HEART OF Altötting BAVARIA TOP SIGHTSEEING SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS TOP DAY HIGHLIGHTS 2021–22 EXCURSIONS 01 Chapel of Grace – with the “Black May: Pentecost weekend sees the 01 Burghausen – with the world’s Madonna” on the Baroque Chapel arrival of thousands of pilgrims on longest medieval castle (1.051 m) Square (Kapellplatz) foot May/June: Traditional beer-festi- 02 Munich – capital of Bavaria with Neobaroque papal Basilica val “Hofdult” with 2 local brewer- the Oktoberfest, museums … 02 St. Anna – Altötting’s largest ies, traditional Bavarian music and church and built due to the increase costumes (beginning 1 week after 03 Lake Chiemsee – with the fairytale of pilgrims pentecost) castle “Herrenchiemsee”, commis- July: Altötting Monastery Market sioned by Ludwig II 03 Museum: Jerusalem Panorama at the Chapel Square –one of three crucifixion panorama Nov./Dec.: Altötting Christmas paintings world-wide and protected Market (on weekends) with DID YOU by UNESCO numerous Christmas concerts in KNOW THAT … traditional style of the alps 04 Treasury & Pilgrimage Museum the bridal wreath of the world-fa- – wealth of artistic votive offerings mous Austrian Empress “Sissi” is to Altötting, the Place of Mercy, CITY’S on display in the Altötting-Trea- including famous “Golden Horse” HISTORY sury? Altötting and Oberammergau can 05 Incense Museum – reveals the 1489 marks the beginning of the be combined in a religious round myth and the 3,000 year history of pilgrimage to Altötting in venera- trip through Bavaria? incense tion of the Virgin Mary. Two healing © Heiner Heine (2) © miracles are reported from that year with the first one being described as follows: A young boy fell into a nearby river. The mother brought the lifeless boy to the small Chapel CONTACT PERSON with the statue of a Madonna. AND DETAILS Asking for Mother Mary’s interces- sion and praying in the chapel, the Pilgrimage and Tourist Office boy became alive again. Altötting Ms Ulrike Kirnich Today Altötting is part of the T. +49 (0) 8671 5062-39 network “Shrines of Europe”, an [email protected] association of the most important www.altoetting.de/en/ marian shrines, together with tourism-altoetting Fátima, Lourdes, Loreto, Czesto- AltoettingHerzBayerns chowa, Einsiedeln and Mariazell. altoetting.herz.bayerns BAVARIA TOURISM ― www.bavaria.by ― www.bavaria.by/travel-trade ― www.pictures.bavaria.by THE MEDITERRANEAN Aschaffenburg SIDE OF BAVARIA TOP SIGHTSEEING SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS TOP DAY HIGHLIGHTS 2021–22 EXCURSIONS 01 Johannisburg Palace – one of the Feb./Mar.: Aschaffenburg Guitar 01 Spessart Mountains – one of the most beautiful and significant Festival largest forests in Germany buildings in late Renaissance Style Mar./Apr.: Magnolia Blossom – in Germany; it houses the biggest Schöntal has one of Germany’s Upper-Germanic Roman Limes cork modell collection of antique biggest magnolia groves 02 – UNESCO World Heritage Site Roman buildings in the world June: Beerfestival “Aschaffen- burg Volksfest” 03 Hiking Trails in and around The Pompeiianum – a unique July/Aug.: Aschaffenburg Bach Aschaffenburg, through beautiful 02 replica of a Roman villa in Pompeii Festival – concerts with Bach parks and hills music and Modern Age in venues 03 Kirchner House – birthplace of the around the town 04 Frankfurt am Main – one of the Expressionist painter Ernst Ludwig Nov./Dec.: Aschaffenburg largest financial cities in Europe Kirchner and venue for great Christmas Market Kirchner-related exhibitions 05 Middle Rhine Valley, Ruedesheim and Wiesbaden 04 Altar of St. Magdalene – painted CITY’S – UNESCO World Heritage Site by Lucas Cranach the Elder, HISTORY it represents one of the most outstanding works of German Founded in the 5th century by the paintings Alemann From 957 until 1803, Aschaffenburg 05 Schönbusch Palace and Park – was an important residence of the one of the oldest and biggest electorate of the archbishop of © T. Benzin ; A. Heinrichs Benzin T. © English landscape parks in Mainz Germany with a neoclassical In 1814, Aschaffenburg becomes supper palace part of Bavaria CONTACT PERSON DID YOU AND DETAILS KNOW THAT … Aschaffenburg Tourismus you can do stand-up paddling on Ms. Waltraud F. Gulder Main River along the town? T. +49 (0) 6021 395800 King Ludwig I, the grandfather of [email protected] King Ludwig II, should have called www.info-aschaffenburg.de Aschaffenburg his “Bavarian Nice” Stadtmarketing.AB due to the mild climate? stadtmarketing_aschaffenburg Stadtmarketing Aschaffenburg BAVARIA TOURISM ― www.bavaria.by ― www.bavaria.by/travel-trade ― www.pictures.bavaria.by CITY OF CULTURE Bayreuth AND MUSIC TOP SIGHTSEEING SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS TOP DAY HIGHLIGHTS 2021–22 EXCURSIONS 01 UNESCO-World Heritage Margra- May/June: Bayreuther Volksfest 01 Fantaisie Palace and Park – with vial Opera House – called a – Beer Festival first German Garden Art Museum “masterpiece of Baroque theatre July: Steingraeber Piano Festival architecture” July/Aug: Richard Wagner Sanspareil Rock Garden – with Festival 02 Oriental Building and Zwernitz 02 Richard Wagner’s Festival Sep.: Bayreuth Baroque Opera Castle Theatre – one of the largest opera Festival houses in the world Dec.: Christkindlesmarkt 03 Franconian Switzerland – with (Christmas Market) many private breweries and 03 Hermitage and Court Garden – romantic rocks and castles high Baroque era landscape gardens CITY’S 04 Fichtel Mountains – take the cable HISTORY car to the Ochsenkopf Mountain 04 Maisel’s Beer-Adventure-World – listed in the Guinness Book of 1194: Bayreuth, founded by 05 The Devil’s Cave – Germany’s Records as the world’s most Bavarian settlers, first mentioned in longest and one of the biggest extensive beer museum ancient documents dripstone caves with wonderful 1748: Margravial Opera House stalagmites and stalagtites in 05 Richard Wagner Museum – center opened, golden age of the city in the Pottenstein, about half an hour of life and work of Richard Wagner Baroque times drive from Bayreuth. and the history of the Bayreuth 1876: First Richard Wagner Festival, Festival the world’s first and most famous opera festival © Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (2) Schlösserverwaltung Bayerische © 1972: University of Bayreuth founded 2012: UNESCO declared the Margravial Opera House a world heritage site CONTACT PERSON AND DETAILS DID YOU Tourist Information Bayreuth KNOW THAT … Dr. Manuel Becher T. +49 (0) 921 885783 in Bayreuth everything starts with a manuel.becher@bayreuth- W? Wagner. Wilhelmine. World tourismus.de Heritage. Wheat beer. Wellness. www.bayreuth-tourism.com Bayreuth Tourismus bayreuthtourismus BAVARIA TOURISM ― www.bavaria.by ― www.bavaria.by/travel-trade ― www.pictures.bavaria.by CASTLE HOTEL Burg Rabenstein EVENT LOCATION TOP SIGHTSEEING SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS TOP DAY HIGHLIGHTS 2021–22 EXCURSIONS 01 800-year-old castle with Knight’s June to Aug.: Medieval market 01 Bayreuth – UNESCO World Halls and ceremonial rooms; it has with exhibition fights, jugglers, Heritage Site “Margravial Opera 22 rooms and suites in an individual traders and craftsmen, puppet House” castle style theater, medieval music and fire shows 02 Bamberg – UNESCO World 02 “Sophienhöhle” one of Germany’s Spring/Summer: Cave concerts Heritage Site “Old Town of Bam- loveliest dripstone caves with from world music to blues and berg” impressive stalactite formations Klezmer and one of the most complete cave May to Dec.: Wild boar buffet Nuremberg – historic old town bear skeletons in the world featuring a whole wild boar on a spit 03 with castle and churches, Docu- Oct. to Dec.: Fiery evenings with mentation Center Nazi Party Rally 03 Falconry with large bird park for fiery food and a fire show in the Grounds, Toy Museum birds of prey and owls plus a castle forecourt fascinating flying display Castle concerts from classical 04 Franconian Switzerland – with music to jazz Gößweinstein, Pottenstein and the Tavern and beer garden with Dinner shows such as magic, Levi-Strauß-Museum in Buttenheim 04 regional Franconian cuisine and murder mystery and horror dinner beer specialties 05 Brewery and beer tours – guided tour of the Haas distillery in 05 Walking and climbing the 5 km HOTEL’S Pretzfeld Promenade Trail, used by King HISTORY Ludwig I of Bavaria back in 1830, starts right outside the castle doors 1188: First documented mention of © Burg Rabenstein (2) Rabenstein Burg © Burg Rabenstein 1830: Visit of King Ludwig I of Bavaria CONTACT PERSON DID YOU AND DETAILS KNOW THAT … Burg Rabenstein you can book the entire castle for an Ms. Anja Mager event? T. +49 (0)9202 9700440 with 69 family-run breweries, [email protected] Franconian Switzerland has the www.burg-rabenstein.de highest density of breweries in the burgrabensteinfranken world? burgrabenstein BAVARIA TOURISM ― www.bavaria.by ― www.bavaria.by/travel-trade ― www.pictures.bavaria.by MOUNTAINS. LAKES. Chiemsee-Alpenland BAVARIA. TOP SIGHTSEEING SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS TOP DAY HIGHLIGHTS 2021–22 EXCURSIONS 01 Herrenchiemsee New Palace Concerts in castles throughout the 01 Visit to the islands of Lake (known as the Bavarian Versailles) year Chiemsee – including Her- and Lake Chiemsee Islands May to Oct.: Bavarian Folklore renchiemsee New Palace and Festivals Fraueninsel 02 Rosenheim and Wasserburg am Inn Aug./Sep.: Rosenheim Autumn Festival 02 Rosenheim with its Exhibition 03 Kampenwand and Wendelstein Dec.: Traditional Christmas Center Lokschuppen and Wasser- Markets throughout the region burg with its colorful gothic houses 04 Therme Bad Aibling and Chiemgau and archways Thermen