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...

Take the railway into nature to the Wolfsee lake, viewing tower and gypsum quarry. During your hike...

Fairytale hike with a view of the castle! Explore the forest gnome trail, treat yourself to...

Everything you always wanted to know about liquorice: Take a walk and discover the historical world...

Enjoy the Franconian nature and way of life. The Altmühltal Panorama Trail spoils you with...

From Karlstadt to the ruins of Karlsburg Castle and on to the Rammersberg nature reserve - discover...

Go on a bike tour to the Olympic regatta course and Schleißheim Palace in the north of Munich....

Explore the Kesseltal valley, the Nördlinger Ries and historic pilgrimage sites by e-bike....

On this cycle tour around Bad Staffelstein, you will discover baroque architecture in Banz Abbey,...

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

From Marktredwitz via castle ruins and through idyllic valleys to the Wunsiedel Birds of Prey Park....