Berlin and Eastern Germany

Berlin, Dresden and Saxon Switzerland.

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The Short List

Must-See

Worth a Detour

Worth a Detour
Cities · Baroque

Dresden and Saxon Switzerland

Saxony

A rebuilt baroque city, with the Bastei's rock bridge nearby.

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Worth a Detour
Mountains · Hiking

Saxon Switzerland and the Bastei

Saxony

Sandstone towers linked by a stone bridge, close to Dresden.

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Worth a Detour
Heritage · UNESCO

Potsdam and Sanssouci

Brandenburg

Frederick the Great's palaces, where the Allies met in 1945.

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If You're Nearby

If You're Nearby
Mountains · Scenic railways

Harz and the Brocken

Saxony-Anhalt

The witches' mountain, reached by narrow-gauge steam train.

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If You're Nearby
Heritage · UNESCO

Weimar, Wartburg and Buchenwald

Thuringia

Goethe's town, Luther's castle and a concentration camp memorial.

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If You're Nearby
Cities · Music

Leipzig

Saxony

Bach's city, and where the peaceful revolution began.

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