A spectacular 19th-century castle on the summit of Mount Hohenzollern, the ancestral seat of the Prussian kings and German emperors. Its towers and battlements look straight out of a fairy tale, especially when they rise above morning mist.
Guided tours show the royal rooms and treasury, which holds the crown of the Prussian kings. Park below and walk up (about 20 minutes) or take the shuttle bus.
Some of Germany's highest waterfalls, cascading 163 m in seven steps through the fir forest of the Black Forest.
The 'flower island' on Lake Constance (Bodensee), a garden island with a baroque palace, an arboretum, a butterfly house, an Italian rose garden and …
The romantic red sandstone ruins of Heidelberg Castle rise above the old town and the River Neckar.
One of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, on the Romantic Road in Franconia.
The fairy-tale castle built from 1869 for King Ludwig II of Bavaria, perched on a crag above a gorge in the foothills of the Alps.
Germany's highest mountain, at 2,962 m, on the border with Austria above Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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