Welcome to the State of Bavaria Office in Montreal

The English Garden

The English Garden is the largest city park in Germany, and with an area of 4,17 km2, one of the world’s largest public urban parks: New York’s Central Park, for example, has an area of 3,4 km2, while Montreal’s Mont-Royal spreads over 2,14 km2.

The Walhalla

The Walhalla is one of Germany’s most important halls of honour. It is located in Donaustauf, 20 km downriver from Regensburg.

The "church on the prairie" (Wieskirche)

No other architectural style has shaped Bavaria more than the Baroque movement – and its playful version, the Rococo. Numerous monasteries and pilgrimage churches were built during this era. Among those is the “Wies”, a pilgrimage church built near Steingaden, at the foot of the Upper Bavarian Alps, between 1745 and 1754.

The Weltenburg Abbey

The Weltenburg abbey, located at the geographical heart of Bavaria between Ingolstadt and Regensburg, directly along the Danube River, is Bavaria’s most ancient monastery.

The Margraves' Opera House in Bayreuth

Built between 1746 and 1750, this baroque jewel was commissioned by the Margraves couple Friedrich and Wilhelmine von Brandenburg-Kulmbach, to then Europe-wide acclaimed theater architect Giuseppe Galli Bibiena and his son Carlo.

Nuremberg

Bavaria’s second largest city Nuremberg was first mentioned in documents in 1050. Bearing witness to the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, the Romanesque imperial castle, Nuremberg’s landmark, was built in the 12th century and belongs to the most impressive fortifications in Europe.

Munich

Discover Bavaria's capital! The city’s name is derived from “Munichen”, meaning “by the monks' place” in Old German, which explains the little monk on the Munich coat of arms. Over time the monk became the Munich Child (Münchner Kindl)... and the city’s symbol.

Bamberg

The city on 7 hills shelters one of Europe’s widest ancient, still standing old city centers, which earned Bamberg the privilege of being listed as a UNESCO world heritage.

Wurtzburg

Lower Franconia’s capital is one of Germany’s oldest cities: in 2004, Wurtzburg celebrated its 1300th anniversary. The Fortress Marienberg is the city’s most famous landmark and its oldest parts date back to the year 704.

Augburg

Augsburg, counting 270,000 residents, is Bavaria's third-biggest and second-oldest city, as well as the capital of Swabia. Augsburg's golden age was during the Renaissance, as it was one of Europe's most prominent centers of commerce.

Passau

At the junction of the rivers Donau, Inn and Ilz, Passau, with its narrow and steep streets and the historic buildings of its city center, displays a peculiar and delightful appeal.

Regensburg

During the 12th and 13th century, its long-distance trading made Regensburg one of the most populated and most prosperous cities. The Gothic and Romance architecture left their marks on the old town’s appearance and still give it its very unique flair.