10 ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR TRAVELING TO BAVARIA

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We leave you this selection of essential travel tips for Bavaria To try with them, help you with the planning and organization of your trip to one of the most beautiful and most visited areas in Germany by travelers from all over the world.
With Munich as the capital of this Free State and places as famous as Neuschwanstein Castle or the small town of Oberammergau, where the houses look like children's stories, Bavaria is one of the German destinations that we are sure will not disappoint you.

Based on our trip to Bavaria we leave you what we believe, are the 10 essential tips for traveling to Bavaria. We start!

1. What is the best time?

Although the best time a trip to Bavaria It depends a lot on what you are looking for for your trip, in general lines and if what you are looking for is many hours of daylight and a mild climate, the best option would be the summer months, which will ensure you an unforgettable trip.

High season (July and August): these two months are during which Bavaria receives more visitors, due to good weather and high temperatures.
Mid season (from April to June and September and October): although in some cases you can risk having lower temperatures and some rainy season, this would be the best option if you don't want to find many people in the most tourist areas.
Low season (from November to March): despite being a time of gray skies, if you do not mind the low temperatures, enjoy Christmas in Munich or see the Neuschwanstein Castle with snow, it can be an unforgettable moment.

Remember that if your trip is in high season or on holidays, it is highly recommended to book in advance, both the flight and the accommodation and the rental car.

2. Entry requirements

If you are a Spanish or European Union (EU) citizen you will only need a passport or ID to make a trip to Bavaria, Germany. In case you have another nationality, we recommend you to carefully check the website of the Embassy to have the updated data and what are the entry requirements.

In addition to this documentation, we recommend you always take the European Health Card to travel to Bavaria, in case of being necessary, have medical assistance in any public hospital. It is also highly recommended, if you want to have the best medical assistance and repatriation included, take out the best travel insurance for Europe.

We always travel insured with Mondo, with whom we carry a totally adequate insurance to the needs that we will have on the trip. Hiring your insurance here with Mondo, just for being a Street Travelers reader, you have a 5% discount.

3. Security

Traveling to Bavaria is totally safe, although this should not make us forget the need to travel with common sense, trying not to leave valuables in sight or leave our belongings unattended especially in crowded tourist places.
In addition to this, in cities such as Munich, if you are going out at night, it is advisable to ask in the accommodation if there is any area not recommended, especially if you are going to move alone or for little tourist areas.

In addition to all this, it is highly recommended to upload all your personal documentation such as ID, passport, insurance policy to the cloud ... etc. so that in case of need, for loss or theft, you can perform the procedures quickly.

Bavaria

4. How to start the trip to Bavaria?

First and foremost before travel to bavaria It is to look for flights. In this case we recommend you to fly to Munich with any airline, including low cost landing at the airport located 28 kilometers northwest of the city. You can find the best flights at the best prices in this flight search engine.
Once you have the flights, the next step is to find accommodation in Bavaria, especially if you travel in high season, to have the maximum options at the best prices. For this we recommend using this hotel search engine.

The next step, if you are going to make a route through Bavaria, is to rent a car in Germany with which you can move freely through the area, without the need to think about schedules or public transport options.

In case you do not want to rent a car or want to get to know Bavaria better, it is also very important to review the excursions that you can do in the area and in case of traveling in high season, reserve them in time to not run out of seats. You can see here all the tours and excursions in Munich and make the reservation directly.

Munich

5. Route through Bavaria

Although there are many options, if you want to travel to Bavaria, we recommend having an average of 4-5 days to know its most tourist places. Initially we recommend you to visit the city of Munich, for 1 or 2 days, which we will talk about at the next point, and then with a rental car or excursion, continue to know this impressive area of Germany.
The first stop will be the Dachau concentration camp, which although we know it is not a pleasant visit, we believe it is very important to know the history of the country and to know the horrors that were lived there. If you want to know the history of this place from an expert, we recommend you book this excursion to the Dachau concentration camp with a guide in Spanish.

Oberammergau

The next stop would be Neuschwanstein Castle, one of the most magical places in Bavaria, and then visit Fussen, where we recommend you spend the night. If you do not want to rent a car, a highly recommended option is to book this Excursion to the Neuschwanstein Castle and the Linderhof Palace or this Excursion to the Neuschwanstein Castle by train.
The next and last day you will get to know the impressive Oberammergau village, famous for the paintings in some of its houses, which make canvas for some of the most famous children's stories such as Little Red Riding Hood or Hansel and Gretel.

If in addition to Bavaria, you want to continue your route through Germany visiting other places in the country, we advise you to read the post 10 tips for traveling to Germany essential and 10 places to see in Germany essential.

6. Munich

Essential stop when traveling to Bavaria, Munich besides being its capital is one of the cities that you can not miss on any route through Germany. With a historic center that will leave you speechless in which the beautiful Marienplatz and its emblematic New Town Hall stands out, Munich is a city where in addition to making interesting visits, you can relax in one of its green spaces, making this experience a few days unforgettable
In principle, you can visit the city perfectly in one day, at least its best-known places, but whenever you can it is advisable to spend 2-3 days to also be able to make some escape around, which will perfectly complement this trip to Bavaria.

We recommend you to follow this list of things to do in Munich and this one of places to visit in Munich essential to not miss anything and enjoy the city to the fullest.

In addition and based on the experience of our trip, we leave you these guides optimized for days, which we are sure, will help you not to miss anything important in Munich.

If you want to learn more about the history of the city at the hands of a guide in Spanish, we recommend you book this guided tour of Munich or this Free tour of Munich Free!, Considered one of the best free tours in Munich for free in Spanish .

And if you have an extra day and do not want to rent a car, it is also highly recommended to make a trip to Neuschwanstein Castle, Dachau concentration camp or Salzburg, considered the three as some of the best tours and excursions in Munich.

You can find much more information about this city in the post 10 essential tips for traveling to Munich.

Munich, one of the places you can't miss when traveling to Bavaria

7. Neuschwanstein Castle, a must in Bavaria

Known to many as one of the most magical places in Europe, the Neuschwanstein Castle It's one of the essential when traveling to Bavaria, being located just 130 kilometers from the capital and being one of the most beautiful castles in the world. And we can not forget that this was the place where Walt Disney was inspired for his famous Sleeping Beauty castle.
Built by King Luis II, known as the Mad King, in the castle in addition to making your visit inside, you can not miss the incredible perspectives that you have from Marienbrücke or Puente de María, which we are sure, will be unforgettable.

Although this visit can be done perfectly by free, by rental car or public transport like the train

Neuschwanstein Castle

8. Visit the Dachau concentration camp

Although we know that these types of visits are not particularly pleasant, we do believe that they are totally necessary to know the history of the city and the country and, above all, to become aware of the horrible facts that happened there and that these do not come back. To ever happen.
Located 20 kilometers north of Munich, the Dachau concentration camp was the place where 40,000 people were killed due to their religion, race or political ideas, when in 1941 the camp went from being a prison camp to an extermination camp .

If you go to travel to Bavaria by rental car, this visit can be done perfectly for free or also taking the S-Bahn train in Munich, in a 20-minute journey and then take bus 726 at the station, which will take you directly to the concentration camp.
Another option, more advisable if you do not want to worry about transfers and want to know the history of this place, is to book this excursion to the Dachau concentration camp, with a guide in Spanish.

Dachau concentration camp

9. Bavarian gastronomy

We know that it is impossible to summarize in a few lines all the bavarian cuisine, but after our experience we do want to leave you a selection of some of the most famous and characteristic dishes so that at travel to bavaria, your experience is as complete as possible and you can taste some of their delicious dishes.

Semmelknödel: kind of meatballs made with bread.
Weißwurst: typical sausages from Munich.
Bratwurst: typical sausages from Nuremberg and Regensburg.
Kalter Braten: roasted pork that is served cold, as if it were sausage and is usually served with bread.
Kartoffelsalat: salad of boiled potatoes in marinade.
Obazda: a kind of cream or pate that is served with bread and has cheese, onion and paprika.
Schweinsbraten: pork with sauce.
Brezel: typical Bavarian cookie that is salty and with a loop or round shape.

Brezel

10. More tips for traveling to Bavaria

Other of the best tips for a trip to Bavaria They are:

The official language of Bavaria is German, although in most places, especially tourist attractions, everyone speaks English.
Remember that in order not to pay commissions and always have the current change we recommend you use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money at the ATMs. They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot. You can find more information in this article about the best cards to travel without commissions.
If you go to travel to bavaria Within a wider route through the country, we advise you to read the post 10 essential tips for traveling to Germany.
In addition to the applications that you usually use on your trips, it is very advisable to take Maps.me, which will serve you as an online and offline GPS and with which we are sure, you will not get lost!
In Germany the voltage is 230V, the frequency 50 Hz and the plugs are of type F.

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