VISIONS® OF GERMANY: Bavaria showcases the diversity of Germany’s southeastern region – from the old world charm of castles, fortresses and gardens to the Mediterranean flair of the Bodensee, the “German Riviera;” from the depths of King Ludwig’s madness revealed in fantastic castles like Schloss  Neuschwanstein to the drama of Germany’s highest peak at Zugspitze. Stunning aerial visuals are set to a soundtrack of local compositions – folk tunes one might hear in the bier gartens as well as the
classical incarnations of the region like Johann Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz – paired with enough narration to inform but not intrude on the experience.

VISIONS® OF GERMANY: Bavaria takes flight in the bucolic countryside for a journey filled with royal intrigue, Alpine majesty, and charming villages where the past has a constant presence. Whether circling the old walled city of Rothenburg on the Tauber River; tracking the impressive span of Renaissance era mansions on the Maximilianstrasse or the autobahn; following along at Passau where the distinct colors of three rivers meet; waiting for the clockwork choreography of the Glockenspiel in Munich’s Marienplatz square; admiring the glorious monuments in the ancient Roman city of Augsburg; climbing along the ski lifts of snow-covered mountain resort towns; or quietly gliding over the lakeside promenade in Friedrichshafen like one of Count Ferdinand Zeppelin’s famed namesake airships, the helicopter-mounted camera reveals a fairy tale brought to life.

Locations:

ACT ONE

• Bodensee
• Lindau
• Mainau
• Friedrichshafen
• Romantische Strasse
• Landsberg am Lech
• Lech River
• Augsburg
• Rothenburg
• Wurzburg
• Schloss Neuschwanstein

ACT TWO

• Schloss Hohenschwangau
• Fussen
• Mittenwald
• Ettal Abbey
• Oberammergau
• Schloss Linderhof
• Winter in the Alps
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen
• Zugspitze
• Chiemsee
• Fraueninsel (Ladies’ Island)
• Herreninsel (Gentlemen’s Island)
• Prien
• Passau

ACT THREE

• Bayreuth
• Coburg
• Bamberg
• Befreiungshalle (Liberation Monument)
• Ammersee
• Munich
• Alps

WLIW New York’s VISIONS® series also includes VISIONS® OF ITALY: Northern Style, VISIONS® OF ITALY: Southern Style, VISIONS® OF SICILY, VISIONS® OF GREECE and VISIONS® OF SCOTLAND.

Produced by WLIW New York. Executive Producer/Aerial Director: Roy A Hammond. Producer/Writer: Sam Toperoff. Camera operator: Grant Bieman.

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