Oh Schwangau, how beautiful you are. Nestled deep in the Bavarian Alps and just a few minutes from Austria, this region is magical, with the Cinderella castle to prove it. Yes, it’s touristy, but for good reason. Castles, zip lines, cable cars, suspension bridges, waterfalls, toboggan runs, lakes with threatening swans – it really has it all. Throw in Bavarian food and a sunny day and it just doesn’t get much better!

20 Days, 20 German Towns: Bad Nauheim – Rüdesheim – Königstein – Travemünde – Cologne – Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Bad Soden – Mainz – Wiesbaden – Berlin – Schwangau