Happiness on rails – Bavaria's most beautiful railway routes

The journey is the destination – these Bavarian railway routes will make your journey an experience.

Kurt Tucholsky wrote of hearing the locomotives whistle at night, longing to visit faraway places and turning over in his bed and thinking: travel!. These Bavarian railway routes will make any journey an experience.

For cross-border travellers: the Außerfernbahn

The Außerfernbahn is one of the most beautiful railway lines in Bavaria. From...

Panoramic journey with the "Werdenfelsbahn"

As you gaze through the window of the train at the Upper Bavarian Alpine foreland and the Zugspitze...

The oldest long-distance railway line in Bavaria: from Augsburg to Munich

"The best thing about Augsburg is the train to Munich", Bertolt Brecht is supposed to have said. Of...

Off to the Franconian Lake District by train! This hike combines nature enjoyment, birdwatching and...

Discover the source of the Red Main by bike. From Bayreuth, this tour takes you on a relaxed ride...

Would you like to go on an impressive hike through the vineyards of Franconia? Then make your way...

Experience unspoilt nature, gentle hills and fantastic views on this circular hike. The Pfalzbach...

From Marktbreit to Obernbreit: This hike combines history, culture and nature. Discover Renaissance...

Get on the saddle and explore the small villages of the Pfaffenwinkel! On this tour through the...

On the "Sun, Moon and Stones" cultural trail in Lower Franconia, you hike from Winterhausen to...

Attention nature lovers! Discover the impressive moorland landscape of Murnau by bike. Experience...

Explore Lichtenau Fortress, idyllic villages and the royal seat of Ansbach with its courtyard...

Explore the Franconian Forest by e-bike: through the Rodach valley, past old mills to the Ködel...