Welcome to Germany
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Here you can find interesting articles about life in Germany, exciting tourist destinations and much much more!
Welcome to Germany, the land of diversity. Enchanting beautiful landscapes and fascinating cities, delightful culture and cuisine, a surprising symbiosis of tradition and modernity. Get ready for an omnipresent and heartfelt hospitality; enjoy Germany with all your senses!
Travel to Germany
Germany is situated in Central Europe's centre. With approximately 82 million inhabitants it is the most densely populated nation in the European Union. The Federal Republic of Germany is divided into...
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We want to make your arrival in Germany and the Schengen area as easy as possible. Here you can find all the information you need on applying for a visa, along with an application form to download.
Visa requirements
Germany is more popular with its European neighbours than you would think. This has been demonstrated by the Germany List, a Europe-wide survey on Germany’s image abroad carried out by the Goethe-Institut, the newspaper “Die Welt” and the radio station “Deutschlandradio Kultur”.
Germany’s image abroad
For the fourth time, Germany has emerged from an international poll conducted by the BBC World Service as “the most popular country”. 62 percent of those surveyed from 27 countries around the world believed that Germany’s influence is positive – three percent more than last year.
Germany’s good image in the world