We are very pleased to welcome you very soon to Coburg and the region of Upper-Franconia; the place of Silke’s origin that we chose for our wedding. Although Coburg is a wonderful town, with a huge amount of things to see and do, such as its beautiful castle, the surrounding region also has many must see and do attractions, including sports, cultural sites, museums, churches, magnificent architecture and spas and wellness. So if you have the time to stay in the area a little longer, we would like to give you some tips and suggestions that will help you to discover the region.
There is so much that the list is far from being exhaustive. If there is anything that you would like to see that is missing, please let us know, we are happy to provide you with further information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Franconia
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberfranken
Coburg attractions (beside the city centre itself):
http://www.stadt.coburg.de/gastcoburg.asp
Coburg Castle
Veste Coburg: http://www.stadt.coburg.de/gastcoburg.asp?iid=1872&mid=201&uid=384
Schloss Ehrenburg and Schloss Rosenau: http://www.sgvcoburg.de/
Schloss Callenberg: http://www.schloss-callenberg.de/einfuehrung.html
Mitwitz (near Coburg): Wasserschloss: http://www.mitwitz.de/index.php?id=126
Sesslach (near Coburg):
Wild animal park near Coburg (deers, wildpigs, falcon etc, no lions though ):
http://www.wildpark-tambach.de/cms/index.php
Outdoor swimming pool (including sledge and diving tower):
http://www.stadt.coburg.de/lebencoburg.asp?iid=2974
Events going on in Coburg over our wedding weekend
Sonntag (Sunday), 25.07.2010 12:00 bis 18:00 Uhr
5. Mittelalterspektakulum mit Markt auf der Ernstfarm (Middle Ages Spectacular with market)
For the more active - Sporty attractions
Boot trip and Kayaking in the Franconian Swiss (between Bamberg and Nuernberg)
http://www.aktiv-reisen.com/e-kanuvermietung.htm
Climbing: http://www.frankentourismus.de/index.php?nav_id=177
Climbing and fun parks:
Pottenstein (Fr. Suisse) http://www.kletterwald-pottenstein.de/ ;
Betzenstein: http://www.abenteuerpark-betzenstein.de/abenteuerpark/
Mountain Biking: http://www.frankentourismus.de/radeln/mountainbike/
Cave adventures :
Wiesenthau/Binghoehle: http://www.binghoehle.de/
Ahorntal (near Burg Rabenstein)/ Sophienhoehle
http://www.ahorntal.de/sophien.htm
Summer sledging (Fr. Suisse): http://www.sommerrodelbahnen-pottenstein.de/
Hiking: http://www.frankentourismus.de/wandern/ ; http://www.in-franken-wandern.de/
Citytrips:
Main cities to visit in Franconia are: Bamberg (UN World Heritage) – Wurzburg – Nuernberg – Kulmbach - Kronach - Bayreuth
Overview: http://www.franken-infos.de/Sehenswuerdigkeiten/historische-staedte-franken.html
Most famous speciality of Upper-Franconia: BEER ( not too many for Dan though!!!)
http://www.bierland-oberfranken.de/deutsch/startseite_10.html
But do not forget Lower Franconia, yes we do also have wine:
http://www.franken-weinland.de/?sprache=en (between Frankfurt and Bamberg)
Castles in Franconia (don’t know where to start…)
Some castle are summarised here: http://www.schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/palace/index.htm
In addition we have:-
Kronach: Festung Rosenberg: http://www.festungsgaststaette-rosenberg.de/website.php
Weissenstein (near Bamberg): Schloss Pommersfelden http://www.schoenborn.de/weissenstein.html?&L=1
Pottenstein: Burg Pottenstein (Franconian Suisse, near summer sledging): http://www.burgpottenstein.de/
Wiesenthau: Burg Rabenstein: http://burg-rabenstein.de/ (Franconian Suisse, inlcuding wild bird show, cave visits nearby)
SPA and Wellness (Careful with Sauna in Germany….)
Lohengrin Therme in Bayreuth ; Thermalbad Bad Rodach (Coburger Land) ; Kristalltherme Fichtelberg ; Therme Bad Steben
Middle Franconia
Therme Obernsees (Fränkische Schweiz); Frankenalb Therme in Hersbruck ; Palm Beach in Stein bei Nürnberg ; Franken Therme in Bad Windsheim
Lower Franconia
Kiss Salis Therme in Bad Kissingen ; FrankenTherme in Bad Königshofen
The former border to Eastern Germany (around 9km from Coburg)
http://www.grenzerinnerungen.de/
Churches and Museums
http://www.franken-infos.de/Sehenswuerdigkeiten/kirchen-franken.html
http://www.franken-infos.de/Sehenswuerdigkeiten/museen-franken.html
Holidays starting from Coburg:
Former Eastern Germany: Dresden, Leipzig, Fehngrotten,
Czech Republic: Marienburg, Prague
To the South: Munich, Bavarian Alps, Austria, Italy
