pedelon Travels by eBike REG ENSBURG BAMB

+++ where the Red Blackbird saw the engagement +++ baroque in the loop of the Red Main +++ „RegensburgERG is even beautifully situated, the area had to attract a city here“ (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) +++ when the devil hurled his shoe +++ zonal border area in the middle of +++ „My God, they are abominable!“ (Virginia Woolf 1909 about the Bayreuth women‘s fashion) +++ a brid- ge leads through the town hall +++ Germany‘s oldest distillery +++ „a musical Lourdes ... (Thomas Mann about Bayreuth) +++ the deepest hole of the Upper +++ „Heavens, what a beer!“ (Jean Paul) +++ a peaceful festival for 100.000 +++ in Lichtenfels old craft is learned anew +++

Our tour through the and in seven days, maximum 14 persons, two double overnight stays in the „Franconian Switzerland“ and .

Hotels  Gastronomy  Culture  ! Nature 

Travel Dates 2021 DRB1: Saturday, 17-jul to Saturday, 24-jul-2021 DRB2: Saturday, 07-aug to Saturday, 14-aug-2021 DRB3: Saturday, 28-aug to Saturday, 04-sep-2021 DRB4: Saturday, 11-sep to Saturday, 18-sep-2021

Travel Price 2021 Price per person in the DR for 7 nights with half-board, eBike, entrance free, transfers, guided tours: 1870 € Single-room surcharge: 450 € Does not include lunch, drinks and your personal expenses as well as traveling there and back.

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Flights Target airport Nuremberg or Munich, booking at daily updated prices on request.

Car There are continuous motorway connections to Regensburg.

Train Best connections to Regensburg from all over Germany. From Munich, for example, it takes a little over 1.5 hours without chan- ging trains, from Frankfurt 3.5 hours with the IC.

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Together with the booking confirmation, the „pedelon travel information“ will be sent, which contains further useful information on how to get to Regensburg and other travel tips.

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FROM REGENSBURG TO BAMBERG From the to the Main, the journey leads along small paths where picturesque river landscapes alternate with woo- ded low mountain ranges. Rich UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites in the cities are rounded off by picturesque places like Kallmünz, or Sesslach. Medieval sacral and profane architecture along the paths is complemented by baroque palace and garden architecture to create a culturally unique ensemble. A journey by eBike, which leads from the Upper Palatinate right through Franconian Switzerland and offers everything the heart desires in Bavarian cuisine and hotel business.

In a stately building from the Middle Ages, which captivates not after all Kandinsky was still married then. Via with only by its exposed murals but also by its stylish interior, the its „meadow of peaceful resistance“, the path continues along the „Hotel David an der Donau“ welcomes its guests from 2 p.m. Naab River to . Not only the Kebbel villa from the se- onwards. At 5 p.m. meeting point in the lobby for a walk through Regensburg‘s old town. This is followed by dinner in a restaurant appreciated by the locals.

cond half of the 19th century dominates the townscape, but also the „Gasthof zur Post“, one of the oldest houses in Schwandorf, with its distinctive snail gable. In the late afternoon we reach the picturesque old town of Nabburg, where today‘s cycling stage ends. The accompanying bus will take you from here to the 30 km distant Weiden in the Upper Palatinate, where the „Altstadt Hotel 1st day, Sunday: Regensburg – Kallmuenz – Weiden i. d. Bräuwirt“ will welcome the pedelon cyclists. Dinner at the hotel. Oberpfalz (70 km) After the adaptation of the eBikes, the Naabtal is reached after only a few kilometres. Along the almost 200 km long river Naab, 2nd day, Monday: Weiden i. d. Oberpfalz – Fichtelsee the trail fi rst leads to Kallmünz, the „Pearl of the Naab Valley“. (67 km) High above the village, the castle ruins watch over this tranquil Especially the Upper Market with the Old Town Hall is worth se- gem. Here, in the inn „Zur Roten Amsel“, a popular meeting place eing, but also the Market Square with its Renaissance houses. for artists at the beginning of the 20th century, Wassily Kandin- Fairs have been held here since the end of the 14th century, and sky and Gabriele Münter became engaged. Secretly of course, even today there is still a busy market twice a week. Via Win-

From Regensburg to Bamberg 2021 pedelon. Reisen per eBike +49 (0)89 61466980 www.pedelon.com 3 pedelon Travels by eBike discheschenbach and , today‘s cycle path follows the 4th day, Wednesday: Round trip Franconian Switzerland Wald- and into the Fichtelgebirge. (60 km) After breakfast we will ride with the eBikes on a slightly hilly track to Pottenstein. The small town is bizarrely embedded in the rocky scenery of the Franconian Switzerland and exerts a special fas- cination on the visitor. Towered over by the town‘s landmark, the over 1000 year old castle, the half-timbered houses of the historic old town nestle gently against the castle rock. This is where four valleys meet, the reason for the development of the settlement at this typical location for Franconian Switzerland. At the end of a scenic day, the Hotel „Am Fichtelsee“, quietly situated on the lake of the same name, awaits pedelon guests. The hotel‘s restaurant spoils its guests with its local cuisine made of regional products.

3rd day, Tuesday: Fichtelsee – Bayreuth – Rabenstein Castle (68 km) The Fichtelgebirge is a low mountain range up to 1000 meters high, which reaches up to the , where a small part of the „Naturpark Fichtelgebirge“, which was created in 1971, is As soon as you have left the picturesque little town, you cycle on located, which extends over 1020 square kilometers. Following lonely paths in the middle of a lovely landscape with alternating the „Warme Steinach“ the morning bike course leads on a former views of meadows, forests and lush river valleys. From time to railroad line steadily slightly downhill to the gates of Bayreuth, time the path leads through small sleepy villages and hamlets. In where the Hermitage, a park built in 1715, is located. On the wes- the afternoon the path meanders back to Rabenstein Castle th- tern edge of the Fichtelgebirge the path continues to the gates of rough the unspoilt Wiesenttal valley. In Gössweinstein, the cultural Bayreuth, where the Hermitage, a park built in 1715, is located. highlight of the day is the basilica: an architectural showpiece After a short visit to this retreat of the aristocratic society of the created according to the plans of Balthasar Neumann. The last 18th century, the stage leads to the city center of Bayreuth, where few kilometers along the Ailsbach river lead along mostly traf- a baroque gem awaits you with the Margravial Opera House. In fic-free paths. the afternoon, the tour continues along quiet paths through pre- Dinner again at the hotel restaurant, which is also known for its dominantly forestry and agricultural terrain into the heartland of excellent Franconian cuisine. Franconian Switzerland. 5th day, Thursday: Rabenstein Castle – Bamberg (68 km) Before the well-developed castle bike path leads the cyclists to Bamberg on a varied route, today‘s stage, always following the Wiesent, makes a detour through the northern part of Franconian Switzerland to Hollfeld.

Cyclists are expected at Rabenstein Castle, where you can enjoy In the middle of a wonderful natural landscape, where the small a unique panoramic view from the historic walls, which were first river is still very young and lively, lies the picturesque village, mentioned in a document in 1188 and housed Ludwig I in 1830. which has a special medieval flair due to its 1000 year old history. In the evening they meet for a well-deserved dinner in the stylish Among the sights of the town are the Marienplatz, the church St. castle restaurant. Gangolf with its fortified tower visible from afar, the old town hall

From Regensburg to Bamberg 2021 pedelon. Reisen per eBike +49 (0)89 61466980 www.pedelon.com 4 pedelon Travels by eBike and the parish church Mariä Himmelfahrt with its precious rococo rous inns. Thus, a bicycle tour through the Upper Palatinate and decoration. After a short visit, you will soon reach the Burgenstra- Franconia, rich in cultural and natural impressions, comes to a ße cycle path again, which takes cyclists on a varied route along worthy conclusion. many medieval festivals to their daily destination. In Bamberg the From Bamberg there are numerous train connections in all direc- „Hotel Nepomuk“ in the heart of the old town welcomes the pe- tions. There is a regional express to Regensburg with a one-time delon cyclists (double night).

6th day, Friday: Bamberg – Sesslach – Bamberg (74 km) Along the Main and through the Itzgrund the morning stage leads to Sesslach - a first highlight of today‘s day. The small town, often referred to as „Rothenburg of “, is a medieval jewel whose old town is still completely surrounded by a city wall. On a walk through the alleys with their half-timbered houses you feel like you are transported back to a time long past. change in Nuremberg. The starting point of the journey is thus reached in a good two hours, should the car be parked there.

In the further course of the tour, the basket weaver town of Lich- tenfels, situated on the Main River, invites you to stay a while. The third generation of one of Franconia‘s most important mas- ter builder families immortalized itself here with Justus Heinrich Dientzenhofer during the construction of the town hall. Even more prominent is the builder of the Vierzehnhei- ligen, the cultural highlight of today‘s daily stage: The basilica, located not far from Bad Staffelstein, is considered one of the ma- jor works of the Franconian Baroque architect Baltasar Neumann. For the final dinner, the restaurant „Kropf“, located in the garden city, invites you. A harmonious setting to review the journey to- gether while enjoying excellent cuisine.

7th day, Saturday: Departure On a detailed city tour, the sights of the old town, which was in- scribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993, are visited. Numerous buildings in baroque and rococo style characterize the cityscape as well as the almost 14,000 students and the nume-

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