Steeped in tradition – discover arts and crafts in Bavaria

Whether you're looking for an unusual souvenir or are wanting to let your creative juices flow and design something yourself – these four places are renowned for their arts and crafts tradition – and can be reached conveniently by rail.

The work of Oberammergau wood carvers was admired as far back as the 16th century. Today, you can...

The little town situated on the Upper Main river is the wicker capital of Germany. If you would...

The Bavarian Forest is a region known for glass blowing, and Passau was the centre of this trade...

In the town on the southern edge of the Thuringian Forest, children's eyes sparkle: there is much...

The Cantina Diakonia in Munich employs people who are down on their luck in the job market.

We have put together five excursion ideas for you to discover on a bike tour by train with the Deutschland-Ticket. Get on board now and start cycling!

It's a rare occasion when you won't see queues outside of Stenz ice cream parlour in Regensburg old...

You feel like you've been transported into a tale by the Brothers Grimm: On the edge of the...

The history of jeans and much more – these are the six most unusual museums in Bavaria.

Mining has a long tradition in the Allgäu. This is why an entire museum village has been created...

Calling all bird lovers and friends of the forest: Take a walk through the nature reserve...

This is a place where everything unites: the traditional and the modern, East and West, and the...

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

Go on a discovery tour in Pegnitz and be enchanted by the romantic natural idyll. The Oak Leaf...