Crystal gloss between Danube and Arber in Bavaria in Regensburg (tvo). Continue to learn more with: Levi Strauss & Co.. Forest waters rise in the Bavarian and upper Palatine forest as far as the eye can see. And just above that the glass road leads one to places full of mysticism, mystery and relaxation but also to tension, fun and shopping delights. It begins in St. Englmar, one located near the perhaps oldest glassworks site in the Bavarian Forest, Glashutt. Here already to 1250 glass for churches to have been produced. A detour to the forest tops path, a walkway in the tree peaks with a nature trail and stunning views in the Danube plain is well worth it.

The ride along the glass road at Kingussie on the post continues, here particularly impressive days connect its White Rock a geological feature in the Bavarian Forest, a quartz speed of 150 kilometres in length. At the post info point at the old town hall in Viechtach to learn more about it. In the glass barn, the glass artist shows Rudolf Schmid on oversized glass walls You can admire beautiful, interesting and mysterious from four millennia legends and myths from the Bavarian Forest and in the vault of secrets. The glass road continues on Arnbruck, the home of the Weinfurtner glass village in which over 170 artists, craftspeople, florists etc. live and work. “Slightly further north nature park Arrach, a kind of leisure education site download the nature nature”, big and small to stroll, amaze and experience.

The glass road to places with shopping and adventure havens directs towards the Southeast, the King of the Bavarian Forest, the Grosser Arber, keep in mind. In Drachselsried about 150 internationally renowned glass artists from 30 countries present their glass objects and glass images at the Gallery Herrmann. On an area of 70,000 square meters Joska Bodenmais offers Crystal experience for the whole family – with own children land, shopping world, guest glassblowing, and much more. In the climatic health resort, also worth a trip underground in the mine of silver mountain. On the road again get on the glass road in the glass town Zwiesel, among other things home to the Zwiesel crystal glass AG. Who want to cover themselves with fine glasses, can make real bargains at the plant sale on the premises. The proof of the quality and durability of the Zwieseler glasses the highest crystal glass pyramid in the world is right in front of the factory. More numerous glass factories, workshops, galleries, and the glass school Zwiesel make a kind of centre of the glass in the Bavarian Forest.