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Germany

Hamburg is one of Europe’s most rapidly changing cities.

Forget castles and chintzy town squares: This is cool new Europe

Forget tourist-beset, chintzy old Europe and shuffling through yet another overblown palace. This is Europe, but not as guidebooks imagine it. The real deal, and right up to the minute.

  • by Brian Johnston
The hotel and its old facade.
★★★★½
Hotel reviews

This hotel is a city within a city, a world of its own

This German hotel offers a magnificent balance of modernity and history.

  • by Anabel Dean
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‘Unprecedented’ change in world’s most powerful passport rankings

For the first time, six countries are tied at the top of the list, while Australia enjoys access to more destinations than ever.

  • by Alan Granville and Katherine Scott
On the morning of my visit, about half the people queuing are denied entry.

I tried to get into Europe’s most notorious nightclub (and failed)

People queue for up to six hours to get into Berghain. As I hit the front of the queue, I make an unforgivable mistake.

  • by Melissa Mason
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From tinsel-free towns to white Christmas: Top places to go in December

The experience of a winter Christmas entices many overseas at this time of year, but you’ll find plenty of other reasons to travel in December.

  • by Brian Johnston
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Serving sausages for centuries – inside  Zum Gulden Stern.

This restaurant has been perfecting the sausage for 600 years

Nuremberg, Bavaria’s second-biggest city, has a rich history in art and architecture. But I’m here to eat.

  • by Daniel Fallon
First class with Deutsche Bahn.
★★★★
Train journeys

$33 for an upgrade to first class? Europe’s trains are incredible

Far cheaper than a plane, Germany’s Deutsche Bahn first class is right on track on this Karlsruhe (Germany) to Basel (Switzerland) trip.

  • by Flip Byrnes
Bremen’s town hall, market square and St Peter’s Cathedral.

The medieval German town where every day is Oktoberfest

The beer cellars of Germany’s town halls are often the best place for unexpectedly convivial meals that will fill you for the rest of the day, if not two.

  • by Brian Johnston
Cruising along the Danube through Regensburg.

Nine must-do highlights of Regensburg, Germany

Regensburg was the largest city in Germany to survive World War II without major damage, and today it’s a picturesque, UNESCO-rated backdrop for Danube cruises.

  • by Steve McKenna
A dish of spaetzle – short, thin noodles layered with local cheeses, topped with fried onions and then baked until gooey and crispy and unctuous.

What is Kaese Spaetzle? Germany's answer to macaroni cheese

This is what all comfort food should be: fatty, filling and delicious.

  • by Ben Groundwater