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Bayreuth is the biggest city in Upper Franconia. It is a center of culture with year-round attractions, over twenty museums and a modern university, and is the hi-tech city of its region. Bayreuth is also the gateway to the Fichtel mountains, a good place for winter sports, and ‘Franconian Switzerland,' a romantic hilly area visited by kayakers and hikers.
The Eremitage with its sun templeBayreuth is famous for its Margravial Opera House, "the most beautiful baroque theatre in Europe". The Richard Wagner Festival is held annually here, though Mark Twain, on one of his trips to Europe, famously said, "Richard Wagner's music is better than it sounds." The opera has house has been selected by the German government to be nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Many other festivals are held in this Bavarian town, international center of culture that it is. They feature art, music and drama.
There are also palaces and classical water fountains besides the acoustically-famous Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus.
Other attractions: the championship golf course; the Lohengrin thermal spa; the gardens of the Hermitage; Carnival (February); wheatbeer festival; the Volkfest (People's Beer Festival); the Midsummer Nights Festival; Das Bayreuther Filmfest, a short-film festival for amateurs and professionals alike.
Stadtkirche Bayreuth, Bayreuth
Luitpoldplatz 9, D- 95444 Bayreuth,
Phone: 0049 921 88588
Fax: 0049 921 88555
Hours:
Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; Sat 9.30am-1pm
(longer during the Wagner Festival)
Conference space available for up to 4,000 participants with all modern conveniences. Contact the tourist office.
Bayreuth Ticket Service
Luitpoldplatz 9, D-95444 Bayreuth,
Phone: 00 49 921 69 001, Fax: 00 49 921 88538
Nearest international airport: Nuremberg.
The German Railways (Deutsche Bahn) runs trains from Nuremberg (Nürnberg) every hour. From Munich and Regensburg change at Nuremberg.
Motorways Autobahn A9 or Autobahn A70.
The Bayreuth Card covers travel on the local buses plus entrance to local museums.
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Some recommended eateries in Bayreuth are Oskar - Das Wirtshaus am Markt, Liebesbier and Restaurant Papadopoulos which has vegetarian and vegan options. The city also has Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Vietnamese restaurants.
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For a drink try Leon's, Opera Wein Art or VinoDega at Oberer Markt 12.
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SpVgg Bayreuth play at the Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion.
The city is planning public big screen airings of Euro 2024 matches as well as information and help for fans who visit during the event.
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