Top Things to do in Upper Bavaria
Top Hotels in Upper Bavaria
- 1. Hotel Metropol by Maier Privathotels
- 2. Platzl Hotel
- 3. H2 Hotel Munchen Olympiapark
- 4. Hilton Munich Airport
- 5. Hotel Torbraeu
- 6. Best Western Plus Hotel Erb
- 7. Sofitel Munich Bayerpost
- 8. 25hours Hotel The Royal Bavarian
- 9. Hotel Muenchen Palace
- 10. Das Koenig Ludwig Wellness & SPA Resort Allgaeu
10 Things to do in Upper Bavaria That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Upper Bavaria, Germany including Marienplatz, English Garden, Berchtesgaden Salt Mines, Schloss Neuschwanstein, Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, Zugspitze, Audi Museum, Erdinger Brewery, Mount Tegelberg, The Eagle's Nest.
Restaurants in Upper Bavaria
1. Marienplatz
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25,215 reviews
This prominent public square, the largest in Munich, still stands as the center of social activity in the city, much as it has throughout history.
Reviewed By tatianam22 - Charlotte, United States
We were lucky to visit Marienplatz during Christmas, so we could experience the magical part of the decorated tree, the Christmas market with all its colorful displays of baked goods, toys, gluhwein. It's a busy place in the heart of Bavaria, reflecting new and past, mixing old architecture and modern shopping malls. Bustling atmosphere, a sea of tourists and locals create a unique vibe of hospitality and generosity of Bavaria.
2. English Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17,832 reviews
Very popular scenic park, more internaitonal than its name would suggest, it contains a Greek temple, Chinese pagoda and Japanese tea house.
Reviewed By LadyshipUKUS - Cambridge, United Kingdom
A sunny Sunday was the perfect day for exploring this beautiful park Loved watching the surfers, strolling along the tree-lined avenues and lunch near the Chinese pagoda
3. Berchtesgaden Salt Mines
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,953 reviews
Reviewed By Merrowmum - Guildford, United Kingdom
This salt mine is fascinating in of itself, but the whole experience is extremely well organised and executed - everyone in our group thoroughly enjoyed our tour! The combination of walking round, underground train and explanations is superbly thought through, the slides being a fun addition especially for children (but they do have an alternative option as well). The handsets for languages other than German generally worked very well indeed, although there were some glitches, but at least one of our group's worked at every stopping place so we were able to explain to anyone who had had problems. The highlight of the whole tour is the boat trip across the mirror lake, complete with light show - what a surreal experience underground!!! Excellent, much much better than anticipated!
4. Schloss Neuschwanstein
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17,562 reviews
Yet another of the eccentric King Ludwig II's magnificently odd architectural creations.
Reviewed By 430chuckd
You will be greeted at the entry to the little tourist shopping area where you will pay about 7 euros to park. From there you will walk to the nearby ticket office and purchase tickets for reserved tour times for one or both castles. This must be done on the day of your visit, and it's a good idea to get there early, since the time slots fill up rapidly and the number of people per slot is limited. Allow two hours between the starts of the tours if you plan to take the bus up to Neuschwanstein rather than walk, three hours if you walk. From the ticket office you will take a short walk uphill through a small shopping area with restaurants, hotel, a bank, gift shops, etc., following the signs to Schloss Hohenschwangau. It's best to see this castle first since it's the closest and the easiest stairway climb up the hillside. After this tour, which is about 40 minutes, walk back down to the nearby bus stop (you won't have trouble finding it) and purchase tickets at 2-1/2 euros each for the ride up the mountain stopping near Schloss Neuschwanstein, about a 10-minute drive and the buses run at 10-minute intervals. Or, you can use the walking trail if you’re in good shape, but it’s rather steep and long (about 40 minutes) and keep in mind that there are a LOT of stairs on the castle tour. The bus will let you off at a point with a very short hike to Mary’s Bridge (highly recommended if you’re not afraid of heights or rickety-feeling bridges), where you will get the best view photo view of the castle. From there walk back down to the bus stop and follow the signs mostly downhill to the castle, about a 10-minute walk. Taking the hiking path down from there after the 40-minute tour is easier than walking back uphill to the bus, since it’s all downhill. If you’re a serious German history buff and want to learn everything (and I mean Everything) about the history of the region, you can buy the museum tickets at the door. Don't miss the Linderhof Palace for jaw-dropping opulence while you're in the area. It's not as big as the castles, but the interior is truly impressive.
5. Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6,191 reviews
Reviewed By tiffx1 - Orting, United States
I feel if you are able to visit Dachau while in Munich it's worth a visit. It's a very sobering experience to walk through the grounds of this facility and to learn more about the history that took place here. We took the train from Munich and then the bus from the train stop. It was easy to get there as well. Give yourself a few hours to get through the entire facility.
6. Zugspitze
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4.5 based on 4,079 reviews
At nearly 10,000 feet, Germany's highest peak is a popular ski area during the winter and a challenging hiking trail during the rest of the year.
Reviewed By monideepad - Bangalore District, India
My son and I were visiting my sister and family at Erlangen. We planned a day-trip to Zugspitze. So, it was my sister, brother-in-law, niece,nephew, my son and me. We were joined by my sister’s friend, her husband and daughter... We took the train from Erlangen to Nürnberg as early as 7am. We then took the train from Nürnberg to München and changed to another train from München to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. After that, we took the cogwheel train from Zugspitzbahnhof to Gletscherbahnhof located at the height of 2,588 metres above sea level. We walked to the south part of the mountain which is the Zugsitzplatt, a high ‘karst’ (formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone) plateau with many caves. Three glaciers, the two largest in Germany namely, Northern Schneeferner and Höllentalferner and the third namely, Southern Schneeferner lie on the flanks of Zugspitze. The highest mountain in Germany, Zugspitze was named after the “Zugbahnen” or avalanche paths down the mountain’s notoriously steep north face and summit. Less than two weeks prior to this trip to Zugspitze in the German Alps, my husband, my son and I, had been to two more glaciers, Mt. Titlis and Glacier 3000 in the Swiss Alps. On both occasions, we had met bright, sunny weather. However, at Zugspitze, there was not the faintest sign of the sun. It felt very different and was indeed a welcome change to have good snowfall instead. It felt more like a Winter Wonderland than any other snow clad peak I have visited and I felt very close to Nature. We climbed as high up as the Church Maria Heimsuchung, which stands at the height of almost 3000 metres above sea level, defying sun, storm, wind and snow. I felt that this house of God, standing in solitude, like a sentinel in the vast expanse of snow, provides peace and protection to the skiers and winter sports enthusiasts during their visits to the glacier. On enquiring, I learnt that Catholic and Protestant Mass are celebrated on a regular basis depending on weather conditions. I felt deep reverence, not only for the Creator but also for this tiny little place of prayer as I stood high up in the snow clad mighty mountain with snow flakes falling all over us. The children had put in their snow suits and they paid no heed to the constant drizzle of snowflakes. They were busy swooping down on slides and toboggans; climbing up and sliding down again. We were constantly alert about making it back in time for the train, but we did not want to miss out on going to the Zugspitze summit. So, we made a dash for the Gletscherbahn cable car station from where cable cars runs every 10 minutes between the Zugspitz glacier and the summit. We barely had about 20 minutes to spend at the summit in order to be able to catch the last cable car down. So we rushed out being careful to remain on the German side It is said that on a clear day, four countries : Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland can be seen from the Zugspitze. However, standing in the Zugspitze platform that offered a 360 degrees view, we looked north, south, east and west; but it was too foggy and musty and there coupled with snowfall, the view was totally obscured and we could see nothing beyond a couple of metres. The only regret I felt was that we could not spot the famous golden summit cross. Given a chance, I would have loved taking a picture standing by its side. For our return, we took the aerial tram right upto Garmisch-Partenkirchen and trains to München, Nürnberg and Erlangen respectively.
7. Audi Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 827 reviews
Reviewed By tomast863 - Prague, Czech Republic
We were there on Saturday in 12/19 and there was no entry fee!! Might be there free on weekends. Perfect museum with whole history
8. Erdinger Brewery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 194 reviews
Watch our master brewers in action! Join one of our guides on an educational and highly entertaining journey through the world of ERDINGER Weissbier. How is it brewed, what happens in the bottling plant and why is the high-bay warehouse so cool? Our experts at the Visitor Center know the brewery inside out and can answer (almost) all your questions. After the tour, you can experience the full range of ERDINGER wheat beers with a traditional Bavarian snack in our cozy Visitor Center – with wheat beer, white sausages and pretzels (two per person). Including the snack, the whole tour lasts about three hours. Groups of 10 or more will receive a free souvenir photo of the group in the brewhouse. We offer tours in German, English and Italian. Our video films are available in German, English, Italian, Spanish and French.
Reviewed By Dtandgo - Calgary, Canada
This was the best ever brewery tour I’ve been on. I was very impressed that they started the tour with a nice cold wheat beer while watching the introductory video. The guide, Ludwig, provided the right amount of technical information, anecdotes about the brewery and the appropriate amount of time answering questions. There are quite a few steps to climb during the tour. The socialization time at the end was awesome. There was opportunity to enjoy all the different beers, eat a few sausages and pretzels as well a meet some new people. I’ll definitely come back here on my my next trip to Munich and will join the fan club - free tours for folks who have been fan club members for at least a year.
9. Mount Tegelberg
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 354 reviews
Reviewed By LucindaT887 - Kingman, United States
After spending more than a month studying guide books and internet sites about hiking trails on Mount Tegelbeg, I bought my ticket and thought I was set.....wrong. They had a late snow in 2019 and all of the hiking trails were closed when I got there. Bummer. However, I really enjoyed the ride to the top and a look at the snowy vista. It was warm and sunshine down below and cool and crisp on top. You couldn't go any further than the clearing behind the top cable car station and the restaurant was closed that day -- so I made my own fun, shared laughter with others and put this trip back on my bucket list. Moral: you can't control Mother Nature and you need to travel with a sense of humor!!
10. The Eagle's Nest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,837 reviews
Reviewed By rooneycooke - New South Wales, Australia
Spectacular view from the top,the place got a nice restaurant and a little take away shop,just be carefull of those birds as they might take your lunch.You park your car in the car park buy a tickey and take a bus to the top of the mountain,make sure to take a ticket to what time you want to take a bus down in the car park because it is so busy then take an elevator to the top.Make sure to walk around there are plenty of spot for a photo,you can walk down to the bus station it takes about 20 mins.down hill very nice and very scenic walk and it is worth it.
