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Features, Stories and Highlights from Bavaria

Towns and villages, rivers and lakes, mountains and forests, kitchens and Kneipp pools, monasteries and youth hostels, wineries and breweries, snowy slopes and herb meadows, alpine farms and museums. Nothing in Bavaria is hidden from our reporters. They are on the road on foot, by bike, in a canoe or on skis to collect the most beautiful stories from and about Eastern Bavaria, Allgäu/Bavarian Swabia, Upper Bavaria and Franconia for you.

The Latest Stories From Our Reporters

Cristin trägt sieben Maß

Serving the "Maßes"

What does the Oktoberfest mean to the people who work there? We accompanied Oktoberfest waitress Cristin at work in the Schottenhamel tent

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Landsberg am Lech: Der Lech ist umgeben von Häusern mit Bunten Fassaden

Lovely Landsberg

Lots of greenery, Italian flair and art on the border between Upper Bavaria and Bavarian Swabia. Our reporters discovered Landsberg am Lech

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Blick durch das Bamberger Tor auf den Marktplatz von Lichtenfels in Franken

There’s more than meets the eye!

Lichtenfels on the Obermain was once a stronghold of the basket trade. It stands for innovation and high-tech. We had a good look around the town

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Beautiful Views!

Colourful paintings on house facades turn some places into veritable open-air galleries. We travelled around Upper Bavaria with artist Bernhard Rieger

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City tour through Nuremberg

A colorful city walk from Gostenhof via Rosenaupark and Hesperidengärten to Wöhrder See Lake. Together with two real insiders

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 Die Engel der Befreiungshalle in Kelheim wurden von hinten fotografiert, während die Sonne durch ein Loch in der Kuppel strahlt, sie in ein warmes Licht tauchend.

Monumental

Beyond the Liberation Hall and Weltenburg Abbey, there are even more delightful discoveries to be made in Kelheim

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Blick auf den Stadtturm und die Dreifaltigkeissäule in Straubing

Straubing at its finest

Straubing is considered the heart of Old Bavaria. The city has much more to offer than just a beautiful façade. Come with us on our tour

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Cafe Been&Green am Gumbertusplatz in Ansbach

Small-town Charm

With actor and cabaret artist Thorsten Siebenhaar on an exploration tour through his Ansbach, on the trail of a deeply relaxed attitude to life

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Regensburg: Die Steinerne Brücke überspannt die Donau mit einer Länge von 300 Metern mit Rundsteinbögen

It's in the mix

The Old Town is a prime example of medieval architecture. The Danube invites you to swim and a great museum is dedicated to Bavaria's history.

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Skurril anmutende Plastik auf dem Skulpturenweg zwischen Seeon, Seebruck und Truchtlaching

The cows are waiting

Chiemsee bike tour with kids? Yes! With a stay on one of the family farms of the Blauer Gockel, beautiful vacations are guaranteed

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O-Ton Wurzbacher:

Treasures from the spruce forest

Two-star chef Alexander Hermann and clever gourmets love the fantastic aromas of the inconspicuous slate truffle. And only Bernd Wurzbacher finds them

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Streetart auf einer Hausfassade beim Siemens Healthineers MedMuseum

The versatile one

Bavaria’s smallest city packs a few surprises with its many facets. Town of the Huguenots, beer, medical technology, comic. What a great destination!

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Die fünf Kilometer lange Gratüberschreitung verläuft vom Gipfel der Alpspitze zum Zugspitz-Gipfel

Zugspitze? A fantastic climb!

The two-day, 21-kilometre route through the Reintal valley is a relatively easy way to make the ascent

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Familientradition: Schon als Kinder halfen die Geschwister im Betrieb

Fisherwoman Kathi Mayer

Katharina Mayer takes up a 300-year-old family tradition: as a fisherwoman on the Danube, she catches pike, catfish and pikeperch

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Kempten: Der Brunnen am Rathausplatz ist ein beliebter Treffpunkt für Kemptner und Touristen

Mediterranean Allgäu

2,000 years ago Romans fell in love with the pretty Iller valley and settled in the place where Kempten stands today...

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Bavaria's oldest trees

The "court lime tree" on the castle hill in Castell is said to be up to 1,000 years old. The "Wolframslinde" in Ried is about 800 to 1,000 years old

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