Bavaria - Southern and Northern Bavaria (itinerary help)

We lived in Augsburg (50miles west of Munich) for four years and traveled all over Bavaria. It is great.

Southern Bavaria (bottom of Romantic Road)
Oberammergau, Fussen and Garmisch. There are three famous castles there in the area, the Zugspitze and home of the famous Passion Play.

Southern Bavaria (farther east of RR) Berchtesgaden and Salzburg, Austria. Also, stop on the way and see the Palace at Chiemsee.
The Eagle's Nest, bunkers, then Salzburg to see the famous castle, Cathedral and Mozart's home.

Eastern Bavaria
Passau and Regensburg. Regensburg is a gem. An ancient Roman city with much to see.

Northern Bavaria

Nuremburg, Bamberg, Wurzburg. If you loved Wagner, Bamberg is the place. Nuremburg where the WWII trials were held as was Hitler's rally ground. Wurzburg is another gem.

Western Bavaria

Rothenburg on the Tauber, Donauwurth, Dinkelsbuhl and the Romantic Road (Wurzburg to Garmisch)

Can't see all in 7 days. Most people do the Southern part. The Romantic Road early part of Rothenburg, Donauwirth and Dinkelsbuhl can be done in 1-2 days.

If you are into violins, then perhaps Mittenwald

I love Garmish-Partenkirchen. But, Southern Bavaria gets all the press because of the Alps and the history in Munich. However, if you like small towns, local culture and scenery like where most Germans actually live, Northern Bavaria around Nuremberg is superb (Franconia).

Nuremberg is great - very historic although rebuilt like Munich.
https://museums.nuernberg.de/nuremberg-municipal-museums/

The Frankische Schweiz to the northeast of Nurnberg is also great hiking/bicycle country with paths along all of the major roads. Other wise you will want to rent a car to get around fora day or two.
https://www.fraenkische-schweiz.com/de/

Because of your timing I have included a link to the oldest beer festival in Germany (began in 1755, long before the Octoberfest) the Berche in Erlangen just north of Nurnberg.
https://www.berch.info/englisch.html

Maybe we will see you there.

Prosit!

For Frankonia you want to base out of Nuremberg. You can easily hit Erlangen, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Ansbach, Bad Windsheim, and the surrounding area from there. I highly recommend a day trip to Bad Windsheim and then to Ansbach, and home to Nuremberg as a good round trip; easily done. Erlangen is a University town with great bike paths, so if you want a neat way to get around I recommend that. Bamberg and Wurzburg are the other two "bigger" cities and excellent destinations on their own.

Down south I'd suggest Ulm. Close to Munich, close to Augsburg, and not a tourist town, and better for it.

Remember, weissewurst are a lunchtime meal, no later, in Frankonia. Wine is also very regional, with a white that's almost green up north, and it's fairly sweet.

I like Gößweinstein and Pottenstein in the Fränkischen Schweiz as a base to relax. You can venture into Forchheim for a larger city. You should consider the Franken Wein region too. Wine towns like Priechsendstadt, Iphofen, Volcach etc. With a car you could do both regions with the Steigerwald in-between with three full days. This would be an alternative to larger cities, More of a German tourist area in Germany. The next 10 days are supposed to be "summer" like.

Thanks everyone for your replies and suggestions. Apologies, for not replying earlier, had a baaaad car accident. Luckily, I survived but car is a mess.

I have a quick question, Northern Bavaria which town/village/ city (scenic, lush green) would be nice as a base?

Travelling tomorrow would reallllly appreciate and early suggestion.

Google in on the and the aforementioned Goessweinstein and Pottenstein look very nice.

hi,
Reached Munich and waiting for rental car to go to Garmish.

We will be here for 3 days, would appreciate suggestions as to what to do and see during this period and also what can be avoided to make the beat use of our 3 days and then we go to Nuremberg (3 days). One day Munich in our way back.

Plz suggest to see and do things jn Nurwmberg as well.

Thanks

I suggest Ingolstadt. and also Ulm, famous for one of Germany's biggest churches, das Ulmer Münster.

Nuremberg: Kopernicus Restaurant, outdoor terrace restaurant on the old city wall at the Krackowerturm. Only in nice weather.
https://www.restauration-kopernikus.de/en

Funf Seidla Steig beer hiking trail in the Franconian Schweiz. Access via the train from the Nuremberg Nordbahnhof.
https://www.fuenf-seidla-steig.de/en/

Documentation. Center about the Nazi Era. Nuremberg Trial courtroom.

Germanishe National Museum.

RS walking tours on his app.

Funf Seidla Steig beer hiking trail in the Franconian Schweiz. Access via the train from the Nuremberg Nordbahnhof.

Sorry for the pedantry: it is Nuremberg Nordostbahnhof (accessible from the center by U2). From the Nordbahnhof you would have to take the freight train ;)

(BTW, in Gräfenberg, the second "stop" of the Fünfseidlasteig, there are three breweries. Skip two of them and try the Lindenbräu Vollbier; they still are making their own malt, und you will taste the difference).

Not pendantry. Operated from memory and neglected to check facts. But did recall that Nordostbahnhof is not linked to the Hbf except by U-Bahn.

In Garmisch take advantage of one or more of the many lifts up into the mountains with good weather; Zugspitz, Wank, Alpspitz. Mittenwald is a short drive away. For a morning or evening walk in Garmisch try the Rießersee (old Olympic Winter site (Bob and Hockey) and the Maximilianshöhe walk to include the Kriegergedächtniskapelle. Your call on anything else outside of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area (Schloss Linderhof) etc.

I like the Platz am Tiergärtnertor in Nürnberg by the huge bronze rabbit and Albrecht-Dürer-Haus. It gets good sun in the morning. I like to go out the Tiergärtnertor around the wall there past the Hexenhause and into the back/outside entrance of the castle. I agree with the Krakourtor and Biergarten. Checkout the 7 houses not destroyed in the bombing in the Altstadt and have a exploring walk along the Pegnitz. Easy to spend a day or two wandering around Nürnberg. Lots of stuff to see in/along the way to Fürth and Erlangen, but this late may be too late.