My List of Gems
My favourite places in Germany to visit? I am trying to find an answer to this.As you may have noticed, I am an art historian with a focus on architecture and like authentic historical buildings better than reconstructions.Few cities in Germany have not been affected by World War II. Few cities and towns have preserved an authentic appearance. I envy the Swiss with their well preserved old towns ewverywhere!Focusing on nothing but big cities is a common mistake by first-time visitors from overseas. They will be disappointed. Most larger cities and towns have been reduced to ashes and rubble in 1945 and rebuilt in more or less ugly post-war style with some reconstructions of historical buildings. To find old-town, "fairy-tale" Germany you have to visit smaller places. So here is an (incomplete and to be continued) list of cities and towns in this country that are the top sights to me....
