Germany Holiday Accommodation
Germany (Deutschland in German) is bordered to the north by Denmark, to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Germany has numerous cities of interest to tourists;
Berlin - the reunified and reinvigorated capital of Germany; known for its division during the Cold War - and the Berlin Wall
Hamburg - Germany's second city, famous for its harbour as well as its liberal and tolerant culture
Cologne (Köln) - Germany's fourth largest city, 2000 years old with its huge cathedral, romanic churches and archeological sites also well known for its carneval and its Christopher-Street-Day parade.
Frankfurt - Germany's leading financial center, transportation hub, seat of the European Central Bank (ECB), international trade fair center and site of numerous world-class museums and theaters.
The greater part of Germany lies in the cool/temperate climatic zone in which humid westernly winds predominate.In the north-west and the north the climate is oceanic and rain falls all the year round. Winters there are relatively mild and summers tend to be comparatively cool. In the east the climate shows clear continental features; winters can be very cold for long periods, and summers can become very warm. In the central part and the south there is a transitional climate which varies from moderately oceanic to continental.
There are no real taboos in Germany that don't apply in other Western countries. Northern Germany (especially Berlin) is a lot more relaxed about etiquette than in southern Germany.
