Bavaria

The small village, known for its Passion Play (not a seedy late-night movie - but one which is more Christian orientated) nestles comfortably in the Bavarian Alps. I'm not religious, so a visit to watch the much-publicised Passion Play was interesting to say the least. It doesn't help when you realise that the whole play is in German (well we are in Germany) so the visual effects were what I concentrated on. They wouldn't be out of place in a low-budget movie - and so I felt much respect for the actors and behind-the-scenes staff who worked so hard for the pride of their village (all residents of Oberammergau have some input into the play which is performed ...

Bavaria is blessed with some of the most beautiful natural scenery in Western Europe. Whether it is the crystal clear mountain lakes, or the emerald green fields that lap up against the snow-capped majesty of the mountains, there can be no dount that Bavaria is an ideal location for a 'scenery-orientated' vacation. Then there are the palaces, and the delights of Munich, its fine museums, its beer-halls and its churches. However, one slightly less well known attraction is its fine collection of baroque abbeys. Following the harm they suffered in the Thirty Years' War, and the revival in ecclesiastical architecture and art that was one of the ...

Bavaria conjures up.... mountains, cable cars, winding roads..etc. etc., yes there are many mountains, cable cars and railways to the top, add to that an excellent road system, an area which is 'unspoilt' many picturesque lakes, and you have...Bavaria, to those of you who like me only speak 'tourist' German be prepared, I did not really understand a word of the language, It would seem the Bavarians have a dialect to call their own, but, as in lots of other places in Germany the population seem pleased to try out their English on you, we stayed in a place called Kochel-am-See, the town is alright for a 'base' but being very small has nothing in ...