Local Excursions in the Bavarian Forest

Visit the Bavarian Forest
The Bavarian Forest, together with the adjoining Bohemian Forest, make up the largest area of protected nature in Europe and include the largest wilderness area between the Atlantic and the Urals.

The policy of the National Park , the oldest in Germany, is to gradually expand the area where nature is entirely left to its own devices, allowing the forest to return to its natural mix of coniferous and deciduous trees, from the coniferous monoculture for industrial purposes in recent centuries.

This means that some mountain areas have been allowed to be attacked by the bark beetle which has killed many of the coniferous trees. The forest can be seen to be regenerating itself with its natural mix of vegetation.

The area has a rich heritage of medieval history, of small scale mining, castles and battles, as well as more modern history of glass production, brewing and the iron curtain, which ran through the middle of the Bayerisch Eisestein railway station.

Within 30 minutes drive of the village (mostly accessible by public transport) you can visit:

• The top of the Arber mountain - go up by cable car, take the circular walk around the top, eat or drink in one of the restaurants.
• The typical forest village of Zwieselerwaldhaus.
• Regenhuette with the largest animal museum in Europe and demonstration glassworks.
• Grosser Arbersee lake with pedaloes, restaurant, walk around the lake and fairytale park
• Rissloch Water Falls.
• Ludwigsthal: wild animal enclosures and Haus zur Wildnis with National Forest information centre and 3D cinema, excellent place for lunch with organic food prepared from regional ingredients, unusual Parish Church (the only Art Nouveau church in the Bavarian Forest and the only one in Germany with completely painted walls), Gasthof zur Wurzelsepp with wood carvings done by the owner, candle shop, cafe with excellent coffee and cakes and view of the old glass furnace.
• Zwiesel with the former Schott glassworks with factory tours, forest museum, brewery (tours), Theresienthal Glassworks/Museum/Restaurant, Hieke schnaps producer and shop.
• Farmhouse museum at Lindberg.
• Animal park at Lohberg.
• The glass museum, glassworks and glass shops as well as the rococo church at Frauenau.
• Regen with agricultural museum. Also Weissenstein castle just outside the town.
• Open air farm museum at Finsterau.
• Museum village at Tittling.
• Cistercian monastery church at Gotteszell.
• Silver mine and Joska Crystal glassworks at Bodenmais.

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Bavarian Forest Holidays
Hans-Watzlik-Strasse 8
94252 Bayerisch Eisenstein
Germany
Tel. (Germany) +49 (0)9925 90 32 04 (UK) 07976 403434
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