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Let's get out into nature. Find peace. Experience relaxation. For example, on enjoyable hikes in the Bavarian Forest, in the Fichtel Mountains, in the Allgäu Alps and in Upper Bavaria. Kneipp in front of beautiful scenery. Meet hop farmers and herbalists at work. We tell you about the most beautiful countryside tours by bike or car. And tips for cross-country trails and tours in winter. Plus listicles of the most beautiful long-distance hiking trails, holiday routes, monastery breweries, castles

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Mit dem Sessellift im Familienskigebiet bequem auf den Gipfel

Family Ski Fun

Insider tip for families, with double chairlift, four T-bar lifts, four conveyor belts, pistes around 5 km long, junior ski circus and toboggan run

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Middle Finger Fighters

Finger wrestling is a traditional Bavarian 'sport'. Our reporter visited the German Fingerhakel Championships in Mittenwald

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Wandertour im Allgäu mit Daniel Bensmann

Under the skin

A mountain tour with the Allgäu skin painter, tattooist and hunter Daniel Bensmann up to Hirschberg and Spieser near Bad Hindelang

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Die Drachenkante meistert Kilian ohne Probleme

Rock Hopping in Franconia

Franconian Switzerland is a paradise for active families. Astrid Därr and her son have tested some of the best family climbing spots

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Herbst an der Donau bei Straubing

Enchanted

Danube fisherwoman Kathi Mayer showed us that her home, the Gäuboden, and the Danube oxbow lakes are mystically beautiful on foggy November days

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Pausen gehören zum Genusswandern. Ausblick vom Trekkingplatz Geusfeld

Steigerwald in Franconia

Pleasure Hiking: The Steigerwald Panorama Trail leads through low mountain landscapes rich in history and species. The next Franconian wine is not far

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saftig grüne Buckelwiesen vor alpiner Berglandschaft in Oberbayern

10 x Nature Highlights in Upper Bavaria

Hallertau, Zugspitze, Osterseen or Buckelwiesen: You have to see and experience these and six other nature highlights in Upper Bavaria

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Nürnberger Rostbratwürste

7 x Specialities from Franconia

Smoked beer, bratwurst, Franconian wine and delicious carp: 7 pleasures you should never miss in Franconia

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Kostprobe: Stefanie Bauer lässt es sich schmecken

10 x Upper Bavaria for gourmets

Chiemsee fish or Weißwurst, Radler or Schrobenhausen asparagus: 10 delights you should never miss in Upper Bavaria

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Freilichtmuseen: Die Rauberweihermühle in Neusath-Perchen sollten Besucher:innen nicht verpassen

Looking back to the future

Each of the six "open-air museums in Bavaria" has its own regional charm. We visited the open-air museum in the Upper Palatinate.

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Allgäuer Familienmuseen: Ausstellungsraum im Hutmuseum Lindenberg

Hats off!

The 17 "Family museums Allgäu" design their exhibitions to be family-friendly. The network includes, among others, cities and art museums.

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Museen in Oberfranken: Gewürznelken im Deutschen Gewürzmuseum in Kulmbach

The art of indulgence

Culture and pleasure belong together in Franconia. In a network of eleven different museums, visitors discover the culinary treasures of the region

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Museen inklusive: Zwei Fachwerkhäuser mit Obstbaum im Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim

Culture without limits

19 museums in Bavaria have set out to create stimulating offers for people with impairments.

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