Happiness on rails – Bavaria's most beautiful railway routes

The journey is the destination – these Bavarian railway routes will make your journey an experience.

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Kurt Tucholsky wrote of hearing the locomotives whistle at night, longing to visit faraway places and turning over in his bed and thinking: travel!. These Bavarian railway routes will make any journey an experience. 

The Außerfernbahn is one of the most beautiful railway lines in Bavaria. From...
As you gaze through the window of the train at the Upper Bavarian Alpine foreland and the Zugspitze...
"The best thing about Augsburg is the train to Munich", Bertolt Brecht is supposed to have said. Of...
Travel by rail (almost) to the peak – the Bavarian mountains attract both hiking experts and casual mountaineers. The Germanisches Nationalmuseum offers a vivid presentation of high-quality works of art and... Go on a discovery tour in Pegnitz and be enchanted by the romantic natural idyll. The Oak Leaf... Bavaria is perfect for film fans if they want a behind-the-scenes look at the film industry. Experience sets that you've only ever seen on television... Historical flair, modern parks, and plenty of peace and quiet by the water: nestled between... Hike along the ridges above the Retztal valley from the pilgrimage site of Retzbach to... Fun on the slopes far away from the Alps: this is possible in the Ochsenkopf ski area in the... Experience Passau's Roman history up close: the museum on the foundations of an ancient fort...