Bavaria Sales Guide 2020/21

Sales Guide Bavaria Inspiration and information for travel trade professionals

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1.About Bavaria ........................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1.

General Information on Bavaria ................................................................................................................................................. 6

1.2.

Bavaria – Traditionally Different ................................................................................................................................................. 7

1.3.

“Bavaria” quality brands and themes ....................................................................................................................................... 10

1.4.

Bavaria`s four regions .............................................................................................................................................................. 11

2.About us .................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.

Airports ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

3.2.

Rail and Road Networks .......................................................................................................................................................... 16

3.3.

Ropeways and Mountain Railways .......................................................................................................................................... 17

3.4.

Rivers and lakes ...................................................................................................................................................................... 18

3.5.

Tourist Cards in Bavaria .......................................................................................................................................................... 21

4.Culture ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.1.

Cities and Towns in Bavaria .................................................................................................................................................... 22

4.2.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites ................................................................................................................................................ 29

4.3.

Aristocratic Bavaria and the Fairy-tale King Ludwig II ............................................................................................................. 31

4.4.

Medieval Bavaria ..................................................................................................................................................................... 34

4.5.

Historical Sites of Tragedy in Bavaria ...................................................................................................................................... 36

4.6.

Religious Cities and Places ..................................................................................................................................................... 38

4.7.

Passion Play 2022 ................................................................................................................................................................... 41

5.Culinary Bavaria ..................................................................................................................................... 42 5.1.

Beer and Brewery Visits........................................................................................................................................................... 42

5.2.

Wine and Wine Tastings .......................................................................................................................................................... 45

5.3.

Food ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 46

6.Luxury Bavaria ........................................................................................................................................ 48 6.1. Five-Star Hotels .................................................................................................................................................................................. 48 6.2.

Exclusive Activities................................................................................................................................................................... 50

7.Shopping in Bavaria ................................................................................................................................ 51 7.1.

Fashion in Bavaria ................................................................................................................................................................... 51

7.2.

Traditional Handcraft................................................................................................................................................................ 53

7.3.

Souvenirs ................................................................................................................................................................................. 56

8.Nature and Outdoors ............................................................................................................................... 57 8.1.

National Parks in Bavaria......................................................................................................................................................... 57

8.2.

Hiking and Climbing ................................................................................................................................................................. 58

8.3.

Cycling and Mountain Biking; E-Biking .................................................................................................................................... 60

8.4.

Tourist Roads in Bavaria.......................................................................................................................................................... 61

8.5.

Winter Sports ........................................................................................................................................................................... 64

9.Fun and Adventure (Parks)...................................................................................................................... 66 10.

Site Inspections in Bavaria ............................................................................................................ 69

1. About Bavaria 1.1.

General Information on Bavaria

Bavaria, with its capital city Munich, home to 12.9 million inhabitants, is located in the southeast of Germany at the very heart of Europe. The lifestyle in Bavaria is one of the state’s trump cards helping it maintain its lead role as the undisputed number one tourist destination in Germany. Bavaria offers a variety of options unparalleled throughout the whole of Germany: mountains and forests, lakes and rivers, plains and alpine heights. Bavaria has everything: nature, culture, age old traditions and state-of-the-art, a fashionable lifestyle and an abundance of adventure tourism.

Unique diversity

Unparalleled in its diversity, Bavaria is a region of outstanding natural beauty with a healthy climate, unspoilt natural environment, a wealth of culture amongst the best in Europe, exclusive all-year-round sporting opportunities and an attractive range of wellness and health services and facilities in 51 spa resorts. All this is underscored by amazingly friendly hotels and restaurants in all categories from budget right through to deluxe.

Location ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖

located in the southeast of Germany largest of Germany’s 16 federal states covers almost one-fifth of Germany’s total land area has an area of over 350,000 square kilometers borders Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland (across Lake Constance) neighboring German states: Baden-Wuerttemberg, Hesse, Thuringia and Saxony

Landscape

The landscape of Bavaria can be subdivided into four major regions: ❖ the Alps, with the Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany ❖ the Alpine foothills with their numerous lakes ❖ the Eastern Bavarian central mountains with the first ever national park in Germany, the Bavarian Forest ❖ the Swabian-Franconian landscape

Cities

Whatever the season - Bavaria’s cities and towns are always worth a visit. Historic centers, churches, castles, great shopping, events, museums, exhibitions, regional culinary specialties all ensure that Bavaria’s cities are attractive places to visit with plenty going on. The capital city of Bavaria is Munich. Other major cities in Bavaria include: Nuremberg, Augsburg, Regensburg etc..

The Bavarian “Way of Life”

“Live and let live“ is the motto in Bavaria. Whatever the time of year there is always some sort of custom being celebrated as traditional festivals are very much an integral part of Bavarian life. These deep routed links to cultural customs and to past are reflected not only in the careful attention paid to historic cities and buildings but also in the day-to-day Bavarian lifestyle.

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Bavaria – Traditionally Different

Bavaria stands for tradition and a sense of homeland. Nowhere else in Germany do the locals cultivate their customs as they do in the state of Bavaria. Deeply rooted, authentic and yet still modern, in other words “traditionally different” – this is the nature of the people of Bavaria: They bring modern ideas to tried and tested trades and crafts, and they develop and reinterpret elements of their heritage. Local people ensure, in their own individual and inimitable way, that their customs are preserved, and with them part of their Bavarian identity. This sense is conveyed to their guests too: Visitors can immerse themselves in the hospitable atmosphere and are therefore able to enjoy an authentic Bavarian experience – traditional and yet uniquely different. The claim “Bavaria - traditionally different” links the content of all communication and is illustrated by a content strategy that uses a selection of stories of so-called “Bavarian Ambassadors” across all the different marketing activities. The main focus is the communication of authentic stories about Bavarian personalities their way of life, which demonstrates the unique nature of Bavaria as a travel destination. These are enriched with relevant content, such as text, new and modern imagery and videos, and played in a wide range of different channels.

The goal of Bavaria Tourism is to strengthen Bavaria’s reputation as leisure and tourism industry and to inspire the tourism industry and visitors from all over the world to book and experience Bavaria. We offer the tourism industry access to our new imagery and video material, and we want to inspire the industry to widen their product by sharing our stories, information and suggesting new bookable offers.

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ALLGÄU/BAVARIAN-SWABIA Silvia Beyer runs the first vegetarian mountain cabin in the Alps. Instead of Schnitzel and cold meats, the menu of the Hündeleskopfhütte offers traditional bavarian meals in a vegetarian way; for example, Käsespätzle (small cheese dumplings).

Further Information: www.bavaria.by/experiences/nature-outdoors/excursions/high-pastures-huts/firstvegetarian-mountain-cabin-in-the-alps/

UPPER BAVARIA For about a year these two cool lads have been running their potato stall, “Caspar Plautz”. They sell various types of this popular tuber and create delicious meals in their mini “bistro”. “Each one of our dishes is constructed to include a raw salad, a potato and a topping”, explains Theo Lindinger.

Their stall is not just anywhere – it is located in one of the most traditional sites in the heart of Munich: the Viktualienmarkt. A place that for locals has almost mythical connotations. The same goes for Dominik Klier and Theo Lindinger.

Further Information: www.bavaria.by/traditionally-different/bavarian-free-spirits/caspar-plautz-potato-stallviktualienmarkt-munich/

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EASTERN BAVARIA Andre Maier specialises in Mural Art, painting facades. Not illegal, night-time spraying like graffiti artists, but with facade paint, brushes and wall rollers. Totally legal and with commissions in his pocket, sometimes from private customers, sometimes from municipal institutions. Andre Maier’s style is oriented towards classical, academic art. But elements of Art Nouveau also play a role. Female figures and faces often take centre stage, and every now and then, the majestic face of a Bavarian lion emerges from somewhere.

Further Information: https://www.bavaria.by/creative/mural-art-regensburg-andre-maier/

FRANCONIA The Bischof family has continued the traditional craft of distillation for almost 100 years. Franziska Bischof decided to make her parents’ hobby her profession. Today, she is a state-approved distiller, a fine brandy sommelière and was named “Female Distiller of the Year” in 2018. She still distils the fruit brandy just like her father did in the 1990s. At the same time, the distiller is adapting her range to modern drinking habits. She also makes gin, herbal liqueurs and a ginger spirit.

Further Information: https://www.bavaria.by/creative/brandy-sommeliere-franziska-bischof/

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1.3.

“Bavaria” quality brands and themes

BayTM presents the entire range of tourist attractions in the Free State of Bavaria under the Bayern® umbrella brand.

Since 2015, the marketing activities have focused on changing year-round campaigns with attention-grabbing focal themes. In addition, the sub-brands Kinderland Bayern® and the hotel brand Sightsleeping® guarantee target groupspecific offers for bon vivants, families and culture lovers. Marketing themes that the company has initiated itself, such as "Time for Tranquility" and "Filmkulisse Bayern" (film set Bavaria) combine tourism with other industries and form valuable synergies. Thus, together with all Bavarian tourism partners, BayTM provides guests from across the globe with attractive and varied holiday ideas.

Sightsleeping® sleeping with an eye for art

Since 2007 the Sightsleeping® Hotels brand offers accommodation for people with an eye for art in selected hotels throughout Bavaria. Visualists of style and beauty can stay in castles, palaces or contemporary hotels with a particular visual appeal. In Bavaria the sightseeing starts the minute you open your eyes and go down to breakfast.

Further Information: www.bavaria.by/experiences/sightsleeping-hotels/

Kinderland® The family brand for the active family

This brand was launched in 2003 in order to provide special holiday offerings for families with babies and children.

Whether it is a farmhouse, a holiday apartment, a hotel, or a camping ground – accommodation options within this product range are fitted to meet families’ needs. In addition to this our Kinderland® leisure partners, including leisure parks, museums or cable cars, will make children’s eyes sparkle just that little bit brighter.

Further Information: www.bavaria.by/experiences/family-holiday/

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1.4.

Bavaria`s four regions

Allgäu / Bavarian Swabia

Eastern Bavaria

Sun-drenched Allgäu is a colourful paradise of pure relaxation with gently rolling Alpine foothills, crystal clear lakes, lush green meadows and mountain peaks: recuperation for both body and soul – a land of phenomenal beauty. Little wonder that King Ludwig II chose the Allgäu in which to realise his dream of a Utopian world and build his fairytale castle of Neuschwanstein.

But the Allgäu is not just for those wanting to rest and relax; it is also an absolute paradise for anyone looking for a more active type of holiday. Whether you enjoy hiking, cycling, water sports or skiing, you will never be at a loss for something to do in the Allgäu. Cultural highlights include the Benedictine abbey in Ottobeuren – an unparalleled work of art and one of the most outstanding baroque buildings in the whole of Europe.

The Roman remains in Kempten and Augsburg, the intact mediaeval town walls of Nördlingen and a range of magnificent town halls in erstwhile imperial free cities bear witness to the Bavarian Swabia’s rich cultural past.

Visitors to the area love the region’s culinary delicacies – particularly the cheese specialities – that make a perfect holiday complete.

Natural beauty, limestone cliffs and drip-stone caves, halcyon river valleys, deciduous forests of all colours and hues, crystal clear lakes and stunning panoramas.

Comprising the largest area of forestation in Central Europe Eastern Bavaria is home to Europe’s green canopy comprising the Bavarian Forest (Germany’s very first national park), the Upper Palatinate Forest, the Bavarian Jura and Southern Lower Bavaria. Lots of unspoilt countryside to walk, cycle or ride through. Discover the romantic wild east and experience lynx and bear first hand.

The Danube and the towns along its banks form a cultural vein flowing right through Eastern Bavaria. State-of-the-art town life in perfect harmony with historical monuments dominated by some of the most impressive sacred buildings ever built such as St. Peter’s Cathedral in Regensburg or the highest brick-built tower in the world situated in Landshut, and spectacular baroque buildings in Passau and Waldsassen.

Ancient customs and traditions and conviviality play an important role at the traditional festivities held throughout the region where delicacies containing produce from Eastern Bavaria’s woods, lakes and rivers are served.

Contact Tourismusverband Allgäu/Bayerisch-Schwaben e. V. Schießgrabenstrasse 14 86150 Augsburg Tel.: +49 821 4504010 info@tvabs.de www.allgaeu-bayerisch-schwaben.de

Contact Tourismusverband Ostbayern e. V. Im Gewerbepark D 02 / D04 93059 Regensburg Tel.: +49 941585390 info@ostbayern-tourismus.de www.ostbayern-tourismus.de

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Franconia

Upper Bavaria

A fascinating holiday region, comprising 16 very distinctive areas. Nowhere else are there so many – 140 in total – charming cities and towns fashioned over centuries by European art and history.

A large number of cycle routes, spread throughout the region ensure that cycle fans can always find just the right sort of tour regardless of whether they want to go on an ordinary cycle tour, a mountain bike tour or a racing route.

Franconia has a total of nine national parks stretching from the Rhön and Spessart to the Altmühl nature reserve.

These parks contain a wealth of forests, rivers and lakes, mountains and meadows, sun drenched wine slopes and extensive hiking areas.

Enjoy a dry, light, refreshing Sylvaner from the wine growing areas along the river Main or a glass of golden beer. After all, no other area anywhere in the world has a higher concentration of breweries than Franconia!

Franconia has no fewer than 17 health resorts and spas all equipped with natural healing resources, experienced health experts and modern spa concepts focusing on the well-being of their guests. Franconia is the place to go to rest and recuperate, to experience something new and to have fun.

Magnificent mountain scenery, gently rolling foothills, moraine hills, far-reaching plains, rivers and some 200 lakes make this region particularly spectacular. Upper Bavaria – 16 areas of unique diversification, towns full of art and culture with the state capital and cultural centre of Munich at the fore, and a wealth of world-class things to see.

Anyone interested in art and culture is spoilt for choice.

Upper Bavaria has an excellent variety of museums and art exhibitions. A number of world-class painters, including Marc and Kandinsky, lived and worked in Upper Bavaria.

The “Blauer Reiter” school of painting was founded in the town of Murnau. Visitors to the state can also enjoy a wide variety of concerts staged in the region’s castles, churches and monasteries as well as picturesque landscape, plenty of good, clean air all mixed together with Bavaria’s inimitable hospitality.

Anyone looking for a bit of rejuvenation and relaxation is in the right place: come to Upper Bavaria for that unforgettable ‘feel-good’ holiday. The range of sports and leisure activities on offer is also extremely comprehensive ranging from extreme sports through to gentles strolls, swimming and cycle tours.

Contact Tourismusverband Franken e. V. Wilhelminenstrasse 6 90461 Nuremberg Tel.: +49 911 9 41510 info@frankentourismus.de www.frankentourismus.de

Contact Tourismus Oberbayern München e. V. Balanstrasse 57 81541 Munich Tel.: +49 89 90778270 info@oberbayern.de www.oberbayern.de

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2. About us Services of BAVARIA TOURISM BAVARIA TOURISM wants your product and tours to become a success. We are dedicated to assist you with any questions you may have about Bavaria and its offers. A diverse range of services has been developed to optimally support your activities.

Services for the travel trade

Online picture archive: www.pictures.bavaria.by Our services allow you to get started with your tour concept. The Online picture archive provides you with an extensive amount of professional material, classified according to themes, regions, and seasons. You will also find images of our Bavarian Ambassadors. All images are free of charge.

Services on request • • •

Product ideas and tour suggestions Contacts to potential partners Support for educational trips, staff training such as webinars

Our services on request provide you with further assistance tailored to your needs.

To elaborate your tour design further, we can provide you with product ideas and tour suggestions. BAVARIA TOURISM has developed a we are happy to prepare information and corresponding service providers for your requirements.

To help you and your staff to get to know and explore Bavaria, we organize educational trips for employees of travel agencies and tour operators as well as members of the media. On request, we can join your company’s webinars and give trainings on Bavaria. In this way, you can help your employees to get a better understanding of what Bavaria has to offer to your guests.

A variety of promotional material such as pictures, PR texts, video clips and brochures can be supplied to you. We also provide you with the latest information about your destinations of interest upon request.

Contact Susanne Miller Unit Lead International Networks Tel.: +49 89 21239722 miller@bayern.info Contact Stephan Dörner International Networks Tel.: +49 89 21239766 doerner@bayern.info Contact Diana Gonzalez International Networks North America Tel.: +1 6617174 bavaria@germany.travel

Do not hesitate to contact BAVARIA TOURISM to make your tour a success.

Further Information: www.bavaria.by/travel-trade

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3. Infrastructure 3.1.

Airports

Airports in Bavaria

Munich Airport (MUC) ❖ international airport ❖ located 28.5 km northeast of Munich ❖ Germany’s second busiest passenger airport ❖ serves about 100 airlines, 70 countries and 240 destinations in Germany, Europe and the world ❖ Europe’s only 5-star Airport and voted Best Airport in Europe and 3rd Best Airport worldwide in 2019 (Skytrax)

Contact Munich Airport Tel.: +49 89 97500 info@munich-airport.de www.munich-airport.com

Access to/from Bavaria ❖ via public transport: Metro line (S-Bahn) S1 and S8 to the Eastern Railway Station and the Munich Central Train Station Trains from Munich Airport to Regensburg Central Station ❖ via Lufthansa Airport Line: (airportbus-muenchen.de/en) to/from München-Schwabing and München Central Train Station ❖ via long-distance coaches: Flixbus (www.global.flixbus.com/) to/from Bolzano (I), Brixen (I), Garmisch Partenkirchen, Innsbruck (A), Meran (I), Salzburg (A), Scharnitz (A), Sterzing (I), Terlan (I) ❖ car rental centre: Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt, Terstappen, Thrifty Nuremberg Airport (NUE) ❖ international airport ❖ second-busiest airport in Bavaria ❖ serves about 50 nonstop destinations in Germany and Europe, especially touristic destinations at the Mediterranean Sea, on the Canary Islands and in Egypt ❖ no intercontinental long-distance flights offered

Contact Nuremberg Airport Tel.: +49 911 93700 info@airport-nuernberg.de www.airport-nuernberg.de

Get to the Nuremberg Airport: ❖ via public transportation: underground line U2 to/from Central Station/City, and Bus lines 30 to/from Nuremberg Thon and line 33 to/from Nuremberg Buch ❖ via long-distance coach Flixbus (www.global.flixbus.com/) with daily services from Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Munich, Prague and Wurzburg ❖ car Rental with own service desks: Avis, Europcar, enterprise, Hertz, Sixt

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Allgäu Airport Memmingen (FMM) ❖ smallest of three commercial airports in Bavaria ❖ located 3.8 km from the center of Memmingen (Allgäu region) and 110 km from Munich ❖ serves about 25 destinations ❖ provides a low-cost alternative to Munich Airport

Contact Allgäu Airport Memmingen Tel.: +49 8331 9842000 info@allgaeu-airport.de www.allgaeu-airport.com

Get to the Alps ❖ via Allgäu Airport Express: (www.allgaeu-airport-express.de) regularly bus service to Munich (DE), Dornbirn (AT), St. Gallen (CH) & Zurich (CH) – offers also individual transfer via busses ❖ via long-distance coach: Flixbus (www.global.flixbus.com/) to Munich (DE), Fischen (DE, Allgäu), Immenstadt (DE, Allgäu), Oberstdorf (DE, Allgäu), Sonthofen (DE, Allgäu), St. Gallen (CH) & Zürich (CH) ❖ via bus lines: Lines: 2, 810, 811 to Memmingen’s Central Rail Station (secondary lines) ❖ car rental: Sixt, Avis, Europcar and Hertz

Airports close-by

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) ❖ international airport ❖ busiest passenger airport in Germany ❖ third busiest passenger airport in Europe ❖ located 12 km southwest of central Frankfurt ❖ serves the most international destinations in the world (264 destinations in 113 countries)

Contact Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide Tel.: +49 180 63724636 info@fraport.com www.frankfurt-airport.com

Salzburg Airport ❖ international airport ❖ second largest passenger airport in Austria ❖ located 4 km west-southwest from Salzburg and 2 km from the Austrian-German border ❖ serves about 50 nonstop destinations, especially in Europe, at the Mediterranean Sea, on the Canary Islands and in Egypt

Contact Salzburg Airport Tel.: +43 662 85800 info@salzburg-airport.at www.salzburg-airport.com

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3.2.

Rail and Road Networks

Rail Network

Bavaria is home to a comprehensive rail network providing frequent and reliable train connections to all surrounding airports and main places of interest. The fastest and most comfortable way of exploring Bavaria’s urban gems has to be by travelling with the high-speed ICE (or InterCity Express) train.

Estimated travel times by train between the major train stations in Bavaria: Munich – Nuremberg: 1:00 hrs Munich – Stuttgart: 2:00 hrs Munich – Regensburg: 1:30 hrs Würzburg – Regensburg: 2:00 hrs Würzburg – Frankfurt: 1:00 hrs Würzburg – Nürnberg: 1:00 hrs German Railway Company Regardless of the destination you want to travel to: the online services of Deutsche Bahn AG will find the best route for you from anywhere in Germany at a click – complete with all connections.

Contact DB Vertrieb GmbH Tel.: +49 180 6996633 reiseportal@bahn.de www.bahn.com

Bavarian Railway Company The Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft is the passenger transport company for regional railways in Bavaria.

Further information on train connections within Bavaria: www.bayernfahrplan.de

Contact Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft GmbH Tel.: +49 89 7488250 info@bahnland-bayern.de www.bayern-fahrplan.de

Road Network

The extensive (41.800 kilometres) and good quality road network of Bavaria allows you to reach any place of interest by car or coach. There are different types of roads from the smaller regional roads to the famous Autobahn. They are all well signed and major roads connect to other national and international destinations.

Estimated travel times by bus between the major Bavarian cities and sights: Munich – Augsburg: 1:10 hrs Munich – Nuremberg: Munich – Füssen (Castle Neuschwanstein): 2:10 hrs Nuremberg – Würzburg: Munich – Regensburg: 1:40 hrs Nuremberg – Rothenburg: Munich – Berchtesgaden: 2:10 hrs Nuremberg – Bamberg: Munich – Garmisch-Patenkirchen (Zugspitze): 1:20 hrs Nuremberg – Bayreuth: Munich – Lindau (Lake Constance): 2:20 hrs Nuremberg – Regensburg: Munich – Passau: 2:20 hrs Regensburg – Passau:

2:10 hrs 1:10 hrs 1:20 hrs 1:00 hrs 1:20 hrs 1:20 hrs 1:30 hrs

Estimated travel times by bus between the major Bavarian cities and national and international cities: Munich – Stuttgart: 3:00 hrs Nuremberg – Stuttgart: 2:40 hrs Munich – Prague: 4:30 hrs Nuremberg – Frankfurt am Main: 2:50 hrs Munich – Salzburg: 2:00 hrs Nuremberg – Prague: 3:40 hrs Munich – Vienna: 5:10 hrs Regensburg – Prague: 3:10 hrs

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3.3.

Ropeways and Mountain Railways

Both in summer and in winter, Bavaria’s ropeways and mountain railways are carrying thousands of hiking and skiing enthusiasts to the peaks of the highest mountains and to the most breath-taking viewpoints throughout Bavaria.

Further information on ropeways in Bavaria: www.seilbahnen.de

Arber

Reit im Winkl

Brauneck

Spitzingsee

Breitenberg

Sudelfeld

Fellhorn

Tegelberg

Nebelhorn

Zugspitze

Fürstl. Hohenzollernsche ARBER-BERGBAHN e. K. Tel.: +49 9925 94140 arber@hohenzollern.com www.arber.de Brauneck und Wallbergbahnen GmbH Tel.: +49 8042 503940 info@brauneck-bergbahn.de www.brauneck-bergbahn.de Breitenbergbahn GmbH & Co. KG Tel.: +49 8363 5820 info@breitenbergbahn.de www.breitenbergbahn.de Fellhornbahn GmbH Tel.: +49 8322 96000 info@das-hoechste.com www.fellhorn.de Nebelhornbahn-AG Tel.: +49 8322 96000 info@das-hoechste.com www.nebelhorn.de

Tourist Information Reit im Winkl Tel.: +49 8640 80020 info@reitimwinkl.de www.reitimwinkl.de Alpenbahnen Spitzingsee GmbH Tel.: +49 8026 9292290 info@alpenbahnen-spitzingsee.de www.alpenbahnen-spitzingsee.de Bergbahnen Sudelfeld & Co. KG Tel.: +49 8023 588 info@sudelfeld.de www.sudelfeld.de Tegelbergbahn GmbH & Co. KG Tel.: +49 8362 98360 info@tegelbergbahn.de www.tegelbergbahn.de Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG Tel.: +49 8821 7970 zugspitzbahn@zugspitze.de www.zugspitze.de

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Rivers and lakes

What Bavaria lacks in shoreline, it makes up for in rivers and lakes. When summer temperatures climb to 30 degrees the numerous beautiful beaches are a great way to cool down whilst you lie back and enjoy the breathtaking scenery and plan your next walk or cycle ride.

Rivers

Danube The Danube is Europe’s second longest river. It originates in the town of Donaueschingen - which is in the Black Forest of Germany - at the confluence of the rivers Brigach and Breg. The Danube then flows southeast, passing through four Central European capitals before emptying into the Black Sea. Key Facts ❖ Length: 2,857 km ❖ Head: confluence of Brigach and Breg (near Donaueschingen) ❖ Mouth: Black Sea (Romania and Ukraine) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Weltenburger Enge Nature Reserve and the Weltenburg Abbey, home of the world’s oldest monastic brewery ❖ Hall of Liberation in Kelheim ❖ The Walhalla close to Regensburg ❖ The Stone Bridge and Old Town of Regensburg ❖ St. Stephan’s cathedral in Passau ❖ Danube Bike Trail (Donauradweg) Further information: www.deutsche-donau.de Main With a length of 527 km the Main is the most significant right tributary of the Rhine. The Main flows through the German states of Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg (forming the border with Bavaria for some distance) and Hesse.

Key Facts ❖ Length: 527 km ❖ Head: confluence of Red Main and White Main near Kulmbach (Upper Franconia) ❖ Mouth: Rhine (near Mainz-Kastel) Main-Danube-Canal Main-Danube Canal, also called Europa Canal, German Main-Donau-Kanal or Europa-Kanal, commercial waterway in the southern German state of Bavaria. Completed in 1992, the canal is 171 km (106 miles) long and runs from Bamberg on the Main River (a tributary of the Rhine River) to Kelheim on the Danube River, permitting traffic to flow between the North Sea and the Black Sea. Key Facts ❖ Length: 171 km ❖ Head: Engadin (Switzerland) ❖ Mouth: Danube (in Passau) Inn The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and 517 km long. The source is located in the Swiss Alps, west of St. Moritz in the Engadin region. It crosses the border into Bavaria near Kufstein.

Key Facts ❖ Length: 517 km ❖ Head: Bamberg ❖ Mouth: Kelheim

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Isar The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps and at 295 km in length, it is the fourth largest river in Bavaria, after the Danube, Inn, and Main. It is Germany’s second most important tributary of the Danube after the Inn. Key Facts ❖ Length: 295 km ❖ Head: Karwendel (Austria) ❖ Mouth: Danube (near Moos in Eastern Bavaria) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ River Rafting along the Isar Lech The Lech is a right tributary of the Danube with a drainage basin of 6,600 square kilometers. It rises in Austria and flows in a north-north-easterly direction and crosses the German border.

Key Facts ❖ Length: 264 km ❖ Head: Vorarlberg (Austria) ❖ Mouth: Danube (near Marxheim in Upper Bavaria)

Lakes

Chiemsee The largest lake in Bavaria is the Chiemsee, which is also known as the “Bavarian Sea”. The name has a kernel of truth in it: not only does the lake, which has an area of 80 square kilometers, have tides like the sea, it also originated from the primeval Thetis Sea, which once covered almost half of Europe.

Highlights and Places of interest ❖ The three Islands: Herreninsel, Fraueninsel and Krautinsel ❖ Schloss Herrenchiemsee Further information: www.chiemsee-alpenland.de Lake Eibsee At the foot of the Zugspitze (Germany’s highest mountain) the lake is situated approximately 100 km southwest of Munich and near the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The panorama around Lake Eibsee is breathtakingly beautiful and the color of the lake varies from deep blue to turquoise.

Key Facts ❖ Surface elevation: 973 meters ❖ Surface area: 195 hectares Highlights and Places of interest ❖ The Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain ❖ Nature and outdoor sports in summer and winter, like hiking, biking, skiing Further information: www.zugspitze.de/en Königssee The emerald-green lake near Berchtesgaden is surrounded by steep walls of rock, with the 1800-meter east wall of the Watzmann towering above its west shore.

Key Facts ❖ Length: 8 km ❖ Width at the longest point over one kilometer ❖ Depth: 190 meters Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ National Park Berchtesgaden and its endless possibilities for outdoor sports in summer and winter ❖ St. Bartholomew’s church BAVARIA TOURISM • Arabellastrasse 17, Munich, Germany www.bavaria.by • www.bavaria.by/travel-trade • www.pictures.bavaria.by

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❖ Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden ❖ Documentation Obersalzberg Further information: www.koenigssee.com/en Lake Starnberg & Ammersee The Starnberger See is the Bavarian capital Munich's nearest lake. In the 17th and 18th centuries it was already very popular with the Munich court. The Ammersee is just under 50 square kilometres in area and has a circumference of over 42 kilometres. The conditions for many different water sports (sailing, boat hire, swimming etc.) are ideal.

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Lake Starnberg: outdoor sports like water-skiing, boating, cycling around the lake, towns like Starnberg, Seeshaupt, Bernried, Tutzing and Feldafing with Rose Island, pleasure boats ❖ Lake Ammersee: outdoor sports like hiking, water sports (sailing, boating, swimming), towns: Herrsching with its palace, the “Kurparkschlösschen”, Diessen with the St Mary’s Minister, Schondorf and Utting with the “Old Villa”, Rodenhauser Park. Andechs Monastery Further information: www.starnbergammersee.de Alpine region Tegernsee and Schliersee The Lake Tegernsee with its emerald water is up to 72 meters deep. The five small towns of Tegernsee, Gmund, Bad Wiessee, Rottach-Egern and Kreuth are dotted along the lakeside.

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Outdoor sport activities ❖ Pleasure ships of the Bayerische Seenschifffahrt A few kilometers further on, one can find the Lake Schliersee.

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Outdoor sport activities: Paddleboat ❖ Island of Wörth and its numerous traditional Bavarian beer gardens ❖ St Sixtus church with its 15th century “Gnadenstuhl” Further information: www.tegernsee-schliersee.de Lakes in the Allgäu The Greater Alpsee lake is the largest natural lake in the Allgäu and forms the focus for all of the region’s water sports.

From the castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein there is a splendid view of the Alpsee. It covers an area of almost one square kilometer, with just under five kilometers of shoreline and a depth of up to 62 meters. The lake nestles between wooded mountain slopes in an area of unspoilt natural beauty, which was already popular in the 19th century - the Bavarian kings built their romantic castles here.

Only a short walk away from Hohenschwangau Castle is the little Swan Lake (Schwansee). This sleepy lake is attractively set in the Allgäu mountains.

Lake Constance (Bodensee) is located on the northern edge of the Alps, where the borders of Germany, Austria and Switzerland come together. With an area of 539 square kilometers, it is the third-largest inland lake in Central Europe.

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Outdoor sport activities at the Greater Alpsee: fishing, sailing, surfing, paddle boating ❖ The castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein and numerous hiking trails around the region ❖ Historic towns around the Lake Constance: Nonnenhorn, Wasserburg and Lindau Further information: www.allgaeu.info Oberpfälzer Wald – “Land of 1,000 Lakes” The Oberpfälzer Wald is known as the “Land of 1,000 lakes”. Actually, it is home to 4,700 lakes that were established back in the Middle Ages by monks. Today the region is a unique natural biotope providing a habitat to a wide variety of flora and fauna.

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Ideal region for water sports like wakeboarding and waterskiing and fishing Further information: www.oberpfaelzerwald.de

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Tourist Cards in Bavaria

Tourist Cards offer discounts and other benefits for visitors. Please find a selection of Tourist Cards in Bavaria below.

Allgäu / Bayerisch Schwaben Name of Card Allgäu Walser Card Viel Card Bad Hindelang Plus Oberstaufen Plus / Oberstaufen Plus Golf Bergbahnen Inklusive

City or Region Allgäu und Kleinwalsertal Allgäu und Kleinwalsertal Bad Hindelang Oberstaufen

Webadress www.oberallgaeu.de/allgaeu-walser-card/ihreurlaubskarte/ www.allgaeu.de/neu-die-vielcard-allgaeu www.badhindelang.de/informieren/bad-hindelangplus www.oberstaufen.de/urlaub/gaestekarte/

Oberstdorf / Kleinwalsertal

Königs Card

Ostallgäu und Ammergauer Alpen

www.oberstdorf.de/gastgeber/angebote/bergbahnen - inklusive www.koenigscard.com

Upper Bavaria

Name of Card Oberbayern Card Lenggries Plus ZugspitzCard / ZugspitzCard Gold Altmühl-Donau-Card

City or Region Oberbayern Lenggries Zugspitzland

Webadress www.oberbayern-card.info/ www.lenggries.de/en/guest-card-plus-the-experience www.zugspitzcard.de/en/

Nature park Altmühltal

Reit im Winkl Inklusiv Card

Reit im Winkl

Tegernsee Card Königs Card

Tegernsee Ostallgäu und Ammergauer Alpen Ruhpolding & Inzell

www.naturpark-altmuehltal.de/shop/altmuehl-donau card-1208 www.reitimwinkl.de/en/summervacations/reit-im-winkl -inklusiv-card www.tegernsee-card.de www.koenigscard.com

Chiemgau Card

Eastern Bavaria

Name of Card Bayerwald Card (Plus) Aktiv Card Bayerischer Wald PassauCard RegensburgCard

www.ruhpolding.de/chiemgaukarte

City or Region Bayerischer Wald Bayerischer Wald

Webadress www.bayerwaldcard.de www.aktivcard-bayerischer-wald.de

Passau Regensburg

www.passaucard.de www.tourismus.regensburg.de/shop/verschenken/reg ens burg-card.html

Name of Card Entdecker Pass Nürnberg Cards

City or Region Region of Nuremberg Nuremberg and Fürth

Bamberg Card Würzburg Welcome Card

Bamberg Würzburg

Webadress www.entdeckerpass.com www.tourismus.nuernberg.de/buchen/nuernberg card/ www.bamberg.info/shop/bambergcard-815 www.wuerzburg.de/en/visitors/touristinformation1/wuerzburg-welcome-card

Franconia

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4. Culture 4.1.

Cities and Towns in Bavaria

Allgäu / Bavarian Swabia

Augsburg Augsburg is a modern city of fairs and congresses, with flair of a 2000-year-old free imperial city. Of special interest: at the heart of the city center with its Renaissance character, the City Hall, the Perlach Tower and the Augustus fountain, Maximilianstraße, southern Germany’s most beautiful boulevard with its Mercury and Hercules fountains, Schaezler Palace and St Ulrich churches. A walk through the Fuggerei, the oldest social settlement in the world, is an absolute must for any visitor. The cathedral district, the old town crisscrossed with canals, and the birthplaces of the writer Bertolt Brecht and of the ancestors of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are further tourist attractions.

Contact Regio Augsburg Tourismus GmbH Tel.: +49 821 502070 tourismus@regio-augsburg.de www.augsburg-tourismus.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Munich Airport (87 km) ❖ Allgäu Airport Memmingen (90 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Fuggerei: the world’s oldest social housing complex ❖ Augsburger Puppenkiste: puppet theatre ❖ The Romantic Road and Sisi-Road Füssen Situated at the southern end of the Romantic Road, lies the 700-year-old medieval town of Füssen. The town’s charming location on the edge of the Alps is impressive: framed in by imposing high mountain peaks and an idyllic lake district, at an altitude of 800 - 1200 meters. The Hohes Schloss of Füssen, the former summer residence of the prince bishops of Augsburg and one of SouthGermany’s largest and best-preserved late gothic castle complexes, is Füssen’s landmark.

Contact Füssen Tourismus und Marketing Tel.: +49 8362 93850 tourismus@fuessen.de www.fuessen.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Allgäu Airport Memmingen (80 km) ❖ Munich Airport (160 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Royal Palaces: Schloss Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau ❖ End point of the Romantic Road ❖ Historic town center

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Kempten Kempten, the Allgäu’s main town, has a 2000-year-old history. Roman times are brought to life at Cambodunum Archaeological Park. The townscape reflects the centuries of co-existence between the former Protestant Imperial City (today’s old town) and the Catholic Kempten of the Prince-Abbots (Residenz palace and St Lawrence’s Basilica). Furthermore the “Burghalde”, one of the oldest sites with open-air theatre or the “Marstall” (Court Stable) with Europe’s largest museum of Alpine history are well worth seeing. A wide choice of restaurants, interesting culture and excellent shopping opportunities complete the range of delights Kempten has to offer.

Contact Tourist Information Kempten Tel.: +49 831 2525237 touristinfo@kempten.de www.kempten.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Allgäu Airport Memmingen (40 km) ❖ Munich Airport (155 km) Memmingen The historic town of Memmingen has a wonderful array of interesting sights with a Mediterranean touch. The historic center is the perfect place for a gentle stroll and a little shopping all topped off with some local culinary delights. With its superbly maintained winter walks and wonderful cross country trails during the snowy season Memmingen is also a great place to visit in winter: snow covered alleyways, steaming streams, hot mulled wine at the Christmas market and plenty of live music.

Contact Stadtinformation Memmingen Tel.: +49 8331 850172 info@memmingen.de www.memmingen.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Allgäu Airport Memmingen (6 km) ❖ Munich Airport (144 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Memmingen children’s festival Nördlingen Nördlingen, on the “Romantic Road”, is one of the few towns still to have a fully preserved town wall that you can walk around. This 2.7 km stroll around the town defenses passed numerous towers and gates affords many a great view of Nördlingen’s romantic little alleyways. As one approaches from afar Nördlingen is clearly identifiable by its skyline dominated by the late Gothic church of St. George whose bell tower is lovingly called the “Daniel” by the people of the town.

The top of the “Daniel” is just perfect for enjoying panoramic views of the medieval town and the Ries crater that was created some 15 million years ago by a meteorite impact.

Contact Tourist-Information Nördlingen Tel.: +49 9081 84116 tourist-information@noerdlingen.de www.noerdlingen.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Nuremberg Airport (110 km) ❖ Munich Airport (152 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Fully preserved town wall ❖ Geopark Ries ❖ At the Romantic Road

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Eastern Bavaria

Passau Passau has a central geographical location within the tri-state-area of Germany, Austria and Czech Republic. The three rivers – Danube, Inn and Ilz - lend the city on the Three-River-Conjunction-Point its unique beauty. Italian Baroque masters created today’s city skyline, with its southern European flair. One of the most striking buildings is cathedral of St Stephan, which boasts the world’s biggest church organ. Besides St Stephan other buildings like the New Bishop’s Palace, Veste Oberhaus Castle, Town Hall, Niedernburg Nunnery and Maria Hilf Pilgrimage Church describe Passau’s history.

Contact Tourist-Information Passau Tel.: +49 851 955980 tourist-info@passau.de www.tourismus.passau.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Munich Airport (150 km) ❖ Linz Airport / Austria (90 km Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Cycling paths: Donau cycling route and Inn cycling route ❖ Important harbor for river cruising Regensburg The best preserved medieval city in Germany, situated at the northernmost point of the Danube River has a special charm. The city offers world renown sights such as Porta Praetoria, the gate to the Roman Castra Regina, the Old Stone Bridge and St Peters Cathedral. Visit the Old Town Hall with Reichssaal, which for 200 years served as the seat of parliament for the Perpetual Imperial Diet and with the original Tourture Chamber of the middle ages. Listen to the delightful voices of the boys’ choir of Regensburger Domspatzen, taste the delicious sausages at the Historic Sausage Kitchen or take a boat trip on the Danube River.

Contact Regensburg Tourismus GmbH Tel.: +49 941 5074410 tourismus@regensburg.de www.regensburg.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Nuremberg Airport (110 km) ❖ Munich Airport (116 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ UNESCO World Heritage site: Old Town and Stadtamhof ❖ Walhalla and Hall of Liberation ❖ Biggest harbor for river cruises ❖ Danube Gorge near Kelheim Landshut In the heart of the town, the two boulevards of the Old and New Town run parallel to each other. They boast houses and buildings of different styles, from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance-Baroque. At one end of the Old Town lies a landmark of Landshut: St Martin’s Church, which has the world’s highest brick tower. Dating back to 1204, it was constantly expanded and offers a lot to discover. In addition, there is a fantastic panoramic view of the city and the Isar River from the castle’s balconies. Landshut is also home to the largest European Middle Ages festival – the Landshut Wedding. Every four years, the marriage of Duke George and Hedwig, the daughter of the king of Poland, is remembered and celebrated at this festival.

Contact Verkehrsverein Landshut e. V. Tel.: +49 871 4081840 info@tourismus-landshut.de www.tourismus-landshut.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Munich Airport (39 km) ❖ Nuremberg Airport (165 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Landshuter Hochzeit: Every four years far more than 2000 citizens revive the Middle Ages (next: 2021)

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Franconia

Nuremberg The center of Nuremberg is not only a wonderful place for the staging of trade fairs and congresses, it also holds great fascination for those coming in search of culture and of new experiences. On the one hand Nuremberg has an international airport and a state-of-the-art trade fair center and on the other hand the historic center of the city is a little gem with everything one could ever wish for: fabulous museums, plenty of attractive shopping, cosy restaurants and bars and welcoming beer gardens.

Contact Congress- und TourismusZentrale Nürnberg Tel.: +49 911 23360 tourismus@nuernberg.de www.tourismus.nuernberg.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Nuremberg Airport (8 km) ❖ Munich Airport (160 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Popular destinations: Franconian Switzerland and Franconian Lakes ❖ Nuremberg Castle and the Old Town ❖ Famous Nuremberg Christmas Market ❖ Toy route Bayreuth Richard Wagner and the Bayreuth Festival - Germany’s most prestigious music festival - have successfully achieved worldwide fame for the city of Bayreuth. Today the classicist villa on the edge of the court garden houses the Richard Wagner Museum - an absolute must for anyone interested in culture.

Bayreuth principally reflects the baroque period of architecture. Over 400 years ago, Bayreuth became the residential city of the Margraves and the then Margarine. Yet there is far more to the lovable, lively city of Bayreuth than just its historic sights: the city also has a buzzing cultural scene and a wealth of restaurants, bars, bistros and street-side cafés.

Contact Bayreuth Marketing & Tourismus GmbH Tel.: +49 921 885731 info@bayreuth-tourismus.de www.bayreuth-tourismus.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Nuremberg Airport (86 km) ❖ Munich Airport (225 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ UNESCO World Heritage: Magravial Opera House ❖ Yearly Bayreuth Festival ❖ Destinations: Fichtelgebirge and Franconian Switzerland Würzburg Würzburg is an ancient episcopal seat and a vibrant university town with a baroque, distinctly southern feel. It is in an idyllic setting surrounded by vineyards and defined by its architectural splendours that reflect a range of epochs. Art, culture and Franconian wine are a way of life in Würzburg - they impart Mediterranean joie de vivre.

Contact Tourist Information Würzburg Tel.: +49 931 372398 tourismus@wuerzburg.de www.wuerzburg.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Nuremberg Airport (106 km) ❖ Frankfurt Airport (124 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ UNESCO World Heritage: The Würzburg Residence ❖ Fortress Marienberg

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Bamberg Narrow alleys, cozy corners, medieval and baroque building fronts, plus a distinct romantic flair: Bamberg is a unique work of art. Endowed with one of Europe’s largest intact old town centers Bamberg has the magic of the past hanging in the air, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993.

Today, Bamberg is a lively art and cultural center with a thousand-year-old history, a long tradition of beer brewing and the buzzing atmosphere of a city full of life and street cafés and small antiques shops. Just outside of town beautiful countryside and nature parks, such as Franconian Switzerland offer a huge variety of opportunities for cycling, hiking and water sports.

Contact BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Serivce Tel.: +49 951 2976200 info@bamberg.info www.bamberg.info

Nearest Airports ❖ Nuremberg Airport (50 km) ❖ Frankfurt Airport (212 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ UNESCO World Heritage: Old Town of Bamberg ❖ Bamberg regions perfect for cycling and hiking Rothenburg With its splendid location and charming medieval atmosphere hardly, any other town is able to captivate its visitors in quite the same way as Rothenburg ob der Tauber. A walk through this small town is an unforgettable encounter with bygone centuries. The imposing building of the Town Hall, stately towers, massive fortifications, churches and patrician houses are witnesses to a mighty imperial past. An imperial castle dating back to 1142 represents the beginning of the town. Nowadays Rothenburg, situated in Western Franconia, is one of the most visited towns in Europe. Its richness of old medieval buildings and museums explains Rothenburg’s reputation as one of the most attractive destinations in Germany.

Contact Rothenburg Tourismus Service Tel.: +49 9861 404800 info@rothenburg.de www.tourismus.rothenburg.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Nuremberg Airport (125 km) ❖ Frankfurt Airport (187 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Medieval town ❖ “Meistertrunk” (“The Master’s Draught): Every Whitsun this event is recreated, citizens dress up in period costumes ❖ Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas store and Christmas Museum Coburg The Upper Franconian town of Coburg is situated between the Upper Main Valley to the south and the Thuringian Forest to the north in what is known as the green heart of Germany. Thanks to the dukes who once lived in the town this erstwhile seat of royal power now enjoys a unique heritage of art treasures and beautiful buildings. Visitors to Coburg can enjoy a wealth of art and culture including events of both modern and classical music.

Contact Tourismus Coburg Tel.: +49 9561 898000 info@tourist.coburg.de www.coburg-tourist.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Nuremberg Airport (100 km) ❖ Frankfurt Airport (231 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Veste Coburg ❖ Located at the Castle Road

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Dinkelsbühl The former Free Imperial town of Dinkelsbühl, with its distinctive townscape, lies in the idyllic Wörnitz Valley. Dinkelsbühl’s perfectly preserved town walls and magnificent patrician houses, are a reminder of Dinkelsbühl’s glorious era in the 15th and 16th century. Dinkelsbühl’s industrious craftsmen and flourishing trading activities enhanced its wealth, with the town’s fortifications and 16 towers providing protection from attack. Artists discovered the picturesque nooks, crannies and alleyways of the old town in the last century and now visitors from all over the world flock to the medieval town to get a taste of its vibrant ambiance.

Contact Touristik Service Dinkelsbühl Tel.: +49 9851 902440 touristik.service@dinkelsbuehl.de www.dinkelsbuehl.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Nuremberg Airport (100 km) ❖ Munich Airport (184 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Located at the Romantic Road ❖ Annual Event: Kinderzeche

Upper Bavaria

Munich Munich is located in southern Germany on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. It is Germany’s leading tourist city. Munich is a cosmopolitan city full of heritage; the city of laptops and lederhosen; state-of-the-art innovations and charming serenity. Bavaria’s capital city, which is home to some 1.5 million people, has everything a tourist could possible wish for to ensure a perfect stay: a broad and diverse art and culture scene, limitless sports and shopping, a lively nightlife, a wealth of restaurants and eateries and a superb public transport system. The city’s fabulous green spaces, the city’s proximity to the Alps and Lakes of Upper Bavaria provide Munich with hugely valuable recreational and leisure assets.

Contact Munich Tourist Office Tel.: +49 89 23396500 tourismus@muenchen.de www.muenchen.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Munich Airport (28 km) ❖ Allgäu Airport Memmingen (110 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Plenty museums, e. g. BMW world and museum, Pinakotheken, Deutsches Museum, etc. ❖ Schloss Nymphenburg, Marienplatz and Town Hall ❖ Ingolstadt Village ❖ Oktoberfest Munich and the Kaltenberger Ritterspiele (Knights Tournament) as yearly important events in the region

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Ingolstadt on the Danube Located in the center of Bavaria, Ingolstadt is an attractive, lively city, full of variety and is well worth a visit. The Danube city was once a Bavarian Duke’s residence, home to the first Bavarian university and a Bavarian fortress, today it is a modern center for economy and science. The city offers a fascinating mixture of the historical, the traditional and the modern.

Contact Ingolstadt Tourismus und Kongress GmbH Tel.: +49 841 3053035 info@ingolstadt-tourismus.de www.ingolstadt-tourismus.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Munich Airport (72 km) ❖ Nuremberg Airport (104 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Audi Forum and production plant ❖ Historical town

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Located one hour south of Munich, in the midst of beautiful mountain views, the most famous town of the Bavarian Alps offers a wide variety of unique experiences. Thanks to its situation it is easily accessible from Munich. At the foot of the Zugspitze, nature is splendid and mighty and the memories made here between the mountains, valleys, water and sky are simply unparalleled.

Impressive historic facades, lovingly painted houses and charming inhabitants give the town an open atmosphere and a sense of joie de vivre.

Contact Garmisch-Partenkirchen Tourismus Tel.: +49 8821 180700 tourist-info@gapa.de www.gapa.de

Nearest Airports ❖ Munich Airport (126 km) ❖ Innsbruck Airport / Austria (60 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Zugspitze ❖ Ski resort and place of the yearly ski-jumping competitions Oberammergau This small Bavarian community, with about 5,000 inhabitants located within the Ammergau Alps, owes its world-famous reputation to the impressive Passion Plays that have been performed every ten years in the town since 1634. In principle a stroll through the town is almost like walking through a museum.

The colourful and attractive frescos known as “Lüftlmalereien” that adorn the facades of the houses relate the history of the 500-year-old handicraft of wood carving. On every street corner and in every alleyway are wood carving shops selling an amazing array of nativity scenes, angels, Madonnas, crosses and figures of the saints. From the peaks of the local mountain’s visitors can enjoy a spectacular view of the fabulous “King-Ludwig Country” with its fairy tale castles of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof.

Contact Tourist Information Oberammergau Tel.: +49 8822 922740 info@oberammergau.de www.ammergauer-alpen.de/oberammergau/

Nearest Airports ❖ Munich Airport (127 km) ❖ Innsbruck Airport / Austria (76 km) Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Oberammergau passion plays (next: 2022) and the passion play theatre ❖ Wood carving handcraft ❖ Linderhof castle

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof Year of UNESCO inscription: 2006 On 13th July 2006 UNESCO inscribed the Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof into the list of World Heritage sites. In the High Middle Ages Regensburg was a central political location in the Holy Roman Empire and one of Europe’s most a thriving trade cities. Regensburg - the best-preserved medieval metropolis in Germany - is as large today as it was in the early 14th century. Like no other city in central Europe Regensburg reflects the economic, political and religious developments of the Middle Ages.

Contact Regensburg Tourismus GmbH Tel.: +49 941 5074410 tourismus@regensburg.de www.regensburg.de/tourismus

Old Town of Bamberg Year of UNESCO inscription: 1993 From the minute one sets foot in this town the unique historic cityscape cannot fail to captivate the imagination: a magnificent city center that has been over a thousand years in the making. The cathedral, the town hall standing in the middle of the river Regnitz, Little Venice and the New Residence with its baroque rose garden, the Böttingerhaus, the Concordia and the former Benedictine monastery of St Michael - great works of art by such famous names as Balthasar Neumann, the Dientzenhofers, Tilmann Riemenschneider and Veit Stoss.

Contact BAMBERG Tourismus & Kongress Service Tel: +49 951 2976200 info@bamberg.info www.bamberg.info

Würzburg Residence with the Court Garden and Residence Square Year of UNESCO inscription: 1981 Created between 1720 and 1744 by the prince-bishops of Würzburg this magnificent baroque palace and its wonderful gardens is one of the most prestigious baroque complexes in Europe and is definitely the most beautiful example of southern German baroque. The prince-bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn charged the architect Balthasar Neumann with its design. The ceiling of the world-famous free-standing vaulted staircase created by Neumann was embellished with the world’s largest fresco by the Venetian Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in 1752/53.

Contact Congress Tourismus Wirtschaft Tel.: +49 931 372335 tourismus@wuerzburg.de www.wuerzburg.de/tourismus

Augsburg`s Water Management System Year of UNESCO inscription: The positioning of Augsburg at the confluence of the Lech and Wertach rivers was a strategically well considered decision. The city owes its entire commercial and cultural development to the water of both rivers and the abundant sources of drinking water in the local forest. For centuries, the hydropower of the Lech was used in innovative ways to drive mill wheels and pumping stations. Trade flourished in Augsburg, making the city rich. 530 large and small bridges lead over streams and canals throughout the city - giving Augsburg more bridges than Venice.Water Management System of Augsburg

Contact Stadt Augsburg Tel.: +49 821 3242115 welterbe@augsburg.de www.wassersystem-augsburg.de

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Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth Year of UNESCO inscription: 2012 The Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth joined the UNESCO World Heritage list in June 2012. Built between 1746 and 1750 by Italian architect Guiseppe Galli Bibiena for margrave Frederick III of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, the opera house has a ballroom typical of the absolutist society at the time with wooden dressing rooms, unique streaked marble and painted decoration.

Contact Bayreuth Marketing & Tourismus GmbH Tel.: +49 921 88588 info@bayreuth-tourismus.de www.bayreuth.de

Pilgramage Church of Wies Year of UNESCO inscription: 1983 Miraculously located in the beautiful setting of an Alpine valley, the Pilgrimage church of Wies is one of the few 18th century churches to have been preserved in its original state, and its stunning interior is a celebrated icon of art history.

The church was built by Dominikus Zimmermann between 1745 and 1754, who, together with the best artists of the age, created the undisputed pinnacle of rococo architecture in the Bavarian style. From the moment tears were seen on the face of the statue of the Scourged Saviour on 14th June 1738 the church rapidly became the most important pilgrimage church of the 18th century.

Contact Tourismusverband Pfaffenwinkel Tel.: +49 88 61 2113200 info@pfaffen-winkel.de www.pfaffen-winkel.de

The Roman Limes Year of UNESCO inscription: 2005 The Upper-Germanic Roman Limes was inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in July 2005. Together with Hadrian’s Wall in Great Britain (inscribed in 1987) the Limes forms the cross-border heritage site known as the “Frontiers of the Roman Empire”. Running through Franconia and Eastern Bavaria the route passes Roman fortresses, watch towers, settlements and thermal baths. Guests visiting the Limes can combine active travelling with exciting sightseeing, e. g. on the Limes bicycle path.

Contact Tourismusverband Ostbayern e. V. Tel.: +49 941 585390 info@ostbayern-tourismus.de www.ostbayern-tourismus.de

Pile Dwellings in the Alps Year of UNESCO inscription: 2011 The prehistoric pile dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps have been officially recognized as cross-border UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2011. These pile dwellings are the very first underwater archaeological sites to be inscribed. A total of 111 sites in six Alpine countries have been added to the UNESCO list, three of which are in Bavaria. The pile dwellings located in Bavaria can be found at Lake Starnberg, Pestenacker and Unfriedshausen near Landsberg am Lech.

Contact Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen Bodensee Tel.: +49 7556 928900 mail@pfahlbauten.de www.weltkulturerbe-pfahlbauten.de

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Aristocratic Bavaria and the Fairy-tale King Ludwig II

Bavaria was proclaimed kingdom in the Treaty of Preßburg between the German emperor and Napoleon in 1805. It remained a kingdom until 1918, and the borders of today’s state Bavaria were established in 1814 by the Treaty of Paris. The most famous of Bavaria’s six kings was Ludwig II., who ruled the kingdom from 1864 until 1882. He is called the Swan King and the Fairy Tale King due to his passion for art and extravagant architectural projects, such as the world famous Neuschwanstein Castle.

Further information: www.bavaria.by/experiences/city-country-culture/castles-palaces/

Royal Palaces and Residences

Neuschwanstein Castle The castle is one of the world’s most famous buildings and a central symbol of German idealism. It was commenced by Ludwig II. in 1868 and never actually completed. It was his monument to the culture and kingship of the Middle Ages.

Contact Neuschwanstein Castle Tel.: +49 8362 939880 svneuschwanstein@bsv.bayern.de www.neuschwanstein.de

Herrenchiemsee New Palace and Park The Palace and splendid park are modelled on Versailles and its main rooms are the best example of 19th century interior design.

Contact Herrenchiemsee New Palace and Park & King Ludwig II Museum Tel.: +49 8051 68870 sgvherrenchiemsee@bsv.bayern.de www.herrenchiemsee.de

Exhibition 2021

Bavarian State Exhibition at Schloss Herrenchiemsee „Verspielte Kronen“, based on the twilight of the King Ludwig II. and his time.

Linderhof Palace and Park One of the most artistic and stylistically complex ensembles of the 19th century.

The “Royal Villa” is the only building Ludwig II was able to complete. The rooms are of incomparable artistic quality.

Contact Linderhof Palace and Park Tel.: +49 8822 92030 sgvlinderhof@bsv.bayern.de www.linderhof.de

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Munich Residenz The Residenz originates from a small castle built in 1385, and was gradually. It was in use until 1918. The Residenz houses a number of other museums and monuments, such as the Treasury, the Cuvilliés-Theater and the AllerheiligenHofkirche.

Contact Munich Residenz Tel.: +49 89 290671 ResidenzMuenchen@bsv.bayern.de www.residenz-muenchen.de

Museums Museum of the Bavarian Kings The museum recounts the history of the Wittelsbach dynasty from its beginnings to the present day. The main focus of the exhibition lies on King Maximilian II who commissioned the conversion of Hohenschwangau Castle into his summer residence, and his son, King Ludwig II, creator of Neuschwanstein Castle.

Contact Museum of the Bavarian Kings Tel.: +49 8362 9264640 museum@hohenschwangau.de www.hohenschwangau.de

King Ludwig II. Museum The museum documents the story of Ludwig II’s life and early death with paintings, photographs and more

Contact Herrenchiemsee New Palace and Park & King Ludwig II Museum Tel.: +49 8051 68870 sgvherrenchiemsee@bsv.bayern.de www.herrenchiemsee.de

For further details on of our most beautiful and breathtaking palaces, castles and fortresses please go to the Palace Department website (Bavarian Administration of State-owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes). The website’s interactive map details some 50 sites throughout Bavaria and provides links to each dedicated website.

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This map shows the Bavarian castles with rooms to rent for events:

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Medieval Bavaria

Travel in time and experience the Middle Ages in Bavaria. Well preserved medieval towns welcome you with their romantic streets and architecture. Explore the cities at night with the Nightwatchman who will tell you stories about life in the past. Celebrate at a range of festivals such as knight’s tournaments and shop handicrafts from medieval markets. Finally, rest in a fabulous castle or fortress and fully immerse into the times of princesses and knights.

Medieval Cities

Rothenburg ob der Tauber The former free imperial city is one of the best preserved medieval towns and one of Europe’s major attractions. Many museums, tours and festivals in the city have medieval themes.

Contact Rothenburg Tourismus Service Tel.: +49 9861 40-800 info@rothenburg.de www.rothenburg.de

Regensburg The UNESCO world heritage city’s authentic buildings of outstanding quality bear witness to the town’s political, religious and economic significance during the Middle Ages.

Contact Regensburg Tourismus GmbH Tel.: +49 941 5074410 tourismus@regensburg.de www.regensburg.de

Nördlingen The romantic medieval town has one of the few fully preserved town walls, on which you can take a stroll for 3 km.

Contact Tourist-Information Nördlingen Tel.: +49 9081 84116 tourist-information@noerdlingen.de www.noerdlingen.de

Medieval Festivals

Kaltenberg Knights Tournament The tournament is held on 7 stages, there is a medieval market, a parade with the participants, and the Jester’s Night – a show involving medival entertainers. It takes place on the Weekends in July (10th – 26th July 2020).

Contact Ritterturnier Kaltenberg Veranstaltungs-GmbH Tel.: +49 8193 933100 rittertunier@schloss-kaltenberg.de www.ritterturnier.de

Oldest historical Children’s Festival in Bavaria The so-called “Tänzelfest” is celebrated every July since 1497. The parade re-enacts the visit of Emperor Maximilian I and features 1650 children in historical costumes, 35 horse-drawn carriages and more than 170 horses.

It takes place on 09th – 20th July 2020.

Contact Tänzelfestverein e. V. Kaufbeuren Tel.: +49 8341 2828 info@taenzelfest.de www.taenzelfest.de

Historical Castle Festival Every year on the first weekend of September, the historical club “In-der Freyung”, turns the time back 350 years.

Contact Touristinformation Freyung Tel.: +49 8551 588150 touristinfo@freyung.de www.freyung.de

Medieval accommodation and event locations

Hostel in knight’s castle Wernfels The 13th century knight’s castle features a sauna, a pool and various sports equipment. It is highly recommended for groups and families. The entire building is suited for guests with reduced mobility.

Contact Jugendherberge Burg Wernfels Tel.: +49 9873 976120 burg@cvjm-bayern.de www.wernfels.jugendherberge.de

Hopferau Castle The oldest knight’s castle in the eastern Allgäu from 1468 hosts the most modern conference centre in Germany and a 4-star hotel with 15 individually decorated rooms.

Contact Hopferau Castle Tel.: +49 8364 984890 info@schloss-hopferau.com www.schloss-hopferau.com

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Medieval experience

Tour with the nightwatchman (English) Follow Night Watchman through dark alleyways and across dimly lit squares and enjoy the special mood of the town at night. Listen to his stories and find out how the people lived in the Middle Ages.

Contact Rothenburg Tourismus Service Tel.: +49 98 61404800 info@rothenburg.de www.rothenburg-tourismus.de

Ingolstadt historical tours Adam Weißhaupt, the well-known Illuminati leader, and Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria are happy to show you Ingolstadt. The tours are led by Ingolstadt residents, some of whom are trained actors.

Contact Ingolstadt Tourismus und Kongress GmbH Tel.: +49 841 3053030 info@ingolstadt-tourismus.de www.ingolstadt-tourismus.de/en

Glamour and misery of Passau The councellor of the bishop will take you to the once powerful and prosperous city with its splendid baroque facades while pinpointing the marks of the city’s economic breakdown.

Contact Stadtfuchs Passau Tel.: +49 8514 5892 stadtfuchspassau@aol.com www.stadtfuchs-passau.de

Medieval Taverna with Knight’s dinner The medieval taverna offers knight’s dinners for groups (also groups smaller than 10 people), including music. Reservation needed.

Contact Zur Schandgeige Tel.: +49 89 330 95790 kontakt@zur-schandgeige.de www.zur-schandgeige.de

Tänzelfest ©Kaufbeuren Tourismus- und Stadtmarketing e. .V.

Kaltenberg Knights Tournament ©Kaltenberger Ritterturnier

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Historical Sites of Tragedy in Bavaria

Dark tourism involves visiting historical sites of tragedy and death. All over Germany, including Bavaria, one can find traces from the more recent German history of the Third Reich and Word War II and the German division during the Cold War. Furthermore, there are diverse historical tours from the Middle Ages, focusing on witch-hunting and torture.

Museums / Memorial Sites

Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism The Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism will provide a central place of learning and remembrance. It is open since 1 May 2015.

Contact Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism Tel.: +49 89 23367000 nsdoku@muenchen.de www.ns-dokuzentrum-muenchen.de

Memorial Site “White Rose” The White Rose was a non-violent, intellectual resistance group in Nazi Germany, consisting of students from the University of Munich. Six members were arrested by the Gestapo and beheaded in 1943. Audioguide in English available.

Contact DenkStätte Weiße Rose Tel.: +49 89 21803053 info@weisse-rose-stiftung.de www.weisse-rose-stiftung.de

Memorial Site Concentration Camp Dachau The camp for political prisoners was established in 1933. In total, 41,500 people were murdered in this camp. Group tours last 2.5 hours and are available in many languages, participants should be over 14 years old.

Contact Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Tel.: +49 813 669970 info@kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de

Documentation Obersalzberg and Eagles Nest It offers the visitor the opportunity to study and reflect on the history of Obersalzberg and the history of National Socialism. An audio-guide in German and English is available. A historical viewpoint the Eagle's Nest provides a breathtaking panoramic view. The building was completed in 1938 and was built as a 50th birthday present to Adolf Hitler.

Contact Documentation Obersalzberg Tel.: +49 8652 947960 info@obersalzberg.de www.obersalzberg.de

Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds The permanent exhibition "Fascination and Terror" looks at the causes, the context and the consequences of the NS regime of terror. Guided Group Tours can be booked in English, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian and Polish.

Contact Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds Tel.: +49 911 2317538 dokumentationszentrum@stadt.nuernberg.de www.museen.nuernberg.de/documentationcenter

Memorium Nuremberg Trials In order to do justice, the Nuremberg Trials were held in 1945-49 in the Court Room 600 of the Regional Court Nürnberg-Fürth. Today, this building contain an information center and memorial site for visitors.

Contact Memorium Nuremberg Trials Tel.: +49 911 23128614 memorium@stadt.nuernberg.de www.museums.nuernberg.de/ memorium-nuremberg-trials

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Tours

Third Reich Tour Munich Join us to explore the dark side of Munich’s history as the birthplace of Nazism. Mornuíng and afternoon Tours available in Englisch, Spanish, Italien, French and Russian.

Contact Munichwalktours GbR Tel.: +49 89 24231767 tours@munichwalktours.de www.munichwalktours.de

Dark Tours in Munich and Regensburg Dark History Tours offers walking tours in Munich and the surrounding area.

They specialize in WW2, archaeology and Medieval history and can tailor made a private tour.

Contact Dark History Tours Tel.: +49 89 20184141 darkhistorytours@yahoo.co.uk www.dark-history.eu

World War II Art Bunker Nuremberg Much of Nuremberg’s artistic heritage survived the Word War II bombings hidden in the city’s medieval cellar system (Nürnberger Felsengänge).

Contact Förderverein Nürnberger Felsengänge Tel.: +49 911 227066 info@felsengaenge-nuernberg.de www.felsengaenge-nuernberg.de

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4.6. Religious Cities and Places The state's famed churches and other sacred buildings are still today important places of pilgrimage and witnesses to the deeply held faith of the people of Bavaria.

Today Bavaria‘s monasteries have become important and attractive tourist landmarks. Most of them are well preserved, still inhabited by their religious order and living witness to the state’s rich past.

Further information: https://www.bavaria.by/experiences/city-country-culture/churches-monasteries/ Altötting – The heart of Bavaria Altötting lies in the attractive alpine-foreland of Upper Bavaria between Munich, Passau, Salzburg and close to the Chiemsee. Since over 1250 years, the city has been the spiritual centre of Bavaria and since over 500 years the most significant Madonna pilgrimage destination of Germany.

Contact Wallfahrts- und Verkehrsbüro Altötting Tel. +49 8671 506219 touristinfo@altoetting.de www.altoetting.de

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Pilgramage church of Maria Gern ❖ 139 km Pope Benedict XVI-Trail, connecting the places were the Pope spent his early and later childhood Benediktbeuren – Benedictine convent Since its foundation around 740, the former Benedictine convent belongs to one of the oldest of its kind in ancient Bavaria and has all through its existence, been a treasure of intellect and culture. Here, the popular “Carmina Burana” (about 1230) were gathered, the painting stood here in full blossom.

Contact Kloster Benediktbeuren Tel.: +49 88 57880 info@kloster-benediktbeuren.de www.kloster-benediktbeuern.de/Kloster

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Convent church and present-day basilica completed by Kaspar Feichtmayr, high baroque ceiling painting by Hans Georg Asam, altar

by Egid Quirin Asam ❖ chapel by Johann Michael Fischer Convent of Andechs In the 10th century, the Hl. Rasso (of Andechs) was said to have deposited a relic treasure here, Andechs became one of the most meaningful and oldest pilgrimage destinations in Bavaria. In 1455, Benedictines migrated to Andechs and erected a convent building. After the blossoming period which lasted till 1803, Ludwig I bought back the convent for monks as an economic good of the abbey of St. Boniface in Munich.

Contact Convent of Andechs Tel.: +49 8152 3760 info@andechs.de www.andechs.de/en

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Ceiling pictures of Johann Baptist Zimmermann and relic treasure ❖ Convent brewery

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Oberammergau – Convent of Ettal and the Passion Plays In fulfilment of a vow, following his healthy return to Bavaria, Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria founded 1330, the Benedictine convent of Ettal in the seclusion of the land of Werdenfels. The convent succeeded in a long-lasting period of blossoming. Today still, there are Benedictines in Ettal. The knight-academy founded in 1710 was converted into a high-school.

During the plague in 1633, the people of Oberammergau swore an oath to God: as a pledge of thanks for surviving the pandemic they would perform a passion play about the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ – to be repeated every ten years. The next Passion Plays will take place in 2022.

Contact Oberammergau Tourismus Tel.: +49 8822 9227440 oberammergau@ammergauer-alpen.de www.ammergauer-alpen.de info@passionsspiele-oberammergau.de www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Convent of Ettal and brewery ❖ Rococo-parish church “Wieskirche” ❖ Pilatus-house with facade painting ❖ Passion Play Theater

e Convent of Frauenchiemsee The last Duke Tassilo III of Agilolfing founded a convent for nuns around 766 on the second largest island of the Chiemsee. With their convent, the nuns today manage a conference centre that is in popular demand.

Contact Chiemsee-Alpenland Tourismus Tel.: +49 8051 965550 info@chiemsee-alpenland.de www.chiemsee-alpenland.de

Ottobeuren Ottobeuren can be accessed above a mild fore-alpine highland with generous fields, grassland and pastureland with dark, forested hills cutting across it, while two striking peaks of church towers signal the approach to the destination. Then, the valley of western Gunz opens up and exposes a panoramic view of Ottobeuren, bedded in a height of 660 m and dominated by the unique focal point of the baroque-basilica and Benedictine abbey.

Contact Benedictine abbey Tel.: +49 8332 7980 museum@abtei-ottobeuren.de www.abtei-ottobeuren.de

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Basilica St. Alexander and Theodor of the Benedictine abbey Kaufbeuren The former Free Imperial Town Kaufbeuren is still dominated today by its city image of the middle age. The lofty middle-class houses offer an atmospheric platform for the numerous events and festivities of Kaufbeuren, and thereby, the dance-festival, the oldest historical children’s festival of Bavaria.

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Town-hall (1879-1881) by Georg Haubenrisser ❖ Historical ancient city with city-wall, Fünfknopfturm ❖ Convent of Crescentia, St. Martin’s church, St. Blasius church Eichstätt The baroque, bishop and university town Eichstätt is located in the heart of the natural preserve of Altmühltal. Eichstätt expects its guests with an almost unchanged image of a baroque town, magnificent churches and monasteries, uncountable places of interest and attractive museums and astonishes the beholder with the southern flair, an almost unlimited leisure offer, the multiple cultural events and festivals.

Contact Kaufbeuren Tourismus- und Stadtmarketing e. V. Tel.: +49 8341 437190 tourist-info@kaufbeuren.de www.kaufbeuren-tourismus.de

Contact Tourist-Information Eichstätt Tel.: +49 8421 6001400 tourismus@eichstaett.de www.eichstaett.de

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Willibalds cathedral, Willibalds castle, St. Walburga, cathedral, Residence

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Würzburg The ancient bishop city lies in the middle of the Franconian wine-growing region. The middle-age fortress of Marienberg dominates the image of the city.

With residence, churches, open-air facilities and the historically-acclaimed city-core, the capital city is surely worth visiting.

Contact Congress & Tourism Centre Würzburg Tel.: +49 931 372335 tourismus@wuerzburg.de www.wuerzburg.de/en

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ St. Kilians cathedral, the fortress of Marienberg, the residence, the Käppele – pilgrimage church built by Balthasar Neumann, Franciscan church with Pieta by Tilman Riemenschneider

Weltenburg The convent of Weltenburg lies at the gateway of the romanticist Danube breakthrough. It was founded by the Irish-Scottish-Colombian itinerant monks Eustasius and Agilus von Luxeuil (Burgund) around the year 600 and is thereby the oldest convent establishment of Bavaria.

Contact Benedictine abbey of Weltenburg Tel.: +49 9441 6757500 gaestehaus@kloster-weltenburg.de www.kloster-weltenburg.de

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Benedictine abbey of Weltenburg, Asam-church, “Klosterschenke” of Weltenburg ❖ Danube breakthrough

Ohel Jakob Synagogue The main synagogue, the Jewish Museum and the community hall for the Jewish community are located right in the heart of Munich.

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Jewish museum Regensburg Grüß Gott, Shalom, Salam – that’s how members of three major world religions who peacefully cohabit in Regensburg greet one another. They have all left their mark in the old town, which is why a walk through it highlights their unique features and differences, as well as many commonalities.

Contact Israelitische Kultusgemeinde für München und Oberbayern Tel.: +49 89 202400100 info@ikg-m.de www.ikg-m.de Contact Regensburg Tourismus GmbH Tel.: +49 941 5074410 tourismus@regensburg.de www.regensburg.de

Highlights and Places of Interest ❖ Neupfarrkirche (protestant) ❖ St. Peter’s Cathedral (catholic) ❖ Regensburger Domspatzen (cathedral sparrows) the oldest boys’ choir of the world.

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4.7. Passion Play 2022 The small Bavarian community Oberammergau, with 5,100 inhabitants located within the Ammergau Alps, owes its world-famous reputation to the impressive Passion Plays that have been performed every 10 years in the town since 1634 - the next will take place from May 21th to October 4th in 2022. The imposing 4,400 capacity Passion Play Theater is the biggest open-air stage with a covered sitting room of the world.

During the 102 performances in 2022, Oberammergau expects around 450,000 visitors from all over the world. The ticket prices are between 30 and 180 euro and include 6 different price categories.

The Sales Process is divided into different phases: Advance sales for the travel sector, interested parties have to register at www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/de/partner

Contact Passionsspiele Oberammergau Tel.: +49 8822 9498853 info@passionsspiele-oberammergau.de www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de

Further information: www.ammergauer-alpen.de

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5. Culinary Bavaria Food and drink play an important role in Bavarian culture. A taste of Bavaria is synonymous with scrumptious homely cooking and prize-winning specialties, delectable wines and the excellence of Bavarian beer. In Bavaria, every region has its own typical products and is inextricably linked with these distinctive dishes. In Allgäu and in Bavarian-Swabia, the roast is served with Spätzle noodles, in Upper Bavaria Semmelknödel, a type of bread dumpling, whilst in Franconia, dumplings are filled with croutons. The cities too have their specialities: Munich provides its Weißwurst sausages, Nuremberg and Regensburg have the barbecued Bratwurst.

5.1. Beer and Brewery Visits Bavaria’s reputation as the home of beer goes back centuries when brewing first began in the state’s monasteries.

Thanks to the state’s purity law that was introduced in 1516 Bavarian beer is brewed without the addition of preserving agents, froth stabilisers, flavour enhancers or any other additives. Bavarian beer is guaranteed to contain only the four classic ingredients - water, malt, hops and yeast.

Further information: www.bavaria.by/experiences/food-drink/ Bayerischer Brauerbund (Bavarian Brewers Federation) The Bavarian Brewers Federation, which is based in Munich, represents breweries of all sizes from all regions of Bavaria. Its main objective is to protect and promote the common interests of the entire Bavarian brewing industry.

Contact Bayerischer Brauerbund e. V. Tel.: +49 89 2866040 brauerbund@bayerisches-bier.de www.bayrisch-bier.de

Oktoberfest in Munich It all started with a horse race which the national guard staged for the people on 17th August 1810 to mark the wedding of the Ludwig Crown Prince of Bavaria (later King Ludwig I) to Princess Therese von Sachsen Hildburghausen. The race was such a success that it was staged again the following year. From 1870 onwards the number of stalls began to increase and in 1896 the very first beer tents were erected which sold only beer brewed in Munich - a tradition which has remained to the present day.

Contact München Tourismus Tel.: +49 89 23396500 tourismus@muenchen.de www.muenchen.de Upcoming dates: 19.09. – 04.10.2020 18.09. – 03.10.2021

Themed Museums

Bier- und Oktoberfestmuseum (Beer- and Oktoberfest Museum), Munich Tours including a beer tasting can be booked from a minimum of eight persons and are available in German and English (other languages on request).

Contact Bier und Oktoberfestmuseum Tel.: +49 89 24231607 info@bier-und-oktoberfestmuseum.de www.bier-und-oktoberfestmuseum.de

Fränkisches Brauereimuseum (Franconian brewery museum), Bamberg Special times outside the usual opening hours can be arranged.

Contact Fränkisches Brauereimuseum Tel.: +49 951 53016 info@brauereimuseum.de www.brauereimuseum.de

Deutsches Hopfenmuseum (German hop museum), Wolnzach Guided tours available only with prior reservation at latest one week before the visit. Tours are available in German, English and French. Audio guides are available too.

Contact Deutsches Hopfenmuseum Tel.: +49 8442 7574 info@hopfenmuseum.de www.hopfenmuseum.de

Museum HopfenBierGut, Spalt Guided tours available with prior reservation or every Sunday. Languages: German and English

Contact Tel.: +49 9175 796550 Museum HopgenBierGut kornhaus@spalt.de www.hopfenbiergut.de

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Hofbräuhaus Traunstein, Zwiesel The guided tour “Discover-experience-taste” is available in German, English and Italian. Special tours can be arranged on request.

Contact Hofbräuhaus Traunsetin Tel.: +49 861 988660 info@hb-ts.de www.hb-ts.de

Maisel’s Bier-Erlebnis-Welt (Maisel’s Beer Adventure World), Bayreuth Maisel’s Beer Adventure World is an unforgettable highlight for all things beer. Join in a tour of the facility, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most extensive beer museum, and experience the history of beer, up close and personal! The tour is followed by a beer tasting at the Maisel & Friends brewing shop, “Liebesbier.” Visitors can immerse themselves in the craft of brewing from a new perspective here, with a free view of the brew kettles.

Contact Maisel’s Bier Erlebnis Welt Tel.: +49 9 21401234 info@biererlebniswelt.de www.biererlbeniswelt.de

Themed Tours The Bayreuth Beer Tour First the program of the tour leads you to the touristic highlights of Bayreuth. Afterwards the participants can enjoy a typical Franconian dish in the town hall. In the Maisel’s “Bier-Erlebnis-Welt” the guests experience the world of the beer and can taste a beer from the brewery.

Contact Tourist Information Bayreuth Tel.: +49 921 88588 info@bayreuth-tourismus.de www.bayreuth.de

Beer tours in Nuremberg Beery delights in Nuremberg A medieval innkeeper will accompany you on your tour of the historic enter and regale you with anecdotes all about beer The Beer tour: Red beer in medieval cellars Nuremberg's "Purity Law" goes back to 1303, and the beer cooled in its vast rock cut cellars.

Tours available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish and Czech.

Contact Congress- und Tourismus-Zentrale Nürnberg Tel.: +49 911 23360 tourismus@nuernberg.de www.tourismus.nuernberg.de

Munich's beer tours, breweries and more In Munich, there are numerous beer tours available during which visitors can learn all about hops and malt, the history of this so-called "liquid bread", the purity law, beer revolutions and beer battles.

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Contact München Tourismus Tel.: +49 89 23396500 tourismus@muenchen.de www.muenchen.de

Klosterbrauerei Andechs, Andechs Guided brewery tours are on certain dates and need to be booked at least one week before. They are available in German, English, France and Italian. Without beer tasting.

Contact Klosterbrauerei Andechs Tel.: +49 8152 376253 marketing@andechs.de www.andechs.de/en/guided-tours

Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan, Freising The guided brewery tour includes a beer tasting and the visit of the brewery museum. Tours are available in German and English.

Contact Bayrische Staatsbrauerei Weihnstephan Tel.: +49 8161 5360 info@weihenstephan.de www.weihenstephaner.de

Klosterbrauerei Ettal, Ettal The brewery tour includes a visit of the brewery museum, the monastery brewery and distillery, and the basilica. Tours are offered in German and English and are only available on request.

Contact Klosterbrauerei Ettal Tel.: +49 8822 746450 fuehrungen@ettaler.de www.ettaler.de

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Bischofshof, Regensburg A guided brewery tour is only available on request and includes a beer tasting and the brewery visit. Languages: German and English on request.

Bookings for groups: Stadtmaus GmbH, Regensburg

Contact Bischhofsgut Tel.: +49 941 2303600 kontakt@stadtmaus.de www.bischofshof.de

Klosterschenke Weltenburg The brewery tour is only available on Saturdays and Sundays. Other dates can be arranged. Languages: German and English. Bookings for groups: Stadtmaus GmbH, Regensburg

Contact Klosterschenke Weltenburg Tel.: +49 941 2303600 kontakt@stadtmaus.de www.weltenburger.de

Brauerei zum Kuchlbauer – Kuchlbauer’s Bierwelt, Abensberg Guided tours require prior registration by phone or email. The tours include a beer tasting and are available in German and English.

Contact Brauerei zum Kuchlbauer Tel.: +49 9443 91050 besucherinfo@kuchlbauers.de www.kuchlbauer.de Contact Brauerei Aying Tel.: +49 8095 8890 brau.erlebnis@ayinger.de www.ayinger.de

Brauerei Aying – Das Ayinger Brau-Erlebnis, Aying Guided tours in English require a booking in advance.

Brauerei Johann Kneitinger, Regensburg English guided tour are available on request. The tour includes the brewery visit and a beer tasting.

Contact Brauerei Johann Kneitinger Tel.: + 49 941 5930211 brauereifuehrungen@kneitinger.de www.kneitinger.de

Privatbrauerei Erdinger Weißbräu, Erding Guided tours require a booking in advance.The brewery tour includes a beer tasting with a traditional Bavarian snack in the Visitor Center. The guided tours are offered in German, English and Italian.

Contact Privatbrauerei Erdinger Weißbräu Tel.: +49 8122 409421 info@erdinger.de www.erdinger.de

Hofbräu München, Munich Guided tours are only available on request and need to be booked at least two weeks in advance. The tours are between Monday and Thursday and are offered in German, English and Italian.

Contact Hofbräuhaus München Tel.: +49 89 921050 besichtigung@hofbraeuhaus.com www.hofbraeu-muenchen.de

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5.2. Wine and Wine Tastings The heart of Bavaria’s wine growing is in Franconia

Connoisseurs love the distinctive flavor of Franconia’s dry, fruity wines. Some 6,000 hectares of picturesque vineyards provide some of the best white wines ever and the region’s red wines are sought-after specialties. The inimitable taste of the wine is a true experience as are the cozy wine bars, wine tasting venues and convivial wine festivals.

The main growing areas for Franconia’s world-famous red and white wines stretch mainly from Aschaffenburg to Schweinfurt along the south facing slopes of the valleys of the river Main and its tributaries.

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Experience the Franconian wine country firsthand and close-up. Franconian tour guides have a passion for letting visitors experience Franconia from a personal perspective that involves all senses. You will walk through vineyards, take a stroll through a historical town, participate in a wine tasting, wine seminar, or even a wine weekend.

Fränkisches Weinland Tourismus GmbH Further information: www.franconian-wine-country.de

Contact Fränkisches Weinland Tourismus GmbH Tel.: +49 931 372335 tourismus@fraenkisches-weinland.de

Gästeführer Weinerlebnis Franken e. V. Further information: www.gaestefuehrer-weinerlebnis.de

Contact Gästeführer Weinerlebnis Franken e. V. Tel.: +49 9382 1341 info@gaesteführer-weinerlebnis.de

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5.3. Food Dallmayr - Delicatessen, Munich Dallmayr is a luxury deliciacies food store in Munich and a popular tourist destination, dating back to the 17th century. Besides luxury food, Dallmayr also sells a luxury brand of coffee, includes a restaurant, a party service, and other food related services. In the past the store was awarded the title of “Purveyor to the Royal Bavarian Court” and made daily deliveries for Prince Luitpold of Bavaria.

Contact Alois Dallmayr KG Tel.: +49 89 2135130 info@dallmayr.de www.dallmayr.com

Feinkost Käfer – Delicatessen, Munich Käfer is the name of a family with a rich tradition which has become an internationally acclaimed brand of premium products, quality and services. The global success story of Käfer began in 1930, when Paul and Elsa Käfer opened their grocery store in Munich, today it is a popular tourist destination. Since that time, Käfer has consistently pursued the philosophy of seeking out top-quality, innovative products and recipe ideas from all over the world and introducing them to connoisseurs and gourmets.

Contact Feinkost Käfer GmbH Tel.: +49 89 41680 kontakt@feinkost-kaefer.de www.feinkost-kaefer.de

Viktualienmarkt – The culinary heart of Munich There is nothing that Munich´s locals like more than to eat and drink outside. If you need proof of this, stop by the Viktualienmarkt, the central market in Munich and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city. This market is considered by many locals to be the beating heart of culinary Munich. Open year-round, this working, living, breathing daily market in the center of the city is an institution in Munich. Guided “taste-tours” on the Viktualienmarkt are offered.

Contact Munich Tourist Office Tel.: +49 89 23396500 tourismus@muenchen.de www.muenchen.de/int/en/sights/attr ctions/viktualienmarkt.

Sausages in Bavaria The Bavarian cuisine is characterized by its peasant origins and the hunt, therefore meat and sausage dishes dominate the menu of Bavarian inns and restaurants. Especially the sausage is important for Bavaria and that is why the different regions have their own sausage, they are known for.

Contact Munich Tourist Office Tel.: +49 89 23396500 tourismus@muenchen.de www.muenchen.de

❖ Upper Bavaria – home to the “Weißwurst” No visit to a beer garden is complete without prezels, “Obazda” cream cheese and radish. And “Weißwurst”? It should never hear the chime ring 12. In other words, “Weißwurst” is for breakfast, ideally with smooth wheat beer and the meal is offered in nearly all inns and beer gardens in Bavaria. ❖ The Original Nuremberger Rostbratwurst - The Queen of Bratwurst The Original Nuremberger Rostbratwurst, known far beyond the borders of Nuremberg are nationally and internationally unique. The sausage is often offered in a fresh roll at different snack stalls in Nuremberg. ❖ Regensburger Knackersemmel sausage snack The “Regensburger Knackersemmel”, a luscious and appetizing sausage snack, is traditionally served at Regensburgs’ four pictorial Christmas markets in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage City, but the tourists can also taste the sausage at some snack stalls in the Old town. This typical culinary highlight is a sausage served in a bun with sweet mustard, horseradish and pickles.

Tipp: You can enjoy typical Regensburger sausages in the historic “Wurstkuchl”, the oldest sausage-brewery in Germany.

Contact Congress- und Tourismus-Zentrale Nürnberg Tel.: +49 91123360 tourismus@nuernberg.de Contact Regensburg Tourismus GmbH Tel.: +49 941 5074410 tourismus@regensburg.de tourismus.regensburg.de/en Contact Historische Wurstküche Andreas Meier Tel.: +49 941 466210 info@wurstkuchl.de www.wurstkuchl.de

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Händlmaier Senffabrikation – mustard production, Regensburg Over 100 years ago the Händlmaiers etablished their first own butcher shop in Regensburg, and their originally idea was to offer their customers something special in addition to the sausages, the popular sweet mustard. Today the Händlmaier GmbH is a big company, which offers a lot of different types of mustard and gourmet sauces, but your clients can still visit the shop with all Handlmaier products in Regensburg.

Contact Händlmaier Shop Tel.: +49 941 58612235 offuice@haendlmaier.de www.haendlmaier.de

Allgäuer Cheese Allgäu cows are said to be the finest in the world. Their milk is used as the basic for lots of specialities. “Emmentaler” and “Bergkäse” are known far beyond the region´s borders and are used for the much-loved “Käsespätzle” (a type of cheese pasta).

Contact Allgäu GmbH Tel.: +49 831 5753730 info@allgaeu.de www.allgaeu.de

Rothenburger Schneeballen - Snowball cake The culinary trademark of Rothenburg ob der Tauber is the “Rothenburger Schneeballen” (snowball cake), which is made of shortcrust pastry rolled into balls and traditionally decorated with powdered sugar. Nowadays they are also covered in chocolate and nuts or filled with marzipan. Once they were baked only for such special occasions as weddings, today they are served in numerous bakeries and cafés.

Contact Bäckerei-Konditorei-Café Walter Friedel e. K. Tel.: +49 9861 7818 info@original-rothenburger schneeballen.de www.original-rothenburger schneeballen.de

Nürnberger Lebkuchen - Nuremberg gingerbread Nuremberg gingerbread ows its worldwide reputation to one Nuremberg business: Lebkuchen-Schmidt, the oldest mail order company for gingerbread and pastry delicacies. Traditional recipes, choice ingredients and in-depth knowledge ensure the high quality of Nuremberg gingerbread specialities.

Contact Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG Tel.: + 49 911 89660 info@lebkuchen-schmidt.com www.lebkuchen-schmidt.com

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6. Luxury Bavaria 6.1. Five-Star Hotels In 1996, the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA) established an official hotel classification system in Germany. In the meantime, more than 8,000 establishments have asked for an assessment on a voluntary basis according to the uniform nation-wide criteria of the “German Hotel Classification”. On the basis of this classification system, guests are given expressive and reliable information about quality standards of hotels within a star symbol scheme rating from one to five.

Further information on the hotel classification system and its categories: www.hotelsterne.de Hotel Bayerischer Hof Tel.: +49 89 21200 info@bayerischerhof.de www.bayerischerhof.de

Mandarin Oriental Munich Tel.: +49 89 290980 momuc-reservations@mohg.com www.mandarinoriental.de/munich

Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski München Tel.: +49 89 21250 salesteam.vierjahreszeiten@kempinski.com www.kempinski.com/muenchen

Hotel München Palace Telefon: +49 89 419710 info@hotel-muenchen-palace.de www.muenchenpalace.de

The Charles Hotel Tel.: +49 89 5445550 info.charles@roccofortehotels.com www.thecharleshotel.com

Sofitel Munich Bayerpost Tel.: +49 89 599480 h5413@sofitel.com www.sofitel-munich.com

Roomers Munich Tel.: +49 89 12501380 info@roomers-munich.com www.roomers-munich.com

Alpenhof Murnau Tel.: +49 8841 4910 info@alpenhof-murnau.com www.alpenhof-murnau.com

Hotel Maximilian Tel.: +49 8822 948740 hotel@maximilian-oberammergau.de www.maximilian-oberammergau.de

Hotel Reindl‘s Partenkirchener Hof Tel.: +49 8821 943870 info@reindls.de www.reindls.de

Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa & Cultural Hideaway Tel.: +49 8823 180 schloss@elmau.de www.schloss-elmau.de

Park-Hotel Egerner Höfe Tel.: +49 8022 6660 info@spamprotectegerner-hoefe.de www.egerner-hoefe.de

Seehotel Überfahrt Tel.: +49 8022 6690 info@seehotel-ueberfahrt.com www.seehotel-ueberfahrt.com

Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden Tel.: +49 89 21251000 info.berchtesgaden@kempinski.com www.kempinski.com

Residenz Heinz Winkler Tel.: +49 8052 17990 info@residenz-heinz-winkler.de www.residenz-heinz-winkler.de

Hotel Bayerischer Hof Tel.: +49 8382 9150 hotel@bayerischerhof-lindau.de www.bayerischerhof-lindau.de

Kur- und Sporthotel Allgäu Sonne Tel.: +49 8386 7020 info@allgaeu-sonne.de www.allgaeu-sonne.de

Sonnenalp Hotel & Resort Tel.: +49 8321 2720 info@sonnenalp.de www.sonnenalp.de

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Parkhotel Frank Tel.: +49 8322 7060 info@parkhotel-frank.de www.parkhotel-frank.de

Hotel Spa Fontenay Tel.: +49 8247 3060 fontenay@t-online.de www.kurhotel-fontenay.de

Steigenberger Hotel Der Sonnenhof Tel.: +49 8247 9590 info@spahotel-sonnenhof.de www.spahotel-sonnenhof.de

Hotel St. Wolfgang Tel.: +49 8532 9800 badgriesbach@asklepios.com www.stwolfgang.de

Quellness- und Golfhotel Maximilian Tel.: +49 8532 7950 info@hartl.de www.hartl.de

Sheraton Carlton Nürnberg Tel.: +49 911 20030 info@carlton-nuernberg.de www.sheratonnuernberg.com

Hotel Jagdhof Tel.: + 49 8582 91590 info@jagdhof-bayern.de www.jagdhof-roehrnbach.de

Hotel Burg Wernberg Tel.: + 49 9604 9390 hotel@burg-wernberg.de www.burg-wernberg.de/home

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6.2. Exclusive Activities Culinary stars in the Bavarian sky?

If you are eager to learn how to handle choice meats or prepare traditional Bavarian dishes in a tempting and inspiring atmosphere, you can sign up for cooking courses at Genusswerkstatt Überfahrt at Lake Tegernsee. Michelinstarred chef Christian Jürgens and Executive chef Walter Leufen will let you in on their culinary secrets. Perfect for exclusive groups is the all-day Premium Cooking Class, which begins with casting for fish at the nearby fishery and ends with indulging in your freshly cooked dinner.

Contact Althoff Seehotel Überfahrt Tel.: +49 8022 6690 info@seehotel-ueberfahrt.com www.seehotel-ueberfahrt.com

Experience the BMW brand In the immediate vicinity of BMW Group headquarters located in Munich you will find a diverse range of fascinating activities: get a glimpse behind the scenes at the BMW Welt (World) experience, gain insight into the production processes at the BMW Plant or take a trip from the past into the future at the BMW Museum, where you can experience the fascination of the BMW company, with its brand and product history going back 90 years. Take one of the guided tours to discover the intrigue of the BMW Group and all its brands.

Contact BMW Welt Tel.: +49 89 125016001 infowelt@bmw-welt.com www.bmw-welt.com

Bavaria from on high How about treating yourself to an exceptional experience of a balloon ride over one of the most beautiful landscapes of Bavaria? Enjoy the spectacular views of lakes, mountains and villages by ballooning in the corridor south of Munich or marvel at the snowy mountaintops while flying over the Bavarian mountains during the wintertime. On very few days in winter, unique weather conditions allow a safe balloon crossing from the northern edge of the Alps all the way to North Italy. During a dinner afterwards, you can celebrate the crossing enriched by unforgettable impressions.

Contact Limes Ballooning Tel.: +49 8062 7291525 info@limesballooning.de www.balloonridesbavaria.com

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7. Shopping in Bavaria Far from just providing the typical high street shopping, available in almost any pedestrian precinct anywhere in Europe, Bavaria’s towns and cities offer a truly individual and unique shopping experience. Fashion, design, culinary delicacies, regional produce, crafts and artifacts are all popular purchases for visitors to the state. Whether fashion, sports and tableware - Bavaria is home to many internationally known brand manufacturers.

7.1. Fashion in Bavaria Fine leather bags and belts from Aigner, high-quality street style from Bogner or hip jeans from MAC: Bavaria is the domicile of a number of fashion labels whose collections are guaranteed to make you look good. Many of them also have outlet stores. Most of the larger towns and cities have pedestrianized zones running throughout the town centers, meaning that they are car-free.

Shopping in Munich The Kaufingerstraße in Munich is one of the most popular shopping streets.

Then there is Munich’s Maximilianstraße, which is even more exclusive: Jewellers, art galleries and upmarket interior design shops stand alongside the boutiques of international fashion designers.

Contact Munich Tourist Office Tel.: +49 89 23396500 tourismus@muenchen.de www.muenchen.de

Famous promenades Shopping in Bavaria is a relaxing activity. Most of the larger towns and cities have pedestrianised zones running throughout the town centres.

‘Kaufingerstraße’ in Munich is one of the most popular shopping streets.

Munich's ‘Maximilianstraße’ is even more exclusive: Jeweller's, art galleries and upmarket interior design shops stand alongside the boutiques of international fashion designers. Meanwhile, the number one shopping street in Nuremberg is Karolinenstraße. Bigger towne & cities often have neighborhoods with trendy designer shops and cafees.

Dirndl & Lederhosen The saying goes that: „Clothed in a dirndl (traditional dress) or lederhosen (leather breeches) you are always dressed to perfection.” Traditional costumes are bang on trend. The number of shops selling traditional costumes has grown over the past few years: the options are endless. The best-known traditional establishments include Trachten Angermaier in Munich and Nuremberg, and Lodenfrey in Munich. However, there are several smaller factories worth a visit.

Further information: www.bavaria.by/experiences/city -country-culture/traditions-customs/

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Fashion & sports outlets allgäu outlet Tel.: +49 8321 607720 info@outletventures.de www.allgaeuoutlet.de

AIGNER Outlet Tel.: +49 89 769930 contact@aignermunich.com www.aignermunich.com

BOGNER Outlet Tel.: +49 89 436060 info@bogner.com www.bogner.com

Daniel Hechter Outlet Tel.: +49 9371 40000 info@daniel-hechter.de www.daniel-hechter.fr

Strenesse Outlet Tel.: +48 9081 2626522 www.strenesse.com

Ingolstadt Village Tel.: +49 841 8863100 tourism@IngolstadtVillage.com www.ingolstadtvillage.com

adidas Brand Store Tel.: +49 800 3773775 www.adidas.de

PUMA Outlet Tel.: +49 89 90019442 www.puma.de

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7.2. Traditional Handcraft Handwerkerhof (Craftmen’s Yard) in Nuremberg Located on the site of Nuremberg’s former armory this cultural oasis, which was established in the Dürer celebratory year of 1971, has delighted millions of visitors from all over the world. The yard gives visitors the opportunity to experience first-hand some ancient, traditional crafts and to enjoy a wealth of culinary delights at the same time.

Contact Handwerkhof Tel.: +49 911 98833590 info@handwerkerhof.de www.nuernberg.de/internet/handwerkerhof

Wood carving in Oberammergau Today there are some 60 wood carvers in Oberammergau, who earn their living by carving anything from wooden spoons through to figures of saints. The wood carving industry in Oberammergau can be traced right back to the Middle Ages. It is presumed that the tradition of carving religious figures dates back to the first pilgrimages to Ettal.

Contact Ammergauer Alpen GmbH Tel. +49 8822 922740 info@ammergauer-alpen.de www.ammergau-alps.com

Violin and plucked instrument makers in Mittenwald The craft of making violins, violas, celli, double basses, historic stringed instruments and plucked instruments in Mittenwald can look back on centuries of tradition. In the true sense of the saying, in Mittenwald the sky is full of fiddles as the windowsills, balconies and the sun terrace of the violin making school are full of violins hanging up to dry and to darken in color.

Contact Tourist-Information Mittenwald Tel.: +49 8823 33981 touristinfo@markt-mittenwald.de www.mittenwald.de

Spiegelau Spiegelau is dedicated to producing the very best wine glasses possible.

This means bringing to the market, glasses of the highest quality and aesthetics as well as durability and value. Spiegelau offers a broad range of wine glasses as well as fine stemware and tableware for everyday use.

Contact Bayrische Glaswerke GmbH Tel.: +49 9602 300 customerService@spiegelau.com www.spiegelau.com

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Zwiesel Crystal Glass Zwiesel Kristallglas AG produces hand blown glass as well as machine produced glass items. Crystal gift items and glasses as far as the eye can see all sold under the world-famous brand names of “Schott Zwiesel” and “Zwiesel 1872”.

Contact Zwiesel Kristallglas AG Tel.: +49 9922 980 info@zwiesel-kristallglas.com www.zwiesel-kristallglas.com

Joska Kristall Elegant wine glasses and Bavarian style wheat beer glasses, glamorous chandeliers and glittering glass animals, glass flowers and sparkling cups, at JOSKA Kristall you can find a combination of true works of art and state-of-the-art designs, the traditional and the innovative.

Contact JOSKA KRISTALL GmbH & Co. KG Tel.: +49 9924 7790 info@joska.com www.joska.com

Poschinger Glass Works The Freiherr von Poschinger Glass Works has stood for skilled craftsmanship and superlative quality over four and a half centuries. Every customer requirement, however abstract, is turned into reality with glass, whereby every production stage is managed by hand. The flexible structure of the small manufacturer makes it possible to produce from as few as a single copy – making the company the top address for custommade and individual design.

Contact Freiherr von Poschinger Glassworks Tel.: +49 9926 94010 info@poschinger.de www.individual-glass.com

Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory Since 1747, the products manufactured at Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory have stood both for master craftsmanship and artistic mastery. Porcelain services, figures and objects of the greatest purity have been produced with broadly unchanging methods since the 18th century.

Contact Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory Tel.: +49 89 1791970 info@nymphenburg.com www.nymphenburg.com

Rosenthal Porcelain Manufactory Rosenthal has been an extraordinary faceted company now over 130 years. With its fascinating brands such as “Hutschenreuther” or “Rosenthal meets Versace” it is seen as one of the world’s leading producers of up-to-date, innovative design available in 97 countries around the globe.

Contact Rosenthal GmbH Tel.: +49 9287 72490 info@rosenthal.de www.rosenthal.de

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Traditional costumes „Trachten”

Traditional costumes play a huge role in Bavarian life, more so than in any other state of Germany. The saying goes that: „Clothed in a dirndl (traditional dress) or lederhosen (leather breeches) you are always dressed to perfection.” Worn by locals to traditional Bavarian festivities or on church high days, Bavarian traditional costumes are also popular at weddings, birthdays and anniversaries. By using flashy colours and exceptional fabrics some innovative designers put a new spin on the traditional costumes - thereby reinterpreting an old tradition.

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7.3. Souvenirs KulturGut AG – Souvenir store Being the exclusive partner of the Bavarian Palace Department, the KulturGut AG souvenir store develops products for the official museum shops located at Bavaria’s most famous castles. Their products reflect the singularity of the attractions, thus giving visitors the chance to take a real piece of Bavaria home with them. From porcelain cups to cushions, silk scarves to polo shirts and fashion brooches to paper serviettes - the broad portfolio of products offers something for every age group.

Contact KulturGut AG Tel.: +49 89 17889670 info@kulturgut.de www.kulturgut.de

Käthe Wohlfahrt – Christmas decoration The family-run Käthe Wohlfahrt Company, world-famous for its year-round Christmas specialty stores, offers the most extensive selection of traditional German Christmas decorations anywhere in the world. The main store – “Weihnachtsdorf” (Christmas Village) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber – offers an impressive selection of high-quality, traditional German Christmas decorations like incense burners, music boxes, nutcrackers, Christmas pyramids, Schwibbogen, and ornaments made of glass, wood or pewter.

Contact Käthe Wohlfahrt Tel.: +49 8961 4090 service@wohlfahrt.com www.kaethe-wohlfahrt.com

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8. Nature and Outdoors 8.1. National Parks in Bavaria The Bavarian Forest National Park was the first national park in Germany – and the Berchtesgaden National Park is the only German national park in the Alps. On top of this, there are eighteen smaller, protected nature reserves, including Altmühltal, Frankenhöhe and Steigerwald.

Further information: www.bavaria.by/experiences/nature-outdoors/excursions/national-nature-parks/

Berchtesgaden National Park

The Berchtesgaden National Park is one of the oldest protected areas in the Alps. It is part of the alpine territory near the Bavarian town of Berchtesgaden in the southeast of Germany. The park was established in 1978 by a decree from the Bavarian government. It is a lush expanse of 218 square kilometers, with altitudes ranging from 540 m at Lake Königssee to the towering Watzmann Mountain (2670 m). Its amazing natural environment shows little human intervention. You will get an impression of this ecological paradise either by taking part in a guided tour or by going on your own. The landscape is mainly characterized by large areas of rocks and detritus, alpine meadows and forested areas covered with dwarf pines and alders. Your tour should definitely include a walk to the renowned Lake Königssee which lies like a fjord between the Watzmann, the Steinerne Meer and the Hagen Mountains. The excellent drinking water quality of Lake Königssee shows to what extent the national park’s territory has remained untouched. The fauna reflects the bio-diversity of the Berchtesgadener landscape. With a little bit of luck you will see wild Alpine species such as the mountain goat, marmot, eagle, blue hare, the Alpine salamander and the rare golden eagle. The flora is equally beautiful and diverse, and includes, for example, the horminum, the Hausmann’s rock jasmine and the dwarf alpine rose. The National park administration offers a wide range of different tours. The “Jennerbahn” is very popular among visitors. This funicular will bring you up to the boundaries of the national park at 1,800 m.

Contact Nationalpark Berchtesgaden Tel.: +49 8652 96860 poststelle@npv-bgd.bayern.de www.nationalpark-berchtesgaden.bayern.de

Bavarian Forest National Park

The Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany’s first national park, was founded in 1970. In 1997, its total surface area was extended to now 243 square kilometers. There, nature can develop freely according to its very own eternal laws on a surface area which, in its size, is unique in Europe. You will be enchanted by an unspoilt low mountain range landscape of which up to 95% is covered by forest. Besides extensive woodland areas, the national park offers mountain peaks with fascinating vistas of nearly endless forests which cover the mountain range representing the Bavarian-Bohemian border, mysterious bogs, crystal clear mountain streams and Lake Rachelsee, the park’s only glacial lake. The fauna is the result of a rather harsh, slightly continental climate with high snowfall in winter, increased by large differences in altitude between 600 to 1,453 meters. Besides the eagle-owl, the Ural owl and the raven, which have been reintroduced to this area, the otter, the capercaillie, the hazel grouse, the Eurasian Pygmy Owl and the Threetoed Woodpecker belong to the indigenous fauna. A network comprising more than 300 kilometers of wellsignposted hiking routes, nearly 200 kilometers of bicycle routes and about 80 kilometers of crosscountry ski slopes give visitors the opportunity to enjoy the beauties of the national park’s characteristic nature.

A very popular highlight in the Bavarian Forest is the tree top walk, which is the longest one of the world: visitors walk along a 1,300 m long wooden path that winds up, around a tree, to an impressive 44 m tower from which fantastic views of the surrounding forests can be seen.

Contact Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald Tel.: +49 8552 96000 poststelle@npv-bw.bayern.de www.nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.de

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8.2. Hiking and Climbing All around you are lakes, rivers and mountains – big ones (the Alps!) – and the endless possibilities of hiking, climbing, walking and Nordic walking – anything that’s active and restorative because, uniquely, Bavarians prize the purity of their air as much as their beer. There are diverse hiking and walking trails for every difficulty level all over Bavaria.

Here, only a small excerpt of the vast hiking offer can be presented.

Further information: www.bavaria.by/experiences/nature-outdoors/active/long-distance-hiking Germany’s highest mountain Zugspitze The area surrounding the Zugspitze is a veritable walkers’ wonder-world with a hiking network covering a staggering 1,200 km. A special experience is walking on the AlpspiX Viewing Platform hovering 25 meters (82 feet) over an empty void in the shape of an 'X' with two protruding platforms. The exceptional architecture opens unmatched views towards Zugspitze peak and the Höllental gorge and lets visitors experience a spectacular alpine high.

Contact Garmisch-Partenkirchen Tourismus Tel.: +49 8821 180700 tourist-info@gapa.de www.gapa.de

Long distance trails

Contact: FRANKENWALD TOURISMUS Service Center Tel. +49 9261 6015 17 mail@frankenwald-tourismus.de www.frankenwald-tourismus.de

The Goldsteig "Quality-Hiking-Trail" The trail offers approximately 660 kilometres of hiking terrain with attractive scenery, cultural sightseeing and a hiking guidance system along the way. The trail stretches across long passages through the Upper Palatinate and Bavarian Forest, northeast of Munich. Five nature parks with their diverse landscapes and low mountain range can be explored along the trail. Services such as a hiking expert, weather information, trail maps and a hotel reservation service are also available.

Contact Tourismusverband Ostbayern Tel.: +49 941 585390 info@ostbayern-tourismus.de www.ostbayern-tourismus.de www.goldsteig-wandern.de

Quality Hiking region in Germany - Frankenwald The Franconian Forest in Bavaria is the first "Quality Hiking region in Germany" since September 2015. There is a circular route, called “Frankenwald Steig”, which is 242 kilometer long and leads through the whole region. There are 32 paths, the so called “FrankenwaldSteigla”, on which you can explore the Franconian Forest. With all of your senses in either half day or day tours.

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VIA ALPINA - Hiking route through eight Alpine countries Hiking through the eight alpine countries and about 40 nature and national parks as well as conservation areas.

Altogether 6,000 kilometres of paths between Monaco and Triest invite you to discover the nature and cultural heritage of the whole alpine region.

Contact: Via alpine Tel: +49 89 1400340 info@viaalpina.de www.via-alpina.org

Climbing

There are various climbing trails in the mountainous regions of Bavaria. Mostly open during the summer months, one can find every difficulty level, including family-suited climbing trails. Some of the regions offering climbing trails are Füssen, Altmühltal, Bad Hindelang, Oberstdorf and the Berchtesgadener Land.

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8.3. Cycling and Mountain Biking; E-Biking Bavaria is really a "paradise for cyclists and mountain-bikers": Rugged mountains rise high above gently winding rivers, narrow valleys enchant with a unique landscape, historical places, beautiful castles, and, and, and...

Further information: www.bavaria.by/experiences/nature-outdoors/active/cycling

Cycling

There are bicycle trails of all difficulty levels and raging from a few kilometres to long-distance tours. Explore not only the Bavarian landscape, like along the Danube, but also its culture along the various themed tours, such as the trail of Pope Benedict XVI.

Mountain Biking regions

Mountain Biking in Ruhpolding Tourist-Information Ruhpolding Tel.: +49 8663 88060 tourismus@ruhpolding.de www.ruhpolding.de

Mountain Biking ArberLand – Bavarian Forest ARBERLAND Regio GmbH Tel.: +49 9921 96050 tourismus@aberland-regio.de www.arberland-bayerischer-wald.de

Mountain Biking at Berchtesgadener Land Berchtesgadener Land Tourismus GmbH Tel.: +49 8654 6565050 info@bglt.com www.berchtesgadener-land.com

Mountain Biking in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Tourist Information Garmisch-Partenkirchen Tel.: +49 8821 180700 tourist-info@gapa.de www.garmisch-partenkirchen.de

Quality cycling trails

„Liebliches Taubertal“ Tourismusverband „Liebliches Taubertal“ e. V. Tel.: +49 9341 825806 touristik@liebliches-taubertal.de www.liebliches-taubertal.de

Radweg Deutsche Donau Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutsche Donau Tel.: +49 731 1612814 info@deutsche-donau.de www.deutsche-donau.de

Schlossparkradrunde im Allgäu Tourismusverband Ostallgäu e. V. Tel.: +49 8342 911506 info@schlosspark.de www.schlosspark.de

DonauTÄLER-Radweg Donautal-Aktiv e. V. Tel: +49 8221 2074949 info@donautaeler.com www.donautaeler.com

Iller-Radweg Allgäu GmbH Tel.: +49 831 5753730 info@allgaeu.de www.illerradweg.de

Radrunde Allgäu Allgäu GmbH Tel.: +49 8323 8025931 info@allgaeu.de www.allgaeu.de/rad

Mainradweg Tourismusverband Franken e. V. Tel.: +49 911 941510 info@frankentourismus.de www.mainradweg.com

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8.4. Tourist Roads in Bavaria An inspiring way to travel and absolutely in fashion, when travelling through Germany and Bavaria, are themed routes or tourist roads. The extensive network of themed or tourist routes links Bavaria’s nature and cultural highlights providing visitors with a perfect route to the state’s most beautiful and important sights.

The Castle Road Stretching from Mannheim to Prague this route is lined by some 70 castles and royal residences that are just waiting to be explored. Travelling this route is the perfect way to discover the region’s history and legends, the myths and the stories.

Contact Burgenstrasse e. V. Tel.: +49 7131 564028 info@burgenstrasse.de www.burgenstrasse.de

The Crystal Road Experience the Crystal Road, stretching some 250 km from Neustadt a.d.

Waldnaab to Passau. The route is not only set against the largest contiguously forested mountain area of Central Europe it also provides a valuable insight into the art of glass manufacture.

Contact Tourismusverband Ostbayern e. V. Tel.: +49 941 585390 info@ostbayern-tourismus.de www.dieglasstrasse.de

The German Alpine Road Experience the Alps on an enchanting trip along the 450 km long Alpine Road from Lindau on the banks of Lake Constance to Berchtesgaden near the Austrian border.

Contact Touristikverein Deutsche Alpenstrasse e. V. Tel.: +49 8025 9244952 info@deutsche-alpenstrasse.de www.deutsche-alpenstrasse.de

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The German Toy Road The 300 km long German Toy Road is devoted to a subject of universal appeal - toys in all shapes and sizes. Running the length of the Toy Road are factories, showrooms, doll-making workshops, museums and theme parks all inviting travellers to “playfully” discover the rich cultural landscape comprising some 20 towns and villages between Nuremberg and Erfurt.

Contact Deutsche Spielzeugstrasse e. V. Tel.: +49 3675 880265 info@spielzeugstrasse.de www.spielzeugstrasse.de

The Porcelain Road Following the Porcelain Road is a great opportunity to find out more about the so-called “white gold” by visiting manufacturing facilities and museums or by taking part in a porcelain decoration course or seminar. But this is a route that appeals not only to fans of porcelain as it passes through some of the most beautiful low mountains in Europe – an area with huge historic heritage and a wide range of cultural attractions on route.

Contact Porzellanstraße e. V. Tel.: +49 9287 9180034 porzellanstrasse@porzellanikon.de www.porzellanstrasse.de

The Romantic Road The Romantic Road that runs from Würzburg to Füssen provides a unique insight into the abundance of occidental history, art and culture, Würzburg, the wine lands, the Tauber valley and Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the Ries, Lechfeld, Pfaffenwinkel and the world-famous palaces of King Ludwig II.

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The Route of Emperors and Kings There is hardly a route anywhere in Europe that is so young and ancient at one and the same time. The Route of Emperors and Kings runs from Frankfurt to Budapest and features cultural cities of such monumental historic importance as Frankfurt, Würzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Linz, Vienna and Budapest.

Contact Tourismusverband Ostbayern e. V. Tel.: +49 941 585390 info@ostbayern-tourismus.de www.ostbayern-tourismus.de www.strassederkaiserundkoenige.com/

The Sisi Road Follow in the footsteps of the Empress and Queen Elisabeth from Wittelsbacher Land to Budapest. After leaving Augsburg the Sisi Road follows the steps taken

by Sisi during the first 31 years of her life and gives you the opportunity to visit towns and castles of great historical importance. Visit Sisi’s family seat at Unterwittelsbach as well as Munich, the place of her birth and the Roseninsel in Lake Starnberg.

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8.5. Winter Sports Enjoy the amazing views of the “Voralpenland”, the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. Skiers and snowboarders alike will love the wealth of resorts located in this enchanting region at the foot of the Alps. But there are also plenty of ways to enjoy a wide range of winter sports without having to snap on your skis. Bavaria’s ski resorts also offer well prepared sled runs, snow tubing runs, snow parks for freestyle fans and ice sport centres all guaranteeing a wealth of wonderful winter fun and games.

Bavaria has a wealth of exceptionally beautiful cross-country tracks in all shapes and forms. Many modernised track systems and excellently prepared cross-country ski tracks promise optimum conditions, and not just for the competitors in the World Championship, but also for hobby skiers.

Further information: www.bavaria.by/experiences/winter-holidays/

Allgäu

Oberstdorf The resort attracts the visitor with its three large ski areas “Nebelhorn”, “Fellhorn” and “Söllereck”, which extend between 825 and 2,224 meters. They contain 29 lifts and 38 different slopes among other things Germany’s longest downhill slope at the Nebelhorn cable lift with a length of 7.5 kilometres.

Eastern Bavaria

Großer Arber The Großer Arber is situated in the middle of the Bavarian Forest at the boarder to the Czech Republic and due to its height it is called the Mount Blanc of the Bavarian Forest. Skiers have the option to ski on a marvelous, five kilometres long descent down to the town of Bodenmais. Endless powder runs are common in the Arber region and the Arber Funpark offers an additional incentive for all snowboarders.

Franconia

Ochsenkopf in the Fichtel Mountains Twenty-seven slopes of varying length, most of which are floodlit, are to be found. For beginners, the conditions are near to perfect, mainly due to the fact that ski courses are offered guaranteeing your success and children find their way, whether on skis or snowboards, in no time at all. A further attraction is the ski jump facility, with distances of up to 100 meters. For the kids there is bob sleighing and for the more manly figures, ice curling. Whether on the natural lakes and dams, open air or closed ice rings, a place to meet can be found for all.

Contact Tourismus Oberstdorf Tel.: +49 8322 7000 info@oberstdorf.de www.oberstdorf.de

Contact Tourism Service Center Regen Tel.: +49 9921 96050 info@touristisches-service-center.de www.arberland-bayerischer-wald.de

Contact Tourismus & Marketing GmbH Ochsenkopf Tel.: +49 9272 97032 info@erlebnis-ochsenkopf.de www.erlebnis-ochsenkopf.de

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Upper Bavaria

Berchtesgadener Land At the foot of Germany’s second highest mountain, the Watzmann, sports enthusiast will find challenges to fit every taste. From downhill skiing to high mountain ski tours and luging on the olympic size artificial ice-track.

Contact Berchtesgadener Land Tourismus Tel.: +49 8652 656500 info@berchtesgadener-land.com www.berchtesgadener-land.com

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Mittenwald and Zugspitze The resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is situated in an altitude of 720 meters at the foot of the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain. Thanks to its situation it is easily accessible from Munich. The whole area extends between 700 and 2829 meters and contains 38 lifts, 43 slopes and two boarderparks.

The highlight is the “Zugspitz Region”, Germany’s highest ski area, where skiing is possible from November to May.

Contact Garmisch-Partenkirchen Tourismus Tel.: +49 8821 180700 tourist-info@gapa.de www.gapa.de

Reit im Winkl Reit im Winkl offers a variety of leisure activities: cross country skiing and snowshoeing, skiing, snowboarding and even alpine ice climbing. The skiing area Winkelmoosalm offers winter sport pleasures for all skills. The Steinplatte attracts skiers with steep runs; aficionados of deep powder snow will be enthused by the slopes at Dürnbachhorn and beginners and families will have fun at the Walmberg area.

Contact Tourist-Information Reit im Winkl Tel.: +49 8640 80020 info@reitimwinkl.de www.reitimwinkl.de

Ruhpolding Boundless winter fun and games – skiing, cross-country, snow-shoe hiking, ski touring or sledding. The Alpine and cross-country school will teach you the techniques whilst the local innkeepers will make sure there is plenty to restore your energy when you finish. At Fritz Fischer’s biathlon camp you will learn the correct skating technique on the original world cup track and can test your marksmanship on the shooting range.

Contact Tourist-Info Ruhpolding Tel.: +49 8663 88060 tourismus@ruhpolding.de www.ruhpolding.de

Spitzingsee-Tegernsee This skiing area entices skiers with well-groomed ski slopes that extend over the Stümpfling. Skilled skiers can enjoy three black runs, totalling 5 km in length. 13 red runs await practiced skiers, and five blue runs offer beginners and younger skiers the perfect skiing experience. The area around the Sutten Mountain is suited perfectly for families, carvers and snowboarders.

Contact Alpenregion Tegernsee Schliersee Tel.: +49 8022 9273890 info@tegernsee-schliersee.de www.tegernsee-schliersee.de

Sudelfeld The ski resort Sudelfeld is situated between the villages Bayrischzell and Oberaudorf at the brim of the upper Bavarian Alps. Germanys second largest ski resort offers three chairlifts and 18 draglifts, modern snow-making machines, several ski schools and a snowboarder-funpark. The resort can be reached by a single-seater chairlift directly from the village and also by the skibus from various stops in the village or by car.

Contact Tourist-Information Bayrischzell Tel.: +49 8023 648 tourist-info@bayrischzell.de www.bayrischzell.de

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9. Fun and Adventure (Parks) Allgäu / Bavarian Swabia

LEGOLAND® Amusement Park Germany The LEGOLAND® park has lots to offer for families looking for adventure and fun. More than 55 amazing ride attractions, fascinating shows and models made from 56 million LEGO® bricks await the visitors. In the world’s first LEGOLAND® holiday village, visitors can spend the night in one of 50 LEGO®-themed chalets or in the caravan area.

Contact LEGOLAND® Deutschland Freizeitpark Tel.: +49 180 677075701 info@legoland.de www.legoland.de

Fred Rai Western City The western town with cowboys and Indians, saloon and post office on more than 40,000 square meters is the ideal solution for spending a family holiday.

Enjoy one of the various Western shows, learn how to shoot with bow and arrows or enjoy a meal at the Saloon.

Contact Fred Rai Western-City Tel.: +49 8205 225 info@western-city.de www.western-city.de

Allgäu Skyline Park This magical place has attractions for everyone: Nostalgic fairground rides for romantics and lovers, plenty of fun for the very young and moments sure to delight the entire family. Thrill seekers will get the adrenaline rush they are looking for on the Sky Wheel, the world’s highest overhead roller coaster.

Contact Allgäu Skyline Park Tel.: +49 1805 884880 info@skylinepark.de www.skylinepark.de

Eastern Bavaria

Bayern-Park Amusement park with various rides, rollercoaster attractions and kids’ playgrounds. Huge animal outdoor enclosures as well as the park’s falconry show, and the lynx enclosure invite visitors to discover Bavaria’s native fauna.

Contact Bayern-Park Tel.: +49 8734 92980 info@bayern-park.de www.bayern-park.de

Pullman City Western Town On the edge of the Bavarian Forest, Pullman City means adventure and experiencing the everyday life of cowboys and Indians: various thrilling shows, “High Noon” on Main Street between steaks in the saloon and live music, romance by the campfire and rides on real quarter horses.

Contact Pullman City Tel.: +49 85 4497490 info@pullmancity.de www.pullmancity.de

Churpfalzpark Churpfalzpark is a large flower and amusement park with numerous rides: 10,000 square meters summer garden with its 860 dancing fountains, rapid flume, rafting slide, a Ferris wheel and many other attractions.

Contact Churpfalzpark Tel.: +49 9971 30340 info@churpfalzpark.de www.churpfalzpark.de

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Franconia

Erlebnispark Schloss Thurn Historical castle in spacious grounds with lots of native birds and animals, different playgrounds, more than 50 rides and breathtaking live shows such as a Western stunt show, a knights festival and a puppet theater. Experience a mix of fun, games, excitement and culture.

Contact Erlebnispark Schloss Thurn Tel.: +49 9190 929898 info@schloss-thurn.de www.schloss-thurn.de

Freizeit-Park Geiselwind An area of approximately 400,000 square meters: numerous rides, play grounds, live shows, electronic theaters, animal shows, exhibitions and idyllic relaxation areas.

Contact Freizeit-Land Geiselwind Tel.: +49 9556 9221192 info@freizeit-land.de www.freizeitlandgeiselwind.de

PLAYMOBIL® FunPark The PLAYMOBIL® FunPark near Nuremberg is a great day out for families all year round. On over 90,000 square meters, visitors can climb, balance and play to their hearts’ content. The leisure park’s unique concept focuses on movement and activity, and not on standing in queues!

Contact PLAYMOBIL® FunPark Tel.: +49 911 96661455 service@playmobil.de www.playmobil-funpark.de

Upper Bavaria

Bavaria Filmstadt The Bavaria Filmstadt near Munich - Home of your movie stars. Walk through one of Europe’s biggest film-making facilities with daily shootings. Experience the development of popular cinema- and TV-highlights and become part of a fascinating world of almost unlimited possibilities.

Contact Bavaria Film Tel.: +49 89 64992000 filmstadt@bavaria-film.de www.filmstadt.de

Freizeitpark Ruhpolding With its games and rides, the amusement park offers pure fun for the whole family: rollercoaster, Dinosaur Mountain, “Kraxel-Max” kids’ play area, bumper cars, “Siegfried” dragon ride, Baby Land especially for little guests, “Slide Paradise”, “Crystal Mine” and Bavarian steam train.

Contact Freizeitpark Ruhpolding Tel.: +49 8663 800622 ruhpolding@maerchenpark.de www.freizeitpark.by

Märchenwald Children’s leisure and adventure paradise designed like an enchanted forest, in the Isar valley in Wolfratshausen near Munich. Showcases with puppet reenactments of more than 20 of Grimm’s fairytales, western train, horse track, rollercoaster, slide world, birthday parties in a tree house.

Contact Freizeitpark Märchenwald im Isartal Tel.: +49 8171 3855838 info@maerchenwald-isartal.com www.maerchenwald-isartal.com

Monte Kaolino Monte Kaolino is a sand dune, which is only open in summer time. The sand dune is used as a ski resort in addition to other activities and facilities: camping, outdoor pool, toboggan run, adventure playground and high rope course. The hill is even home to the Sandboarding World Championships.

Contact Freizeitpark Monte Kaolino Tel.: +49 9622 81502 info@montekaolino.eu www.montekaolino.eu

Olympic Park Munich International event center, tourist attraction, sports and recreational park at the same time. The Flying Fox is not only the latest attraction in Munich - this sensation is unique in all of Europe! After walking on the roof of the Olympic Stadium at a height of 35 meters, the visitors fly across the whole stadium.

Contact Olympiapark München GmbH Tel.: +49 89 30670 info@olympiapark.de www.olympiapark.de

Allianz Arena München The Allianz Arena is one of the most stunning and impressive football stadiums in the world. Bayern Munich plays their home games in the Allianz Arena. Visit the Arena on a guided tour or discover the history and successes of Germany's most successful football club across the 3,000 sqm of the FC Bayern Erlebniswelt.

Contact ’FCB Erlebniswelt’ & arena tours Allianz Arena München Stadion GmbH besucher@arena-one.com www.allianz-arena.de/en

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Therme Erding (waterpark) Europe’s largest spa pool offers a wide range of facilities to suit everyone: south sea ambiance under the shade of real palm trees, a number of quiet oases, wellness attractions and water slide complex.

Contact Thermenallee 2, 85435 Erding Tel.: +49 8122 5500 thermen.service@therme-erding.de www.therme-erding.de

Isar River Event Spend a day on a traditional wooden raft down the Isar river with typical food, drinks and music. Starting point is Wolfratshausen, approximately 30 km south of Munich. Bookable through city of Munich or private Event organizers, e.g. www.isar-floss-event.de or www.isarflossfahrten.de

Contact Full contact list via München Tourismus Tel.: +49 89 23396500 tourismus@muenchen.de www.muenchen-tourist.de

Jochen Schweizer Arena Munich The Jochen Schweizer Arena is a leisure and adventure park south of Munich for those who love excitement inlcuding indoor surfing, bodyflying and outdoor climbing/rope park, accompanied by a high-quality and healthy gastronomic offer.

Contact Erlebniswelt München Tel.: +49 89 70809910 info@jochen-schweizer-arena.de www.jochen-schweizer-arena.de

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10. Site Inspections in Bavaria Bavaria is not only the number one tourist destination in Germany but also the number one in Germany when it comes to the economy. Companies such as BMW, Audi, Siemens, Löwenbräu, Paulaner, Adidas and Puma are just a few examples of the companies of world-renown, based here in Bavaria.

BMW BMW Welt and the BMW Museum are amongst the most popular tourist attractions in Bavaria and can be explored by yourself or with a guide.

Moreover, the BMW Group plant allows you to look behind the scenes and experience the production facilities. Guided tours are available in German and English and require a booking in advance.

Contact Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Tel.: +49 89 125016001 infowelt@bmw-welt.com www.bmw-welt.com

Audi AG Ingolstadt The Audi Forum in Ingolstadt offers a big variety of options: The museum mobile tells the story of the brand and guided tours through the plant allow you to look behind the scenes. The tours need to be booked in advance and are available in German and English.

Contact Audi AG Tel.: +49 841 8937575 welcome@audi.de, www.audi.de

Völkl Sports GmbH & Co KG The parent plant in Straubing is one of the most modern ski-making facilities in the world. You can experience the factory and look behind the scenes during a guided tour. The tours are held in German and English and should be booked in advance.

Contact Völkl Sports GmbH & Co KG Tel. +49 9421 3200 behne.petra@voelkl.de www.voelkl.com

Schaukäserei Ammergauer Alpen eG The cheesedairy offers presentations about the productions process of their cheese. Only available in German with an option to book an interpreter for the group.

Contact Schaukäserei Ammergauer Alpen eG Tel.: +49 8822 923926 info@schaukaeserei-ettal.de www.schaukaeserei-ettal.de/

Otto E. Schmidt Lebkuchenfabrik In the Lebkuchen-Schmidt Visitor hall, visitors experience the world of gingerbread. Watch the Lebkücher bake the gingerbread in a replica of the historic bakehouse and take home some gingerbread as a souvenir.

Contact Otto E. Schmidt Lebkuchenfabrik Tel.: +49 0911 896631 rosemarie-angerer@lebkuchenschmidt.com www.lebkuchen-schmidt.de

Munich Airport Take a look behind-the-scnes of Munich Airport. The guided tours are available daily for individual visitors and groups can arrange their tours.

The airport tours are conducted in German but with prior arrangement it is possible to provide tours in the most common foreign languages.

Contact Flughafen München GmbH Tel.: +49 89 97500 besucherservice@munich-airport.de www.munich-airport.com/en/

The Faber-Castell pencil production After prior arrangement, visitors can visit the production, the museum «Alte Mine» and the Faber Casell castle. The guided tours are available in German, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Croatian/Serbian and Romanian.

Contact Faber-Castell Aktiengesellschaft Tel.: +49 911 99650 info@faber-castell.de www.fabercastell.de

Herrmannsdorfer Landwerkstätten The guided tours are open to the public and free-of-charge. There are various tours depending on the number of people and the level of interest. – dafür Kuka Augsburg

Contact Herrmannsdorfer Landwerkstätten Tel.: +49 8093 9094 glonn@herrmannsdorfer.de www.herrmannsdorfer.de

Gmund Papier - Fabrikbesichtigung (factory tour) The guided factory tours are available in German and English from Monday to Saturday. Tours require prior registration by phone or email.

Contact Büttenpapierfabrik Gmund GmbH & Co. Tel.: +49 8022 75000 info@gmund.com www.gmund.de

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