Experience cultural heritage and unspoiled landscape
The Franconians have never reconciled themselves with the fact that, politically speaking, they largely belong to Bavaria. The Franconian empire arose from the tribe of Franconians in the 5th century, and later comprised half of Europe. In the Middle Ages, it was an imperial domain with numerous palatinates and imperial castles in which the Hohenzollern asserted their power base. The Franconians have retained many special features in addition to their dialect: they brew delicious beer, press the famous Franconian wine and cultivate Franconian cuisine with a lot of love.
Romantic Franconia will enchant you in the truest sense of the word with its medieval flair, half-timbered houses and innumerable country houses, castles and palaces. Nature lovers will also have plenty of choice in Franconia. The karst landscape of Franconian Switzerland and the Altmühl valley offer unique mountain walks and climbing tours, whereas the wine-growing regions and Franconian Lakes are more pleasant to wander through on foot or by bike. In Franconia, everyone can enjoy their holiday as they see fit!
Cycling and walking in Franconia
During a cycling or mountain bike tour in Franconia, you travel through magnificent landscapes and a unique cultural landscape. The diversity in Franconia is impressive, ranging from the sunlit vineyards and delightful river valleys in Mainfranken, Tauberfranken and Altmühltal to the Franconian Lakes, right up to the richly wooded upland formations of Franconian Switzerland, Frankenwald and the Fichtel Mountains. Franconia was dominated by Celts, Romans and the imperial period in the Middle Ages, which are still alive and kicking in old imperial towns such as Nuremberg, Dinkelsbühl, Bad Windsheim, Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Weißenburg.
Cycling in Franconia: the best-known cycle paths in Franconia are the Altmühltal Radweg, Aischtalradweg, Karpfenradweg, Tauber-Altmühlradweg, Main-Radweg or the Radfernweg Romantische Straße. Walking in Franconia: Steigerwald Panoramaweg, Altmühltal Panoramaweg, Baumwipfelpfad Steigerwald, Panoramaweg Taubertal, Frankenalb Panoramaweg, Fränkisches Steinreich as well as the Castles and Palaces hiking trail are the most important long-distance hiking routes and foot paths in Franconia. Your local Flair host will be happy to recommend a local brewery hike, a beer walking trail, a vineyard path or a walk through the vineyards.
Franconian cuisine, wine and beer
Walking and cycling in Franconia can be wonderfully combined with Franconian cuisine. On the Bocksbeutelstraße, Aischtalradweg, Karpfenradweg, MainRadweg or one of the beer walking trails, you will be enticed by the menus of numerous country inns and smart restaurants with fresh Franconian specialities such as carp, asparagus and horseradish as well as Franconian wine and beer. Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Bacchus, Riesling and Kerner are grown in small, fine vineyards for the Franconian wine in Mainfranken, in Steigerwald, in the Tauber valley and in Churfranken. In summer and early autumn, innumerable wine lovers go on a pilgrimage to the wine festivals and Heckenwirtschaft inns selling home-produced wine in the sunny vineyards and Franconian wine-growing estates.
Wine reigns supreme in the south and west of Franconia, whereas beer is most popular of course in the rest of Franconia. The areas around Kulmbach, Bamberg, Bayreuth and Nuremberg have the largest density of breweries in the world, with a total of 300 brewing companies in Franconia. Don’t forget to visit one of the rural house breweries and traditional rock cellars during your holiday in Franconia. A crispy Schäufele, shoulder of pork with dumplings, is a must.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=“22px“][vc_column_text css=“.vc_custom_1548337406033{background-color: #75b81d !important;}“]
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Romantic Franconia will enchant you in the truest sense of the word with its medieval flair, half-timbered houses and innumerable country houses, castles and palaces.
Today, the Upper Palatinate is primarily a recreational area. Jurasteig, the 5 Rivers cycle path, canoe trips on the Vils, Naab and Regen rivers or even walks tracing the mining history along the Erzweg and the Bavarian Iron Way attract lovers of nature and culture.
Bavaria’s largest lake in the picturesque foothills of the Alps is a paradise for nature, sports and culture. The wonderful hiking trails or the famous Chiemsee cycle path guide you through the breathtaking natural beauty.
Holstein Switzerland has plenty of open meadows, soft hills and clear lakes. The nature park hiking trail connects the five nature parks in Schleswig-Holstein.
200 years ago, the characteristic heathlands stretched far over large parts of northern Germany. The cultural landscape that was formed by overgrazing in the Neolithic age is today kept open for grazing for heathland sheep – a traditional, native breed of sheep.
Holidaying in the North Sea is as varied and changeable as the surface of the sea itself. The beach is attractive in bright sunshine. On a long walk through the dunes, the unique and raw charm of the North Sea is demonstrated by the wind, clouds and salty sea breeze. If it’s raining, abundant wellness offers provide restoration and relaxation. When the tide is out, a walk in the Wadden Sea is a unique experience. The nearby hinterland that is shaped by the ocean climate with its extensive pastoral landscapes invites you to actively discover them and relax.
Altmark lies in the northern part of Saxony-Anhalt, between the Drawehn region in Lower Saxony, the Elbe in the east as well as the Wendland region and the Magdeburger Börde. As part of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, the ancient cultural landscape obtained its historical significance in the Middle Ages when the Margraves of Brandenburg were given the right to the electoral vote.
As far as Brandenburg – so extensive are its worlds of experience. Its palaces and castles bear witness to the Margrave’s Electorate of Brandenburg and Prussia’s illustrious past. Its large-scale protected areas, rich in woodlands and waterways such as the Dahme-Heideseen Natural Park or the Unteres Oderland Natural Park enable visitors to feel nature’s heartbeat.
In the middle of the Mecklenburg Lakeland is Germany’s largest inland lake – Müritz. It’s a paradise for all types of water sports: bathing, swimming, sailing, surfing, canoe and kayaking. There are wonderful cycling tours along the shores of the Müritz to Malchow or to the town harbour of Waren.
The Bergisches Land starts directly outside the gates of Cologne and is a paradise for hikers and romantics. The mountain panorama track rewards the efforts of hikers with fabulous views. Its route takes you on a circular tour through unspoiled nature, along rivers, through forests, over hills and valleys
A thousand years ago, red hot magma and groundwater collided, creating powerful eruptions. The resulting craters subsequently filled with water and today are better known as the maars (lakes) of the Volcanic Eifel or the “Eyes of the Eifel”. The Dauner Maars are a unique geological natural product and offer superb walks.
The Moselle and Rhein meet at the famous “German Corner” in Koblenz, whilst Koblenz’s old town invites you to take a stroll through it. The Moselle and Rhein rivers quietly wind through picturesque landscapes, past countless castles and palaces, wonderful vine-covered hills and romantic wine-growing villages offering excellent cuisine, and entice you to go on a leisurely boat trip.
The Sauerland is the first region to be crowned a “Quality Hiking Region” and with the Sauerland Hiking Villages or the Sauerland-Höhenflug it offers first-class hiking routes with wonderful panoramic views. To be accurate, the total of 2,711 mountains over 400 m high provide a unique backdrop.
Historic towns such as Hameln or Höxter with their half-timbered houses and buildings from the Weser Renaissance style take visitors back to a different time. Fragrant tours or culinary guided tours speak equally to all senses. The present-day Corvey Castle and the UNESCO world Heritage Site in Höxter was a free estate Benedictine abbey up to 1792 and a dominant cultural centre with its valuable library in the Middle Ages.
The Brocken at 1,141 m high is without a doubt the most impressive natural monument in the Harz mountain range. Northern Germany’s highest mountain offers a fantastic view of the countryside and on good days, you can see as far as Thüringan, the Weser mountains, the Rothaar Mountains or the Rhön Mountains. The Brocken is also known for its enchanted walking paths.
The Kellerwald-Edersee UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in the Waldecker Land region. The expansive beech forests are no longer managed, thus creating Europe’s “primitive forests of the future”. The largest largest coherent complex of Luzulo-Fagetum beech grove in Central Europe is protected over an area of 6,000 hectares and you can experience it first hand on the Kellerwaldsteig or the Urwaldsteig Edersee hiking paths.
The Münsterland region is Germany’s horse country and offers the Münsterland riding trail consisting of 1,000 km of signposted bridleways. On this trail you can explore the region’s soft landscape by saddle. The 100 Castles Route – the pinnacle of German cycling tracks - combines culture with an active holiday.
You can experience the history of the Ore Mountains as a flourishing mining region in over 20 visitors’ mines. The Ore Mountains are world-famous for their wide variety of traditional crafts with fabrics such as embroidery, felting, weaving, lace-making and ornamental trimmings as well as crafts with wood.
This little corner of the earth is also known as the Tuscany of the North, and rightly so. After all, a lust for life, unique medieval cultural assets and excellent wines are all at home here in the birthplace of German royalty. The sun shines brightly in the region, which is still an inside tip.
As a hiker on the Rennsteig hiking trail, as a visitor to the famous Wartburg Castle near Eisenach, or as a sports fan at an exciting event (biathlon, bob, cross-country or Nordic combined) in the winter sports complex at Oberhof: the Thüringian Forest has a wide variety of activities on offer to suit every interest and taste! You can follow the footsteps of Goethe and Schiller in Weimar and Jena.
Lake Constance in the four-country border region stands for unadulterated joie de vivre. The fascinating Alpine panorama in the background offers a magnificent backdrop to all types of activities: enjoyable bathing, water sports or a relaxed boat trip over the blue expanse of Lake Constance.
Lake Constance in the four-country border region stands for unadulterated joie de vivre. The fascinating Alpine panorama in the background offers a magnificent backdrop to all types of activities: enjoyable bathing, water sports or a relaxed boat trip over the blue expanse of Lake Constance.
The Swabian Tuscany is a top-class recreational area. Cycling along the Köcher, Jagst and Neckar rivers, cultural cycling routes along literary cycling paths, and castle or nature park routes up to the wooded mountain range of the nature parks – this is the best way to experience the versatility of the Heilbronn region.
The Kraichgau region lies between the Rhein and Neckar to the west and east, and between Odenwald and the Black Forest to the north and south. The “region of 1,000 hills” is a varied landscape bathed in sunshine consisting of vineyards, forests, orchards and the romantic river valleys of the Neckar, Lein, Zaber, Kirchbach and Metter.
The Black Forest is like a fairy tale with its clear lakes and idyllic river courses, gorges and waterfalls. The fir green forests in Germany’s largest low mountain range would have been the perfect scenery for brave Little Red Riding Hood, written by the Brothers Grimm.
The uniquely beautiful landscape of the Swabian Alb biosphere area inspired Eduard Mörike in his inimitable poems to nature. Culture, nature and cuisine are the triad on the Swabian Alb. The famous Maultaschen stuffed pasta, Alpine lamb, delicious cheese and the rediscovered Alpine lentils taste best with a regional beer.
The scenery in the Allgäu Alps offers a fantastic panorama for the magical castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. The Alpine Trilogy offers three hiking trails at different altitudes.
Splendid cycling tours along the Wörnitztalweg and Donautalweg, hiking through the Monheimer Alb or the Kesseltal, exploratory tours through a world-famous meteor crater: Bavarian Swabia is an oasis for nature
A land full of castles and lakes isn’t just beautiful, it also offers an incomparable range of activities for summer and winter. In summer, water sports attract you to the Wörthersee lake, whereas in winter you can enjoy the energetic ski slopes in the nearby sunny ski resorts.
Christmas is just around the corner – how would you like to relax during the most wonderful time of the year in a Flair Hotel and indulge in culinary delights? Book Christmas breaks here and enjoy winter in the most beautiful regions in Germany and Austria, or give a gift card for Christmas.
