Jump off the train and straight onto your board – the best water sports activities in Bavaria

Fancy cooling off? You don't have to go to the sea to do that. Bavaria has plenty to offer in terms of refreshing places to visit.

Fancy cooling off? You don't have to go to the sea to do that. Bavaria has plenty to offer in terms of refreshing places to visit – wind surfing, stand-up padding or a quaint raft trip.

Paddle down the Pegnitz in a canoe or kayak. On the Pegnitz you can paddle for miles and miles...

Just a few minutes from Reutte train station, off you go on a wet adventure you won't soon forget.

Whether you're windsurfing or kiting, the force of the wind will see you tear across the largest...

Sit back and relax: If you prefer something a little calmer, you can book a raft trip with Heiner...

Stand-up paddling (or SUP) is fun and incidentally tones your whole body. In the Nuremberg district...

Walk in the historical footsteps of over 2,000 years in Kempten, one of the most beautiful places...

Indulge in exotic floral dreams in the middle of the city? You can do that at the Munich Botanical...

Whether climbing centre, outdoor climbing or a climbing forest in Bavaria: they all require concentration. This is why climbing and bouldering are...

All his life, author, film-maker and painter Lothar-Günther Buchheim collected paintings and...

Tucked away in the foothills of the Allgäu Alps lies Sonthofen, the southernmost town in Germany,...

If you want to experience a pilgrimage route while only taking a short hike, you should set out...

Residents of the Schwabing area of Munich shop at the Elisabethmarkt market, where you can also...

This hike will take you around multiple Franconian breweries, where you will also get to know the...

Every year on 1 May, very special trees grow tall in Bavaria - the May trees. We show you in which cities and towns you can experience this...

It doesn't always have to be the grandest of theatres – we will show you the five best theatres in Bavaria.