Excursions
Discover Franconia’s natural beauties and cultural highlights.
Look forward to your holiday in Franconia in the stunning holiday region of Franconian Switzerland – we have compiled a selection of recommended cultural and historical sights and day trip destinations for you here:
- Nuremberg
The old imperial city and its museums with the world-famous Christmas market - Bamberg
The city of bishops and beers - Bayreuth
Richard Wagner’s city - Kulmbach
The capital of beers - Forchheim
The former royal city with “underworld tour”
- Caves
An excursion into the “underworld” - Valleys and castles
Head to Schloss Greifenstein and Sanspareil or Rothenberg Fortress - Schloss Weißenstein
Through Aischgrund to Pommersfelden and the Schönborn family castle - Veldensteiner Forst nature reserve
- Tours through Franconian Switzerland
On the trail of Balthasar Neumann - Hiking and indulging
Guided hikes (torchlit hikes), microbreweries and Franconian specialities - Festivals in Franconia
Nuremberg’s Christmas market, Easter fountains, Walberla festival, cherry festival in Pretzfeld, Bamberg’s Sandkerwa with water jousting, Erlangen’s Bergkirchweih, Nuremberg fair, Bayreuth Festival, Kulmbach’s beer week
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The old imperial city with the “The Master Draught” historical festival and Christmas market all year round - Upper Palatinate and Steinwald nature reserve
Porcelain and leather goods or Waldsassen Basilica - Fichtelgebirge
Along the glass route to the Luisenburg labyrinth of rocks - Thuringia Forest
To Saalfeld and Jena or Schleusingen and Oberhof - Saxony’s Vogtland
Via Hof and Plauen to Klingenthal and Markt Neunkirchen
