Pottenstein

Forchheim - Pottenstein

Forchheim - Ebermannstadt - Wiesenttal - Gößweinstein - Ebermannstadt - Egloffstein - Pottenstein

Two overnight stays await you on this tour. Experience Franconian Switzerland up close with its stalactite caves and rock formations. Explore Gössweinstein Castle on your own and stroll through the archaeological park surrounding the Neideck castle ruins.

1st day

Morning

Journey to Forchheim

City stroll with a visit to the Imperial Palatinate/ Palatine Museum

Afternoon

Continue to Ebermannstadt (Forchheim - Ebermannstadt about 14 km)

Walk through the village

Dinner and overnight stay in Ebermannstadt

 

2nd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Wiesenttal (Ebermannstadt - Wiesenttal about 5 km)

Visit of the ruins Neideck and Streitberg (hike)

Afternoon

Continuation along the castle road to Gößweinstein (Wiesenttal - Gößweinstein about 14 km)

Visit of the castle and the basilica

Return to Ebermannstadt (Gößweinstein - Ebermannstadt about 19 km)

Dinner and overnight stay in Ebermannstadt

 

3rd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Egloffstein (Ebermannstadt - Egloffstein approx. 12 km)

Tour of the castle

Afternoon

Continue along the castle road to Pottenstein (Egloffstein - Pottenstein about 25 km)

Tour of the castle and visit to the Franconian Switzerland Museum

journey home

Nuremberg - Bamberg

Nuremberg - Forchheim - Gößweinstein - Pottenstein - Memmelsdorf  - Bamberg

Four overnight stays await you on this route. Experience the magic of the medieval imperial castle, taste the Nuremberg specialty and find out why Egloffstein Castle was in constant feud with the Bamberg prince-bishopric and what fate the once magnificent castle complex suffered over the centuries. Finally, you will stroll through the former summer residence of Bamberg's prince-bishops and end the tour in Bamberg.

1st day

Morning

Journey to Nuremberg

lunch

Afternoon

sightseeing

Dinner and overnight stay in Nuremberg

 

2nd day

Morning

Tour of the Kaiserburg Castle

Drive along the castle road to Forchheim (Nuremberg - Forchheim approx. 38 km)

lunch

Afternoon

City tour of the imperial palace

Dinner and overnight stay in Forchheim

 

3rd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Gößweinstein (Forchheim - Gößweinstein about 37 km)

City tour with castle and basilica

Lunch in Gößweinstein

Afternoon

Continuation along the castle road to Pottenstein (Gößweinstein - Pottenstein about 8 km)

Visit castle and devil's cave

Dinner and overnight stay in Pottenstein

 

4th day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Memmelsdorf (Pottenstein - Memmelsdorf about 64 km)

Lunch in Memmelsdorf

Afternoon

Visit Seehof Castle

Continuation along the castle road to Bamberg (Memmelsdorf - Bamberg about 8 km)

Dinner and overnight stay in Bamberg

 

Day 5

Morning

sightseeing

journey home

Mannheim - Bamberg

Mannheim - Heidelberg - Hornberg Castle - Guttenberg Castle - Bad Wimpfen - Schwäbisch Hall - Kirchberg an der Jagst - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Ansbach - Nuremberg - Gößweinstein - Pottenstein - Bamberg

On this 6-day tour, you will discover the most precious art treasures in Baden-Württemberg, be enchanted by sparkling altarpieces made of gold, silver, enamel and cut stones and immerse yourself in the medieval history of Rothenburg ob der Taubers. After visiting the Imperial Castle, the route takes you along winding paths, past spectacular and legendary rock formations to the World Heritage city of Bamberg, which is the end point of the route. You can expect several overnight stays in our premium partner hotels, let yourself be pampered and explore magnificent residences and imperial palaces on this route. Of course, a hearty smoked beer from Bamberg is a must at the end of the tour.

1st day

Afternoon

Arrival in Mannheim

City tour and visit to the castle

Dinner and overnight stay in Mannheim

 

2nd day

Morning

Drive along the Burgenstraße to Heidelberg (Mannheim - Heidelberg approx. 28 km)

Tour of the old town with a visit to the castle

Lunch in a student restaurant

Afternoon

Drive along the castle road to the castle Hornberg (Heidelberg - castle Hornberg about 71 km)

Tour of the castle

Drive along the castle road to Guttenberg Castle (Hornberg Castle - Guttenberg Castle approx. 3 km)

Visit of the castle museum and the flight demonstration of the German Greifenwarte

Drive along the castle road to Bad Wimpfen (castle Guttenberg - Bad Wimpfen about 8 km)

Dinner and overnight stay in Bad Wimpfen

 

3rd day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Schwäbisch Hall (Bad Wimpfen - Schwäbisch Hall about 86 km)

Visit of the Comburg

Lunch in the market hall Kornhausscheunen

Afternoon

Drive along the castle road to Kirchberg an der Jagst (Schwäbisch Hall - Kirchberg about 26 km)

Visit Kirchberg Castle

Drive along the castle road to Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Kirchberg - Rothenburg about 27 km)

Dinner and overnight stay in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Tour with the night watchman

 

4th day

Morning

Drive along the castle road to Ansbach (Rothenburg - Ansbach about 33 km)

Visit to the Margrave's Residence

Lunch in Ansbach

Afternoon

Drive along the Burgenstraße to Nuremberg (Ansbach - Nuremberg approx. 78 km)

Tour of the Kaiserburg Castle

Dinner and overnight stay in Nuremberg

 

Day 5

Morning

Old Town Tour around Nuremberg

Drive along the Castle Road to Franconian Switzerland (Nuremberg - Gößweinstein about 70 km)

Visit of the castle and the basilica in Gößweinstein

Afternoon

Drive along the castle road to Tüchersfeld (Gößweinstein - Pottenstein about 4 km)

Visit to the Franconian Switzerland Museum

Drive along the castle road to Bamberg (Pottenstein - Bamberg about 63 km)

Typical regional dinner in a brewery restaurant

Overnight stay in Bamberg

 

Day 6

Morning

sightseeing

journey home