Sir Rocco Forte’s Munich hotel is a custom-built property with a modern and striking design. It is located in the heart of the city, overlooking the Old Botanical Gardens, which gives the hotel a quiet and peaceful feel. Marienplatz, the Bavarian State Opera, and the shopping on Maximilianstrasse are all within walking distance. The hotel’s 160 spacious bedrooms are decorated in a fresh contemporary style in keeping with the architecture of the building and have views over the gardens and the city’s historical monuments. Olga Polizzi’s interior design skills are complemented by the numerous works of Munich’s celebrated 19th Century artist Franz von Lenbach. There is an Italian restaurant and lobby bar as well as a spa with an indoor swimming pool, treatment rooms, sauna, steam bath and fitness centre.
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Exhibition
10 March 2026 to 5 September 2026
Lenbachhaus
Beyond the World. The Blue Rider.
The exhibition turns the spotlight on the pioneering achievements of the Blue Rider movement in the early 20th century, from Franz Marc’s symbolic theory of colour to Wassily Kandinsky’s abstractions.
Short Break
Belle Epoque
Baden-Baden, Germany
superior
This beautiful villa, built in 1874, offers a romantic glimpse of Baden-Baden’s heyday as a retreat for the aristocracy. It is now home to a charming boutique hotel which has been thoughtfully restored to preserve many of its original, ornate features.
Short Break
Highly Recommended
Excelsior Hotel Ernst
Cologne, Germany
superior
Perfectly situated in the heart of Cologne, in the tall shadow of the iconic cathedral, the Excelsior Ernst has been welcoming guests for 150 years. Privately-owned, it is the city’s Grand Dame and exudes an air of tradition and elegance.
Short Break
Radisson Blu Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
The Radisson Blu is a modern, design hotel in the heart of Leipzig and is the perfect base for music lovers. It is just 100 metres from the Gewandhaus Concert Hall and a short walk from the opera house and the historic Nikolaikirche.
Short Break
The Charles
Munich, Germany
deluxe
Sir Rocco Forte’s Munich hotel is a custom-built property with a modern and striking design. It is located in the heart of the city, overlooking the Old Botanical Gardens, which gives the hotel a quiet and peaceful feel.
Short Break
Highly Recommended
Torbräu
Munich, Germany
superior
A hotel since 1450, the privately-owned Torbrau is the oldest in Munich, has a great location, just two minutes’ walk from Marienplatz, and has a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
Short Break
Ameron Hotel Speicherstadt
Hamburg, Germany
superior
For those hoping to see a performance at the spectacular Elbphilharmonie concert hall, the Ameron is ideally located 10 minutes’ walk away in the UNESCO listed harbour district - the neo-Gothic brick warehouses built on oak piles date back over 100 years.
Short Break
Fontenay
Hamburg, Germany
deluxe
Opened in 2018 in a striking modern building on the shores of Lake Alster, the Fontenay’s curvaceous structure contains 130 bedrooms finished to the highest standard. Nearly all rooms feature a private balcony overlooking the park or lake and have beautiful oak parquet flooring and expansive panoramic windows.
Short Break
Hotel Der Kleine Prinz
Baden-Baden, Germany
superior
Located in the heart of town within 5 minutes’ walk of the thermal baths and the Museum-Frieder-Burda, the building of this charming, privately-owned hotel dates back to 1890.
Short Break
Telegraphenamt
Berlin, Germany
superior
Housed within a neo-Baroque former Telegraph office dating from 1910, the Telegraphenamt has a convenient location in east Berlin just 3 minutes' walk from Museum Island.
Short Break
Schloss Elmau
Bavarian Alps, Germany
deluxe
This famous hotel sits in a stunning valley at the foot of the Bavarian Alps, close to the Austrian border. The train from Munich to Klais takes 1.5 hours (from Innsbruck it is 1 hour), from where the hotel will arrange a complimentary 10-minute transfer.
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Munich, Salzburg & Vienna
Munich, Salzburg, Vienna
The Bavarian capital, Munich is perhaps Germany’s most beautiful city, and is home to one of the great galleries of Europe, the Alte Pinakothek.
8 nights from £2,098pp low season or £2,420pp high season
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Tailor-made Holiday
Berlin, Dresden & Prague
Berlin, Dresden, Prague
Traverse the heart of Central Europe from vibrant Berlin, to Baroque Dresden and medieval Prague. Explore the vast collections of Berlin’s Museum Island, before travelling to Dresden – known as the ‘Florence of the Elbe’ and one of Europe’s most beautiful cities – to visit the magnificently reconstructed Frauenkirche and discover the treasures of the Electors of Saxony in the Green Vaults. Finish in the old city of Prague, where one of Kirker’s expert guides will introduce you to the city’s mediaeval and Renaissance history.
8 night price from £1,840 pp low season, £2,039 pp high season
What's Included
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
'Der Ring des Nibelungen' - The 150th Anniversary at Bayreuth
When Wagner's revolutionary Festpielhaus opened in the remote Franconian town of Bayreuth, it ushered in a completely new way of experiencing opera in a grand theatrical manner
7 nights price from £7198 per person
Departs: 26 Jul 2026
What's Included
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
Christmas in Dresden
Dresden
Crowned by the Frauenkirche, which had lain in ruins since the end of World War II until it was re-consecrated in 2005, the historic quarter of Dresden has been completely and sensitively restored and the ‘Florence on the Elbe’ has regained its position as one of Europe’s greatest cultural centres.
What's Included
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
The World of J.S. Bach
Leipzig
Organist Oliver Condy, former editor of BBC Music Magazine and currently working for Apple Classical Music, leads this tour, retracing the life and career of Johann Sebastian Bach through the historic towns and cities of Thuringia and Saxony.
7 nights price from £4438 per person
Departs: 11 Jun 2026
What's Included
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
Nazi Germany: The Road to Power
Munich, Salzburg, Nuremberg
The rise of National Socialism in 1920s Germany, and its seizure of power in the 1930s, was one of the most catastrophic events in history, plunging the world into devastating conflict. Expert military historian Hugh Macdonald-Buchanan guides our new tour to Nuremberg, Munich and Salzburg; three pivotal cities in the Nazi Party’s route to power.
5 nights price from £3196 per person
Departs: 21 Jun 2026
What's Included
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
The Ring Cycle in Berlin
Berlin
Our seven-night holiday to Berlin features Stefan Herheim's critically acclaimed production of Wagner's 'Ring Cycle' at the Deutsche Oper, as well as visits to the city’s great galleries and museums, and the splendid palaces at Potsdam.
7 nights price from £5697 per person
Departs: 25 May 2026
What's Included
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
The Dresden Music Festival
Dresden
Since its inception in 1978, the 'Dresdner Musikfestspiele' has attracted musicians of the highest calibre, from Marilyn Horne and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, to cellist Jan Vogler who became Artistic Director in 2009.
5 nights price from £2845 per person
Departs: 22 May 2026
What's Included
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
Art & Opera in Berlin
Berlin
At the heart of European history and culture, Berlin is a fascinating, dynamic and vibrant capital city, offering a unique range of museums, galleries and concert halls.
What's Included
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