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The countries of Germany and Portugal may not have the advertising tourist destinations in Europe have, but is full of attractions worth knowing. Let us give some examples.

In Germany we have the city of Dusseldorf , a major cultural and commercial center. It is crossed by the river Rhine Headquarters numerous shops and various service companies, is probably the most cosmopolitan city Germanic. Is a well known luxury Königsallee, with exclusive shops of top brands.

It is also fair to mention the old part of downtown, with its beautiful cobblestone streets and more than 260 pubs (which make their own beer) and restaurants and theaters (mainly Kammerspiele) and concert halls (such as the Opera of the Rhine ) where cultural events are held permanently.

Did someone say museums? Yes, the day Dusseldorf travel to the Museum will welcome Kunst Palast, full of paintings, sculptures and a collection of more than 70,000 graphics and photos. Then there are the Goethe Museum, the K20/K21 (the most important modern art in Germany), the German Museum of Ceramics, the Aquazoo-Löbbecke (at the same time is a zoo) or the Film Museum, among others.

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How to get to Füssen?
To make the journey from Munich to Füssen we use as a transport train. Trains depart from the Hauptbahnhof (central station) each approximately 1 hour and the trip takes 2 hours.

As our disposal ticket Interrail Global Pass / Eurail, and because it was a regional train (RE), we did not pay anything for the trip, nor had to make any reservations, it was enough to jump on the bandwagon and nothing more. In the case of not having a ticket Interrail / Eurail, you must pay a ticket for € 20.80. (If you want more information about using Pass Interrail / Eurail see previous post: Trains: InterRail – Eurail).
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Franz Josef Strauss Airport is located approximately 40km from the city of Munich, and if you do not have a car, the best way to get to downtown, taking into account the price and duration of travel is by train Urban (S Bahn).

The ticket can be bought inside the airport in a sales window (the person who took care of us knew how to speak English fluently, and also people who attended the information office). You have to take the S1 or S8, and the name of the central train station in Munich’s Hauptbahnhof. The trip takes about 40 minutes, before boarding the train is necessary to validate the ticket, sealing the machines found on the platforms.
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The railway is one of the best ways to explore Europe, especially when you’re young and student, allowing you to move by several countries of the continent in a short time at an affordable price.

But there is another way to travel on rails. Since this blog looking for the best train journeys in Europe.

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