Pleystein – the Rose Quartz Town
Pleystein in the Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park has one very unusual attraction: a 38-metre-high rose quartz outcrop called the Kreuzberg.
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Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park
Known locally as the Naturparkland, this tourist region in the Upper Palatinate Forest consists of eleven local districts. The peaceful natural forest reserve lies between the Waldnaab Valley and the Bohemian Forest. -
The mountains, castles and lakes of Ostallgäu
Covering the entire district of East Allgäu (Ostallgäu) is the Schlosspark or castle park, one of nine adventure areas in the Allgäu region. Imposing mountain scenery and numerous lakes paint a fantastical backdrop. -
Altmühl bridge Ornbau
Ornbau, the small town on Europe’s Continental Divide, is one of the smallest towns in Bavaria. The historic town wall with its 15th-century Diebsturm tower is almost completely intact. -
Natural History and Mammoth Museum Siegsdorf
Located on the River Weiße Traun, close to Lake Chiemsee in South East Bavaria, is the Siegsdorf Natural History & Mammoth Museum. -
Hirschwald Nature Park
The Hirschwald Nature Park is home to a wide variety of rare plants and animals thanks to its Mediterranean-like climate. Germany’s last roosting site of greater horseshoe bats is here around Hohenburg Castle. -
Ochsenkopf Adventure Region
The Ochsenkopf adventure region is at the heart of the Fichtel Mountains and comprises the four holiday resorts of Bischofsgrün, Fichtelberg, Mehlmeisel and Warmensteinach. -
Upper Palatinate Lake District
The Upper Palatinate Lake District is an impressive area of idyllic lakes, ponds and river courses. Surrounded by hills and forests is the Eixendorfer See – a wonderful reservoir that’s ideal for water sports. -
Selb State Museum of Porcelain
Selb, the centre of the German porcelain industry, is home to Europe's largest specialist museum for porcelain – the Porzellanikon. The museum focuses on the production of porcelain, or "white gold". -
Pappenheim
The town of Pappenheim is idyllically situated in a romantic elbow of the River Altmühl. The impressive castle of the same name towers over the town. -
Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park
Romantic river valleys, picturesque lakes and six peaks over 1000 metres can be found in the Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park. It contains 2500 hectares of nature reserves such as the Kleine Arbersee lake. -
Pommersfelden
The municipality of Pommersfelden lies in the middle of three beautiful European nature reserves: Franconian Switzerland, Steigerwald and Hassberge. -
Cathedral town of Heilsbronn
The cathedral town of Heilsbronn lies in a wooded valley in the Romantic Franconia tourist region on the Way of St. James. By touring the town, you will be tracing the footsteps of the Hohenzollern dynasty. -
Achental Region
Between the Chiemgau Alps and Lake Chiemsee lies the idyllic Achental holiday region. Particularly popular is the 3-km-long footpath around the Taubensee, Germany’s highest lake. -
Randersacker – The Main and quarrying
The history of Randersacker is closely linked to the concept of the river Main and local stone masonry. The stonemasons' guild was once the most important alongside the winegrowers' and fishermen's trades.