Family in Infinity Pool, Kaisertherme Bad Abbach

BAVARIAN‘S PRIME SPA REGION

LEADING SPA, WELLNESS AND HEALTH REGION IN EUROPE

  • Discovery of hot thermal water with medicinal effect 70 years ago in the Rottal valley
  • Bad Füssing:

Europe‘s most popular spa Resort with around three million overnight stays per year, three thermal baths, high level cultural programme, hudge Spa Garden with 30 million flowers 

 

  • Bad Griesbach:

Europe‘s largest Golf resort with five 18-hole championship courses

 

  • Bad Birnbach:

Rural health resort with state-of-the-art health expertise, Rottal Terme with steam, thermal water and healing muds

 

  • Bad Gögging:

Spa with Roman history, use of sulphur water, thermal water and mud

 

  • Bad Abbach:

a combination of bathing fun and health care close to UNESCO World Heritage city of Regensburg 

 

  • Over 1000 km of cycle paths, Nordic walking routes and gentle sport routes that lead through idyllic countryside

 

Interesting Cities in Bavaria's Prime Spa Region:

Straubing and Landshut

Straubing
  • Idyllically situated on the Danube and close to the Bavarian Forest
  • History extends beyond 2000 years, with evidence of human settlements dating back nearly 8000 years
  • Celts, Romans and early Bavarians settled in the fertile Danube plain, the Gäuboden, leaving golden coins, magnificent Roman armour and elegant Bavarian jewellery - now on display in the Gäuboden Museum
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Special interest beer festivalBavaria's second largest festivalGäuboden Volkfest Straubing
Special interest sustainabilityNew interactive museum about sustainabilityNAWAREUM Straubing
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Gäuboden Volkfest

 

  • Bavaria's second largest festival
  • Second largest folk and beer festival in Bavaria after Oktoberfest in Munich
  • Different time to Oktoberfest» Enchanting flags
  • Every year, around 1.4 million visitors
  • Many visitors in traditional Bavarian costume
  • 7 big beer tents with totally 27.000 places

 

 

NAWAREUM

 

  • New interactive museum about sustainability
  • Edutainment at its finest - visitors can immerse themselves in a variety of topics such as sustainability, nature, climate change, plants and the environment
  • A special focus is laid on renewable materials and energies
  • In the NAWAREUM, everything is about trying things out - from the basics of the earthsystem to flora and solutions for the world of tomorrow
  • The museum opened in January 2023
Landshut
  • Medival character with lots of flair and charm
  • Pleasant scenery of the historic Old Town, Lively and romantic for shopping
  • Historical Trausnitz Castle overlooks the city 
  • Highest brick tower in the world
Recommendation for 2027

LANDSHUTER HOCHZEIT - ONE OF THE LARGEST HISTORICAL OPEN-AIR FESTIVALS IN EUROPE

 

  • The Landshut Wedding takes place every four years (next performance in 2027)
  • The three-week festival dates back to the marriage between Duke George of Bavaria-Landshut and the Polish Princess Hedwig in 1475 
  • More than 2.400 participants re-enact historical scenes and situations of the wedding in authentic clothes and accessories for the pleasure