Rosenheim is in the German state of Bavaria. It is south-east of Munich and has a population of 60,000.
Get in
By plane
The nearest airports are the ones in Munich and Salzburg (Austria). Rosenheim can be reached from these airports by train, which takes about 90 minutes.
By train
Rosenheim has one train station, where regional, national and international trains take you to your desired destination.
By car
Rosenheim can be reached on the motorway A8 (Munich - Salzburg (Austria)), exit 'Rosenheim'.
Distance from Munich to Rosenheim is 70 km, from Salzburg to Rosenheim it's about 90 km
Get around
Generally speaking, it is easy to get around the city center by foot or bike. Especially during the summer months, visitors can rent a bike at the Weißer Rabe, which is located in front of the train station and operated by unemployed people and they offer bike repair and rent.
Bus
For longer distances, Rosenheim has a very well developed bus system. Besides regional bus lines, there are 12 city lines and 4 night lines.
See
The whole city centre of Rosenheim is a historical place worth visiting.
Churches
- Nikolaus Church, Ludwigsplatz. The main church in Rosenheim.
- Loreto Chapel, Ebersberger Street. Like all the other loreto chapels, this is a copy of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site in Loreto, Italy.
- Holy Blood, Heilig-Blut-Street. The former pilgrimage church in the south of the city has a beautiful side altar.
Buildings
- Historical city centre
- Beer Cellar at the Roxyberg.
Museums
- Holztechnisches Museum, Max-Josefs-Platz. A museum dedicated to wood and its use.
- Städtisches Museum, Ludwigsplatz. A museum showing how people were living in the town in earlier times.
- Inn-Museum, Inn street. Dedicated to the river Inn and its use and importance for the region and ships and shipbuilding. The Inn Museum's building (the Bruckbaustadel) is a beautiful historical building dated back to the 17th century.
- Lokschuppen. At Rathaus street, usually has one exhibition at a time, which is usually well-known even outside the borders of Rosenheim. Previous exhibitions were about Dinosaurs, Mummies, Tibet, Bionic, Maya, the Desert.
Do
- Climb the Wendelstein or Kampenwand (beautiful view!)
- Drink coffee at Dinzler or Aran.
- Echelon Music Festival is held at Bad Aibling in August.
- Visit the herbstfest (Oktoberfest in Rosenheim) - information at the city website.
Buy
Eat and drink
- Beer Garden
- Flötzinger Löchl (Samer Street)
- Mailkeller (Roxyberg)
- Happinger Hof (in the south, close to the lakes)
- Vetternwirtschaft (pretty 'alternative', Äussere Münchner Street)
- Astabiergarten (Hubertus Street)
- Cafés:
- Dinzler (Inn Street & Kunstmühle)
- Aran (Max-Josefs-Platz & Grüner Markt)
- Stadtcafe (close to Salingarten)
- Café Weth (the oldest cafe in Rosenheim, Max-Josefs-Platz)
- Bavarian
- Weinhaus Zum Santa (Max-Josefs-Platz)
- Johann Auer (Grüner Markt)
- Auer Löchl (Kaiserstraße)
- Flötzinger Löchl (Max-Josefs-Platz)
- Ludwigshof (Grüner Markt)
- Fischküche (fish dishes, Gillitzer Street)
- Italian
- L'Osteria (Hofbräu Building)
- Giornale (Max-Josefs-Platz)
- Pastavino (Salin Street)
- La Grappa (Roxyberg)
- Asian & Sushi
- Mikado (Max-Josefs-Platz)
- Hong Long (Central Bus Station - City Center)
- MaiTai (Hubertus Street)
- Fast Food
- Mc Donalds (Bahnhof Street)
- Subway (Bahnhof Street)
- Burger King (Münchner Street)
- Nordsee (fish Münchner Street)
- Indian
Drink
- Coffee: Dinzler (Innstraße and Kunstmühle), Aran (Max-Josefs-Platz and Gruener Markt)
- Alcohol: Rizz (Hofbraeukomplex), Enchilada (Muenchnerstraße), Asta-Kneipe (Hubertusstr.)
Sleep
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