Bavaria



	Munich, the “Capital with Heart“ is with its beautiful surroundings one of Germans most visited city. This is no surprise because the city offers so much: the Bavarian lifestyle, Germanys most popular breweries, and a breathtaking countryside are unique in Germany.
	Already since 1950 the Beer festival in the municipality Olching nearby Munich is organized and opened with a parade through the town. At the parade approx. 40 associations of the city are taking part and are accompanied by marching music bands and majorettes. The parade moves about 2 km through the city centre to the area of the beer festival; after the parade the festival is opened by the Major, who taps the first beer barrel.



			Nowhere in Germany you can find such a lot of beer garden and large brewery restaurants as in Munich. Here meet the local people and the visitors, enjoy their Bavarian beer and a small meal. Music is part of this culture, but only live music. The OctoberFest is the big show, but the real life you can find in Munich during the rest of the year!.
	A one hour drive southern of Munich, in the idyllic countryside in front of the Alps, there is the spa Kohlgrub in the centre of several attractions like the castle Linderhof, the village Oberammergau with its famous festival and the monastery Ettal. The spa concerts are served during this weekend by the music groups of this festival and they will meet a very typically Bavarian idyll at this place.