Bavaria Vacation Rentals

With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres, the Free State of Bavaria in southern Germany stretches along the borders of the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland on Lake Constance. In the east the holiday region is bordered by Saxony, in the north by Thuringia and in the west by Baden-Württemberg and Hessen. Bavaria is divided into 71 administrative districts, in which a total of almost 13 million inhabitants live. The most populous cities are Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Regensburg and Ingolstadt.

More than half of Bavaria's surface area is characterised by water bodies and forests, and the federal state has a wealth of natural protected areas. In the east, the Bavarian Forest National Park covers an area of 24,250 hectares. To the south lies the only national park in the German Alps to belong to the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Berchtesgadener Land. In the west, another UNESCO natural heritage site runs along with the core area of the Rhön. In addition, the Free State has a further 603 nature reserves and 702 landscape conservation areas.

Every year in September, the traditional sentence "Ozapft is" opens the largest folk festival in the world on Munich's Theresienwiese. For sixteen days there is a lively atmosphere in the various tents of the Oktoberfest. Traditional costumes, Bavarian delicacies, the art of brewing beer and music to sway attract locals and international guests to the "Wiesn". Around six million visitors a year enjoy the atmosphere between attractions such as rides, carnies and restaurants.

A cultural highlight is the Bayreuth Festival, which has taken place since 1876. The music theatre festival is also known as the Richard Wagner Festival and is dedicated to the last ten operas composed by Richard Wagner. On four days in August, 30 performances take place on the Green Hill in Bayreuth, which can be enjoyed by around 58,000 spectators. The coveted tickets are usually sold out within a few minutes.

The entire holiday region of the federal state is an ideal environment to spend the holidays with the whole family. The leisure programme offers a child-friendly cultural programme and an abundance of adventurous excursions in addition to exuberant romping in the woods, fun splashing around in the varied bathing lakes. Fun for young and old is guaranteed by the Playmobil Park in Zirndorf, Legoland in Günzburg and Freizeitpark Ruhpolding. Other highlights are the summer toboggan run in Grafenau, the family winter wonderland in Mitterdorf and the Inzell bathing park.

The vast unspoilt nature is a paradise for travellers who want to actively experience their stay and be active in sports. Extensive hiking tours in summer and skiing pleasure in winter are particularly popular. On foot you can explore the Voralptal, the Fichtelgebirge or the Chiemgau on countless paths and climb dreamlike panorama paths. Among the most popular tours are the picturesque routes between the Tegernsee and the Schliersee or round trips in the Berchtesgadener Land and the Allgäu. During the winter, the entire south of the federal state is transformed into a fairytale landscape of 139 ski resorts offering fantastic pistes. In villages like Garmisch-Patenkirchen, Lenggries or Sankt Englmar you can rent a charming chalet directly at the ski hotspots.