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Experience information located on Opern- for everybody. At the west end Jean-Paul-Square. Here, next to town square and vibrant city cen- by Leonardo da Vinci. Only once, public transport. The bus our Bayreuth! 0,50 straße 22. The Wagner bench of the court garden, passing the the Friedrichs-Forum that was tre. Whilst you will find the Old namely in Bayreuth, was da lines 305 and 309, which 1 in front of the tourist infor- German Freemason Museum built within the walls of the for- Baroque Town Hall, which is now Vinci´s idea of a tower in which depart from the closely mation’s entrance invites you to you will reach the New Palace mer margravial riding arena, you home to the Art Museum, on a nearly stepless path twists located central bus sta- take a souvenir photograph with 5 . This palace, erected by the will find the former Gymnasium the left to the “Brautgasse” you around a spiral stairway to facil- tion called ZOH, regular- Richard Wagner himself! French architect Joseph Saint- of the city. will be able to see the Old Palace itate the transport of goods real- ly stop at the “Festspiel- Only a few metres away on the Pierre, served as a new city resi- directly opposite. 11 . From 1603 ized. The Palace Tower is hence haus”.

Nominal charge Nominal charge other side of the street is the 3 Foto: Andreas Harbach dence to Margravine Wilhelmine the Old Palace was the margravi- one of Bayreuth´s biggest and Margravial Opera House 2 . and her husband Friedrich after al seat of government until it fell oldest landmarks. Tip: Visit further sights a domicile to the Wagner family the Old Palace suffered immense 10 15 that we owe Wilhelm- 2 right up until the 1960’s. fire damage. Margravine Wil- ine. One example would Richard and Cosima Wagner’s helmine took great influence in ment in Autumn 1872 after he be the Hermitage, a his- graves are situated in the garden its design - amongst other things had spent the summer in Hotel natively a visit to the “Festspiel- torical park just outside the city. City Map behind the estate, it is also here she designed the Mirror Shards Fantaisie in Donndorf not far haus” 15 located on the so called You can reach it by car or with that you can visit the redesigned Cabinet and the Old Music Room from Bayreuth. Green Hill is worthwhile. public transportation (bus lines with Sights Richard -Wagner-Museum. Here Now your journey will lead herself. Also well worth seeing is 7 The Festival House is unique in its 302 and 303). City Tour the beautiful court gardens 4 you further into the inner city „Historical Bayreuth“ the Palm Room with its precious architecture and acoustics and is Further sights well worth seeing, The corner house was home to through the “Sophienstraße”. among the biggest opera stages dating back to margravial era During the approximately two hour Bayreuth’s first university which After 50 metres turn right in worldwide. Richard Wagner had are the rock garden in Sanspareil long city tour, guided by a knowl- to the “Kirchgasse”, after a few edgeable tour guide, you will be was founded in 1742. Now turn it constructed 1872 on the north (about 25km west of Bayreuth) shown the city’s model replica locat- off towards town and in to the steps you will be directly in 13 periphery of Bayreuth in order as well as the Palace Fantaisie ed in the historical museum. After- 10 Not only was this opera house “Friedrichstraße” that was creat- front of the city church . This to be able to dedicate himself in Donndorf which was erected wards you will pass through the old mighty, gothic church goes back part of the inner city towards the labelled a UNESCO World Her- ed in 1730 and is full of splendid victim to fire in the 18th century. On through a passageway you fully to his musical works. On for Wilhelmine’s daughter Fried- new palace and stroll through the to a Romanesque church built itage site in 2012 but it is also 4 townhouses and noble residenc- The margravial domicile was will reach the Baroque Palace Ter- the “Walk of Wagner” you will be erike. Its park, which shares the “Hofgarten” to House Wahnfried in the year 1270, the remains of 13 where the grave of Richard and Cosi- one of Europe´s most beautiful es. Your route will lead you past then moved to the New Palace in races . It is here where you can able to reach the “Festspielhaus” same name, is now home to the these Romanesque walls can still ma Wagner is situated. Baroque theatres, still today it invite you for a stroll. The origins the Steingraeber Piano manufac- the “Ludwigstraße”. gaze upon a statue of Wilhelm- within 30 mins. On your way you Garden Art Museum. bears testimony to the life and of this park can be traced back to tory 7 that used to be responsi- be seen today in the lower part Continue on through the arch ine just slightly to your right. will learn a lot about the big com- Another suggestion is the visit City Tour in English language: of the north tower walls. The May to October Saturday and Sunday influence of Margravine Wil- the 16th century. In the year 1753 ble for tuning Richard Wagner’s in the palace courtyard and into Now go down the stairs and over poser but if the approximately of the Wilhelminen landscape in appearance of the church now- at 10.30 am helmine. An all-sense encom- the park was largely expanded 6 pianos. the inner patio from which you the bridge of the “Mühlgraben”, a two kilometres walk is a little which the Bavarian horticultural Meeting point: passing multimedia presenta- by orders of Margravine Wil- Opposite is the former last resi- adays dates back to 1375 and its will be able to see the Palace small stream laid open around 20 too far for you, don’t hesitate to show was hosted in 2016. BAYREUTH Marketing & Touris- two slate covered steeples that mus GmbH/Tourist-Information tion will guide you through the helmine. Later on, also Wagner nutwood panelling that is char- dence of Jean Paul 8 . The poet Church 12 and the Palace Tower. years ago and that the Bayreuth Opernstraße 22, 95444 Bayreuth attractive world of Wilhemine’s himself enjoyed promenading acteristic of the Bayreuth Rococo Jean Paul was the first profes- are connected via a stone bridge The Palace Church also known people call the “Canale Grande” Baroque opera house which through this timeless park. Today style. sional poet of his time. His pub- are one of Bayreuth’s well-known in Bayreuth as the “Hofkirche” after its famous archetype. Tourist-Information landmarks. Onwards through the Opernstraße 22, 95444 Bayreuth inspires the muse and allows the the court gardens are nicknamed Continuing on from the New Pal- lications were highly circulated was erected 1753-1758 by the If you now cast a backward 09 21 / 8 85-88 09 21 / 8 85-755 Tel. , Fax arts to come to life. Through the the “green lungs” of the city and ace you turn off to the left and and even though his literary cities narrow alleys you will reach margravial couple Wilhelmine glance you will see one of the Mo.-Fr. 9 am – 7 pm Sa. 9 am – 4 pm interaction of architecture, paint- compositions are not easy to and Friedrich. Upon their explic- most classically portrayed views So. 10 am – 2 pm (May-Oct.) ing, music and drama visitors read for the contemporary read- it request both were laid to rest of Bayreuth 14 . A splendid view e-mail: [email protected] will experience how this extraor- er he is still highly admired and there with their daughter Fried- of the Palace Terraces, the two www.bayreuth-tourismus.de dinary monument of Baroque adored. erike after their death. The over Palais by the court architect Carl festival culture developed. Next Next, on the left side of the street ground crypt beneath the organ von Gontard, the Old Palace and you should stroll along the Rich- and through the Steingraeber gallery remains to this day. the octagonal tower in the back- ard-Wagner-Straße towards passage you will arrive at Richard Directly next to the Palace ground can be seen from here. “Haus Wahnfried” 3 . This is Wagners first Bayreuth residence Church is the Palace Tower. This Follow the “Mühlgraben” for a the former residential house of in the “Dammallee 7” 9 Wagner octagonal tower was built on few metres and you shall end 5 11 Richard Wagner that served as began living in this city apart- older foundations in 1565 and up at your starting point. Alter-

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W O Opernstraße, Tel. 09 21 / 7 59 69 22 € www.uni-bayreuth.de/obg Tue.-Sun. 10.00-12-00h, 14.00-17.00h www.iwalewa.uni-bayreuth.de Opening times: Rate 6,- per night and camper www.bayreuth-wilhelmine.de/ Surcharge for electricity € 1,- / 12 hours July/August: daily 10.00-17.00h Tours by appointment. Mo.-Fr. By appointment € 1,- / 50 23 Outdoor area: 31. Dec: 10.00-14.00h Surcharge for water l € 1,- Opening times: March- Oct.: Mo.-Fr. 08.00-19.00h 01 Jan: 13.00-17.00h Opening times: Surcharge for waste disposal Development of the type writer from 1864 € 1,50 April-September: daily, 9.00-18.00h Sundays and bank holidays: Wed.-Sun. 13.00-17.00h Showers in the Lohengrin-Therme per person to now. For more information dial +49 (0)921-792400 S October-March: daily, 10.00-16.00h 10.00-19-00h This museum, located in the last resi- Tours are offered upon request and 21 100 m200 m 300 m 400 m Closed on January 1st , Carnival Tuesday, Nov.-Feb.: Mo.-Fr. 08.00-16.00h dence of Franz Liszt himself, dedicates appointment 26 Bayreuth Fire Brigade Additional RV parks & campgrounds around the city 24th/ 25th/ 31st of December Sundays and bank holidays: 10.00-16.00h itself to the life and creations of the Museum which do not offer facility areas: Greenhouses: Open all year round famous piano virtuoso, composer and 18 Archeological Museum No entry fee - Mainüberdachung at Hohenzollernring Prinzessinnen- 25 Mo.-Fr. 10.00-15.00h teacher. € 1,- / 0,50 The Margravial Opera House is con- An der Feuerwache 4 - parking area Grünewaldstraße, haus Sundays and bank holidays: 10.00-16.00h Im Italienischen Bau des Neuen sidered to be the most beautifully Tel. 09 21 / 4 62 59 in proximity to Volksfestplatz Guided tours are offered every 12 Jean-Paul-Museum Schlosses 30 conserved Baroque theatre in Europe. www.bayreuther-feuerwehrmuseum.de first Sunday of the month and by € 2,- / 1,- Ludwigstraße, Tel. 09 21 / 6 53 07 6 It was commissioned by Margravine Imprint: appointment Wahnfriedstr. 1, Tel. 09 21 / 5 07 14 44 www.hvo.franken.org 24 Wilhelmine and designed by one of the Opening times: Publisher: BAYREUTH Marketing & Tourismus GmbH 9 Appointments to be set up by phone Design: GMK – Medien. Marken. Kommunikation. Bayreuth most famous theatre building families- 6 New Townhall – Opening times: Opening times: Map of city: Michael Wegener Giuseppe Galli Bibiena and his son Carlo Rooftop Terrace Tue.-Sun. 10.00-12.00h, 14.00-17.00h First Sunday of the month: 10.00-12.00h Map of city center: Engelbrecht Design + Werbung, Bayreuth History of Bayreuth´s fire brigade. Con- Photos: BAYREUTH Marketing & Tourismus GmbH from Bologna. The Opera House´s stage Luitpoldplatz 13 July/August: daily 10.00-17.00h End of April - Beginning of November: Print: printerwahnsinn tains historical exhibits such as leather which measures a lengthy 27 metres in No Entry Fee 31. Dec: 10.00-14.00h Sat. 10.00-15.00 No responsibility is accepted for the correctness of this information. As of November 2018 buckets and fire hoses, as well as models depth was the largest in Europe in 1871. 01 Jan: 13.00-17.00h and by appointment of all vehicles ever used in the Bayreuth A superlative that also stood out and Opening times: Exhibition of prehistoric and early history fire brigade in the past years. 35 28 caught Richard Wagner´s eye. April-September Here one of the major collections about Mo.-Thu. 10.00-16.00h Jean Pauls (Johann Paul Friedrich Richter) findings from east Upper Franconia. 27 Johann-Baptist-Graser Fri. 10.00-15.00h life and creation is presented. 2 New Palace 19 Piano Museum Steingraeber School Museum with “Staatsgemäldesammlung“, € 5,- 7 Richard Wagner Museum 13 Rollwenzelei No entry fee Museum “Bayreuther Fayencen” € 8,- / Steingraeberpassage 1, 26 Children and Teens under 18 years: No entry fee Schulstr. 4, Tel. 0921 / 251499 70 – Collection “Rummel” and no entry fee/ Groups larger than 10 peo- Donations welcome Tel. 09 21 / 64049 “Margravine-Wilhelmine- ple pay € 6,- per head. Königsallee 84, Tel. 0921 / 98 02 18, Opening times: Open by appointment Museum” Haus Wahnfried, Richard-Wagner-Str. 48 www.jeanpaulstube.de Opening times: 1 € 5,50 / 4,50 Tel.: 09 21 / 7 57 28 16 During manufactory tours Historical class room dating back to the Agentur für Arbeit Ludwigstraße, Tel. 09 21 / 7 59 69 21 www.wagnermuseum.de Opening times: Imperial Era and a Johann-Baptist-Graser 7 2 In the Liszt Wing´s Rococo hall of the www.bayreuth-wilhelmine.de/ May-Sep.: room with model of a village school. Opening times: Fri.-Sun. 14.00-16.00h Belle Etage of the first ministry of the Picture gallery leading visitors through 26 Tue.- Sun. 10.00-17.00h and by appointment Margraves is where the guided tours the history of the Graserschool from 1875 16 Opening times: start off. You will also see the new July and August: daily 10.00-18.00h In the festival season: 11.00-16.00h till today. April-September: daily, 9.00-18.00h 18 Take note of special opening times on Oct.-April: by appointment “Wagner Room” and two further new „WILHELMINENAUE“ October-March: daily, 10.00-16.00h Museum rooms. Dive into a world of bank holidays. Special opening times: 21.03 and and 28 Wo Sarazen Art Closed on January 1st , Carnival Tuesday, square pianos, forte pianos and co.! 14.11 and by appointment No entry fee Cineplex n 6 i Neues 24th/ 25th/ 31st of December The Richard Wagner Museum, that le 20 Im Auktionshaus Boltz, k Museum of Farm Utensils c Rathaus

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The New Palace 14 Opening times: Schloss- Synagoge Oberfranken- extensive documentation of the life and German Freemason Museum kirche was constructed within two years by Mon.-Thu. 09.00-12.00h Deterioration museum and other art Altes halle creations of this outstanding musician. € 4,- Schloss 1 Groups are kindly asked to make an initiatives by Werner Baumann alias Wo 8 8 the French master builder Saint Pierre. In the Siegfried Wagner House the Wini- Im Hofgarten 1, Tel. 09 21 / 6 98 24 9 13 individual appointment. Sarazen. 3 Especially outstanding staterooms in the fred Wagner Rooms are open to the pub- www.freimaurermuseum.de Lohengrin Thermal Spa New Palace are the Garden and Palm lic for the first time and discuss the ideo- 9 10 Kurpromenade 5, 95448 Bayreuth Specialized museum for utensils used to 29 Altstadt-Kult-Museum 36 Das Room, The Music Room and the famous logical history of Wagner. The extension Opening times: 10 Tel. 09 21 / 792 400, Fax: 09 21 / 792 40 19 cultivate farmland. € 1,- Zentrum Cabinet of fragmented Mirrors. build dedicates itself to the performance Tue.-Fri. 10.00-12.00h, 14.00-16.00h www.lohengrin-therme.de, Erlanger Straße 45 [email protected] history of the Bayreuth Festival. Sat. 10.00-12.00h Stadtfriedhof 5 Stein- 21 Natural History Museum www.altstadt-kult.de mit Grabkapelle Franz Liszt Neues 3 Hermitage, Old Palace 29 graeber19 Schloss2 € 1,50 / 0,50 und Jean Paul Grabmal Volksfest- opening times 8 Art Museum Bayreuth History and essence of the freemasons. Palais € 4,50 / 3,50 Karolinenreuther Str. 58, platz Thermal World: daily 9 am – 10 pm with the British American Opening times: Sauna and Wellness: daily 11 am – 10 pm Eremitage, Tel. 09 21 / 7 59 69 37 Tel. 09 21 / 75 94 20 14 Tobacco Germany historical 15 Maisel‘s Beer- before and after every SpVgg Bayreuth 18 7 12 www.bayreuth-wilhelmine.de/ Tobacco Collection; as well Adventure-World www.lbv-lindenhof.de home match and by appointment. as the Poster Museum € 10,- / 7,- Friedrichs-Forum Parkanlage Opening times: 11 Eremitage Opening times: € 2,- / 1,- Andreas-Maisel-Weg 1, Over 200 rarities tell the story of this 33 17 Mon.-Fri. 09.00-12.00h Heilquellenkurbetrieb April-September: daily, 9.00-18.00h Altes Rathaus, Maximilianstraße 33, Tel. 09 21 / 401 234 football club founded in 1921. Sat., Sun. and bank holidays: closed 1.-15. October : daily, 10.00-16.00h Tel. 0921/7645310, Fax 0921/7645320, www.biererlebniswelt.de Gartenkunst-Museum 30 Wedlich Transport Museum 31 Schloss und Park Fantaisie 3 13 16. October- March closed www.kunstmuseum-bayreuth.de Documentation of endemic living spaces. 20 Visitation only possible via guided tour. No entry fee 15 Tours: Logistikpark 7, Tel. 0921 / 75906-0 The Hermitage, a historical park just Opening times: 22 Birken Palace 4 12 14 Daily at 14.00h and 18.00h www.wedlich.com outside the city- once a refuge from the Sep-June: Tue.-Sun. 10.00-17.00h € 8,- / 7,- / 5,- July/August: daily from 10.00-17.00h Tours are for individuals. court life- is home to the Old Palace with Schlosshof Birken, 22 Hotels 31.Dec: 10.00-14.00h Groups larger than 10 people are Opening times: its Inner Grotto and the New Palace with Tel. 09 21 / 6 18 78 1 Arvena Kongress Hotel **** 01. Jan: 13.00-17.00h required to make an individual open by prior arrangement. 2 the spectacular Temple of the Sun and www.p-rothenbuecher-schloss-birken.de Hotel City Partner Bayerischer Hof **** 24+25. Dec: closed appointment 3 Hotel Goldener Anker **** fountains. (Bus lines 302 or 303) Opening times: Exhibits from the past 100 years of trans- 4 Akzent Grunau Hotel **** 5 The focus of the exhibits in the Art Muse- The unique Maisel’s Beer-Adven- April-15. Oct: port history. H4 Hotel Residenzschloss**** Fountains, Upper Grotto 24 6 um is on 20th century art. In the Poster ture-World covers everything from the Tours Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11.00h Transmar Travel Hotel **** 7 Museum you will see contemporary beginning of the Gebr. Maisel’s brewery and 14.00h. 31 Garden Art Museum and Hotel Goldener Hirsch *** daily poster art with an emphasis on culture with its historic headquarters up to the Park Fantaisie 8 Hotel Lohmühle *** Group tours are possible throughout 9 may- mid October: publicity. modern brewery production. It is here the year after advance notification. € 3,50 / 3,- Hotel Rheingold that the passion for brewing beer, that 10 B&B Hotel 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, 15.00, Bamberger Str. 3, 11 9 History Museum has been passed on throughout four Hotel Bürgerreuth 16.00, 17.00 Art collection focused on the History of 95488 Eckersdorf/Donndorf 12 € 2,- / 1,- generations, becomes tangible! The 34 Hotel Eremitage the Bayreuth Margraves, their Ministers Tel. 0921/73 14 00 11, 13 old brewery along with historical steam Poseidon Bayreuth Lower Grotto Kirchplatz 4, Tel. 09 21 / 7 64 01 11 and their Court Officials. Fax: 0921/73 14 00 18, 14 In the the fountains engines and collections of beer steins Waldhotel Stein www.gartenkunst-museum.de 15 Apartment Haus Königsallee starts 15 mins later, respectively. Opening times: and enamel plaques invites you to go 23 16 Porcelain Museum Walküre 16 Apart-Hotel FirstBoarding Bayreuth Sep-June: Tue.-Sun. 10.00-17.00h explore! . € 2,- / 1,50 Guest Houses and Pensions 4 Festival House Opening times: July/August: daily 10.00-17.00h Gravenreutherstr. 5, April-September: 09.00-18.00h 17 Pension Zum Edlen Hirschen € 7,- / 5,- 16 Bayreuth’s Catacombs Tel. 09 21 / 78 93 00 1.-15. October: 10.00-16.00h 22 18 Gasthof Zum Herzog The History Museum Bayreuth, located in € 10,- / 7,- 27 19 Festspielhügel 1 – 2, Tel. 09 21/7 87 80 www.walkuere.de Closed Mondays Pension Elbel the old Latin school by the church square, Kulmbacher Straße 60, 20 www.bayreuther-festspiele.de 16. October-March: closed Gasthof Goldener Löwe offers its visitors an array of interesting Tel: 09 21 / 401 232 21 Opening times: Park open all year round Gasthof Grüner Baum information about the city’s history. It www.bayreuther-katakomben.de Mon.-Fri. 10.00-16.00h 22 Jean-Paul-Stüberl May, September and October: 23 spreads over 34 exhibition rooms and Sat. 10.00-13.00h Gasthof Kolb daily, 10, 11, 14 and 15.00h In Schloss Fantaisie, that was built 1761- 24 has a total of 1,200 m2 exhibition area. Visitation only possible via guided tour And by appointment. Gasthof Zum Brandenburger Tours in May can be subject to changes/ Tours: 1763, the very first German Garden Art 25 Pension Haus am Schlehenberg Museum was opened in 2000. Exhibits, 26 cancellations 10 The Primeval World Daily at 16.00h 24 Wilhelm-Leuschner- Haus Weihenstephan 27 November till April: daily 14.00h Museum Upper Franconia Tours are for individuals. Memorial staging’s and short movies present the Jugendherberge history of garden art in a vibrant way. June, July and August: closed € 3,50 / 2,50 Groups larger than 10 people are No entry fee Well worth seeing is also the reproduc- Note: Tours in the Festival House can be Kanzleistr. 1, Tel.: 09 21 / 51 12 11 required to make an individual Moritzhöfen 25, Tel. 09 21 / 150 72 00 subject to changes or cancellations. www.urwelt-museum.de appointment tion of the famous inlaid cabinet by the Tierpark Röhren- Closure due to renovation works, Opening times: Spindler brothers. 9 see rehearsals and regular performances is Opening times: The catacombs, rock cellars that are Tue.-Fri. 10.00-14.00h round about four hundred years old, 32 Oberfrankenhalle possible. Tue.-Sun. 10.00-17.00h Sat. + Sun. 13.00-16.00h From the 25.07 till the end of the are located underneath the Bayreuther By prior arrangement via phone with 25 33 Friedrichs-forum Bavarian summer holidays the museum Bierbrauerei AG. They offer a unique and the Wilhelm-Leuschner Foundation, Home of the world famous Richard Wag- is also open Mondays. exciting insight in to the subterranean visitation is also possible outside of the ner Festival located on the “Green Hill”. world beneath the city. On a rounded opening times. 34 Studiobühne The Bayreuth Festival House - unique in With the newest technology, multivision tour through this labyrinth there will 35 21 its architecture and acoustics – is among shows and information computers along be plenty to marvel at in regards to In memory of the trade union leader and Brandenburger Kulturstadl 19 the biggest opera stages in the world. with exhibits and dioramas, millions of the history and significance of beer in member of the resistance during the rule 36 Das Zentrum (Bus line 305) years of the earth’s history is presented. Bayreuth. of the Nazi party. 5