Bavarian Jurassic Region
Where dinosaurs once lived in the Jurassic Sea
- 200 Million years ago covered by the Jurassic Sea and populated by
dinosaurs - Fossilisation, dripstone caves and Danube Gorge
- Famous baroque churches such as St. Georg in Weltenburg
- Oldest breweries in the world
Berching Five Rivers Cycle Route by boat – © Reinhard Mederer
Plankstetten – © Plankstetten
Weißwurst Akademie – © Andreas Hub
Museum for historic Maybach vehicles – © Stadt Neumarkt Frank Janka
Air museum – © Luftmuseum
Hotel Fronfeste – © Hotel Fronfeste
EH-Häusl – © EH-Häusl
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| Category | About | Place |
| Historical Monastry | Benedictine's life | Plankstetten Monastry in Berching |
| Medieval pearl | Medieval, smart, pretty | Berching |
| Special activities | Make your own bavarian sausages | Weisswurst Academy in Neumarkt |
| Special interest historic vehicles | Largest collection of historic Maybach Vehicles in the world | Museum of historic Maybach vehicles |
| Special interest modern art | Hear, see, comprehend, experience, understand air | Air museum in Amberg |
| Extraordinary hotels | Staying overnight in a former prison | Hotel Fronfeste in Amberg |
| Considered as the smallest hotel of the world | EH-Häusl in Amberg |
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Plankstetten Monastry in Berching
- Founded in the 12th century, today an active Benedictine abbey
- Accommodation, concerts, lectures, meditation and seminars
- Monastery shop and distillery: production and sales of high-quality spirits and organic products
Plankstetten – © Plankstetten
Berching
- Scenic old town with half-timbered houses and historic buildings
- Well-preserved town wall and towers from the Medieval period
- Surroundings in the nature park Altmühltal and lying by the Main-Danube Canal
Berching Five Rivers Cycle Route by boat – © Reinhard Mederer
Weisswurst Academy in Neumarkt
- Original Bavarian butcher‘s shop with museum in Neumarkt, just opposite the unique Maybach-Museum
- As a group you can learn how the famous Bavarian white sausages are made
- During this seminar everyone can produce his own Bavarian Sausages
Weißwurst Akademie – © Andreas Hub
Museum of historic Maybach vehicles
- In addition to historic automobiles, modern models from the Maybach
Manufactory are presented - The museum is the only automobile museum in the world dedicated
exclusively to the Maybach brand - The museum building is located near the center of Neumarkt, directly
opposite the Weisswurst Academy
Museum for historic Maybach vehicles – © Stadt Neumarkt Frank Janka
Air museum in Amberg
- The Air Museum in Amberg is a cultural and historical museum
- Modern museum about art, architecture, design and technology on the element air
- The Air Museum is located in a historic building from the 14th century in the historic oldtown of Amberg
Air museum – © Luftmuseum
Hotel Fronfeste in Amberg
- This hotel in Amberg takes its guests on a journey through time
- The hotel was a prison for over 300 years. Today you can experience a unique overnight with highquality and original equipment behind bars and cell doors.
- The prison hotel was awarded the bavarian Price for architecture.
Hotel Fronfeste – © Hotel Fronfeste
EH-Häusl in Amberg
- The Hotel „Eh-Häusl“ in Amberg is considered to be the smallest hotel in the world, only 2.5 meters broad
- It is spread over several floors and offers ist guests comfort and luxury
EH-Häusl – © EH-Häusl