Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria
9 April 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 8 minutes Eichstätt is a town in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district of Eichstätt. It is located on the Altmühl river and has a population of around 13,000. Eichstätt is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eichstätt. Eichstätt lies on both sides of the river Altmühl in the district of Eichstätt of the Upper Bavaria region of Bavaria, in the heart of Altmühl Valley Nature Park. read more…Weihenstephan in Bavaria
26 December 2022 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 5 minutes Weihenstephan is a part of Freising north of Munich, Germany. It is located on the Weihenstephan Hill, named after the Weihenstephan Abbey, in the west of the city. Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the Isar river in Upper Bavaria, near the Munich International Airport. The city is built on and around two prominent hills: the Cathedral Hill with the former Bishop’s Residence and Freising Cathedral, and Weihenstephan Hill with the former Weihenstephan Abbey, containing the oldest working brewery in the world. It was also the location of the first recorded tornado in Europe. The city is 448 meters above sea level. read more…Andechs Abbey in Bavaria
4 December 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 8 minutes The Benedictine priory and erstwhile abbey of Andechs is a place of pilgrimage on a hill east of the Ammersee in the Landkreis of Starnberg (Upper Bavaria) in Germany, in the municipality Andechs. Andechs Abbey is famed for its flamboyant Baroque church and its brewery, Klosterbrauerei Andechs. Composer Carl Orff is buried in the church. read more…Tutzing on Lake Starnberg
30 June 2015 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 5 minutes Tutzing is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria, on the west bank of the Starnberger See. Just 40 km south-west of Munich and with good views of the Alps, the town was traditionally a favorite vacation spot for those living in the city. read more…The Ammersee in Bavaria
6 November 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 6 minutes Ammersee (English: Lake Ammer) is a Zungenbecken lake in Upper Bavaria, southwest of Munich between the towns of Herrsching and Dießen am Ammersee. With a surface area of approximately 47 square kilometres (18 sq mi), it is the sixth largest lake in Germany. The lake is at an elevation of 520 metres (1,710 ft), and has a maximum depth of 81 metres (266 ft). Like other Bavarian lakes, Ammersee developed as a result of the ice age glaciers melting. Ammersee is fed by the River Ammer, which flows as the Amper out of the lake. Like neighbouring Lake Starnberg, which is similar in size and shape, it is a popular location for watersports. read more…Lake Chiemsee in the Chiemgau region
29 July 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 5 minutes Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, between Rosenheim in Germany, and Salzburg in Austria. It is often called the Bavarian Sea. The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake; the river Alz, out of it. The Chiemsee is divided into the bigger, north section, in the northeast, called Weitsee, and the Inselsee, in the southwest. read more…Frauen- and Herrenchiemsee islands
16 October 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time: 5 minutesThe island Herreninsel, with an area of 238 hectares, is the biggest of the three main islands of the Chiemsee, a lake in Upper Bavaria. Together with the islands of Fraueninsel and Krautinsel it forms the municipality of Chiemsee. read more…