10 day trips worth the trip across Germany, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Germany guides.
Andechs (Monastery brewery) ★ 4.7 · Munich
Andechs Monastery, on the Holy Hill above Lake Ammersee, has brewed Andechser beers for 500+ years; the Bräustüberl beer hall pours Doppelbock with Schweinshaxe and pretzels.
Salzburg (Austria) ★ 4.6 · Munich
Salzburg, 1.5 hours by train from Munich, has its own Old Town and the Augustiner Bräustübl Mülln, a 17th-century monastery beer hall that still pours Augustiner; the Salzburger Nockerl dessert is the city's signature plate.
Tegernsee (Lake town, Bavarian Alps) ★ 4.5 · Munich
Lake Tegernsee, an hour south of Munich, is officially designated a Genussort (place of culinary enjoyment); 200+ restaurants between the lake's two shores, Tegernseer Brauhaus the anchor.
Freising (Weihenstephan brewery) ★ 4.5 · Munich
Freising, half an hour north of Munich, is home to Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, the world's oldest continuously operating brewery (since 1040); the Bräustüberl pours straight from the source.
Potsdam (Dutch Quarter) ★ 4.3 · Berlin
Potsdam combines Schloss Sanssouci's park gardens with the cobbled Dutch Quarter built by Frederick William I for Dutch craftsmen in the 1730s. Buena Vida Coffee Roasters on Brandenburger Strasse is the specialty coffee anchor; the canalside restaurants serve Brandenburg pike-perch and asparagus in season.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Alps) ★ 4.3 · Munich
Garmisch-Partenkirchen at the foot of the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain, is the Alps day trip from Munich; mountain inns serve Käsespätzle, Apfelstrudel and Almdudler at altitude.
Spreewald (Luebbenau) ★ 4.2 · Berlin
The Spreewald biosphere reserve 100km south of Berlin is the origin of Germany's most famous gherkin. Luebbenau's market stalls sell pickled cucumbers and Sorbian potato pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer); Restaurant Zum Gruenen Strand der Spree serves traditional canalside lunches with fresh-caught pike-perch.
Beelitz (Asparagus Country) ★ 4.1 · Berlin
Beelitz, 40km south of Berlin, grows the asparagus that fills Berlin's restaurant menus from late April to 24 June. The Spargel- und Erlebnishof Klaistow at Glindower Str. 28 offers pick-your-own strawberries in summer; the town's Spargelfest each June draws 50,000 visitors.
Waren an der Mueritz (Lake District) ★ 4.0 · Berlin
Waren at the edge of Mecklenburg's Mueritz lake is the destination for freshwater fish that supplies Berlin's better restaurants. Lakeside Fischerstuben smoke eel and pike-perch on the premises; the smoked-eel sandwich from a market stall at the harbour is the canonical Mueritz meal.
Werder an der Havel (Fruit Country) ★ 3.9 · Berlin
Werder an der Havel, 35km west of Berlin, supplies the capital's markets with cherries, apples and redcurrants. The Baumblutenfest in late April celebrates the orchard blossom season; farm stands around the Wachtelberg sell estate-pressed apple and cherry juices and light fruit wines.