There are plenty of pretty national parks and underexplored cities in Germany, but if you've ever dreamed of the central European country the visions probably looked something like Bamberg, a town ...

From the 10th century onwards, this town became an important link with the Slav peoples, especially those of Poland and Pomerania. During its period of greatest prosperity, from the 12th century ...

There are many contenders (such as Michelstadt, Miltenberg, Bamberg, Bad Windsheim, and Dinkelsbühl), but none holds a candle ...