Bavaria
From the cloud-shredding Alps to the fertile Danube plain, the Free State of Bavaria is a place that keeps its clichéd promises. Story-book castles bequeathed by an oddball king poke through dark forest, cowbells tinkle in flower-filled meadows, the thwack of palm on Lederhosen accompanies the clump of frothy stein on timber bench, and medieval walled towns go about their time-warped business.
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Top places to visit in Bavaria
Discover the best attractions in Bavaria from must-see sights to unexpected hidden gems.
- Attraction in MunichBMW Welt
- Attraction in MunichEnglish Garden
- Attraction in BavariaKZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau
- Attraction in MunichOlympiapark
- Attraction in MunichResidenz
- Attraction in FüssenSchloss Neuschwanstein
- Attraction in Garmisch-PartenkirchenZugspitze
- Attraction in MunichKunstareal
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Bavaria and beyond
- destinationMunich
- destinationBavarian Alps
- destinationRegensburg
- destinationNuremberg
- destinationBerchtesgaden
- destinationBamberg
- destinationGarmisch-Partenkirchen
- destinationRothenburg ob der Tauber
