Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Around 1km northeast of the village of Neuschönau stands the
Hans-Eisenmann-Haus
( 08558-961 50;
www.nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.de
; Böhmstrasse 35)
, the na-
tional park's main visitor centre. The free, but slightly dated, exhibition has hands-on dis-
plays designed to shed light on topics such as pollution and tree growth. There's also a
children's discovery room, a shop and a library.
Glasmuseum
( 09926-941 020;
www.glasmuseum-frauenau.de
; Am Museumspark 1, Frauenau;
adult/concession €5/4.50; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun)
Frauenau's
dazzlingly modern Glasmuseum covers four millennia of glassmaking history. Demon-
strations and workshops for kids are regular features.
MUSEUM
Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald
( 08504-8482;
www.museumsdorf.com
; Am Dreiburgensee, Tittling; adult/child €4/
free; 9am-5pm Apr-Oct)
Tittling, on the southern edge of the Bavarian Forest, is home
to this 20-hectare open-air museum displaying 150 typical Bavarian Forest timber cot-
tages and farmsteads from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Take frequent RBO bus 6124 to
Tittling from Passau Hauptbahnhof.
MUSEUM
Waldmuseum
( 09922-840 583;
www.waldmuseum-zwiesel.de
;
Stadtplatz 29, Zwiesel; adult/conces-
sion €2.50/1; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-noon & 2-4pm Sat & Sun mid-May-mid-Oct,
reduced hours mid-Oct-mid-May)
Housed in a former brewery, Zwiesel's 'Forest Mu-
seum' has exhibitions on local customs, flora and fauna, glassmaking and life in the
forest.
MUSEUM
Activities
Two long-distance hiking routes cut through the Bavarian Forest: the European Distance
Trails E6 (Baltic Sea to the Adriatic Sea) and E8 (North Sea to the Carpathian Moun-
tains). There are mountain huts all along the way. Another popular hiking trail is the
Gläserne Steig (Glass Trail) from Lam to Grafenau. Whatever route you're planning,
maps produced by Kompass - sheets 185, 195 and 197 - are invaluable companions. They
are available from tourist offices and the park visitor centre.
The Bavarian Forest has seven ski areas, but downhill skiing is low-key, even though
the area's highest mountain, the Grosser Arber (1456m), occasionally hosts European and
