Pure cosiness
In addition to the famous annual Christmas dinners in the major cities and the world famous Oktoberfest in Munich, where the beer flows abundantly, Germanyhas a large range of lesser-known festivals and markets that are well worth a visit.
In the period April to October, stroll about atmospheric wine festivals for the flowering of the red wine mountain and the harvest of strawberries in the Moselle wine region. Classical music lovers can travel to Leipzig for the Bach festival, the start of spring is celebrated at the end of April in Werder during the blossom festival and Berlinhas its magical Festival of Lights. A special experience is the Passion Games in Oberammergau which are only performed once every ten years. Tallships lovers come to Hamburg where during the Hamburger Geburtstag the sailing season opens with tallship parades, atmospheric markets and a spectacular fireworks show.