Barrier-free BAVARIA Holidays for All in Bavaria Slowly the guests glide across the water on board inland skipper Renate Schweiger’s ship – past magnificent rocks eter von Felbert von eter P and lush forests. Along the Danube Gorge from Weltenburg to Kelheim, there is an impressive view with centuries-old rock formations and historic cultural landscape. More information on page 34 and at: www.bavaria.by/traditionally-different © Cover and page 2: bayern.by / 2: bayern.by page and © Cover Whether on water or land, a holiday without obstacles This brochure features a selection of regions, is of the utmost importance throughout Bavaria and is places and destinations in Bavaria that make the number one priority for hosts in the Free State. If such a carefree stay possible. From Franconia to you face seemingly insurmountable barriers in many Upper Bavaria, from Allgäu/Bavarian Swabia to places due to physical or mental disability, you will Eastern Bavaria – on the following pages you find an extensive network of providers in the holiday will find tips for barrier-free holidays, leisure region of Bavaria who consider themselves ideal and accommodation, which have been tested travel destinations for people with and without and certified in accordance with the nationwide disabilities. Travellers with bicycles, families with “Travel for All” labelling system. pushchairs or elderly guests benefit from this. Detailed information on the user-friendliness of the individual offers in Bavaria is available at: www.bavaria.by/experiences/accessible-tourism 2 Certification: Travel for All Where can I find this information? With “Travel for All”, a nationwide uniform certification The verified and detailed offer information can be scheme was created, which provides the necessary viewed at www.reisen-fuer-alle.de and detailed information for different needs groups. Based on www.bavaria.by/experiences/accessible-tourism this information and the filter options, tourist offers can be specifically selected and checked prior to departure, so that each guest can assess what offers are suitable for them. The detailed result reports are also available to the Independent and especially trained survey staff collect individual companies. comprehensive data and accessibility information on site, which is checked against the “Travel for All” quality criteria. The quality criteria have been developed over many years as part of a coordination and cooperation between Deutsches Seminar für Tourismus Berlin e. V. (DSFT) and stakeholders and tourist organisations In addition, at least one member of staff in each case is familiar with the special require- ments of different groups of guests. As part of the “Travel for All” certification scheme, more than 2,000 companies and offers have now been certified nationwide. These include accommodation, leisure and cultural facilities or even entire locations. © bayern.by For more information on the nationwide certification system, please visit: www.reisen-fuer-alle.de 2 3 Spessart-Mainland Franconia Holiday in the fairy-tale forest © leue-photo.com / Holger Leue Leue / Holger © leue-photo.com The Main Valley and the Nature Park Spessart form a fascinating interplay of landscapes. Endless leafy canopies of century-old giant trees meet fairytale-like meadow valleys and gentle cultivated landscapes. Sun-drenched terraced vineyards along the mighty River Main and its numerous tributar- ies are pierced by steep red sandstone cliffs. You can feel the breath of yesteryear in the picturesque half-timbered towns such as Lohr am Main and Miltenberg, and in the many medieval fortresses and imposing castles that tell the story of a truly magical region. Tourismusverband Spessart-Mainland e. V. Tel.: +49(0)6022 261020 | Fax: +49(0)6022 262230 | www.spessart-mainland.de 4 Spessart-Mainland Franconia Spessart-Mainland Franconia Holiday in the fairy-tale forest Our tips Among the rustling of Journey back to the Bathing fun & leaves Middle Ages relaxation The largest contiguous area of The Wonnemar Marktheidenfeld mixed deciduous forest in Germany offers 9,500 sqm of leisure fun at is perfect for delightful hiking tours the highest level. In the thermal and can be experienced in a special baths, spend a day gliding down way for young and old: the the tube slide, or in the Wonniland adventure trails in the Spessart and for the little ones, relaxing in the their stations are barrier-free. tranquillity of the sauna area, in the Explore different aspects of nature SPA or thermal area as if you were and culture, playfully and using all flying. the senses: “height and gravity” in Rothenbuch, “nature and water” in Wonnemar Marktheidenfeld Mespelbrunn and “balance and Leue / Holger © leue-photo.com www.wonnemar.de/marktheidenfeld lightness” in Mönchberg. The latter lures visitors with action fields A visit to Miltenberg and its unique The Schöllkrippen natural featuring basket swings, balancing half-timbered houses and world-fa- adventure pool lies in a beautiful discs, wheelchair seesaws and mous “Schnatterloch” with market scenic location. In the summer balancing ropes. fountain and the oldest “Fürstenher- months, it is a popular destina- berge” in Germany will remain tion in the upper Kahlgrund, Barrier-free Spessart engraved in your memory. One of especially for families. Visitors Experience Trail the most beautiful museums in can expect a natural diving rock, a www.erlebniswege-spessart.de Bavaria is the Museum Stadt water grotto, a wide-wave slide Miltenberg, where you can take a and a six-metre deep plunging journey through time – with audio pool. guides – and learn the exciting history of eras past. In the hill castle Schöllkrippen natural adventure of Mildenburg, built high above the pool old town around the year 1200, www.naturerlebnisbad.eu icons and contemporary works of art are presented in a dynamic manner. The exhibition is partially barrier-free and guided tours for the visually impaired are offered. Half-timbered town of Miltenberg lger Leue Leue lger www.miltenberg.info/en Ho © leue-photo.com / Holger Leue Leue / Holger © leue-photo.com © leue-photo.com / © leue-photo.com 4 5 Bavarian Rhön Mountains Franconia Land of open distances lf Müller lf Arnu / © Rhön GmbH Located in the border triangle of Hesse-Bavaria-Thuringia, the UNESCO biosphere reserve of the Rhön Mountains offers sweeping views over rolling mountain peaks with meadows and forests as well as steep slopes on towering pillars of basalt. The Red and Black Moor and the plateau of the High Rhön are unique biotopes in which plants and animals thrive that have long since disappeared from other low mountains. If you want to relax and pamper yourself, you can do so in one of the five spas of Bad Brückenau, Bad Bocklet, Bad Kissingen, Bad Königshofen or Bad Neustadt. Rhön GmbH – Gesellschaft für Tourismus und Markenmanagement Tel.: +49(0)800 9719771 | Fax: +49(0)9749 9300800 | www.rhoen.de/en 6 Bavarian Rhön Mountains Franconia Bavarian Rhön Mountains Franconia Land of open distances Our tips Moor experience in the On the trail of Fine drinking and biosphere reserve the bee modern architecture With a permanent exhibition, the In Wartmannsroth, in Germany’s Haus der Langen Rhön biosphere first “Destillathek” (a distillery centre provides information on the tasting area and shop), fruit UNESCO biosphere reserve of the brandies, gin, whiskey and others Rhön Mountains. A large mosaic of play the lead role. Initiator 75,000 individual images shows Franziska Bischof learned the that there are many individual distilling trade from her father and aspects that make up a complete is carrying the business on into picture. The interactive exhibition the fourth generation. Since 2015, with numerous “hands-on stations” she has been marketing her explains the development of the products under the new line landscape and presents various Franziska – Die Brennerin (The sustainable development projects. Distiller). In a new building made © Kloster Maria Bildhausen Maria © Kloster of solid concrete, embedded in the “Haus der Langen Rhön” green of the landscape, the biosphere info centre The Maria Bildhausen Abbey is a tasting area and shop is located www.biosphaerenreservat-rhoen.de very special place, nestled in the above a small hill. The façade rolling hills of the lower Rhön made of coloured architectural On wooden planks, the “Black Mountains. In the abbey tavern, you concrete reflects the colourful Moor” nature trail leads through the can sample lovingly prepared sandstone floors of the region. sensitive biotope. Along the foot- delicacies from the abbey garden. Inside, the high-percentage bridge, you will find 23 information The abbey tavern and the hotel pleasures get your heart racing. boards with valuable information serve as a working group for the about the Black Moor. The disabled people’s workshop. The Franziska – Die Brennerin boardwalk is around 2.5 kilometres abbey is both a place to visit and to www.diebrennerin.de long and is suitable for wheelchairs stay. The historic fruit and bee and pushchairs. garden is an oasis for nature lovers. On clear and richly illustrated information boards you can experi- ence the topic of bees using all their senses. When taking a walk, you can enjoy nature or just relax. Maria Bildhausen Abbey www.bildhausen.de lf Müller lf Arnu / © Franziska Bischof © Franziska © Rhön GmbH 6 7 Haßberge Franconia Sun-kissed in the land of knights and romance © Haßberge Tourismus e. V. e. Tourismus © Haßberge Gentle hills, sunny vineyards, castles, palaces and half-timbered towns can all be found in the charming Nature Park Haßberge. Whether at a wine, vintner, or brewing festival – here real Franco- nian culinary traditions are lovingly looked after. Restaurants known as “Heckenwirtschaften” on the barrier-free Abt-Degen-Steig attract customers with the best Silvaner and Franconian home cooking. Relaxation can be found in the Ellertshäuser and Sulzfelder bathing lake or the Franken- Therme, Germany’s first natural healing water lake.