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- Germany is a land of astounding variety - from cities founded by the Romans and medieval trade routes to breathtaking coastlines, rivers, and mountains that inspired great 18th- and 19th-century artists.
- Author(s): Angelika Taschen
- 360 Pages
- Travel, Pictorials
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From its North Sea islands to the Alps, Germany contains a wide range of landscapes and cultures. Angelika Taschen has selected the country's most inspiring places to stay, including grand hotels, family guesthouses, palaces, an abbey, and glamping tents. Each characterful choice is beautifully photographed and accompanied by insightful texts.Book Synopsis
Germany is a land of astounding variety - from cities founded by the Romans and medieval trade routes to breathtaking coastlines, rivers, and mountains that inspired great 18th- and 19th-century artists. It's a place to encounter towns, castles, and palaces with gripping histories, and the Moselle Valley, Black Forest, and the Allgäu region - all rightly world-famous for their beauty.Angelika Taschen has traversed the country, staying at its most unforgettable destinations. Like the elegant Reederin, former HQ of a shipping line in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, or the Grand Hotel Heiligendamm, named for Germany's first seaside resort, and the idyllically-sited St. Oberholz Retreat in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The Bauhaus Dessau Atelierhaus once housed students of the Bauhaus school and the charming Hotel Stadthaus Arnstadt in Thuringia is an essential stop for Bach enthusiasts. Admire the architecture of Max Dudler in the Gut Cantzheim on the River Saar, while enjoying its art collection and the estate's delightful Riesling, explore the Black Forest from the family-run Spielweg hotel, or experience Konstanz from the bed-and-breakfast Zum Egle 1336, in a 700-year-old building. In Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the Romantik Hotel Markusturm stands next to one of the Old Town's 46 towers, visitors to Ulm can literally lean towards the river at the Schiefes Haus - the Crooked House - or experience total tranquillity in the stylish Beuerberg Abbey in Bavaria.Whether it's a luxury hotel, a guest house, a palace, or glamping tent, every destination in this tenth volume of the Great Escapes series teams large-format photos with fascinating texts and practical details, plus book recommendations to pack for your trip.
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"Great Escapes Germany - great little escapes from everyday life: this beautiful book by Angelika Taschen contains hotels that are worth staying in. Beauty as far as the eye can see."-- "n-tv"
"Angelika Taschen's Great Escapes series has already taken us to many special places around the world. Now the latest edition brings us closer to what is close at hand in an unusual way: the diversity of landscape, culture and architecture is reflected in the accommodations presented, whose obvious quality is defined less by any stars than by creative sensibility and personal character."-- "Welt am Sonntag"
"Angelika Taschen has traveled around Germany and put together a collection of unique places to stay. This is a great book for people who have never been to Germany, but also for Germans for whom the grass always seems greener elsewhere than at home."-- "Harper's Bazaar"
"Angelika Taschen traveled across Germany to photograph unforgettable hotels for the heavyweight book Great Escapes Germany... More than 40 luxurious, magnificent, modest, but always remarkable retreats throughout Germany."-- "stern"
"Ideal to page through if you're planning a great escape."-- "Food & Home"
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