Tag: Excursion destinations Bavaria
11th Bratwurst Summit in Pegnitz on May 12, 2024: What to expect this year – Bavaria
When people talk about “big events” in 2024 that “cast their shadows ahead,” one could think of the presidential election in the USA or the Olympic Games in Paris. Monumental…
Fabulous Bavaria: In a place that has “gone away” – Bavaria
The small church of Pollingsried stands in the middle of the forest near Weilheim. This hamlet no longer exists, so it’s better to stay away from the supposedly “cursed chapel”.…
Eating Bavarian in the Emmeramsmühle in Oberföhring – Munich
Oktoberfest host Michael Schottenhammel, Peter and Julian Kinner now run the Emmeramsmühle in Oberföhring. Their Bavarian cuisine is usually convincing, but it comes at a price. By Johanna N. Hummel…
Stockenfels Castle near Nittenau: The legendary ghost ruins – Bavaria
Nobody knows the legends surrounding Stockenfels Castle as well as Franz Joseph Vohburger. The 82-year-old is castellan of the lonely stone ruins in the Upper Palatinate, which is also known…
By train to Tegernsee: The train advises against it! – Bavaria
Well, Mother’s Day is every year, and the trip doesn’t necessarily have to go to Tegernsee every time. Especially from Munich you could just as easily take the train to,…
Mitte am Tegernsee: By train to Tegernsee: Please stay back!
Because there is construction going on on the tracks and on the federal highway, the Bayerische Regiobahn expressly advises against Mother’s and Father’s Day trips to Lake Tegernsee this year.…
The Plassenburg near Kulmbach: The ghost that scared Napoleon – Bavaria
If you’re looking for great horror, Harald Stark will have to disappoint you. The 58-year-old stands in the spacious inner courtyard of the Plassenburg, the fortress built into the rock…
Mystical excursion destination in Bavaria: Looking for ghosts in Dillinger Castle – Bavaria
Two ghosts are said to have been up to mischief in the castle in Dillingen on the Danube. You can trace the legend in the tax office, which now resides…
Mystical Bavaria: The Walberla – home of pagans, witches and demons – Bavaria
A fish lives in Walberla and bites its own tail. And right next to it the devil is dancing with a young woman. Stories like these and many more are…
SZ series “Fabulous Bavaria”, Part 2: The Walberla – Bavaria
A fish lives in Walberla and bites its own tail. And right next to it the devil is dancing with a young woman. Stories like these and many more are…