Plan your Bavarian road trip during the shoulder seasons ... In every direction I looked from the car window, I could see the green rolling countryside and jagged, snow-capped mountains ...

Here popular cliches are replaced by a distinct cuisine, local wines, different flags and people who are fiercely Franconian, rather than Bavarian. Here are some suggestions of places to try.

Her family nicknamed her Sisi, and she spent her childhood in the Bavarian countryside, surrounded by nature. She loved riding horses, exploring the woods, and enjoying a carefree life far from ...

In 1861, as quarry workers in the Bavarian countryside split limestone into sheets for use in lithographic printing, they happened on a fossil skeleton. It had feathers and wings, so it was ...

Pork is served in Bavarian inns mainly in two variants. One is "Schweinebraten" (roast pork), which comes from the back or shoulder of the pig and is braised in the oven. In Bavaria, it is usually ...

The Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper) at the National Theater in Munich enjoys worldwide renown. Information, video, pictures and tips. The Bavarian State Orchestra is one of the oldest ...