Eastern Bavaria

A holiday in Eastern Bavaria is great fun.

Eastern Bavaria is divided into four regions: the Bavarian Forest, the Upper Palatinate Forest, the Bavarian Jura and Lower Bavaria between the Danube and the Inn River, and the bavarian "Thermenland" with its hot springs Bad Abbach, Bad Birnbach, Bad Füssing, Bad Gögging, and Bad Griesbach south of the Danube.

The Danube, Europe"s second longest river, flows through the middle of Eastern Bavaria, which was once the boarder of the Roman Empire. Here you can find many well preserved historic cities and you will notice many traces of mediterranean culture.

Castles and castle ruins from medieval times come in numbers, as well as cathedrals and churches in Romanesque and Gothic style and palaces and monasteries in exuberance of the Baroque. Eastern Bavaria is also the place of the largest woodland scenery in Central Europe. It spreads in an area of 6000 km² between the Danube, the Bohemian Forest and the border to Austria and there are more than 60 mountains higher than 1000 meters. 

The Upper Palatinate Forest and the Upper Palatinate"s lake-land district, a wooded region with plenty of water and a range of tributary rivers, is a well known destination for hikers, cyclists, anglers, riders and campers. The region of Stiftland, the land of the healing springs and thousand ponds, is located in the northern part of the Upper Palatinate forest. It is named after the abbey of Waldsassen, which characterizes the region with its monastic tradition and numerous monuments. 

Various glassworks, galleries and museums show a long glassworking tradition. The Bavarian Jura with its quaint hills is characterized by tranquil courses of rivers and streams. Here you can find idyllically located mills and manor houses, pristine dry valleys and graceful deciduous forests. The lover of nature experiences an austere yet charming Jurassic landscape with rugged limestone reefs, which now serve as a steep road, dripstone caves and smooth peaks, troughs and vales. The dreamy river valleys are an absolute paradise for hikers and cyclists. In this region the brewing beer is of great importance. 

Excellent beer and delicacies are served, everybody will acquire a taste here. How about a cold stein of beer and a proper snack in one of the traditional Bavarian beer gardens under the white and blue of Bavaria"s sky? Thanks to its rustic charm of a cultural landscape, the southern part of Lower Bavaria between the Danube and the river Inn is one of the most beautiful regions in Germany. The Hallertau, the biggest hop-planting area in the world, and the vast Gäuboden plain, which is also referred to as the granary of the Free State of Bavaria, are located here. 

Passau, Deggendorf, Landshut and Regensburg form the four corner pillars. Young and vivid life is found behind the ancient walls of these centers. The vast land lying between the cities offers meadows and appealing places with a lot of old culture.

Eastern Bavaria is full of big and small miracles. Head off to discover those miracles or follow the traces of romance, the choice is yours.