10 days in and around Berlin

dia squish

Hi all, looking for some suggestions. I have 10 days holidays in August and would like to see some of Europe. The only definite in my plan is Berlin. Can anyone suggest another place or places to go along with Berlin? Maybe other cities that work well with Berlin and would be easy to travel to? Or else are there any more countryside/beachy places near Berlin that would be nice to pair along with it? Thanks.

spurious

Dresden is lovely - day trip from Berlin, two hours on the train. Take a river trip while you're there.

dia squish

Would Berlin & Prague be doable in 10 days? What about Berlin & Prague & Munich?

dia squish

Don't think this is really appropriate for the Things to do in... board, can it be moved back?

Jennah3

Hello Dia, why you don't chose a train journey? I did it last year and it was fantastic, for me I rented an apartment in Berlin via city-getaway.com/en/apartments-to-rent-in-Berlin/3 , then join on a train journey to visit as much places as I could. Good Luck.

munchkin_utd

dia squish wrote: »

Would Berlin & Prague be doable in 10 days? What about Berlin & Prague & Munich?

you could even fit in Hamburg in 10 days, say
2 days Hamburg
3 days Berlin
2 days Prague
3 days Munich
The only thing is that you'd want to be fairly well planned out for that sort of itinerary and get early/ late as possible trains to the next destination to avoid wasting the best parts of the day on a train.
i.e. theres a 5.15am train from Prague to Munich getting in at 11.15am. Sounds early, but you can sleep on the train and you arrive at 11.15 with plenty of time for sighseeing or whatever.
Or 6.40am from Berlin getting to Prague at 11.30.
check bahn.de for train timetables + prices (abeit Prague Munich ticket can be got cheaper if you buy on czech rail).

ScottSF

dia squish wrote: »

Would Berlin & Prague be doable in 10 days? What about Berlin & Prague & Munich?

I'm smiling at your question because my wife and I did an American style (cram as much as possible into a vacation) trip several years ago. In 11 days we visited Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Vienna, and Bratislava.

I agree that Dresden is definitely worth visiting and less popular with tourists.

I hesitate to recommend Prague in August as the city is overrun with tourists for most of the year and summer is probably the worst. With the excellent train system in Germany you can get to most places easily enough if you don't have to fly back from Berlin. Otherwise day trips to Dresden, Leipzig, Potsdam, and Gorlitz are all worthwhile.

dia squish

Thanks for replies. Don't want to squeeze in too many cities because we'd like a fair amount of time in Berlin. Everyone says they wished they had more time there! Now considering Prague & Berlin or else Munich & Berlin... Bit wary of all the tourists in Prague!