Heidelberg organizes an annual gay pride together with the nearby cities of Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. Churches, museums, and centuries-old architecture characterize the cityscape. Heidelberg offers just about everything a visitor might seek in a small town to experience culture and traditions of Germany. Heidelberg, with its Heidelberg Castle on the hill and the Old Bridge over the river Neckar, dates back to the 5th century AD. Located just about one hour south of Frankfurt is Germany's oldest and one of Europe's most reputable university towns. Hiking around the castle provides great opportunities for impressive photos. The symbol of Romanticism served as an inspiration for structures all around the globe like the famous Disney castle in California. Undoubtedly, one of Germany's and Europe's best-known tourist attractions is the castle Schloss Neuschwanstein in the southwest of the German state Bavaria. One of the biggest gay events in Frankfurt is the annual CSD, Gay Pride Frankfurt. The city is an international hub for the LGBTQ+ community with a lively diverse gay scene, attracting a very international crowd. It also has the largest airport of Germany, Frankfurt International, operating flights around the world and connecting to nearly all national airports. It’s located in the center of the country with an impressive skyline that stands in contrast with the historic buildings of the city center.
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FRANKFURTįrankfurt is Germany's business and financial capital. The gay pride in Cologne is the largest annual pride event in Germany and one of the largest in Europe, and is worth noting for lesbian visibility as well. The gay life covers an area of two districts with the main area around Rudolfplatz, also named as Cologne's ‘Bermuda Triangle’ and in the Old Town. The fourth-biggest city of Germany is a well-known hotspot for the LGBTQ+ community and visitors alike. It’s the city of the famous Kölsch beer and part of Europe's major metropolitan area Rhine-Ruhr. Located close to the Belgium and Dutch border, the city of Cologne is located on both sides of the huge Rhine River. LGBTQ+ visitors should put the annual gay pride weekend “CSD München,” the Queer Film Weekend “Verzaubert” and other gay events during Oktoberfest on their must-see list. Besides the culinary highlights, Munich has a considerable lively gay scene primarily located around the city center district of Glockenbachviertel.
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Bavaria's capital city is internationally known for its beer, local cuisine, traditional culture and, of course, the annual beer festival Oktoberfest. With over 1.4 million inhabitants, the Bavarian city Munich is the third-largest city in Germany.
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Hamburg is a popular residence city for LGBTQ+ people in Germany, offering a gay-friendly environment with several events around the year like the Harbour Pride in May, the Leather Pride in August and the Winter Pride in November or December. LGBTQ+ visitors should experience the unique architecture of Hamburg by visiting the modern buildings at the harbor area, the City Hall, the Speicherstadt and the recently opened concert hall, Elbphilharmonie. The Hanseatic city Hamburg in the northwestern part of Germany is the second biggest city of the country with a strong connection to the River Elbe. Throughout the year, Berlin hosts several LGBTQ+ events like the “Motzstraßenfest,” the annual gay pride (CSD/Christopher Street Day) and Folsom Europe. Good to know for LGBTQ+ travelers: the Pink Pillow collection of LGBTQ+ friendly hotels in Berlin offers a broad variety of gay-friendly hotels all around the city. Despite the difficult history of being a divided city for over 40 years, Berlin developed a considerable, diverse LGBTQ+ culture including the gay neighborhood Schöneberg and the popular club scene of Berghain and SchwuZ. Berlin is the largest city in Germany and is considered to be among the most gay-friendly capitals in Europe.