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Overview

From the cloud-shredding Alps to the fertile Danube plain, the Free State of Bavaria is a place that keeps its clich茅d promises. Story-book castles bequeathed by an oddball king poke through dark forest, cowbells tinkle in flower-filled meadows, the thwack of palm on Lederhosen accompanies the clump of frothy stein on timber bench, and medieval walled towns go about their time-warped business.

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KZ-Gedenkst盲tte Dachau

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KZ-Gedenkst盲tte Dachau

Bavaria

Officially called the KZ-Gedenkst盲tte Dachau, this was the Nazis鈥� first concentration camp, built by Heinrich Himmler in March 1933 to house political鈥�

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Schloss Nymphenburg

Munich

This commanding palace and its lavish gardens sprawl around 5km northwest of the Altstadt. Begun in 1664 as a villa for Electress Adelaide of Savoy, the鈥�

Residenzmuseum

Munich

Home to Bavaria's Wittelsbach rulers from 1508 until WWI, the Residenz is Munich's number-one attraction. The amazing treasures, as well as all the鈥�

M眉nchner Stadtmuseum

Munich

Installed for the city's 850th birthday (2008), the M眉nchner Stadtmuseum's Typisch M眉nchen (Typically Munich) exhibition 鈥� taking up the whole of a鈥�

奥眉谤锄产耻谤驳 Residenz

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The vast Unesco-listed Residenz, built by 18th-century architect Balthasar Neumann as the home of the local prince-bishops, is one of Germany鈥檚 most鈥�

Schloss Linderhof

Bavarian Alps

A pocket-sized trove of weird treasures, Schloss Linderhof was Ludwig II鈥檚 smallest but most sumptuous palace, and the only one he lived to see fully鈥�

Alte Pinakothek

Munich

Munich's main repository of Old European Masters is crammed with all the major players who decorated canvases between the 14th and 18th centuries. This鈥�

Englischer Garten

Munich

The sprawling English Garden is among Europe's biggest city parks 鈥� it even rivals London's Hyde Park and New York's Central Park for size 鈥� and is a鈥�

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