Top sights to see in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate, Germany include the romantic old town, the International Ceramics Museum, and a church with Art Nouveau interior. See the Romantic Old Town with Ceramics Museum and Art Nouveau Church Weiden in the Oberpfalz is a mostly industrial town but with an interesting historical core and an important ceramics museum. The St … [Read more...]
Cheap Flights to Nuremberg Airport (NUE), Germany
Low Airfares and Discount Tickets to Flughafen Nürnberg, Bavaria Nuremberg Airport (Flughafen Nürnberg NUE) is a major hub of low-cost airline airberlin allowing for cheap tickets on discounted flights to German and European cities. photo credit: rs-foto Nuremberg Airport (Flughafen Nürnberg) is just minutes outside Nuremberg (Nürnberg) in Franconia, northern Bavaria. It is … [Read more...]
Cheap Flights to Munich Airport (MUC), Germany
Low-Cost Budget Airlines Flying to Flughafen München in Bavaria Low-cost budget airlines have cheap tickets and discounted airfares on flights to Munich Airport / Flughafen München (MUC) in Bavaria, Germany. Munich Airport (Flughafen München) is the second busiest in Germany and serves more European destinations than Frankfurt International Airport (FRA). Low-cost airlines … [Read more...]
The Spessart-Main-Odenwald Region in Bavaria
Aschaffenburg, Schloss Mespelbrunn, Miltenberg, Amorbach, Wertheim Top sights in the Bavarian Spessart-Main-Odenwald Region of Germany include Aschaffenburg, Schloss Mespelbrunn, Miltenberg, Amorbach, and Wertheim. The German Spessart-Main-Odenwald region is in the far northwest of Bavaria and borders similarly named areas in the state of Hessen. In contrast to most … [Read more...]
Hotels & Restaurants in Spessart, Bavaria, Germany
Sleeping and Eating in Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Amorbach, and Wertheim Hotels and restaurants in Spessart towns such as Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Amorbach, and Wertheim are reasonably priced and cheaper than more popular German vacation and business centers such as Frankfurt am Main and Würzburg. Hotels in the Spessart-Main-Odenwald region are pleasantly cheap compared … [Read more...]
Outdoor Adventures and Activities in the Bavaria Spessart
Walking, Hiking, Cycling, Parachuting, Boating, and Wine Festivals The lovely nature of the Spessart in Bavaria encourages outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, parachuting, and boating to balance cultural sightseeing and wine sampling. … [Read more...]
Magnificent Half-Timbered Houses in Miltenberg
A Medieval Town along the Main River in Bavaria, Germany Miltenberg along the Main River has some of the best half-timbered buildings - many now hotels, shops, and restaurants - in Bavaria, Germany. Miltenberg is a wonderfully beautiful little town that never suffered major war damage or town fires. Despite its lovely setting along a curve in the Main River, the main … [Read more...]
Top Sights in Baroque Amorbach, Bavaria
See the Benedikinerabteikirche St Maria (Benedictine Abbey Church) Baroque churches, the Templer half-timbered house, and the Mutter Museums with teapots and the Sammlung Berger are the main attractions of Amorbach in Bavaria. Amorbach in the Bavarian Spessart is famous for its marvelous Baroque churches and the odd Mutter Museum with its eclectic collection of teapots, … [Read more...]
Romantic Moated Castle Schloss Mespelbrunn, Bavaria
An Easy Day Trip from Frankfurt am Main to a Jewel in the Spessart Schloss Mespelbrunn in the Bavarian Spessart is an impossibly romantic castle surrounded by a wet moat. It is a popular day trip from Frankfurt am Main and easily reached by car. Schloss Mespelbrunn is a true jewel in the heart of the Spessart. It is a Wasserschloss - a castle surrounded by a water-filled … [Read more...]
Major Sights in Aschaffenburg in Bavaria, Germany
Top Sights to See Include the Stiftsbasilika (Collegiate Church) and Park Schönbusch Top sights to see in Aschaffenburg in addition to Schloss Johannisberg and the Pompejanum are the Stiftsbasilika and the lovely English landscape style Park Schönbusch. Aschaffenburg's most famous sights are the Renaissance Schloss Johannisberg (Palace Johannisberg) and the Pompejanum. … [Read more...]
Top Sights to See in Aschaffenburg, Germany
Renaissance Schloss Johannisberg and the Pompejanum Are Top Attractions The top sights so see in Aschaffenburg in Bavaria, Germany, are the Renaissance Schloss Johannisberg (Palace) and the Pompejanum on the banks of the Main River. Aschaffenburg with a population of 70,000 is by far the largest town in the Spessart region. The area was probably settled in Celtic times but … [Read more...]
Travel from England to Bavaria by Train or Bus
London to Stuttgart, Munich, South Germany by Eurostar, TGV, and ICE Trains (Eurostar, TGV, ICE) and buses offer cheap tickets and environmentally friendly travel from London in England to Stuttgart, Munich, and Bavaria in Southern Germany. photo credit: acme A sharp decline in direct flights on low-cost airlines between the United Kingdom (UK) and Germany and fewer … [Read more...]