Pfaffenwinkel – Fünfseenland
Two popular holiday destinations in Upper Bavaria are the scenic regions of StarnbergAmmersee and Pfaffenwinkel. Both regions feature an attractive moorland and woodland landscape.
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Würzburg Residence – a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Würzburg Residenz is one of the most significant Baroque palaces in Europe. In 1981, the palace building with its courtyard garden and piazza was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. -
Rococo church Seeg
Designed by the famous master builder Johann Jakob Herkomer, the Catholic Rococo church in Seeg became a focal point of the Allgäu Revivalist Movement around 1800. -
Plassenburg Castle
At the confluence of the rivers White Main and Red Main rises the imposing Hohenzollern fortress of Plassenburg, a symbol of the town of Kulmbach. -
Neumarkt – Palatine Counts’ residence town
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz was an important town in the 15th and 16th century when the counts palatine of the Wittelsbach dynasty resided here. The town’s eventful history is the focus of the local museum. -
Rehau – Bavaria’s model town
The town of Rehau is the only urban planning model town in Bavaria. Its history goes back to a blaze in 1817 in which the whole town was destroyed within a very short time. -
Nürnberger Land – Outdoor and gastronomic region
In the Nürnberger Land region, you will experience the diversity of Franconia in a very unique way. With four premium-grade footpaths and numerous cycle paths, the region presents itself as a true hiking and cycling paradise. -
Rosenau Castle and glass museum Rödental
The small town of Rödental is located north-east of Coburg. Rosenau Castle, an early and significant example of neo-Gothic architecture, lies in the middle of a picturesque landscape garden. -
Historic old town of Ochsenfurt
The historic old town of Ochsenfurt, also known as the ‘town of towers’, is encircled by an almost fully intact medieval rampart with town gates and towers. -
Passion Play Village of Oberammergau
The village of Oberammergau is famous for its passion play. Ever since 1634, villagers have been performing the play in their theatre at ten-year intervals. -
Thurnau Castle
Thurnau Castle is located in the middle of the historic pottery town of Thurnau in Franconian Switzerland and it is one of the largest and most significant castle complexes in northern Bavaria. -
Friedrichsburg Castle
Friedrichsburg Castle is the prominent landmark of the small, peaceful town of Vohenstrauß in the Nature Park Region of the Upper Palatinate Forest. The castle’s five pointed towers paint a very impressive picture. -
Rupertiwinkel
The natural landscape is the Rupertiwinkel region’s most beautiful attraction. Besides the impressive mountains such as the Högl and Teisenberg, there are many delightful woodlands, meadows and lakes. -
Swabia’s Baroque Corner
Culture connoisseurs refer to the district of Günzburg as the Schwäbische Barockwinkel or Swabian Baroque Corner. It’s because many magnificent buildings of the Baroque era are characteristic of this central Swabian region. -
Cellar Labyrinth Schwandorf
An unusual sight can be found on or rather in Schwandorf’s Weinberg hill: an underground rock-cut cellar labyrinth with vaults up to three storeys high.