What a success for the Nürburgring. The legendary race track and event location is among the top 5 most popular travel destinations in Germany. In the ranking of the German National Tourist Board, the world-famous Ring landed even ahead of destinations such as Neuschwanstein Castle, the capital Berlin or the Hanseatic city of Hamburg.

"What a sensational result. We are very proud of this! Many thanks to our visitors and fans who gave us their vote!" says a delighted Nürburgring Managing Director Christian Stephani about the top ranking. Fellow Managing Director Ingo Böder adds: "This is great and a great appreciation of our work."

What fascinates people so much about the Nürburgring? It is one of the most legendary race tracks in the world. Beloved and feared at the same time: the world-famous Nordschleife, the "Green Hell" in the middle of the magnificent Eifel forests. But the Nürburgring is more than just a race track. It is a vibrant conference and trade fair location, a popular excursion destination and a guarantee for impressive experiences. With versatile offers such as formula training, karting, its own adventure museum, trackwalks or backstage tours.

Since its opening in 1927, a unique myth has been created here with every story that can be felt and experienced by everyone. A living legend that fascinates motorsport fans and teams, the automotive industry as well as visitors and corporate customers alike.

This is confirmed by the voting, because leisure activities with a high experience factor for the whole family and lively metropolises are particularly popular with international visitors to the website of the German National Tourist Board (GNTB). This was also demonstrated by the big Nürburgring Family Day, which celebrated its premiere this year. 20,000 visitors rushed to the numerous offers and spent a great day at the Ring.

Incidentally, Europa-Park received the most entries in the voting this year. Last year's winner, Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg, came in second. Phantasialand Brühl follows in third place. The other places are occupied by Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the Nürburgring, Neuschwanstein Castle, the capital Berlin, the Black Forest National Park, the Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Therme Erding.

Since 2012, visitors to the website www.germany.travel have been able to name the tourist destinations they consider particularly recommendable in a free text field using the double opt-in procedure. Only participants from international markets are evaluated. The ranking of the Top 100 will result from the entries.

The entire ranking is available at www.germany.travel/top100.