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middle of Europe, in the Brüssel Bayreuth … King Ludwig II from was so to say the first Festival Prag heart of and is Luxemburg Nürnberg guest? Paris Wien Budapest connected by the motor- Bern Bukarest Belgrad ... The Margravial House in Bayreuth belongs to the ways A 9 and A 70 and is Sofia Rom UNESCO World Heritage? easily reached by car. The Madrid Tirana airport pro- Lissabon Athen … Bonaparte took the magnificent dark blue velvet vides the best international curtain from the Margravial , because he liked it so Hamburg connections. The German much? railway connects Bayreuth Berlin Hannover Culture, … The Tower of the Castle Church 1565/66 was built from a to Nuremberg and vice versa every hour. Düsseldorf Dresden design from Leonardo da Vinci? Köln

Frankfurt Nature and … Mozart Bäsle, with whom he had an intense exchange of Bayreuth letters, lived in Bayreuth?

... The region west of Bayreuth has more breweries than any Nürnberg Enjoyment other country in Europe? In more than 200 breweries over München 1,000 different beers are brewed.

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Festspielhaus Bayreuth Bayreuth full of Enjoyment Bayreuth is a significant part of the „gourmet region in Upper “, which is distinguished with the highest number of brewery, bakery and butcher shop density in the world. More Flowers at the Festspielhaus Hofgarten than 1000 different Beers are brewed after the “German Purity Law” from 1516. These Artistic Gardens and Public parks accompany typical Franconian delicacies In and around Bayreuth there are eight artistic gardens and parks that invite such as „Schäufele” (Pig shoulder roasted to explore and relax. In addition, to the four gardens of the Margrave with a gravy) or “blaue Zipfel” (sour sausages time which belongs to the highlights of garden architecture of the 18th century done Franconian style) that are still traditionally the four public parks are high-lighted by the unique floral arrangements and cooked after Grandma‘s recipe book. Bayreuth – Culture, Nature and Enjoyment exotic greenery. Bayreuth is known as the world famous Wagner . The Richard Wagner Bayreuth is Wellness, Festival is among the most important opera festivals ever. The city is certainly convincing, as the former residence of the Margravine, with its baroque pal- Nature and Relaxation aces and unique art gardens. In the middle of the 18th century Margravine The „Lohengrin Therme“ is located in close distance to the famous Wilhelmine transformed Bayreuth into a glamorous center of art. The fa- Hermitage and the 18-hole championship golf course. The Lohengrin mous piano perfectionist and composer and the romance – writer Therme offers with its state-approved spa far more than other Spas. left their traces in Bayreuth. Schlossterrassen Take a beer bath in the Golden tub or let yourself be coated with choc- olate, pleasure without remorse. We are Wagner Wilhelmine´s World Due to its location between two of the most Since 1876, the year of the first Festival, Bayreuth is inseparably connected Margravine Wilhelmine, the favorite sister of , made Bay- beautiful German natural landscapes Bay- with Richard Wagner. „World Culture“ is the term with which the Richard reuth flourish in the 18th century because of her love for art. She gave nu- reuth is an ideal starting point for excur- Wagner Festival can be appropriately described. Every year in July and August merous gifts to Bayreuth, castles with exceptional parks and the wonderful sions in the forested “Fichtelgebirge” and opera lovers from all over the world come together on the Green Hill to Margravial Opera House, one of the world‘s most significant and best- in the romantic “Fränkische Schweiz”, experience the works of Richard Wagner at the original location. The at- kept Baroque theaters in Europe that was also declared a UNESCO World Her- world famous for its climbing possibili- mosphere and acoustics of the “Festspielhaus” which was built according to itage Site. ties. The Jean-Paul Pathway of the life and Wagner’s´ plan makes the 30 performances in summer to a unique Experi- work of the poet that brings hikers closer Other major attractions of this time are the New Palace with ence. The acoustics of the Bayreuth “Festspielhaus”, which was built after the to the unique scenic route connects the the state painting collection and the very popular Courtyard model of an ancient theater is one of the best in the World. The two Natural Landscape. in the historic town center. National Archives is now located in the Museum “Wahn- fried”, the former residence of the Wagner family. The The Hermitage, a park and castle site connects the ele- building has been redesigned to an authentic experi- ments of Baroque garden art with English landscape archi- Jean Paul ence space about Wagner‘s life and work. The “Walk of tecture, will enchant you with its Castle, the “Orangerie” and Wagner” connects numerous Wagner relevant sights the “Sonnentempel” with it´s water fountains. on the way from “” to the “Festspielhaus”. The path is characterized by marks on the ground.

Richard Wagner (left) Haus Wahnfried

New Palace Margravine Wilhelmine Castle Rabenstein in the “Fränkische Schweiz”