Germany is an intoxicating brew of modern life and fairytale castles. Germany’s towns and cities vary from romantic Heidelberg, the medieval Nuremberg, to the cosmopolitan decadence of Berlin. Such diversity might be explained by Germany's history, which is suitably rich and complex. Germany fragmented into five large duchies (Saxony, Bavaria, Franconia, Lorraine and Swabia).
Unified Germany, with nearly 80 million people and twice the GNP of the EU’s next largest member, dominated the Union economically and makes Germany still the largest economy in Europe and maintains great global influence. The shadow of modern-day warfare is lifting and people can finally see that the great beauty of the country remains undiminished
