Arts and Tradition, Culture and Castles in Bavaria

Our stories and listicles showcase exciting museum settings, iconic cultural monuments, and the most important castles, palaces and palace gardens in Bavaria. It's all about fine arts and street art, Lüftlmalerei (traditional mural art) and modern architecture. Sometimes pompous like the magnificent Herrenchiemsee Palace, sometimes record-breaking like the castle in Burghausen. We take a look at Bavaria's most famous film locations and meet Bavaria insiders who are dedicated to culture.

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22 Best Things To Do in Munich

Art, chilling by the Isar river, museums, markets and neighbourhoods. 22 things to experience and enjoy when visiting Munich. Enough for a week!

Markt- und Schlossplatz wurden 1686 als Grande Place nahe des neuen Erlanger Schlosses angelegt

10 Erlangen tips

We reveal what you should see and experience in Erlangen

Hoch über Nürnberg thront dei mächtige Kaiserburg

Holiday destination Nuremberg

City joy in Nuremberg: experience the culture and history of the medieval city accessibly

Nuremberg Region by Train & Bus

The range of trips around Nuremberg is huge. By bus or train to romantic towns, castles, lakes, gorges and museums. Here are 8 tips!

Römermuseen: Lebensgroße Darstellung eines römischen Soldaten im Museum Quintana in Künzig

Roman museums

The Museum Quintana in Künzing, which we visited, has joined forces with four other museums to form the "Roman Museums on the Bavarian Danube Limes"

Heartfelt Sounds of Home

Tobi Enzl writes songs about life, love, and his home of Lower Bavaria. We joined the dialect artist for a concert and visited his „hood“

Rapper RiA Reiser

RiA Reiser began her career as a yodelling queen, before going on to completely reinvented herself. Now, she’s rapping in Lower Bavarian dialect

Museums in Bavaria

Nowhere in Germany are there as many museums as in Bavaria. In more than 1,300 houses throughout Bavaria, visitors can experience expertly and excitingly staged collections on history and art, science, crafts, and customs.

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