Frommer's Germany Day by Day

by McDonald, George; Olson, Donald

• ISBN13: 9780470582527
• ISBN10: 0470582529
• Edition: Map
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-22
• Publisher: Frommers

Summary

Frommer's Germany Day by Day features regional and city itineraries that will help you maximize your time while touring the country's top sights. Explore medieval towns along the Romantic Road, ski the Bavarian Alps, tour vineyards along the Rhine, or step into your own fairy tale at Schloss Neuschwanstein. Our authors, longtime Germany experts, hit all the highlights, from Berlin's world-class museums to Munich's beer gardens to the best scenic drives in the country. They've checked out all of the country's best hotels and restaurants in person, and offer authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget. You'll also get coverage of shopping and nightlife in the major cities; detailed full-color maps; 700 full-color photos, a full chapter on Germany's rich history and culture, information on special-interest tours, and advice on planning a successful Germany vacation. Frommer's Germany Day by Day also includes a color fold-out map.

Author Biography

George McDonald (chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 10–12, and 14) is a freelance journalist and travel writer, formerly based in Amsterdam and Brussels, who has written extensively for Frommer's guides. He is author of Frommer's Belgium, Holland & Luxembourg and Frommer's Amsterdam and coauthor of Frommer's Europe and Frommer's Europe by Rail. He lives with his German wife and his daughter in northern Germany, which he covered for this fi rst edition of Frommer's Germany Day by Day.

Donald Olson (chapters 1, 2, 5–9, 13, and 15) is a novelist, playwright, and travel writer. His travel stories have appeared in the New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Sunset, National Geographic, and other publications. His guides include Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria, Best Day Trips from London (as coauthor), England For Dummies (winner of the Lowell Thomas Travel  Journalism Award for best guidebook), Germany For Dummies, London For Dummies, and Great Britain Day by Day (as coauthor).
His novels include The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley and, under the pen name Swan Adamson, Memoirs Are Made of This, My Three Husbands, and Confessions of a Pregnant Princess. His play Beardsley was produced in London. His essay "Confessions of a Faux Pa" is featured in What I Would Tell Her: 28 Devoted Dads on Bringing Up, Holding On To and Letting Go of Their Daughters (2010).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Best of Germany.

Chapter 2: The Best All-Germany Itineraries.

Chapter 3: Berlin.

Chapter 4: Dresden, Leipzig & Eastern Germany.

Chapter 5: Northern Bavaria & the Romantic Road.

Chapter 6: Munich.

Chapter 7: Southern Bavaria & the Bavarian Alps.

Chapter 8: The Black Forest & the Bodensee.

Chapter 9: Heidelberg, Stuttgart & the Swabian Alb.

Chapter 10: Frankfurt, the Rhineland & the Ruhr.

Chapter 11: Sauerland, Niedersachsen & Bremen.

Chapter 12: Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein & the Baltic Coast.

Chapter 13: Germany’s History & Culture.

Chapter 14: The Best Special Interest Trips.

Chapter 15: The Savvy Traveler.

Index.