Bavaria
With a total area of 70548 sq km Bavaria is the largest state in the republic of Germany. It is located in the southeast of the country and borders Austria and the Czech republic. The population of Bavaria numbers 12.5 million and its capital is Munich. The earliest known inhabitants of Bavaria were the Celts, who were later replaced by the Germanic tribe of the Bavarii. In the Middle Ages a duchy of Bavaria emerged, which later became a kingdom in 1806. In 1871 Bavaria joined the German federation.
Bavaria is a region filled with historical sites and with beautiful natural scenery. Its highlights are the castles of King Ludwig (of which Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee are shown in this gallery), beautiful baroque churches, monasteries, medieval towns and the breathtaking alpine scenery.
Bavaria is a region filled with historical sites and with beautiful natural scenery. Its highlights are the castles of King Ludwig (of which Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee are shown in this gallery), beautiful baroque churches, monasteries, medieval towns and the breathtaking alpine scenery.
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11 photos of castle Neuschwanstein in southern Bavaria, a fairy tale castle in a breathtaking setting.
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12 photos of castle Linderhof near Ettal in southern Bavaria, the smallest of King Ludwig II castles.
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31 photos of Herrenchiemsee castle, built by King Ludwig II between 1878 and 1886
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21 photos of the baroque Schleissheim Palace, a complex consisting of three palaces and a huge garden north of Munich
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Towns |
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8 photos of Augsburg, the capital of the Swabia region of Bavaria.
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7 photos of the town of Fuessen in southern Bavaria
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14 photos of Regensburg, a pleasant Bavarian town with many historical buildings
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12 photos of Landsberg am Lech, a pictoresque town lying along the romantic road in southern Bavaria.
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67 photos of Bamberg, a Bavarian city with a rich cultural heritage and impressive architecture
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15 photos of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a market town in southern Bavaria and major tourist and winter sports centre
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11 photos of Berchtesgaden, a small Bavarian town close to the Austrian border in a beautiful alpine setting
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47 photos of the Dachau concentration camp near Munich
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Churches and Monasteries |
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5 photos of the Andechs monastery,which nowadays hosts a the Benedictine monastery.
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13 photos of the Benedictine monastery of Benediktbeuern in Southern Bavaria which dates back to 739.
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11 photos of the Bavarian rococo St John Baptist church in Steingaden
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10 photos of the Wieskirche, the most beautiful rococo church in Bavaria and a UNESCO world heritage site.
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Natural scenery |
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31 photos of the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain
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35 photos of Mt Wendelstein, an 1838m high mountain in the Bavarian alps offering views of the northern Alps
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6 photos of the Kochel lake in the Bavarian alps south of Munich
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13 photos of the Königssee, an alpine lake in a beautiful setting in southeastern Bavaria and Germany's deepest and cleanest lake
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11 photos of the Benedictine Ettal monastery and the Eibsee and Tegernsee alpine lakes.
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8 photos of the Chiemsee lake in southeast Bavaria
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