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Welcome to Guide-to-Bavaria.com

We are pleased to welcome you on our online guide to Bavaria. Our first beta version with English content has gone online recently. We have created these pages with a lot of dedication and with love for the beautiful country of Bavaria read more...

Region of the month - Starnberg Land of five Lakes

... they say that the happiest people in Germany live in this region. A tourist region in Upper Bavaria which could not be nicer. Only about 20 km away from Munich lies Starnberg the land of the five Lakes. Discover this beautiful region with us and let our video inspire you. read more...

Do you really know Konigsberg?

You might know the cities of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Wuerzburg, Bamberg and Coburg but we bet you don’t know Koenigsberg….right? Koenigsberg is a romantic and picturesque little town that can keep up with tourism magnets like the cities mentioned above. Famous for its timbered buildings but still not overcrowded read more...

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Oktoberfest in Munich

The Oktoberfest starts from September 20 until October 5 in 2008. How could you explain the Munich Oktoberfest, or Wies’n, as the locals call it? A few figures might help: Over 6 million “Mass” (1-liter glasses) of beer are drunk, half a million fried chickens are eaten and an unknown number of dirndls and lederhosen, the traditional Bavarian costumes, can be seen during the Oktoberfest. But figures are not enough to describe the world’s biggest fun fair. The Wies’n is as colorful and read more...

Sleep like a king in Bavaria

Palaces and castles offer traditional flair and modern amenities. In former times the King’s visitors would not just stay in any old hotel but in an adequate accommodation. This is why one of the nicest hotels in Munich was built: the Bayerische Hof. King Ludwig I had this magnificent read more...