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Top Sights in Gunzenhausen & the Altmühlsee, Germany

February 2, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

The Bavarian Altmühl Lake & Great Fossils and Lithography Museum Gunzenhausen in Bavaria has an excellent Fossils and Lithography Museum while the nearby Altmühlsee (Lake) is popular with nature and water sports lovers. The main attraction of Gunzenhausen is its excellent fossils and lithography museum, one of the best of its kind in Germany. The Altmühltal is famous for … [Read more...]

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Top Sights to See in Wolframs-Eschenbach, Germany

February 2, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

Visit a Romantic Small, Wall-Enclosed Town in Bavaria Bavarian Wolframs-Eschenbach is a romantic small Bavarian town completely encircled by its town wall. Troubadour Wolfram von Eschenbach, writer of Parsifal, lived here. The Bavarian town Wolframs-Eschenbach is mostly visited to see its old town walls and to visit sights associated with German medieval troubadour Wolfram von … [Read more...]

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Top Sights to See in the Altmühltal Valley Germany

February 2, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

Fossils, Romans, Teutonic Order, and Outdoor Adventures The Bavarian Altmühl Valley is famous for water sports, cycling, hiking, unique fossils, Baroque Eichstätt, roman treasures, and other historic castles and sights. The southernmost parts of Franken, and some parts of northern Upper Bavaria, have been incorporated in to the Naturpark Altmühltal (Altmühl Valley Nature … [Read more...]

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Top Sights in Weißenburg in Bavaria, Germany

February 2, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

See a Former Free Imperial City with a Roman Heritage & Treasure Weißenburg was a Roman garrison town and a free imperial city before becoming part of Bavaria. Major sights to see include the old town and Roman treasure and sites. In AD 89, the Romans forced the local Celtic population out of the Weißenburg area and founded a garrison town. Around two centuries later, … [Read more...]

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Top Sights in Weißenburg & Ellingen, Germany

February 2, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

Roman sites, Charlemagne’s Fossa Carolina Folly, Fortress Wülzburg, and the Teutonic Order Weißenburg with its Roman sites and Fortress Wülzburg, Ellingen with the Teotonic Order Palace and Baroque old town, and Charlemange’s Main-Danube Canal are interesting sites to see. … [Read more...]

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Top Sights in Pappenheim & Solnhofen, Germany

February 2, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

Pappenheim, Panoramablick von der Burg, 2018

Picturesque Towns with Castles and Fossils in the Altmühl Valley, Bavaria Pappenheim and Solnhofen are small, picturesque towns in a beautiful part of the Altmühl Valley in Bavaria. Pappenheim is famous for its castle while fossils and nature enchant in Solnhofen. Pappenheim is a small town with a picture-perfect location where the Altmühl makes a complete U-turn. From here … [Read more...]

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Cheap and Legal Fossil Hunting in the Altmühl Valley

February 2, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

Buy, Search, and See Fossils in Quarries and Museums The Altmühl Valley is famous for fossil hunting opportunities in limestone quarries and museums in Gunzhausen, Solnhofen, and Eichstätt. The hunt for the 10th archaeopteryx is on… Around 150 million years ago, the Altmühl Valley in Bavaria had a tropical climate and was at the edge of the Jura Lake. Many animals and plants … [Read more...]

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Top Sights to See in Baroque Eichstätt, Germany

February 2, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

Baroque Palaces and Churches, Willibaldsburg Castle, and Fossil Museums Eichstätt has an Italian Baroque style old town, an interesting cathedral, a copy of the Holy Sepulcher, and unique Altmühl Valley fossils in the Jura and Bergér Museums. The Episcopal town Eichstätt has a history going back to 741 when St Boniface founded a monastery here. During the Thirty Years’ War, … [Read more...]

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Hotels & Restaurants in the Altmühl Valley in Bavaria, Germany

February 2, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

Cheap accommodation and great food are available in small Altmühl Valley towns including Wolframs-Eschenbach, Gunzenhausen, Weißenburg, Pappenheim, and Eichstätt. The Altmühl Valley towns have pleasant hotels and restaurants at cheap prices. Chain hotels are far and few between in this beautiful part of Bavaria. It is worth using major internet hotel reservations to see what … [Read more...]

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Outdoor Adventures & Activities in the Altmühltal Valley, Germany

February 2, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Franken / Franconia, Germany

Cycling, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Kayaking The Altmühl Valley in Bavaria, Germany has beautiful nature and easy access for cyclists, bikers, hikers, rock climbers, and canoeists. Countryside Hikes in the Altmühltal Valley The Altmühl Park has around 3,000 km/1,900 miles of marked hiking routes. The most famous is the 200-km/125-mile Altmühltal-Panoramaweg (Altmühl Valley … [Read more...]

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