Germany's National Parks Are the Most Beautiful in Winter, and These 21 Photos Are Proof

For jaw-dropping vistas of snow-topped mountain ranges like this …

… and this …

… and this …

… or this, head to the Berchtesgadener Land National in the German Alps. You won’t be disappointed.

In winter, the Harz National Park becomes a hotspot for long romantic walks and winter sports aficionados.

Germany’s seaside national parks are not to be sneezed at in winter, either. You can watch the waves break in National Park Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft near Rostock …

… marvel at the white chalk cliffs on the island of Ruegen in Jasmund National Park …

… or the frozen seaside promenade.

Take a walk across the icy mudflats of the National Park Hamburgisches Wattenmeer …

… or catch a salty breeze in the at the National Park Wattenmeer Schleswig-Holstein.

Skiing, walking trails, frozen waterfalls and endless snowy tree tops are what you can expect from a trip to the Black Forest National Park.

The Saxon Switzerland National Park wows visitors with surreal rock formations and sunsets like these.

The Bavarian Forest National Park is Germany’s oldest national park and a landscape of rugged forests, romantic streams and marshlands.

The Hainich National Park at the heart of Germany transforms into the epitome of a tranquil winter landscape.

The snowy landscapes of the Eifel National Park make for the perfect refuge from busy days in Cologne or Bonn.

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