Camping in Upper Bavaria
Living Traditions
Castles such as Herrenchiemsee, monasteries such as the one in Ettal, pilgrimage sites such as the Wieskirche or the world's longest castle in Burghausen are known far beyond the country's borders. In Upper Bavaria, history and traditions can be admired not only in local museums - they are still alive today. This is demonstrated, for example, by the annual cattle drives, the setting up of the maypole or the Goaßlschnoizn, in which a whip is swung and a quick change of direction makes a bang.visit to the museum
Top-class exhibitions such as the one at the Deutsches Museum attempt to explain what holds the world together at its core - the museum in Munich is one of the largest scientific and technical museums of its kind in the world. The state capital also has numerous museums and galleries with top-class exhibitions. In addition to long-established institutions such as the three Pinakotheken, the Glyptothek and the Haus der Kunst, new collections are constantly enriching the offering, most recently the Museum Brandhorst or the construction of the Egyptian Museum.
O'zapft is…
Beer plays a special role in Upper Bavaria. And there are good reasons for that, because hops grow nowhere better than here. Part of the Hallertau is located in Upper Bavaria - with around 18,000 hectares, it is Germany's largest hop-growing region and the largest contiguous one in the world. A hearty snack and a freshly tapped beer can be enjoyed anywhere in Upper Bavaria: in the country beer garden, up on the mountain in the alpine hut or in one of the breweries such as the Hofbräuhaus in Munich.
rivers, lakes and mountains
Upper Bavaria is the land between the Lech and Salzach, between the Altmühl Valley, the Bavarian Alps and the Chiemgau. The region's mountains range from the rocky landscapes of the Wetterstein Mountains in the west, which also include Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze, to the Karwendel Mountains and the Berchtesgaden Alps (with the Berchtesgaden National Park) in the east. Upper Bavaria offers the best conditions for sports enthusiasts and connoisseurs seeking relaxation: the range extends from skiing and snowboarding to swimming, hiking, mountain biking, cycling and easy walking trails in the valley. If you're not a summit climber, you can "stay in the flow" further down: From lake to lake, the Lake Constance-Königssee cycle path leads for 418 kilometers from Lindau to Berchtesgadener Land, where the famous Königssee with its emerald green water, intoxicating mountain panorama and the famous pilgrimage church of St. Bartholomä awaits as a reward. And the cyclists don't have to miss out on the lively element on the way either: the Upper Bavarian stages lead past Kochelsee, through the Tölzer Land, where the young Isar glitters turquoise, on to Tegernsee and Schliersee and in the next stage to the Bavarian Sea, the Chiemsee. In Bad Reichenhall, the water unfolds its full healing power: here the cyclists can breathe the purest Alpine brine air in the graduation tower before starting the last stage up to Königssee.
tips
Art with cow dung and gold leaf
The illustrator and artist Werner Härtl paints rural scenes with freshly tapped cow poop and refines them with gold leaf. When he runs out of paint for his paintings, he walks into the cowshed of the farmer next door. As soon as one of the animals' tails rises, his time has come...
Kettcar-Fun at Kranzberg
In summer you can whizz down the Kranzberg in Mittenwald on a go-kart. The route is 1.7 km long and leads through the mountain forest and past alpine meadows. The minimum age is 10 years and the minimum height is 1.35 meters.
Just eat sausage!
Master butcher Ursula Sedlmayr from Garmisch-Partenkirchen is working on new creations for her raw sausage sticks. "If there are pepper bites, there can also be ginger, onion, cranberry, gingerbread or red wine sticks," she believes, and likes to experiment. She will not let anything or anyone deter her on her path as a woman in a male-dominated field.
