Travel Reference
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Castles & Palaces
If castles are your thing, Bavaria is your place with some blockbuster piles hugging hilltops
and hogging priceless city centre plots. Three cheers for King Ludwig II for commissioning
the region's most charming chateaux, hardly any of which he saw completed.
Neuschwanstein
King Ludwig's (and the world's) most celebrated castle is Bavaria's top
must-see (
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Residenz (Munich)
Revived from the rubble of WWII, the former residence of the Bavari-
an royal family is essential viewing (
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Linderhof
Versailles-inspired Linderhof occupies a remote site surrounded by snow-
capped peaks and pine forests (
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Herrenchiemsee
Another of Ludwig II's 'Versailles in miniature' located on his own
private island in the Chiemsee (
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Nymphenburg
Munich's grandest pile is famous for its 'Gallery of the Beauties' and
stately gardens (
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Residenz (Würzburg)
One of Bavaria's most impressive palaces, Würzburg's Residenz
was home to the local Prince-Bishops and boasts the largest ceiling fresco on earth (
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Cars & Trains
Germany and Bavaria are synonymous with high-tech industries and skilled engineering,
particularly when it comes to cars. Explore the past and present of Bavaria's motor industry
and discover its railway heritage at high-velocity museums.
