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Munich, Alps, Märchenkönig

Cultural tours to Bavaria:

"Bavaria - Living Traditions"

"Christmas Markets"

-> Why Bavaria

-> Highlights

-> Travel excursions and ideas

Why you should travel to Bavaria:

- tourist region boasting a rich history
- varied landscapes, historically important towns and world-famous attractions
- European centre of culture
- world famous city of Munich
- 1,000-year-old Bamberg featuring the world’s largest historic town centre ensemble (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Bayreuth with its castles and parks, beautiful Baroque theatre and Richard Wagner sites
- the “Romantic Road” (Germany’s most recognized and popular tourist route)
- other fascinating towns such as Nuremberg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Würzburg, Augsburg and Dinkelsbühl

Highlights in Bavaria:

Travel excursions and ideas: 

Art: Old, New and Modern Pinakothek galleries, Lenbachhaus gallery (incl. works by the Blue Rider circle), Schack Gallery, Museum Villa Stuck, Munich’s art district (Glyptothek, Museum Brandhorst, State Collections of Antique Art and State Museum of Egyptian Art) (München), Glass Palace, Schaezler Palace (Augsburg), Villa Dessauer, Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia (Bamberg)

Historic sites: German Museum, Dachau Concentration Camp, Residenz Museum (München), Town Hall, Perlach Tower, Augsburg’s Monumental Fountains, Fuggerei (the world’s oldest social housing complex still in use) (Augsburg), New Residenz, Old Townhouse (Bamberg),the Residence Palace (UNESCO), fortress “Marienberg”, old bridge “Alte Mainbrücke” (Würzburg), Albrecht Dürer's House, Imperial Castle, Nassau House, "Old City Hall" (Nürnberg)

Museums: Jewish Museum, Bavarian National Museum,City Muesum Munich with Filmmuseum (München), Maximilian Museum, Museum of Ice Hockey, Roman Museum, Brecht and Mozart House (where Bertolt Brecht and Leopold Mozart were born), Museum of the Augsburg Marionette Theater, Schwabian Craftsmen’s Museum (Augsburg), Franconian Brewery Museum, Ludwig Collection Bamberg (Bamberg), Röntgen Memorial Hall, Museum at the Cathedral, Mainfränkisches Museum, Mineralogical Museum (Würzburg), Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germany's largest museum of cultural history), Museum St. Peter, DB Museum (railway museum), Museum for Industrial Culture, Nuremberg Toy Museum, Documentation Centre Party Rally Grounds (Nürnberg), Medieval Crime Museum, German Christmas Museum (Rothenburg ob der Tauber)

Traditions: Bavarian evening in a cosy brewpub with Alpenhorn blowers, yodellers, shoe-slapping dancers and a traditional cold-warm buffet, Crafts Yard (Nürnberg)  

Sport: Olympic Park (incl. Olympic Stadium and Olympic Tower), Allianz Arena (München)

Sacred buildings: Church of Our Lady (Munich Cathedral), Theatine Church (a collegiate church), St. Peter’s Church, Karmelitenkirche Church (München), Cathedral Unserer Lieben Frau, Bishops’ Residence, Basilica St. Ulrich and Afra (Augsburg), Cathedral, St. Michael's Monastery, "Upper Parish" (Church of Our Lady) (Bamberg), Cathedral St. Killian, Marienkapelle (Church), Käppele (Church) (Würzburg), Our Lady's Church (Frauenkirche), St. Egidien's Church (city’s oldest sacred building dates back to the 12th century) (Nürnberg), Church of St. Jacob (Rothenburg ob der Tauber)

Castles, parks and gardens: Royal Residence, Munich Court Garden English Garden (horse-drawn carriage rides possible), Nymphenburg Castle and Park (incl. the Amalienburg hunting lodge), Hirschgarten (beer garden), Schleißheim Palaces (München)

Christmas: “Christkindl” Christmas Market in many cities

Excursions in Bavaria: Lake Chiemsee, incl. boat trip and visit to the New Castle on Herrenchiemsee Island; Royal palaces, incl. Neuschwanstein Castle; Hohenschwangau and Linderhof; Garmisch-Partenkirchen with Zugspitze (Germany's highest summit); Oberammergau; the Pilgrimage Church of the Scourged Saviour and Ettal Abbey; Augsburg incl. the Town Hall, Golden Hall (a “must-see”!), Kurhaus Theatre, Fugger City Palace and Mozart’s House; Berchtesgaden/ Königssee incl. the Kehlsteinhaus, a boat trip on the Königssee lake and a visit to the St. Bartholomä pilgrimage monastery; Passau, incl. the Veste Oberhaus Museum and a “three-river” boat trip

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