Erlangen Hosts the Third Largest Beer Festival in Bavaria : Erlangen is a town that is probably not known to many travellers to Germany, but Bavarians know it well – Erlangen hosts the third largest beer festival in Bavaria, after the Oktoberfest in Munich and the Gäubodenvolksfest in Straubing. Over 1 million people attend the […]
Bayreuth is Richard Wagner’s City
Bayreuth – A city of Art and Culture Bayreuth is a city well known for its association with Richard Wagner. But whilst Wagner brought international fame to Bayreuth through his music and opera compositions, and continues to attract visitors to Bayreuth through the annual Richard Wagner Festival, this northern Bavarian city owes much of its […]
See Castles in Germany on the Scenic Castle Road
A String of Castles and Palaces link together by the Famous Castle Road : More than three times longer than the Romantic Road, is the 1,200 km Castle Road which runs from Mannheim to Prague in the Czech Republic. The Castle Road is one of Germany’s longest established scenic roads lined with 90 impressive castles […]
A Mozart Festival at the Würzburg Residenz
On the Trail of Mozart in Würzburg : Since 1921, Würzburg has been hosting an annual Mozart Festival at its famous Würzburg Residenz, a UNESCO world heritage site, and at many other venues throughout the city. But Mozart did not have any personal links with Würzburg, so how did this month-long festival come to find […]
Remagen – The Town With The History-Making Bridge
Remagen on The Rhine : Remagen is a town made famous by its bridge – which since World War II has been commonly referred to as The Bridge at Remagen. The bridge was originally built during World War I and was named the Ludendorffbrücke after General Ludendorff. Remagen is in the district of Ahrweiler in […]
Oktoberfest – A Royal Beginning
Oktoberfest History – How Munich’s Oktoberfest Started: Millions of people attend the Munich’s Oktoberfest each year, but how many know that it all started from a royal wedding in 1810? Theresienwiese On October 12, 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (who later become King Ludwig I), married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. The citizens of Munich […]
On the Trail of White Gold – North Bavaria and Thuringia
890 km of Porcelain Trails: Visitors to the Northern Bavarian and Thuringia regions can travel along two scenic tourist routes which links places of interest associated with the manufacture of porcelain or White Gold as they were referred to 300 years ago. As early as the beginning of the 13th century, European royalty had been […]
Pfund Molkerei – The World’s Most Beautiful Dairy Shop
The Guinness Book of Records has Pfund Molkerei as the World’s Most Beautiful Dairy Shop: Porto in Portugal has the most beautiful bookshop in the world, but Dresden certainly has the “most beautiful dairy shop in the world”. But don’t take my word for it – check it out for yourself in the 1998 entry […]
Airport Transfers – Munich Airport (MUC)
Ground Transportation from/to Munich Airport: Munich Franz Josef Strauß Airport is 28.5 kilometers north-east of the centre of Munich, capital of Bavaria. Munich is the second-busiest passenger airport in Germany and ranks seventh among Europe’s ten leading airports. There are good ground transportation options for passengers arriving at Franz Josef Strauß Airport. By Bus From […]
An Elbe River Cruise in a Historic Paddle Steamer
The Oldest and Largest Paddle Steamer fleet in the world: Long before the Elbe River became home to the very popular European river cruises of today, steamships have been plying the Elbe transporting goods and passenger traffic. In fact, it has been 174 years since royal assent was given for paddle-steamers to operate on the […]
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