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Regensburg, Eastern Bavaria & the Bavarian Forest

Regensburg, Eastern Bavaria & the Bavarian Forest

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„ „ „ „ HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS „ The region’s centrepiece, the Unesco-listed city of Regensburg, is a vibrant blend of medi- is a vibrant blend of of Regensburg, city the Unesco-listed centrepiece, region’s The For over two millennia, the has lured , Romans, missionaries, kings, Celts, Kaisers,Danube has lured two millennia, the For over

east makes an affordable, active and unforgettable getaway. east makes and unforgettable an affordable, active . Combine this with some of the country’s lowest-priced quality lodging, and Bavaria’s quality lodging, lowest-priced Wald. Combine this with some of the country’s hiking skiing, and the Nationalpark Bayerischer along with Germany’s oldest national park, and valleys of the Bavarian Forest shelter a centuries-old tradition of glass-making shelter and pristine and valleys of the Bavarian Forest () are all easily reached from here. Blanketing the far-eastern edge, the mountains Blanketing the far-eastern from here. reached all easily (old town) are ’s proud castle, ’s treasure-packed churches and Passau’s riverside riverside churches and Passau’s Landshut’s proud castle, Straubing’s treasure-packed eval architecture and 21st-century verve, and an ideal starting and 21st-century point for your explorations: eval architecture kitsch promoters. kitsch promoters. genuinely glad to see you, and their traditions haven’t been hijacked by Hollywood or been hijacked by Hollywood or you, and their traditions haven’t genuinely glad to see be-seen slopes of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Life is unhurried, the locals are welcoming and is unhurried, the locals are be-seen Life of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. slopes charms remain far removed from the theme-park feel of Neuschwanstein or the see-and- from the theme-park of Neuschwanstein feel far removed charms remain merchants, and, more recently, international cruise goers, to Eastern Bavaria. Even so, its Even Bavaria. to Eastern cruise goers, international recently, merchants, and, more painters and composers, and delivered the region power and prosperity. the region and delivered and composers, painters ebrated waterways, the Danube. This epic river has captured the imagination of poets, of poets, the imagination has captured epic river This the Danube. waterways, ebrated washed red-roofed villages, dense forests and vibrant cities is one of the world’s most cel- and vibrant cities is one villages, dense forests washed red-roofed Threading through Eastern Bavaria’s patchwork of bleached gold and green fields, - gold and green patchwork of bleached Bavaria’s Eastern through Threading & the Bavarian Forest Forest Bavarian & the Eastern Eastern Bavaria Regensburg, ὈὈὈ ὈὈὈ REGENSBURG, EASTERN BAVARIA & THE BAVARIAN FOREST students), nofewer thanthree localbreweries spirited nightlife (thanksto25,000university ger Palace. thanBuckingham You’llalsofind prowl thecorridors of aroyalresidence big- against awallerected bytheRomans and inaformer Gothicchapel,can eatpasta lean Dom (cathedral).Thisisacitywhere you ways andbeneaththesoaringspires of the honeycombofDanube, intheAltstadt’s lane- gardenon thebanksofin aleafybeer the less, often surprising,places.You’llfindit in Europe. Itsmagicreveals incount- itself towns medieval among thebest-preserved one of Bavaria’smostbeautifulcitiesand At onceancientandvibrant, Regensburg is % 194 REGENSBURG EASTERN BAVARIA A70 Gössweinstein A9 0941 /pop150,000elev330m F RANCOI Altmühltal Naturpark REGENSBURG, EASTERN BAVARIAREGENSBURG, EASTERN &THE BAVARIAN FOREST••Regensburg Lauf Neuburg an Pottenstein der Donau Eichstätt A9 Schrobenheisen ὈὈ A6 A9 A3 Kloster Weltenburg Danube Gorge; Rosenberg Sulzbach- Schleissheim B301 To (10km) Münchberg Regensburg U PERBAVI B16 B299 Moosburg A93 A92 Saal Landshut A93 B15 Weiden Neustadt anderWaldnaab B299 Walhalla B14 B8 B22 Mühldorf

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