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Travelling within Germany
Hamburg
Berlin
Hanover
Leipzig
Düsseldorf
Dresden
Cologne Cathedral
Cologne
Frankfurt am Main
Nuremberg
Stuttgart
Europa-Park
Munich
Neuschwanstein Castle
The top destinations
The 11 “magic cities” have a market share
of around 43 percent of all overnight stays
by foreign guests in Germany. Berlin lies
clearly ahead of Munich, Frankfurt am Main,
and Hamburg. 55 percent of overnights
by foreigners are in cities with 100,000
inhabitants.
The most important airports
The three biggest airports in Germany
are in Frankfurt am Main with 59.6 million
passengers, Munich with 39.7 million,
and Düsseldorf with 21.8 million in 2014.
The most popular attractions
According to a survey conducted by the
German National Tourist Board, in 2014
the three most popular attractions among
foreign tourists were Neuschwanstein
Castle, the Europa-Park amusement park
in Rust, and Cologne Cathedral.
Attractive tourist destinations
island of Rügen attract tourists from Ger-
in the former East Germany
many and abroad.
The five federal states that formerly made
Since 1993, the number of overnight stays
up East Germany play a major role in tour-
in eastern Germany has more than doubled.
ism. After Reunification, tourism proved
With over four million, Mecklenburg-West-
to be an opportunity for many regions in
ern Pomerania in the north east is almost
eastern Germany to put themselves on a
on a par with the state of Bavaria in the
sound economic footing. Areas of country-
south when it comes to holiday trips of
side such as the Spreewald biosphere re-
more than five days’ dur ation. No matter
serve, cultural centres with long-standing
how much one has already seen – as a travel
trad itions such as Dresden and Weimar, and
destination Germany still has more to dis-
Baltic seaside resorts such as Binz on the
cover, experience, celebrate and marvel.