Discover Bad Neualbenreuth: Sibyllenbad, culture and the Potato Festival

Bad Neualbenreuth offers a variety of reasons to explore: from Sibyllenbad, a mineral spring spa resort with an extensive bathing and wellness area, to geology, traditional crafts and the annual Potato Festival. Golf, mini golf and Nordic walking are also among the specific activities on offer.

Bathing, golf and exercise

Sibyllenbad is a mineral spring spa resort in Bad Neualbenreuth with an extensive bathing and wellness area. The spa gardens have an 18-hole mini-golf course. You can play golf in Bad Neualbenreuth at Golfclub Stiftland e.V.; Nordic walking is offered on the Sibyllenbad Vital-Parcours. The visitor information centre in Bad Neualbenreuth offers bicycle and e-bike rentals.

The activities offer a range of options: bathing and wellness, golf, mini golf or outdoor exercise. If you are travelling together with people who have different interests, you can decide which of these themes should shape your travel plans.

Geology, townscape and traditional crafts

The viewpoints around Bad Neualbenreuth and at the foot of the Tillenberg provide information about local geology, the geology of the border range, recent volcanism, tectonics and settlement history. They were built to be accessible. This offers a unique way to explore the geological and historical themes of the border region.

One tour starts in Bad Neualbenreuth’s market square, with its typical Egerland half-timbered houses, found only in this border region. The former spa house in Maiersreuth is the birthplace of Sibyllenbad in Bad Neualbenreuth and a venue for art and culture. The Mugl Waterfall is also a destination on a tour around Bad Neualbenreuth; the “Alter Herrgott” forest chapel is another destination on a tour around Bad Neualbenreuth.

Practical crafts are also part of what Bad Neualbenreuth has to offer: felting, fabric printing and hand weaving are available. Participation requires registration with Anita Köstler. These creative activities offer a different focus from geology, local history or exercise, and can add a crafts theme to your travel plans.

Potato Festival in October

The Potato Festival takes place in Bad Neualbenreuth every year on the first Sunday in October. The festival offers delicacies made with potatoes. This recurring date gives you a clear point of reference for planning; check the programme for the relevant year before travelling.

Culture in the wider destination of Tirschenreuth

In the wider destination of Tirschenreuth, the MuseumsQuartier in Tirschenreuth brings together the Upper Palatinate Fisheries Museum and six other specialist exhibitions in a former monastery. Visitors can explore almost 1,000 years of fishing and fish farming history and see local fish in four large aquariums. The MuseumsQuartier regularly hosts special exhibitions, talks, readings and concerts. Check individual dates before your trip, as they may change.

At the centre of Fischhofpark in Tirschenreuth are the historic Fischhof Bridge and the Fischhof, which houses the district court. The culinary traditions of Tirschenreuth district also add to the regional picture: it is best known for Zoigl, the cult beer of the Upper Palatinate Forest, and carp from the pond landscapes of the “Land of 1,000 Ponds”.

This travel theme gives your search direction without requiring you to commit to just one type of stay.

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