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Bavaria
From the cloud-shredding Alps to the fertile Danube plain, the Free State of Bavaria is a place that keeps its clichéd promises. Story-book castles bequeathed by an oddball king poke through dark forest, cowbells tinkle in flower-filled meadows, the thwack of palm on Lederhosen accompanies the clump of frothy stein on timber bench, and medieval walled towns go about their time-warped business.
01 / Attractions
Must-see attractions
Bavaria
Officially called the KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau, this was the Nazis’ first concentration camp, built by Heinrich Himmler in March 1933 to house political…
Munich
This commanding palace and its lavish gardens sprawl around 5km northwest of the Altstadt. Begun in 1664 as a villa for Electress Adelaide of Savoy, the…
Munich
Home to Bavaria's Wittelsbach rulers from 1508 until WWI, the Residenz is Munich's number-one attraction. The amazing treasures, as well as all the…
Munich
Installed for the city's 850th birthday (2008), the Münchner Stadtmuseum's Typisch München (Typically Munich) exhibition – taking up the whole of a…
Würzburg
The vast Unesco-listed Residenz, built by 18th-century architect Balthasar Neumann as the home of the local prince-bishops, is one of Germany’s most…
Bavarian Alps
A pocket-sized trove of weird treasures, Schloss Linderhof was Ludwig II’s smallest but most sumptuous palace, and the only one he lived to see fully…
Munich
Munich's main repository of Old European Masters is crammed with all the major players who decorated canvases between the 14th and 18th centuries. This…
Munich
The sprawling English Garden is among Europe's biggest city parks – it even rivals London's Hyde Park and New York's Central Park for size – and is a…
02 / Articles
Latest stories from Bavaria
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- Festivals & EventsBeyond Oktoberfest: alternative beer festivals in Bavaria
Sep 6, 2024 • 4 min read
Destination Practicalities11 things to know before going to Bavaria, GermanyAug 26, 2024 • 8 min read
- Festivals & EventsOktoberfest 2024 is approaching: a first-timers' guide to all merry mayhem
May 8, 2024 • 6 min read
HikingRoad trip to the best of Germany’s Bavaria and Baden-WürttembergAug 22, 2022 • 5 min read
Family TravelSnow White's gravestone has been discovered by a German museumAug 7, 2019 • 2 min read
- FoodBavaria & Eastern Germany: why a food and wine tour is not the wurst idea
Jan 25, 2019 • 8 min read