Beyond the wonderful jungle of asphalt and glass, Munich has numerous parks, gardens and quiet places where you can exercise or simply relax.
When the city noise gets too loud again and your schedule is overflowing, there’s only one thing to do: pack your backpack, lace up your hiking boots, and head out into nature. You don’t have to be on the...
If anyone knew how to appreciate the beauty of the Bavarian landscape, it was King Ludwig II. He enjoyed swimming across the Alpsee at the foot of his Neuschwanstein Castle or meeting his cousin Sisi on R...
Caves hold a certain fascination for us humans. What lies hidden there in the darkness, in all those branching passages and holes? To satisfy this curiosity in a safe way, you can visit one of the many Ba...
If you’re looking to take a day trip from Munich to go swimming in the surrounding area, you’ll be spoiled for choice. From the “Bavarian Sea” to the “Bavarian Caribbean” and the ever-popular Lake Starn...
Whether it’s impressive torrents of water or delicate trickles, Bavaria’s waterfalls come in every imaginable form. If you’re in the mood for the former again, you should stop by the Berchtesgadener Land....
Bavaria is home to numerous beautiful gorges that you can discover on a day trip from Munich. Usually, this involves a hike where you explore the gorges from footbridges and safe trails. You can do the sa...
We owe many of the numerous swimming lakes we have today in the Munich area to the end of the Würm Glacial Period. Kirchsee near Sachsenkam was also formed by the melting of the Isar-Loisach Glacier and i...
In August, one celestial spectacle follows another: After the partial solar eclipse in the middle of the month and the simultaneous peak of the Perseids, a partial lunar eclipse now awaits us as its count...
There are manywaterfalls in Bavaria, and they come in all shapes and sizes: from small, babbling cascades to the highest falls in the country, you’ll find them all here. But only a very few of them are sa...
Summertime in Bavaria isn’t just swimming season —it’s also gorge season! That’s because many of the gorges close by November at the latest and can’t be visited again until spring. And especially on hot d...