Germany
17 Best Bars in Berlin
Whatever setting you fancy to get your evening started—or to wile away an afternoon—Berlin has it. Read on for 13 of the city's best bars, biergartens, and speakeasies.
By Krystin Arneson
19 Best Restaurants in Berlin
In a city long known for its art and club scenes, things on the food front are catching up.
By Liz Humphreys
11 Best Airbnbs in Berlin, From a Houseboat to a Five-Bedroom Penthouse
Whether you're traveling solo, with kids, or in a group, we've found top properties around the city.
By Liz Humphreys
The 17 Best Hotels in Berlin
Your bases of operation to see the new Berlin.
By Liz Humphreys and Jennifer Ceaser
Where to Eat, Stay, and See Art in Berlin, Where People Are Tiring of Just Clubbing
A generation after Berlin's reinvention as the after-hours king of Western Europe, the German capital enters a new chapter as a softer-edged city that has settled more fully into its own skin.
By Rick Jordan
Where to Go in Cologne, Germany, According to Rimowa's Emelie de Vitis
Emelie de Vitis, the SVP of product and marketing at Rimowa, shares her favorite spots in the German city she and the luggage brand call home.
By Charlotte Davey
On Location: ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ Brings the Saga to Germany and Poland
We sit down with director Francis Lawrence to talk about building Panem all over again.
By Emily Zemler
19 Germany Christmas Markets for Mulled Wine, Choir Music, and Gingerbread
To turn your merry Christmas into a "frohe Weihnachten."
By Siobhan Reid, Krystin Arneson, and Matt Ortile
My Packing List for a 10-Day Trip to Germany
The packing essentials that carried me through Vienna, Munich, and Berlin.
By Charlie Hobbs
The Best Things to Do in Munich, From River Surfing to Fine Art Museums
The Village of a Million People is a quiet haven of contentment—at least, outside of Oktoberfest—with plenty to experience year-round.
By Charlie Hobbs
How to Get Outdoors in Berlin—From Lush Gardens to Swimming Lakes
These urban escapes promise a taste of the countryside.
By Liz Humphreys
My Favorite Airbnb: A Light-Filled Duplex in Berlin's Stately Prenzlauer Berg District
Rented and reviewed: Walls of skylights, two balconies, and a striking spiral staircase made this rental feel like home for one of our editors.
By Jessica Puckett
This Medi-Spa in Northern Germany Embraces Cutting-Edge Medical Treatments and Natural Healing
Europe's leading medi-spa opens near the shore in north Germany—with its familiar gut-busting results.
By Lydia Bell
How Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Trains Are Transforming Rail Travel
The trains, which emit only steam and condensed water, are projected to expand throughout Europe by 2035.
By Elissa Garay
On Location: Berlin Takes Center Stage in ‘TÁR’
Lifting the curtain on the destinations behind the season's most exciting new releases.
By Charlie Hobbs
The 10 Most Beautiful German Castles
Bavarian fairytale palaces, moated fortresses on the Rhine, and more.
By Siobhan Reid
Following a Path to Healing in Germany’s Storied Spa Towns
William Cook heads to the legendary haven of Baden-Baden and points north—destinations that have drawn visitors to their thermal springs since antiquity—in search of a cure for the past few years.
By William Cook
In Baden-Baden, Learning to Heal in the Style of German Aristocrats
One writer searches for a modern-day sense of wellbeing in the old-world spa destination.
By Ross Kenneth Urken
The Most Charming Small Towns in Germany
From medieval cities with castles to lakeside Alpine villages, these German towns are straight out of a fairytale.
By Caitlin Morton