after our cruise dock in rome, we would like to explore germany. should we fly from rome to munich or by train? which is better?
To travel within germany itself, is there any train pass we could purchase, as we will be there from 01st - 06th Aug.
our final stop has to be frankfurt, what is the recommended cities we must go - munich, dusseldorf, hamburg, brehem, berlin and frankfurt?
thank you very much in advance.
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It would probably be best to fly to another city besides Frankurt or Munich from Rome as other airports are more likely to have cheaper flights.
Let%26#39;s see, 6 cities (actually 7 including Rome) in 6 days, when are you planning to see them. Most of your time will be taken up traveling between them and going to and from your hotel room. Also, Germany isn%26#39;t only larger cities, many of the best sights are in smaller cities, towns, villages and in the countryside.
Restrict that number, or you%26#39;ll largely only be seeing the interior of trains. Why visit a place if you don%26#39;t have the time to see it. Something more reasonable might be to fly into Munich, go to Stuttgart 2 hours away by train, and then to Frankfurt less than 1.5 hours by train from Stuttgart. You%26#39;d save a lot of money on train tickets, and actually have a little time to see some interesting things in the places you stop. In and around almost anywhere in Germany should be at least two weeks of excellent things to see and do. You don%26#39;t have to travel to the four corners of the country to have a good time.
Train information can be found at www.bahn.de , change it to English near the top of the page.
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You don%26#39;t have to see all or any of those cities. You don%26#39;t have time for that anyway. You should do some research to see what interests you most. The following suggestions may help you figure that out and are based on what info you%26#39;ve provided
Remember that those big cities were all destroyed in WW II and rebuilt, basically; if you want to see %26quot;old-world%26quot; Germany, you%26#39;ll probably have to visit smaller cities and towns.
If Munich is a must for you and you must end in Frankfurt, then maybe see some places in between. You could spend Aug. 01 and 02 in Munich, then spend Aug 03 and 04 in, say, Würzburg and use W%26#39;burg as a base to see other nearby towns of interest - Bamberg, Nuremberg, and Rothenburg, all of which give you a look at the old-world architecture that visitors to Germany usually want to see. Rothenburg is especially unique.
Late in the afternoon of Aug 05, you might wish to take a train to Wiesbaden or Ruedesheim (near FRA) for a two-night stay. On Aug 06, take a train north for a tour of Marksburg Castle in Braubach which lies northwest of Frankfurt on the Rhine River:
www.marksburg.de
Then sightsee in Ruedesheim and/or Wiesbaden afterward.
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I think Russ%26#39; suggestions make a lot of sense.
One possible variation: Instead of spending the last night in Wiesbaden abd having to change to another hotel, you could extend your stay in Wuerzburg (and see a little more of its environs), and on the day of your flight departure take the train directly from Wuerzburg to the Frankfurt airport. There are frequent trains and they take about 90 minutes.
Check www.de.bahn and enter Frankfurt M Flughafen Fernbahnhof.
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