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 Germany Budget Travel Guide: Regensburg, Bavaria Author: Karsten Dörre (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported) Germany Budget Travel Guide helps travelers and visitors plan their trip to Germany. It is created specially for those who are traveling on a limited budget. This page provides a general overview of the Federal Republic of Germany, and should be read along with Exploring German States and Discovering German Cities for more specific details covering specific places that you will be visiting. Germany is a wonderful travel destination in central Western Europe. Within its sixteen federal states are some of the most beautiful cities in Europe, with outstanding in its own unique way. On this page, you learn about Germany and get information on how to go there, how to move about, and other general details about the country. Listed to the right are the major cities of Germany, its states, and major tourist attractions. | ||||||||||
About GermanyGermany is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Denmark to the north, Poland to the east, the Czech Republic to the southeast, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the east. It is a neat country with beautifully preserved old towns and a wealth of culture and festivals. Within Germany are plenty of places to explore and good food to taste. Half-timbered houses in Quedlinburg Author: Jungpionier (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0) Fast Facts about GermanyGermany HotelsWhen planning your trip to Germany, you should first check the price of hotel rooms offered by different hotel booking websites before placing your booking. Different sites actually offer the same rooms at vastly different rates. Hence it is prudent to do a bit of homework. Use our free Germany Hotel Search Engine to view and compare room rates from different hotel booking sites. It helps you make an informed decision that can save you a lot of moneyYou can also use the search console below. Just key in the dates of your trip, and the engine will generate a list of hotels with the best prices, as plucked from the different Online Hotel Booking websites. Find a hotel
Vacation RentalsBerlin Vacation Rentals: Find the perfect rental on TripAdvisor! Regensburg Author: HH58 (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0) When to visit GermanyYou may visit Germany at any time of the year. For sunny weather, the best time is between May and September. This is however the most crowded time, whether you are visiting the museums or the beaches, and there are traffic jams going through the narrow country roads. Between November and March, the skies tend to be overcast and crowds will be less, except perhaps in the sky resorts.What to wear in GermanyLightweight to medium weight clothing is needed for summer, depends on how the weather turns. For winter, you need medium to heavyweight clothing. ICE Intercity-Express Train Author: Dejanmilo (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0) Getting into GermanyThe biggest airport in Germany as well as Europe is Frankfurt-am-Main International Airport (FRA) followed by Munich International Airport (MUC). Other major airports in Germany are Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS), Berlin Airport (TXL) Cologne-Bonn Airport (CGN) and Hamburg (HAM).Germany Entry RequirementsNationals of US, Australia, Canada, Britain and other EU countries do not need a visa to enter Germany.Budget Travel within in GermanyPerhaps the best way to explore Germany is by car. The country has an excellent road network. The Autobahn (motorway) does not require toll for cars (trucks have to pay), but price of gasoline is kept high, at €1.40 per liter. You can easily rent a car to drive in most cities.Another good way to explore Germany is by train. The national railway company, Deutche Bahn is a reliable and comfortable way to go around in Germany. Get the Eurail pass Money matters in GermanyGermany uses the Euro, €. Banknotes are in denominations of €500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 while coins are in denominations of 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, €1 and €2. Banking hours are from 8:30am to 1:00 pm and 2:00pm to 4:00pm for Mondays to Fridays except Thursdays 8:30am to 1:00pm and 2:30pm to 5:30pm.At time of writing (Oct 2007), USD1.00 = EUR0.71 For the latest exchange go to the Oanda Currency Converter. Photos of Germany Aachen Cathedral Author: Lokilech (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)  Goslar Author: Kaschkawalturist (GNU General Public License)  Hildesheim Author: Thomas Henze (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)  Tübingen marketplace Author: Prissantenb&aulm;r (public domain)  Imperial Cathedral, Bamberg Author: Johannes Otto Först (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)  St Katharinen, Braunschweig Author: Magnus Manske (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)  Schloss Friedrichsthal, Gotha Author: Stefan C. Hoja (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5)  Johannisbad in Zwiskau Author: André Karwath (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5)  Lichtenstein Castle, near Honau in Baden-Württemberg Author: Andreas Tille (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported) |
Principal Cities of GermanyThe cities of Germany are arranged by population (2005 estimate, rounded to the nearest thousand).UNESCO World Heritage Sites in GermanyCities and Sights in Baden-WürttembergCities and Sights of BavariaCities and Sights of BrandenburgCities and Sights of HesseCities and Sights of North Rhine-WestphaliaCities and Sights of Lower SaxonyCities and Sights of Mecklenburg-Lower PomeraniaCities and Sights of Rhineland-Palatinate and SaarlandCities and Sights of Saxony-AnhaltCities and Sights of SaxonyCities and Sights of Schleswig-HolsteinCities and Sights of Thuringia |
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Find lowest price for your Hotel RoomBefore booking a hotel room, make sure you are getting the lowest price for it. Different hotel booking websites offers the same room at different prices. If you stick with one site all the time, you could be paying more for the same room. Now why pay more?The form below is a Research Engine. It doesn't take bookings. Instead it lets you find the hotel booking website that offers the room you want at the lowest price. You can see and compare what different sites are offering, and then click to choose the one with the best price. Do this, and you're guaranteed to save a whole lot of money on your room reservations!
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