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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Blick auf die Nördlinger Altstadt vom Turm Daniel der St. Georgs-Kirche

8 Nördlingen Tips

Daniel, city wall, Ries Crater Museum and five other sights and experiences you shouldn't miss when visiting Nördlingen

Berchtesgadener Altstadt mit Hirschenhaus (links) und Marktbrunnen

Somewhere Between Watzmann and Jenner

Berchtesgaden offers visitors a great mix of mountain panorama and old town flair. Perfect for a day trip with aperitivo on the Schlossplatz

Where Bavaria tingles

Experience the highlights of the vacation region Chiemsee-Alpenland accessible: Bavarian Sea, Middle Ages Tour, Volcano Inferno and Farmers' Museum.

Richard Strauss Fountain by the Oberammergau sculptor Hans Schwaighofer

10 Tips for Garmisch-Partenkirchen

What can you do in Garmisch-Partenkirchen? Which sights are worth a visit? We reveal what you should see and experience

Jugendherberge Lindau: mediterrane Wandmalereien prägen die Jugendherberge, etwa am Trinkwasserbrunnen

Cool and cheap

Bavaria's youth hostels are located in large cities and places worth seeing. We took a look around Burghausen and Lindau on Lake Constance.

Heinz Schulan als Jakob Fugger, der Reiche am Schalenbrunnen der Fuggerei

The world’s first social housing

At around 500 years old, the Fuggerei in Augsburg is the oldest social settlement in the world still in existence

UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe: Das Markgräfliche Opernhaus in Bayreuth

Curtain up!

Beyond Richard Wagner, Bayreuth offers pompous baroque architecture, plenty of Franconian flair, good beer, African art and world-class piano makers

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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