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Sometimes a wild roar, sometimes a steady flow, sometimes surrounded by steep gorges and sometimes nestling in gentle meadows – Bavaria's rivers have an exciting range of diversity. Apart from the international Danube and the majestic Main, Bavaria's landscape has many of these fascinating lifelines running through it, and they're well worth discovering! We've put together some tips and recommendations for your customers here.
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The Altmühl
The Altmühl rises near Rothenburg ob der Tauber and flows 196 kilometres through Bavaria. Along its banks, valleys, shaded woods, meadow orchards and the Altmühl Valley Nature Park invite visitors to discover and enjoy the tranquillity of it all. Those of your customers who like cycling, canoeing, climbing or hiking will appreciate the calm atmosphere along the Altmühl with its even flow.
Altmühl highlights
The Altmühl Valley cycle path between Rothenburg and Kelheim
The Lake Altmühl bird sanctuary and nature reserve
The Roman fort Biriciana in Weissenburg
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The Danube
The Danube goes on for almost 3,000 kilometres, which makes it the second-longest river in Europe. Its journey through Bavaria begins at Ulm, before it flows on through flat landscapes and a few steep valleys. Your customers can explore the river by boat or on the excellent cycle path that runs along the banks. Ulm, Regensburg and Passau are particularly charming.
Danube highlights
The university city of Passau with the Parish Church of St. Paul
The old city of Regensburg with its mediaeval stone bridge
The hall of fame Walhalla near Regensburg, one of Germany's most significant national monuments
The Franconian Saale
Do you have customers who want to be active on the water? If so, the Saale in Lower Franconia is probably the perfect destination for them: in a canoe, kayak or paddle boat, thanks to its unhurried flow and its flat, easily accessible banks, this river is also suitable for beginners and families with children. Apart from that, the delightful natural environment, with its gentle hills and meadows, makes a fantastic backdrop for relaxation and adventure.
Highlights on the Franconian Saale
The wine-growing town of Hammelburg. Franconia's oldest wine-growing town
The health resort of Bad Kissingen
Hiking in the Saale Valley, for example on stages of the Main-Werra Route
The Inn
Your customers will be amazed: a striking feature of the Inn is its special milky green hue, which comes from its alpine origin. The confluence in Passau, where the green Inn meets the blue water of the Danube, is really quite spectacular. In Bavaria, the Inn flows through several towns and cities worth visiting, among them Rosenheim, Wasserburg am Inn and Mühldorf am Inn.
Inn highlights
The confluence with the Danube and the Ilz in Passau, the city of three rivers
The old city of Rosenheim with its splendid facades from the time of rapid industrial expansion after 1871
The town of Wasserburg am Inn
The Isar
Bathing and relaxing in the middle of one of Germany's largest cities? You're on – on the Isar in Munich! Yet the Isar maintains its identity as a clear mountain stream; this is a kind of beauty without which life in the Bavarian landscape could hardly be imagined, and which will fill your customers with enthusiasm. The many little islands and gravel banks, which provide a habitat for numerous threatened species of plant and animal, are typical.
Isar highlights
The Flaucher: beach rendezvous in Munich
Always by the water on the Isar cycle path
The town of Mittenwald in the Karwendel with its colourfully decorated house façades
The Lech
For a good 160 kilometres, the Lech flows through the Allgäu and the south of Bavaria before meeting the Danube at Marxheim. This wild river fascinates onlookers with its intense turquoise-green colour, and it will offer your customers some sparkling points of interest such as the Lech waterfall near Füssen. Here, the water hurls itself down a total of 12 metres over five large steps into the steep gorge of the Lech.
Lech highlights
The Lech waterfall near Füssen with the King Max Bridge – the last wild river
The late Gothic 'High Castle' complex in Füssen
Landsberg with its beautiful medieval towers
The Main
Over a length of more than 400 kilometres, the Main flows through Bavaria and thus leaves its mark on many a Bavarian region. Genuine highlights are the wine-growing regions of Main-Franconia, for example around the residence city of Würzburg. The former imperial town of Bamberg, which has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 1993, is on the Main too. From here on, the river becomes navigable. Recommend the Main cycle path to your active customers. Since the path is more or less flat, this is an adventure that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
Highlights on the Main
The UNESCO World Heritage site of Bamberg
Würzburg, with its historical residence
Pleasure and relaxation in the Franconian wine-growing regions
The Main-Danube canal
Although it was originally only planned as a solution for navigation, the canal between the Main and the Danube has developed today into an attractive destination for sport and relaxation. On rowing boats and pleasure boats, on river cruises, walks or cycle tours along the bank, your customers will enjoy the special atmosphere and optimum conditions near the metropolitan region of Nuremberg.
Highlights on the Main-Danube canal
16 locks between Bamberg and Kelheim
Weltenburg Abbey in Kelheim
The mediaeval old town of Forchheim
