Advantages: Unique opera house. Disadvantages: Loooong wait for tickets to Wagner's operas.
...find the northern region of Bavaria as part of your visit to Germany, do make a stop at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, but avoid it during the festival season in the summer. It is truly the only opera house of its kind in the world, and possesses much history, musical and otherwise. Guided tours are scheduled at specific times in the day (see link below), and entry for each person is 10 euros.
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To view a small set of photos ... ...The Ciao entry form obliged me to choose from the drop-down menus for Nightlife, Shopping, Ease of getting around and Family-friendliness, all of which do not really apply in this review (we had rented a car to get around, did not sample the nightlife or shopping opportunities, didn't have children aboard), so I settled for an Average rating for these four.
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+ Bayreuth Festspiele, see this site (in German ...
zerbine28 19.04.2008
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Advantages: good food and scenery, not too expensive. Great for budget travel Disadvantages: hill is a little tough to climb, and one can get a little lost easily
The Ammersee is a nice place to go for a day trip when you'Re bored of the city life or just want to relax with the picture of a nice lake. In Germany, a 'see' is actually a lake. So, the Ammersee is actually a large lake. Many germans come here during the weekend to relax, and to drive their boats, all arranged neatly on the docks, with their families. One can also do windsurfing in the lake. There are various restaurants and towns all around the ... ...hop-on-hop-off service for the tourists and local folk. On the other side of the lake from Utting, I think, lies the famous Kloster Andechs. This is where the merry monks of this cloister have been brewing their famous dark Andech beer for over 500 years. It's a little walk of about 20 minutes or so up a hill. How fast depends on your pace, of course. On the way, you can see a little bit of the Bavarian forest. The cloister is located at the top ...
dipstick 25.07.2000
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Advantages: Company offering Relocation Services for British Expats and Links to Valuable Information Disadvantages: none
...are planning to move to Bavaria for a job or internship, Expats in Bavaria (www.expats-in-bavaria.com) offers you detailed information on relocation services, family and personal integration into the German community, and Business services such as taxation/event marketing/ and office services.
The website also provides a discussion forum on topics pertaining to business and life in Munich and Bavaria.
Expats is also a valuable resource for expanding ... ...social activities.
Expats in Bavaria additionally offers an "Expat-Media Shop" with the service provider TKSSnap, a full English language telecommunication service for Expats in Germany.
TKS also makes an excellent service for International companies bringing their staff into Germany – or even as an add-on for relocation companies to their service offerings
Basically if you are moving to Munich/Bavaria or you want to start a business in Bavaria ...
jayjay23 01.07.2004 (20.07.2004)
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