# Which German cities for a first trip - is three or four enough?

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**Created:** [September 4, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/which-german-cities-for-a-first-trip-is-three-or-four-enough/51325 "2026-09-04T18:53:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@andrea](https://community.tourradar.com/u/andrea)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/which-german-cities-for-a-first-trip-is-three-or-four-enough/51325/1 "2026-09-04T18:53:25Z")

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First time in Germany, about 10 days, and there are too many cities to choose from. Berlin and Munich feel like musts, but then it’s Cologne, Hamburg, Dresden, Nuremberg. If you could only do three or four on a first trip, which would they be, and would you trade Munich for more of the south?

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**Author:** ![TravelNotes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.tourradar.com/travelnotes/32/4492_2.png) [@TravelNotes](https://community.tourradar.com/u/TravelNotes)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/which-german-cities-for-a-first-trip-is-three-or-four-enough/51325/2 "2026-09-05T21:21:42Z")

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**Why the cities**?

What time of year and how are you getting around?

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**How about** the Rhine and [Moselle](https://travelnotes.org/City-Guides/City-Regions-in-Europe/Moselle.htm) scenic drives while visiting castles and the charming smaller German towns, for starters.

You could also add the Black Forest, for some hiking.

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**Author:** ![WhisperingPines](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.tourradar.com/whisperingpines/32/9663_2.png) [@WhisperingPines](https://community.tourradar.com/u/WhisperingPines)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/which-german-cities-for-a-first-trip-is-three-or-four-enough/51325/3 "2026-09-18T21:36:42Z")

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I opted for Northern Germany, so Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg and then dipped down to Cologne and Frankfurt. But that might have been since we were avoiding Munich during Oktoberfest!