- Germany: where is this country of sausages and beer?
- How to get to Germany?
- Holidays in Germany
- Germany beaches
- Souvenirs from Germany
Do you want to know where Germany is - a country that invites its guests to improve their health in Baden-Baden, admire the Baroque architecture in Dresden, spend leisure time on the lakes of Bavaria and the Baltic coast? The best time to visit the country is May-September and December-March. Those interested in the beach season should take into account that the water warms up to maximum levels (+ 20-21˚C) only by the end of July.
Germany: where is this country of sausages and beer?
The location of Germany, with an area of 257,021 sq. Km, is Western Europe. The shores of Germany are washed by the North and Baltic Seas. In the eastern part, the Czech Republic and Poland border on Germany, in the north - Denmark, in the west - Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and France, and in the south - Switzerland and Austria.
The north of the country is occupied by the North German Plain, to which the foothills adjoin in the south, and the Alps begin even further south. The highest point is the 2,900-meter Zugspitze mountain (Bavarian Alps).
Germany, whose capital is in Berlin, is divided into 16 federal states - Bremen, Lower Saxony, Hesse, North Rhine - Westphalia and others.
How to get to Germany?
Together with Aeroflot, guests and residents of the Russian capital travel daily to Hanover, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart. Rossiya Airlines invites everyone to get from St. Petersburg to Hamburg, Berlin and Munich on any day of the week. As for the clients of Orenburg Airlines, they are offered to get to Munich from Krasnodar, Omsk, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Samara. On average, flights take 3.5-4 hours.
Tourists wishing to get to Berlin by train leave from the Belorussky railway station and spend 26 hours on the road. If the point of departure is Vitebsky railway station (St. Petersburg), then you will have to lay about 33 hours on the road (the same amount of time will be spent on the road for those who travel to Leipzig, Berlin, Cologne by bus through Belarus).
Holidays in Germany
In Germany, Oberstdorf should not be deprived of attention (attracts skiers and those who want to visit speed skating competitions and the Tour of Four Hills), Wiesbaden (tourists inspect the collection of antiquities and paintings by various artists in the Wiesbaden Museum, St. in 1610; 25 thermal springs and the Kaiser-Friedrich Therme bath, equipped with a jacuzzi, 4 saunas and a swimming pool, brought glory to Wiesbaden, Berlin (famous for its 368-meter TV tower, GDR Museum, Cathedral, Museum Island, Charlottenburg Baroque palace, aquapark Tropical Island), Neuschwanstein Castle (the interior of the castle in the form of wall paintings, mosaic floors, columns of the throne room and others cannot be photographed, but at the entrance all visitors are provided with an audio guide), Triberg waterfall (160-meter waterfall, “fed” by the Gutach River, consists of 7 cascades; at the foot of the Triberg there is a swimming pool, and at Christmas and H New Year's Fire and Light Show is held at the waterfall).
Beaches of Germany
- Prerovsky Beach: The 5 km long beach is popular with those who swim poorly, as well as with retirees and families with children, due to its gentle entry into the Baltic Sea.
- Knipzand beach: those who want to go surfing, kitesurfing and yachting, have a snack at a fish restaurant, walk on the sand, which pleasantly massages the feet, flock to the 16-kilometer beach (its width is 1.5 km).
- Timmendorf Beach: This 7 km long beach features a bush that was planted 200 years ago. It is worth noting that there is a fenced-off area for children and an area for nudists.
Souvenirs from Germany
You shouldn't leave Germany without purchasing beer mugs, Meissen porcelain, Weleda, Logona and Dr. Haushka, Omega watches, Ritter Sport chocolate, marzipan sweets, Killepitsch herbal liqueur, German mustard, Teddy bears, Pandora, Guess, Swarovski products.
