Best Deals: Discover Frankfurt's cultural smorgasbord

Frankfurt offers something for all senses this autumn. The city celebrates reunification day on 3 October with a jazz festival right in the centre on the Römerberg square. A week later the biggest book fair worldwide will descend onto town, a yearly event not to be missed. This year’s Buchmesse will highlight New Zealand and the public can roam the halls on 13 and 14 October. Meanwhile, ‘Dark Romanticism. From Goya to Max Ernst’ (26 Sep to 20 Jan) is the first exhibition in Germany focusing on the dark side of the Romantic movement. At the wonderful Städel Museum, pictured left.

Best Deals: Revisit the past in historic Regensburg

For anyone interested in history and authenticity, Regensburg is always a good deal. Best preserved city from the Middle Ages, the largest number of patrician family tower houses north of the Alps, the oldest boys‘ choir in Germany (the Domspatzen), the largest inhabited palace in Europe (St Emmeram), the oldest sausage restaurant in Germany (the 12th century Historische Wurstkuchl, pictured left), the country’s first coffeehouse (Prinzess Cafe, 1686), etc. There's more but we’re running out of breath. All packaged up and yours to discover during a special Regensburg weekend break.

Best Deals: Take a Mendelssohn special in Leipzig

Leipzig has always been good to music lovers, and this year there's a special weekend package for fans of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The package titled ‘Leipzig – Sounds Good to Me’ features the life and times of this long-term Leipzig resident, composer, musician, music director of the Gewandhaus and founder of the first German music academy. The Mendelssohn Haus (left) has been lavishly restored according to the original plans, and a visit to the Mendelssohn museum there plus a Sunday concert should delight every classical music buff.  Ryanair flies from Stansted to Leipzig.

Best Deals: Baiersbronn's balm for body and soul

The Black Forest's Baiersbronn is not only a foodie heaven featuring some of Germany’s best chefs, but it is also a lovely slice of nature, particularly in autumn. Over the coming months  the leaves will turn delicious reds and oranges and hikers will be setting off on some of the best trails nature has to offer. There’ll always be a tavern in some idyllic spot on the way offering local specialities. Want to give it a try? Baiersbronn Tourism has a special two night gourmet package.

Best Deals: Enjoy a reawakening by the riverside

You don’t have to go far to find an unusual slice of spiritualism on the shores of one of Europe's finest rivers. The five star Ayurveda Parkschlösschen, now in its 19th year, is one of the first ‘strictly Ayurveda’ hotels in Europe. Located in the Moselle valley in a truly idyllic spot, it is easily accessible by car, train, plane or boat. The hotel has competent Ayurveda physicians, the treatment is holistic and personalised, and the staff are caring and understanding. The best part of all is the fantastic vegetarian cuisine.

Best Deals: Drink to Rome in the Rhineland-Palatinate

The Rhineland-Palatinate region (RLP) is the best deal for wine enthusiasts, with a staggering 70 percent of all German wine being produced there. The RLP's distinctive six wine regions are good holiday destinations, fantastic scenically, and all have award-winning wines: Moselle (pictured), Middle Rhine, Ahr, Nahe, Palatinate and Rheinhessen, which includes the only German ‘Great Wine Capital’, Mainz. Big thanks are due to the Romans who brought viticulture to the region over 2,000 years ago! Today's wine lovers and connoisseurs are eternally grateful. 

Best Deals: Pack your putter for Lower Saxony

The northern German region of Lower Saxony is calling all golfers, with 80 golf courses and resorts between the North Sea and the Harz mountains. Golfers here need to be careful not to be distracted by the surroundings. Teeing off with a view over the natural world heritage site of the Wadden Sea? Sinking a putt amidst the Harz and Weserbergland mountain region, surrounded by forests, moors and heathlands? It’s all possible plus – and here comes the deal – the added bonus of great culture, spas and cuisine.

Best Deals: Boats with bikes on the Mecklenburg Lakes

This autumn you can get a boat with bikes included via Kuhnle-Tours, the specialist boating tours operator. Book a house boat for a week in September or October and get one bike per cabin for free, and then start exploring. The Mecklenburg Lake District is one of Germany’s best kept secrets with a multitude of lakes and untouched nature to discover. The boat will put you the company of sea eagles, cranes and herons, and the bikes will take you to castles, towns and country restaurants.

Best Deals: Hotels with specials in the Cultural Heart

The swish Swissôtel Dresden Am Schloss (left) has come up with a deal that brings a little bit of Switzerland to the city on the Elbe, combining culinary delicacies (a Swiss cheese fondue!) and a historic sightseeing tour. The hotel opened this April right in the centre of the historical old town. Guests will be surprised by the stylish modern interior behind the historic façade. Booking information for the two nights package including breakfast.

Another favourite in the Cultural Heart of Germany is the Garden Kingdom Dessau-Wörlitz. The Ringhotel ‘Zum Stein’ in the immediate vicinity of the garden kingdom has just the deal for garden lovers including two nights/breakfast, two four-course menus, rental bike, guided tour of the gardens plus use of spa. For all details and booking (booking code LEJ012): tourismus@img-sachsen-anhalt.de

Last but not least, don’t miss an exceptionally good deal for the Cultural Heart of Germany: a competition to win two nights in Weimar, birthplace of the Bauhaus design movement. To enter, click here: GermanyisWunderbar competition.

Best Deals: Hiking with a feminine touch in the Chiemgau

In the Bavarian region of Chiemgau, there's a new approach to hiking in the Alps, and it is being led by two of Chiemgau's female mountain guides. The emphasis is on tranquility, not achievement, and on de-stressing and deceleration, rather than racing each other to the top. These guided walks are for savouring the place, the views, each other's company, the natural history of Alpine meadows, and the healthy benefits of being out and about in the mountains. Departures every week, duration around five hours.

Best Deals: The Romantic Road goes down memory lane

Aficionados of Germany's loved and longest lasting themed route will have a chance this autumn to revisit the Romantic Road in the style of its earliest days. Travelling in a 1950s coach, this nostalgic journey (8-11 October) will take in such favourite destinations as Nördlingen and Rothenburg ob der Tauber on its four-day itinerary linking Wurzburg with Füssen, and including King Ludwig's finest castles on the way. All accommodation, evening meals and entry tickets are included, plus the charisma of a grand old charabanc.