Happiness on rails – Bavaria's most beautiful railway routes

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

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...

You can enjoy a wonderful Sunday buffet while gliding gently along the Danube, starting in Passau.

Skiing without the hustle and bustle and at a fair price. The charming Rabenkopf lift in Oberau...

Pottenstein is a community in the Bayreuth region in Upper Franconia. Find out here why a day trip to the Franconian Switzerland Nature Park is...

Ice cream! Everyone needs a bit of refreshment in the summer time. These are (perhaps) the seven best ice cream parlours in Bavaria.

The artists of the Blue Rider group loved expressive and colourful art. Are you a fan of it as well? Then travel by rail to see the old haunts of the...

The most beautiful UNESCO heritage sites in the Free State. From Bamberg to Weißenburg: We introduce you to the most impressive Bavarian cultural...

True&12 in Munich always serve twelve different flavours of ice-cream. Sometimes, if you're...

Colourful alpine meadows and fresh mountain air - is there a better way to welcome spring?

Craving adventure and adrenaline? You'll be in your element at these destinations, even in the winter.

Discover Bavaria from beneath – these are the most interesting and exciting caves in Bavaria.