Bavaria is a land of colorful costumes, colorful fruit, and colorful history. More than twelve million people live within Bavaria, and while recent decades have brought industrialization to this Southern Germany state, farming remains a big part of the landscape.
Munich is Bavaria's largest city with all the trappings of any modern town amid bustling streets lined with stone buildings. In Munich and beyond, Bavaria boast some of Germany's signature traditions: beer, markets, and festivals.
The Hofbrau Brewery outside of Munich has been in operation since 1589, with a brief hiatus for WWII. Almost 500 years ago, they brewed beer made to order by the Duke of Bavaria who didn't like the Munich ale of the time. Today, the brewery keeps to old recipes despite being one of the most modern breweries in Europe. For the world's oldest Brewery, visit the Weihenstephan Brewery in Freising which began brewing in 1040.
Any town, big or small, will have at least one market where shoppers can find the freshest of fruit and vegetables from nearby farms. The town... (... more information below the photos)
European Festival In a town called Putzbrunn in Southern Bavaria, this European festival is an annual event. |
Sweet Bavarian Girls Two sweet girls at the Maibaumfest in a small Bavarian village, near Munich, Germany. |
Fruit Stalls Germany Fresh fruit is available at the stalls at the Marienplatz in Freising in Bavaria, Germany. |
Hofbrau Brewery Germany The Hofbrau Brewery makes some of the finest beer available in Germany, Europe. |
Kochelsee Bavaria Germany The 6sqkm Kochelsee is tucked at the foothills of the Kochel Mountains in Bavaria, Germany. |
Brewery Of Freising Bavaria Freising, Bavaria in Germany is home to the famous Weihenstephan brewery. |
Blackbird Bavaria Germany A father and baby Blackbird sit in a nest that was built by himself and his partner upon an animal skull in Freising, Bavaria in Germany. |
Weihenstephan Brewery Freising Germany Amongst lush greenery atop a hill, you will find the Weihenstephan Brewery in Freising, Germany. |
Historic Bavarian Town Freising Freising, Germany is a Bavarian town where the streets are adorned with historic buildings. |
Photo Of The Marienplatz Freising Bavaria Saturday is a great day to visit the farmers market at the Marienplatz and get a great photo of the town center in Freising, Bavaria. |
Flowering Magnolia Tree On the grounds of Weihenstephan in Bavaria, Germany you will come across a beautiful flowering Magnolia tree. |
Bavaria Mountain Lake The steep mountain range surrounds the Kochelsee Lake in the Bavarian Alps in Bavaria, Germany in Europe. |
Traditional Maibaumfest Bavaria Dancers perform during the traditional Maibaumfest in Putzbrunn, Bavaria, Germany. |
Lederhosen Bavaria The men working to raise the Maibaum in traditional Lederhosen in Putzbrunn, Bavaria, Germany. |
Bavarian Costume The men's traditional Bavarian Costume consists of Lederhosen accompanied by leather suspenders. |
Monastery Ettal Photo of the Monastery Ettal in southern bavaria. |
Linderhof Bavaria Photo of the Linderhof Castle in southern Bavaria. |
Stachus Munich Bavaria Germany Photo of the Karlsplatz Stachus in the city of Munich in southern bavaria |
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... of Putzbrunn comes alive each year on May 1 for the Maibaum Festival where lively dancers show off traditional steps and colorful skirts for the women, lederhosen for the men.
The blue and white traditional colors of Bavaria are often on display, and any day in Bavaria is a good day for taking in a bit of history with a cold beer.
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