5 Major Attractions of Germany You Must Visit

Germany is in the center of Europe. It provides us with plenty of fantastic tourist destinations along with marvelous sites around. Visitors from all over the world travel to Germany for their well known architectural structures and natural beauty. It is a little difficult for travelers to understand Germany anew, but interested explorers will always find their way through.

* Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein is an exclusive example of a fairy tale castle. It is situated on a rugged hill near Fussen, which is in southwest Bavaria. It is idealized as a symbol of romantic architecture and a tragic story which had no answer. The Sleeping Beauty castles in the Disneyland parks were inspired from this. The castle was established by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who had mysteriously known to have gone insane when the castle was almost complete, in 1886 and passed away after a few days. Tourists are amazed to see such a beauty with magnificent backdrop.

* Brandenburg Gate

The Brandenburg Gate is the only gate that has survived in Berlin. It symbolizes the reunion of East and West Berlin. It had been built in 18th century and is also the entry to Unter den Linden, which is the prominent boulevard of linden trees. This at one time, used to lead directly to the palace of the Prussian monarchs.

* Europa Park

Europa-Park in Rust is beautiful park, situated in the South-West Germany between Freiburg and Offenburg. It is an amusement park which consists of various daring rides, which would make it, quite an adventurous trip. Europa-Park is the biggest theme park in the German-speaking countries and one of the few that is open in winter.

* Heidelberg City

Heidelberg, in Neckar river Valley, is one Germany’s most popular tourist demands. During World War II, the city was almost completely ruined due to bombings which destroyed most of Germany’s inner cities. Heidelberg has retained its baroque charm of narrow streets, picturesque houses and has its well-known Heidelberg Castle, which take the tourists back into seeing the life that people used to live centuries ago.

* Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall which was built from 1961 to 1989 led to the division of the city in two. The Berlin Wall Trail is a route for walkers and cyclists and is separated into 14 sections. The information panels tell the history of the wall. The East Side Gallery is a recent introduction, which is a hinterland wall, painted by artists from 21 countries, 1990.