The Rheingau.

5 Koblenz.

6 Bonn.

7 Bad Godesberg.

8 Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle).

9 Cologne (Köln).

Beer Taverns.

10 Düsseldorf.

4 Konstanz (Constance).

5 Reichenau.

6 Überlingen.

7 Ravensburg.

16 THE MOSEL VALLEY.

1 Cochem.

2 Beilstein.

3 Zell an der Mosel.

4 Traben-Trarbach.

5 Bernkastel-Kues.

The Taste of the Grape & an Overnight, Too.

6 Trier.

17 THE FAIRY-TALE ROAD.

1 Hanau.

2 Gelnhausen.

3 Steinau an der Strasse.

4 Fulda.

5 Marburg.

6 Kassel.

7 Hann. Münden.

8 Bad Karlshafen.

9 Höxter.

10 Bodenwerder.

11 Hameln.

12 Hannover.

13 Bremen.

14 Lüneburg .

The Lüneburg Heath.

15 Celle.

16 Goslar.

17 Göttingen.

18 HAMBURG.

1 Orientation.

Neighborhoods in Brief.

Fast Facts: Hamburg.

2 Where to Stay.

3 Where to Dine.

4 Exploring Hamburg.

Family-Friendly Activities.

5 Sports & Outdoor Pursuits.

6 Shopping.

7 Hamburg After Dark.

The Reeperbahn: A Walk on the Wild Side.

19 SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.

1 Lübeck.

2 Kiel.

3 Schleswig.

4 The Island of Sylt.

A Disappearing Playground.

20 ALONG THE BALTIC.

1 Wismar.

2 Schwerin.

Rostock.

1 Fast Facts: Germany.

2 Airline, Car-Rental & Hotel Websites.

Index.

L I S T O F M A P S.

Suggested Germany Itineraries.

Where to Stay & Dine in Western Berlin.

Where to Stay & Dine in Berlin-Mitte.

What to See & Do in Charlottenburg.

What to See & Do in Berlin-Mitte.

What to See & Do Around the Tiergarten.

Potsdam.

Saxony & Thuringia.

Weimar.

Leipzig.

Dresden.

Franconia & the German Danube.

Nürnberg.

Würzburg.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Augsburg.

Munich Neighborhoods.

Munich U-Bahn & S-Bahn.

Where to Stay & Dine in Central Munich.

What to See & Do in Central Munich.

The Bavarian Alps.

Lake Constance.

The Black Forest.

The Neckar Valley.

Heidelberg.

Stuttgart.

Frankfurt.

The Rhineland.

Cologne (Köln).

Düsseldorf.

The Mosel Valley.

The Fairy-Tale Road.

Bremen.

Where to Stay & Dine in Hamburg.

What to See & Do in the Altstadt.

Schleswig-Holstein.