Tips 1 - 10 of 21 Bavaria Things to Do
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Things To Do: Oberammergau
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Oberammergau is a small town 20 Km north of Garmisch Partenkirchen.
In Oberammergau you will see plenty of houses with paintings on the outside-walls.
They are called " Lueftlmalerei " and date back to the the 18th century, when rich farmers tried to show their prosperity by these decorations.
For more pics and infos - please have a look on my Oberammergau-page !
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Directions: 20 Km north of Gamisch Partenkirchen and maybe 80 Km south of Munich
Website: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1ffe4/8009/
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Things To Do: Ettal
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Ettal is a small village in the very south of Bavaria, close to Garmisch Partenkirchen and Oberammergau.
In 1330 the monastery was founded and rebuilt in baroque style during the 17th century.
Do not miss the great interior, with excellent paintings on the ceiling and the walls, and a lot of golden ornaments, that make this church really special.
There is a big parking right in front of the monastery that may be visited freely any time during the day.
There are more infos and pics about it on my Ettal-page !
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Directions: About 60 Km south of Munich, and 10 Km north of Garmisch Partenkirchen !
Website: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1ffe4/fce4/
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Things To Do: Füssen / Fuessen
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Fuessen is a small town on the south-border of Bavaria.
Mainly the tourists go there in order to see the famous castles of "mad" King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who rather invested his (and Bavaria's) money into great and pittoresque castles instead of weapons...
Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau are just 6 Km off Fuessen.
Füssen is also well known for its great castle - seen on my pic - the monastery of Mang and lots of lovely baroque houses in the old town of Fuessen -reade more about it on my Fuessen-page !
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Directions: On the south border of Bavaria, on the road to Innsbruck/Austria
Website: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1ffe4/f3b8/
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Things To Do: Fuessen / Mang monastery
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The monastery Mang in Fuessen dates back to the medieval times and was finally rebuilt in Baroque style.
The monastery was built close to the castle of Fuessen and you may see the castle-tower in the background of my picture !
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Directions: Right in the centre of Fuessen, you will pass by it, when driving there from Munich & Steingaden
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Things To Do: Fuessen / Mang monastery - the interior
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Take a few minutes and have a look inside the great monastery Kloster Mang.
No entrence-fee and no other restrictions except not to disturb a church-service.
This church is really worth a few minutes and enjoy the great paintings and ornaments.
There will be more pics and infos on my Fuessen-page !
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Directions: Inside the (monastery) Kloster Mang
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Things To Do: Castle Hohenschwangau
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Hohenschwangau is the castle, where "mad" King Ludwig spent his childhood, and inspired by the plenty of paintings on the walls inside of Hohenschwangau he became interested in their stories and legends.
Lateron , when he built his new castles he got similar paintings there, but much bigger, and he even built grottos into huge buildings, simply to perform a certain scene of a legend with orchestra, singers and actors...
Hohenschwangau is certainly the more beautiful and more interesting castle than Neuschwanstein - BUT most of the tourists will never visit it...
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Directions: About 6 km east of Fuessen
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Things To Do: Neuschwanstein
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Neuschwanstein is one of the very top destinations of Bavaria and even Europe.
The castle was built by king Ludwig II of Bavaria, and shortly after it was finished, the kind died under strange circumstances.
He spent just 9 days inside the castle, that was opened to the public already a few days after his death, as the state of Bavaria needed a lot of money to pay for the castles of King Ludwig.
There are a lot more pics and infos on my Neuschwanstein-page !
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Directions: Neuschwanstein - 6 Km east of Fuessen / 60 Km south of Munich
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Things To Do: Wies - kirche
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Wieskirche is a rather large church, surrounded by a few houses only.
It started all with a miracle in 1740 and since then lots of pilgrims come to this lovely church, that is even a bit over-loaded with ornaments, paintings and frescoes.
When driving by car from Munich towards Fuessen, you will pass by it, it is just 6 Km off the regular road.
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Directions: Wieskirche is about 7 Km east of Steingaden
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Things To Do: Wieskirche - interior
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"Knoking on heaven's door " is one of the fresco-themes on the ceiling of Wies-kirche.
All of the church is painted in that great style, and the high windows add a lot to the atmoshere, when the sun shines in.
Wies and its church will need a minimum-stay of maybe 30 minutes - it will be an impression, you will never forget !
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Directions: On the road from Munich to Füssen - a few Km east of Steingaden there will be the signs for "Wies"
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Things To Do: Linderhof Castle
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Schloss Linderhof was the smallest castle of "mad" king Ludwig of Bavaria.
It was also the only one that he could finish and spend some time there.
The castle is surrounded by a great park with several pavillions like the Maurish Kiosk with the golden dome, that you may see on my pic-combination.
Linderhof is also the ONLY castle of Ludwig, where you may take pics inside ( but without flash and tripod)
There are a lot more pics and infos on my Linderhof-page !!
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Directions: Linderhof castle is about 15 km west of Oberammergau & Ettal
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RusskiPower Wed Jul 11, 2007 19:10 UTC
Hey globetrott, great Bavaria page! I am planning to drive there this August and wondered how easy it is to drive on the Deutsche Alpenstrasse on a large SUV with a large caravan in tag. | Kuznetsov_Sergey Tue Feb 6, 2007 12:55 UTC
Fundamental page about one of my favorite lands in Germany! How lucky you were, Michael, when live there 10 years. Local customs are espesially good. When we saw lueftlmalerei it made my wife almost mad of delight! Fundamental work, useful and interesting | iandsmith Wed Nov 15, 2006 22:01 UTC
I too am heading over there next February/March. Thanks for your very useful tips. | paulapes Thu Oct 5, 2006 13:25 UTC
Another great page Michael...love the photo of the Hohenschwangau castle too. |
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