The Booze and the Views of Würzburg’s Wine Trail
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The Booze and the Views of Würzburg’s Wine Trail

If last week’s destination of Bamberg is worth a detour, near-by Würzburg is worth a trip. Würzburg, the unofficial capital of the Bavarian Baroque, bursts at the seams with architectural drama and spectacle, most famously on the Alte Mainbrücke Bridge … … and in the grandest Bavarian Baroque palace of them all, called simply the…

Regensburg – You Got a Heart of Stone
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Regensburg – You Got a Heart of Stone

Considering we have sung the praises of Regensburg in our last post, it seems all the more unforgivable that we failed to mention the city’s key asset on the central European tourism market: the fact that its entire (and fairly substantial) Old Town has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You are forgiven to ask,…

How To Get The Best of the Oktoberfest in Lake Starnberg
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How To Get The Best of the Oktoberfest in Lake Starnberg

Day Hikes in Germany Lake Starnberg In Munich for the Oktoberfest and already yearning for something else to see than men in short trousers and vomiting Aussies? Then I suggest the oompah-free zone of Lake Starnberg. There is no shortage of attractive hiking destinations for day trips near Munich where you are during the Oktoberfest….

Oktoberfest And Easy Hiking
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Oktoberfest And Easy Hiking

Hiking in Germany Oktoberfest and Easy Hiking Altmuehltal-Panoramaweg Trail 200 km in 10 stages from Gunzenhausen to Kelheim, an east-west stretch between Nuremberg and Munich (home of the Oktoberfest) in Bavaria, the southeastern corner of  Germany. The western half of the hiking trail (the five stages west of Eichstätt) is easily accessible by train. The…