Freising Travel Guide

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Things to Do  

Bicycle tour along the river Isar

Bicycle tour along the river Isar, Freising

 Freising Says:  Freising, along the Isar to Garching (Beergarden)easy tour, 44km, no inclineFreising, at the train station: cross the tracks and a big parking lot and you will see the river dam. Start driving towards Munich. The path at first goes along on top of the dam in the sun, but... 

Visit the "Freisinger Dom"

Visit the "Freisinger Dom", Freising

 Freising Says:  This is an absolute must if you visit Freising. "Dom" is the word for the most important church in a catholic diocese, which most of the time is where the bishop resides. In other words a cathedral. The Freisinger Diocese was founded in 739 AD and even then there was already... 

Old library, old books

Old library, old books, Freising

 meteorologist1 Says:  The library adjacent (and connected) to the church in Freising is very unique. The color of the books, in a white color, yet looking very old, as well as how the mountains of books are stacked, reminded me of the library scene in Disney's movie "Beauty and the Beast". Some... 

Old church in Freising

Old church in Freising, Freising

 meteorologist1 Says:  See the church in Freising, which is one of the oldest in the country. Its location on a hill in Freising is also very unique. There's a library adjacent to the church which hosts some incredibly old books. Have a look for yourself! 

Hotels  

Corbin Hotel

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Hotel Lerner

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Restaurants  

Hotel zur Gred: Hearty, generous sized meals

Hotel zur Gred: Hearty, generous sized meals, Freising

 Freising Says:  Located near city center in the shadow of the "Domberg" (Cathedrals hill). Because of that steep hill it´s actually a little dim inside. They offer fine hearty Bavarian and International meals of good standard. Although not to cheap, the servings are quite big and worth... 

Weihenstephan: Oldest brewery beergarden

Weihenstephan: Oldest brewery beergarden, Freising

 orix Says:  Located next to the oldest brewery in the world on a hill overviwing Fresing is this quite beer-garden. Well, it is more of a beer garden then a restaurant so you can get beergarten food there: Prezel, brat wurst, semel, sourkrout etc. But the main thing is the beer! 

Freising's Beer Garden

Freising's Beer Garden, Freising

 meteorologist1 Says:  The Biergarten (beer garden) in Freising, offers a variety of meals, from bratwurst with saurkraut to leberkaese with a pretzel. Enjoy music by the local band. The food is truly Bavarian and extremely delicious. This is real, typical German food! You gotta have some. 

Nightlife  

Pubs, Cafés and "Lindenkeller": Student Nightlife

Pubs, Cafés and "Lindenkeller": Student Nightlife, Freising

 Freising Says:  The University of Weihenstephan brings a lot of students to Freising. For there needs the town offers an abundance of pubs and cafés. The "Lindenkeller" offers cultural events, like concerts or cabaret. 

Transportation  

Freising: Arriving by car

Freising: Arriving by car, Freising

 Freising Says:  Arriving and driving through Freising might not be considered the most joyful experience. Streets are narrow, crowded (on work days) and often one-way. Free parking space is rare. Thats what you get when you place a town between two hills and two rivers. There is a small... 

S-bahn

S-bahn, Freising

 meteorologist1 Says:  Freising can be reached by the S-bahn (Line S1) from Munich. Therefore this is a very convenient way of getting to Freising. You will be put within walking distance to the city center when you arrive at the station. 

Shopping  

Shopping in the city center

Shopping in the city center, Freising

 meteorologist1 Says:  Things for the most part in Freising are cheaper than things in Munich. The local ice cream shops have much cheaper ice cream than those in Munich. There are all kinds of stores in the city center: shoe and clothing stores, toy stores, and grocery stores. 

Local Customs  

Webcam

Webcam, Freising

 Freising Says:  couldnt find a better place to put this link...short description of the webcam picture: the market place in town centerat the top: the two towers of the "Freisinger Dom" (Cathedral)the big building visavis: "Asamgebäude" named after the famous artists and brothers Asam (in... 

Local school band

Local school band, Freising

 meteorologist1 Says:  The local school band regularly performs at Freising's beer garden. They bring a lot of German marches, overtures, very rhythmic consonant pieces, and even some jazz. They also sell their CDs at the beer garden. Enjoy your lunch while hearing them play! 

Sports & Outdoors  

Cycling through bavarian countryside

Cycling through bavarian countryside, Freising

 Freising Says:  There are a lot of small roads and paths to take and most of them are delightful. All you need is a good map of the area (Kreis Freising; 1:50.000) which you can get in every book store in town.Don´t expect anything too pitoresque. It´s mostly nice but common bavarian rural... 

Favorites  

University of Weihenstephan

University of Weihenstephan, Freising

 Freising Says:  Freising is the home of the University of Weihenstephan (a part of the "Technische Universität München"). The institutions around the campus at the foot of the "Weihenstephaner Berg" research and teach in the fields of Agriculture, Forestry, Brewing, Biotechnology, Food... 

The library: very unique

The library: very unique, Freising

 meteorologist1 Says:   This is unlike any library you see everyday. The look of the library is just different from anything in the world today. The books are old, the shelves are old, but there's more to those things being old...their colors are very unique for books. Mostly white. A very... 

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 Proud citizen of the town of Freising - It´s a pity there is so very few information on the web on this town and its history. At least not in english language. I´ll try to collect some links for the... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Is the basilica still under restoration? Is it open to the public? 

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A: The "Freisinger Dom" is open to public again. Although last time I visited, there was still some restoration going on. It´s supposed to be open: in winter: every day... 

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