We explored the Bavarian Swabia region as a family and were able to discover lots of sights and exciting experiences: beautiful old towns, majestic castles, imposing churches, cute animal encounters and great amusement parks. Our round trip took us through various towns such as Neu-Ulm, Augsburg, Wemding, Nördlingen, Dillingen an der Donau, Lauingen and Günzburg. We went on two alpaca hikes, visited Roggenburg Abbey and visited the LEGOLAND Deutschland theme park and the PEPPA PIG Park. Here you can find …
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PEPPA PIG Park – The Peppa Wutz theme park (Germany)
A little pink pig has been the center of attention in our home for about two years. Well, who could that be? We are of course talking about Peppa Pig or Peppa Wutz. Our three-year-old daughter already knows the stories about Peppa, her family and her friends Luzie, Emily, Freddy, Molly, Pedro and Zoe by heart – ok, we almost do too 😉 So what could be more natural than to visit Peppa at home? In Europe’s first independent PEPPA …
» Read the full blog postOur day at LEGOLAND Deutschland in Günzburg (Germany)
Visiting amusement parks is always great fun for the whole family. And we and our children love LEGO. And what could be better than a visit to LEGOLAND? Having already been to LEGOLAND Florida and LEGOLAND California in recent months, it was now time to visit our local LEGOLAND Deutschland in Günzburg. And how cool is it that Europe’s first independent PEPPA PIG park recently opened right next to LEGOLAND in May 2024? That makes the journey even more worthwhile …
» Read the full blog postLEGOLAND Holiday Village & Forest Adventure Lodge (Germany)
During our visit to LEGOLAND Deutschland and the newly opened PEPPA PIG Park, we spent two nights in the LEGOLAND Holiday Village right next to the park. There are many different and unusual accommodations in the vacation village, all of which are themed and equipped with numerous LEGO models. We opted for an overnight stay in the brand new Waldabenteuer Lodge, which is lovingly designed in a forest and lodge look. The LEGOLAND Germany Resort LEGOLAND Germany Resort is a …
» Read the full blog postDiscover Dillingen & Lauingen on the Danube (Germany)
During our five-day short break in the Bavarian Swabian vacation region, we had the opportunity to get to know the towns of Lauingen and Dillingen on the Danube river and explore them a little more closely. In our travel report, we show you a few beautiful photo spots and the most famous sights. Our hotel in Dillingen The Hotel SleepySleepy is located directly in the old town of Dillingen and is therefore ideal for exploring the town on foot. Lauingen …
» Read the full blog postGünzburg – Activities & sights in the old town (Germany)
The town of Günzburg is an ideal starting point for visiting the nearby LEGOLAND Deutschland theme park and the new PEPPA PIG Park. We visited the district town in the beautiful region of Bavarian Swabia and show you the most famous sights in the old town such as the Lower Gate, the castle and ‘the longest café mile in Bavarian Swabia’ as well as a few nice activities for children, such as our hike with alpacas. Interesting facts about the …
» Read the full blog postThe historic town of Miltenberg – The Pearl of the Main (Germany)
The town of Miltenberg was the fourth stop of our week-long river cruise with A-ROSA Silva, which took us from Nuremberg to Bamberg, on to Volkach and Miltenberg through the Upper Middle Rhine Valley to Lahnstein, Koblenz and Cologne. Originally we should have docked in Wertheim. However, since the city was declared an inner German risk area on the same day – just before we wanted to invest – because of Corona, we started an alternative stop as part of …
» Read the full blog postThe wine town of Volkach on the Main River (Germany)
The wine town of Volkach am Main was the third stop of our week-long river cruise with A-ROSA Silva, which took us from Nuremberg to Bamberg, on to Volkach and Miltenberg through the Upper Middle Rhine Valley to Lahnstein, Koblenz and Cologne. Originally we should have docked in Würzburg. However, since the city was declared an inner German risk area the day before because of Corona, we have approached an alternative stop as part of the A-ROSA “Safety First” strategy. …
» Read the full blog postBamberg – The sights in the World Heritage Old Town (Germany)
The World Heritage city of Bamberg was the second stop of our week-long river cruise with A-ROSA Silva, which took us from Nuremberg to Bamberg, on to Volkach and Miltenberg through the Upper Middle Rhine Valley to Lahnstein, Koblenz and Cologne. We were already looking forward to this stop, because we wanted to see the famous Bamberg town hall live for a long time. In total, we had a day to explore the city’s most famous sights and photo spots …
» Read the full blog postNuremberg – Sights & Photo Spots in the Old Town (Germany)
We have had a long time on our bucket list to explore the sights of Nuremberg. Therefore, it was a great fit that the city was the beginning of our week-long river cruise with A-ROSA which took us from Nuremberg to Bamberg, on to Volkach and Miltenberg through the Upper Middle Rhine Valley to Lahnstein, Koblenz and Cologne. So we had a day to explore the most famous sights and photo spots of Nuremberg on our own. Things to know …
» Read the full blog postRothenburg ob der Tauber – Sights & Photo spots (Germany)
Googling the most beautiful historical and medieval cities in Germany, Then Rothenburg is at the top of the Tauber! Because of this, a visit to the small town of Central Franconia has always appealed to us. Even though Rothenburg is only about 2 hours drive away from us, we never really managed to visit the beautiful city. So far 😉 Things to know about Rothenburg ob der Tauber Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a small town in Bavaria with about …
» Read the full blog postDinkelsbühl – One of the most beautiful old cities in Europe (Germany)
In search of beautiful old towns in Germany, we became aware of an article on the Internet in which Dinkelsbühl was named “Most Beautiful Old Town of Germany” by Focus Magazine due to the exceptionally well-preserved late medieval cityscape. A good reason for us to get in the car and visit the former imperial city. Things to know about Dinkelsbühl Dinkelsbühl is a town in central Franconia with about 12,000 inhabitants. It is an important tourist resort on the Romantic …
» Read the full blog postNördlingen – Sights of the historic Old Town (Germany)
Today we have reached the last destination of our 4-day trip through Bayerisch-Schwaben: the city of Nördlingen. From our previous destination Wemding, Nördlingen is only about 20 kilometers away. And we were especially looking forward to exploring the city, because we have often seen the great pictures of northerners from the air, which is surrounded by a completely preserved medieval city wall. Things to know about Nördlingen “Nördlingen – The most beautiful corners are round“. With this slogan, the city …
» Read the full blog postThe castle Harburg & the fuchsia town of Wemding (Germany)
After looking at the most beautiful sights of Augsburg the day before, we drove the 55 km long route to Harburg in the morning to see the castle Harburg, which is one of the largest, oldest and best preserved castlecomplexes in southern Germany. After the tour of the castle we made a sightseeing stop in the fuchsia town of Wemding in the afternoon. The castle of Harburg on the Romantic Road The castle Harburg is located on the Romantic Road …
» Read the full blog postAugsburg – The sights of the UNESCO city (Germany)
After an eventful alpaca hike with Sajama Lama in Jettingen-Scheppach in the morning, we went on to Augsburg at noon to see the sights of the UNESCO World Heritage City. Things to know about Augsburg Augsburg is a city in the southwest of Bavaria and has about 300,000 inhabitants. This makes it the third largest city in Bavaria after Munich and Nuremberg. The city is characterized by Roman roots and the trading dynasties of the Fuggers and Welser. Some magnificent …
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