We’re on a search for the best tips on the land of Bavaria and its capital, Munich. Whether it’s incredible castles hidden in misty forests, word-class wines served in medieval cafes or fantastic historical sites or great nightlife – we want to hear about it. Send us your tips via GuardianWitness – including as much detail as you can (with website and prices if possible) and you could win a £200 hotel voucher. The best tips will appear in print in next weekend’s Travel section and the Read more [...]

MUNICH - When the train's map lit up showing it had crossed into Germany, an Iraqi refugee couple felt a rush of peace and joy. Iraqi couple Ahmad (L), Alia, and their four months old baby Adam, decided to leave Iraq in February last year when a restaurant they were in was damaged by an explosion They and their baby had survived a hellish journey through the Balkans. At last their dream of a "beautiful life" far from bombs seemed within reach. Cradling four-month-old Adam, Ahmad Read more [...]

 A subsidiary of the Bucharest Export Club Association was established in Brasov on Friday, with the stated purpose of supporting the business environment in organizing itself to strengthen the relations and economic exchanges with EU states - especially those where German is spoken. Bucharest-Brasov-Bavaria Export Club Association vice president Cristian Macedonschi stated in a press conference that the main goal of the association is to support SMEs. "Small and Read more [...]

A migrant runs with a child before tripping on a TV camerawoman and falling as he tries to escape from a collection point in Roszke village, Hungary, September 8, 2015. — Reuters picMUNICH, Sept 9 — When the train’s map lit up showing it had crossed into Germany, an Iraqi refugee couple felt a rush of peace and joy.  They and their baby had survived a hellish journey through the Balkans. At last their dream of a “beautiful life” Read more [...]

The Syrians, Iraqis, Afghans, and Pakistanis keep coming to Munich, but the city keeps absorbing them with barely a blink. The machine of Bavarian efficiency - simultaneously preparing for some six million visitors when the Oktoberfest begins next week - is now in top gear, and most refugees arriving at the central station don't even pass through the applauding crowds and the small arrivals hall adjacent to the giant station. Instead they are swiftly transferred to a smaller train on the opposite Read more [...]

World Premiere of the Sport 450 2-Cabin-Version.  More than two kilometres of pontoon in the water, with nearly 350 sailing and motor yachts on display, with more than 600 marine exhibitors will be present at the Southampton Boat show from the 11th to the 20th of September. BAVARIA YACHTS, represented by its English distributor Clipper Marine, will be showing a total of 11 models of its present model range. Among them the new SPORT 300 and SPORT 330, the latest motor yachts from BAVARIA Read more [...]

8th September 2015, 0 comments The Belgian PM Charles Michel is willing to help out Angela Merkel.In an effort to show its solidarity with the German (Bavarian) authorities, Belgium has offered to take 250 asylum seekers from the Germans. This was decided after the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel discussed the issue with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. How and when this will happen, will be decided later. Belgium will also supply more details about Read more [...]

The estimate of migrants coming mostly on trains from Hungary via Austria to the southern city of Munich was “10,000 plus”, said Upper Bavaria district president Christoph Hillenbrand. Police were highly visible, with dozens appearing on the platforms where refugees’ trains pulled in to shield them from onlookers and keep them in line. The new arrivals were medically screened, fed, watered and counted out of sight of other passengers before being bused to locations around the city. Many Read more [...]

Germany’s newspaper Die Welt quoted Munich police spokesman Thomas Baumann as saying Sunday that the surging number of new arrivals had forced Bavarian authorities to redirect migrant flows to Berlin, Baden-Wuerttemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia. Austria said late on Sunday it planned to phase out emergency measures that have allowed refugees to stream into Austria and Germany from Hungary since Saturday morning, raising the prospect that the influx might slow. The estimate of migrants coming Read more [...]

FRANKENMUTH, MI — Singing traditional German songs with accordions and tubas, more than 100 people traipsed across the wooden covered bridge in Frankenmuth on Monday, Sept. 7. The Holz-Brücke walk has become a Labor Day tradition, celebrating 29 years of Frankenmuth's own version of the annual Mackinac Bridge walk. Related: Midland Tridge Walk brings all ages together for Labor Day tradition Jon Blegen has been walking with family and friends for years for Holz-Brücke. This year, he Read more [...]