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"BAVARIA and THE BLACK FOREST"

Filmed and produced by Fran and Brooke Reidelberger

Scripted and narrated by Fran Reidelberger

Rich in history, alive with fairy tales and blessed with magnificent scenery, these are the most popular tourist destinations in Germany:

• Füssen - home of Neuschwanstein and the story of Mad King Ludwig II;
• Augsburg - the historic Fuggerei, DeVries sculptures and the latest in transportation;
• Dinkelsbühl - a charming village that annually celebrates with a Children’s Festival;
• Rothenburg - a preserved medieval walled village and home to carved Nutcrackers;
• Creglingen - a “walled” town without a wall, a maker of thimbles and his museum, a magnificent hand-carved 16th century alter by Tilman Riemenschneider;
• Würzburg - city of churches, the mighty Residenz, beer steins and white wine;
• Frankfurt - the arrival city for most north American visitors with a renown zoo and botanical gardens and a great center for touring Mainz and the Gutenberg museum, Hanau and the Brothers Grimm, Wiesbaden with its strong U.S. military presence;
• Baden Baden - ancient health resort town with luxurious hotels and spas;
• Ulm - birthplace of Albert Einstein and site of Europe’s tallest cathedral spire;
• Triberg - wood carving, Black Forest pastries, cuckoo clocks and Germany’s highest waterfall;
• The Bodensee - Germany’s water playground, home of Lindau, Constance and Mainau, a sub-tropical garden full of exotic flowers and enchanting butterflies;
• Upper Bavaria - misty mountains, cheese making, an annual “cow festival” and the popular sport of hang gliding.
  Mittenwald - colorful frescoes and violin making;
• Oberammergau - home of the famous Passion Play and near-by Ludwig II’s Linderhof Palace;
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen - flower gardens, stage coaches, a tram ride to Germany’s highest mountain top and winter skiing in the Alps;
• Springtime in Bavaria - wildflowers and a May pole festival in the tiny village of Unterwössen and a visit to Ludwig’s palace, the sumptuous Herrenchiemsee;
• Berchtesgaden - Bavaria’s most spectacular mountain scenery, a gentle cruise on Lake Königsee and a visit to Hitler’s infamous Eagle’s Nest;
• Passau - where three important rivers meet and home of the world’s largest church organ;
• Bavarian Forest -- Europe’s largest stretch of uninterrupted forest, a national park full of wildlife, a reconstructed open-air German farm village, glassmaking in the village of Zwiesel;
• Nürnberg - home of artist Albrecht Dürer, a toy museum and world-famous Hummel figurines;
• Dachau - a pretty village with an artistic flair, but forever linked with the Nazi’s first concentration camp on the edge of town; and
• Munich - the 100-year-old glockenspiel in the popular Marienplatz, Olympic stadium and park, Nymphenburg Palace, art museums, outdoor food market, beer-making, Bavaria’s best sausages and the world-famous Oktoberfest.