Germany
★★★½
Train journeys
Stunning scenery and excellent food: This train journey is hard to beat
This route is one of the backbone links of Europe and could be a star in your itinerary.
- by Flip Byrnes
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
★★★★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
‘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
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
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
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
★★★★
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
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
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