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Berlin -

The capital and largest city of Germany, Berlin's cultural diversity and wealth of visitor attractions makes it one of the most exciting tourist destinations in Europe.

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Berlin's top sightseeing draws include the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and its amazing glass dome, and the 1,207-ft (368-m) Berlin Television Tower. The city is also home to 138 museums and more than 400 art galleries.

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The iconic Olympiastadion, home to soccer club Hertha Berlin, is the biggest venue at Euro 2024, with a capacity for 74,461 soccer fans. Built for the 1936 Summer Olympics, the stadium will host six games, including the final.

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Hamburg -

The second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg stands on the Elbe river. Its thriving port serves as a hub for maritime trade around the world.

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Hamburg's tourist attractions include world-class museums, several historic theaters, famous music venues—The Beatles lived and played in Hamburg from August 1960 to December 1962—and the port district itself, in particular Speicherstadt, the "City of Warehouses."

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The home stadium of Hamburger SV, Volksparkstadion can hold up to 54,000 spectators. Besides sports tournaments, the venue regularly hosts international music concerts.

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Gelsenkirchen -

Gelsenkirchen lies at the center of the Ruhr and has a proud history of coal mining and steel production, thanks to the Industrial Revolution.

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Accordingly, Gelsenkirchen's cultural attractions are mostly themed around this industrial heritage. The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex (pictured) is considered an architectural and technical masterpiece, earning it a reputation as the "most beautiful coal mine in the world."

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Arena AufSchalke, otherwise called the Veltins Arena, has a capacity for 54,000 and is the home stadium of FC Schalke 04.

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Düsseldorf -

Düsseldorf is the thriving capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. Much of Düsseldorf lies on the right bank of the Rhine, which is why the waterfront is blessed with such a modern and dynamic perspective.

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Düsseldorf is well known for its Altbier, a light, pale beer. Accommodating this fact are no less than 250 beer houses and restaurants clustered in and around the Old Town, an area affectionately described as "the longest bar in the world."

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Düsseldorf Arena, also known as Merkur Spiel-Arena, is the home ground of Fortuna Düsseldorf. The stadium, which overlooks the Rhine, has a capacity for around 51,000.

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Dortmund -

Dortmund nestles in the heart of Germany's Ruhr, a region traditionally associated with heavy industry. These days, however, the city is more aligned with cutting-edge tech. It's also appreciated for its lively music scene.

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Dortmund's cultural credentials include no less than 20 museums, including the German Football Museum. Another important cultural institution is the LWL Industrial Museum Zollern II/IV Colliery, an anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

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Recognized for its famous "Yellow Wall" stand, BVB Stadion Dortmund (also known as Signal Iduna Park) is home to Borussia Dortmund. With a capacity for 65,846, this is one of the larger Euro 2024 venues.

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Cologne -

Cologne can trace its history as far back as 38 BCE, but it was the Romans who founded Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium in 85 CE. The Rhine flows past the city, lending further appeal to this already attractive destination.

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Cologne is home to Germany's most visited landmark—the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter. The destination's medieval veneer is further heightened by a collection of Romanesque churches and several buildings and city gates dating back to the 12th century.

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The 49,872-capacity Cologne Stadium, also known as RheinEnergieStadion, is the home ground of 1. FC Köln.

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Leipzig -

Leipzig is steeped in history. The city is renowned for its Renaissance-style ensemble of buildings from the 16th century and the later Baroque period.

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Exploring Leipzig's Old Town is to admire a collection of historic buildings, many of which enclose fascinating museums, including the houses where classical composers Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann lived. Johann Sebastian Bach also called Leipzig home, and the Bach Museum and Archive chronicles his life and work.

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Leipzig Stadium -

Home to RB Leipzig, Leipzig Stadium— which features a state-of-the-art roof—has a capacity for around 40,000. Enjoying a picturesque location near the White Elster river, the venue, also called Red Bull Arena, stands inside the shell of the old Zentralstadion, the biggest stadium in what was formerly East Germany.

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Frankfurt -

Frankfurt is a global hub of commerce and finance, and, in fact, is Germany's only "Alpha world city," according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC).

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Frankfurt is not all steel and glass, however. Away from the Manhattan-style cityscape, visitors can appreciate a wonderfully alluring Old Town of historic buildings, including the landmark early 15th-century Römer, or city hall.

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Frankfurt Arena -

The home stadium of Eintracht Frankfurt, Frankfurt Stadium, which is also known as Deutsche Bank Park, can hold up to 54,000 spectators. The ground dates back to 1925, when it was called Waldstadion.

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Stuttgart -

Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river and, unusually for a German city, is spread across a series of hills. It's a major industrial and cosmopolitan hub.

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Complementing all that modernity is a historic center characterized by a significant number of landmark medieval buildings. Other places of interest include parks, lakes, and several museums, among which the Porsche Museum and Mercedes-Benz Museum rank as the most visited.

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Stuttgart Arena -

Stuttgart Arena can welcome up to 54,000 spectators and benefits from recent modernization and refurbishment. The stadium is home to VfB Stuttgart and is otherwise known as MHPArena.

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Munich -

Munich is the state capital of Bavaria and is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg. Straddling the banks of the Isar river north of the Alps, Munich impresses with its stunning architecture, both historic and contemporary.

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The city's museums include the must-see Deutsches Museum and BMW Welt, a combined exhibition, delivery, adventure museum, and event venue that celebrates one of the world's most popular vehicle and motorcycle manufacturers. Numerous beer gardens and bierkellers are on hand to quench even the most stubborn of thirsts.

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Otherwise known as the Allianz Arena, the near 70,000-capacity Munich Football Arena, home of FC Bayern München, is perhaps the most visually stunning of all the Euro 2024 venues. It is, after all, the first stadium in the world with a full color changing exterior.

Sources: (UEFA) (GaWC)

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