Brbels Garten

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Gems and hideaways

in Bavaria
This unique horticultural heritage has been entrusted into our care to be preserved in perpetuity for future generations. With our initiative we hope not only to continue to raise awareness for the beauty of these superb green sanctuaries but also to strengthen peoples appreciation of both their economic value to the tourism and leisure industry and their value as identity-creating cultural heritage in the broad, rural landscape of Bavaria. I hope you have a truly memorable time in Bavarias gardens and parks!

Dear garden lovers everywhere,

Stately palace grounds, lovingly tendered private gardens, sweet-smelling monastical herb beds or wide and spacious town parks: Bavaria is a world full of gardens as diverse as the state itself. Gardens in Bavaria has brought together just twenty of the states gardens that are an absolute must for any horticulture fan. Portraying the development of gardens through the centuries this selection is a trip back in time from the baroque era to the present day with a range of garden gems that offer a unique array of experiences and activities for green-ngered fans of all ages.

Katja Hessel Bavarian State Secretary of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology

Garden book author, well-known TV celebrity and presenter of the Bayerisches Fernsehen production Querbeet Barbara Krasemann offers tours of her beautiful garden that covers some 8,500 m2. The garden comprises eleven different themed areas with over 500 different types of trees and bushes. Biodiversity is a top priority in this idyllic garden. Barbara Krasemann lets visitors into the secrets of how she turns fruits, leaves, blossoms and buds into delightful creations, imaginative decorations and alluring wellness products with the true wow factor. A tour of this amazing garden will be an inspiration to any nature lover. The two-hour tour visits dry and damp shaded areas, two ponds and a large natural swimming pool as well as an Alpine garden, orchards and gardens with interesting historic fruits, vegetables and other rarities, an eating area, a stone oven, a drying and smoking house, a covered al fresco cooking area, a herb garden, an autumn garden, a formal garden section with historic roses and lots more.
Opening times/Tours | Group tours from May - Oct. on Fri, Sat and Sun by prior arrangement | 2-hour tours every 1st and 3rd Sun from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Admission | e 4,- per person Distinctive features | A working garden providing food for the whole year

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Brbels Garden | Barbara Krasemann | Dixenhausen 23 | D-91177 Thalmssing Tel.: +49 (0)9173 78886 | info@baerbels-garten.de | www.baerbels-garten.de

(Medical Plant Garden)

Arzneipflanzengarten
Ingolstadt

Thalmssing

Barbels Garten (Private botanical garden)

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Once home to Ingolstadt universitys botanical gardens, this Hortus medicus is attached to the building that from 1736 to 1800 was used as the Old Anatomy and today houses Germanys Museum of the History of Medicine. The design of these 2,000 m2 grounds harmonises well with the baroque facade of the building that was built to resemble an orangery. Creating an al fresco room the gardens are an oasis of tranquility on the heart of the town. Some 250 medicinal plants are arranged according to their ingredients and labelled with their scientic name, their German name and their genus. The plants are selected rstly on the basis of their historic and present day phytotherapeutic importance and secondly on which drug can be extracted from them. The garden served as a scientic show garden imparting medicobotanical information on a wide range of indigenous and Mediterranean medicinal plants.

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Opening times/Tours | Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Closed on Mon | Also closed on: 1st Jan., Shrove Tuesday, Good Friday, 1st Nov., 24th Dec., 25th Dec., 31th Dec. | Guided tours available on request Admission | Free Distinctive Features | Separate fragrance and sensory garden with elevated beds and Braille labelling

Deutsches Medizinhistorisches Museum (Museum of the History of Medicine) | Anatomiestrasse 18 - 20 D-85049 Ingolstadt | Tel.: +49 (0)841 305-2860 | dmm@ingolstadt.de | www.dmm-ingolstadt.de

In the mid 17th century Margrave Christian Ernst established a hunting and animal garden on a wooded hillside a little outside the town, bordered on three sides by the river Maine. In 1736 Margravine Wilhelmine began to implement her plans for the extension and redesigning of the Hermitage. The New Palace, the sun temple, the semi-circular and double-winged, orangery and the large pond with its statues and fountains were all soon constructed. Wilhelmines principal interest focused mainly on the gardens and her love of antiquity encouraged her to adorn them with statues and articial ruins all interconnected by a series of pathways. These, together with the lower grotto, create an unusual garden composition of independent gardens that still hold their magic for todays visitors. As delightful as the palace and gardens already were, it was the addition of the fountains in the lower grotto and the upper pond that really added the nishing touches creating this stunning work of art.

Opening Times/Tours | Daily access | Fountains operate from 1st May. Old Palace | Hermitage: April - Sept.: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. | 1st - 15th Oct.: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., closed from 16th Oct. - March WC Admission | Old Palace Schloss e 4,50 | concessions e 3,50 Distinctive features | Formal gardens of European importance

Eremitage Bayreuth | D-95448 Bayreuth | Tel.: +49 (0)921 759690 sgvbayreuth@bsv.bayern.de | www.bayreuth-wilhelmine.de

Felsenlabyrinth
(Rock labyrinth)
Wunsiedel

Eremitage (Hermitage) Bayreuth

Enjoy a journey of discovery through gorges, caves and a unique and mystical landscape. The so called Brgerliche Landschaftsgarten that also incorporates Europes largest rock labyrinth is a real adventure excursion for all the family. A well-laid out circular walk takes visitors on a journey back in time: 300 million year-old granite rocks form bizarre, monster-shaped creations and massive mountains of stone. This breathtakingly beautiful landscape with its huge rock formations has already earned itself such celebrity admirers as Queen Luise and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. So, why not go on this journey yourself and let this wonder jointly created by man and nature work its fascination on you? The accreditation as a National Geotope underscores the very special geological import and the rarity of this unique sea of granite.

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Opening Times/Tours | March - Nov. | Daily from 8.30 a.m. 6 p.m. | During the Festival (June - Aug.) until 7 p.m. | geopark ranger-tours every Wed and Sun or by prior arrangement Admission | Family ticket: e 9,- | Adult: e 4,Groups: e 3,- Children: e 1,50 Distinctive features | Europes largest granite sea

Stadt Wunsiedel - Luisenburg | Tel.: +49 (0)9232 602-162 | Ticket counter Tel.: +49 (0)9232 5673 | touristinfo@wunsiedel.de | www.wunsiedel.de

Back in 2009 when Rain hosted a horticultural show, the garden centre company Dehner opened a show garden on a 1.2 hectare plot next to the show ground. The Dehner garden, that showcases the wonders of indigenous animals and plants, contains some 1,800 bushes and trees representing 60 native species. In addition to this, a large biotope area of some 450 square metres was planted with marshland and pond plants. Rather than having live animals, the garden has life-sized bronze gures of every living creature from a beetle to a wild pig. Sounds and chimes accompany the visitor as he tours the garden. Whilst open to visitors who just wish to take a stroll, the garden is also used to teach visitors about environmental protection. The Dehner Green Classroom offers age-appropriate adventure tours led by qualied environment trainers for children from primary schools and nurseries. They are interactive with plenty of fun and games helping children to get to know their environment and the diversity of habitats it contains.

Opening times/Tours | All-year-round | Daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Tours available on request Admission | Free Distinctive Feature | interactive guides for kindergartens, school classes and adults

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Dehner BlumenPark | Donauwrther Strasse 3-5 | D-86641 Rain am Lech Tel.: +49 (0)8431 645850 | naturlehrgarten@dehner.de | www.dehner.de/naturlehrgarten

(Dehner Flower Park)

Dehner Blumenpark

Rain am lech

(Dehner educational garden) Rain am lech

Dehner Naturlehrgarten

Garden centre company Dehner has developed a show garden in the companys home town in Rain am Lech that is always worth a visit either just to relax and while away a pleasant hour or two or to gather new tips and ideas for your own garden. The gardens combine elements from Asia, the Mediterranean and England creating a unique ensemble. One of the principal attractions is the Japanese garden that showcases large bonsais, ponds, a stepped cascade, boulders and an arched bridge. The rhododendrons that bloom from May onwards are a further popular highlight. Chimes lead out across the water to a wide band of reeds that in turn melds into an English style cottage garden comprising rockeries, rose gardens, dry stone slate or sandstone walls providing space for rock-loving plants. Bird lovers will delight in the exotic peacocks, amingos and doves. Three times a year some 2,000 m2 of ower beds are used to showcase seasonal displays of both common and rare plants.

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Opening times/Tours | All-year-round | Daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Group tours available on request Admission | Free Distinctive Feature | 30,000 m2 of show garden with elements from Asia, the Mediterranean and England

Dehner BlumenPark | Donauwrther Strasse 3-5 | D-86641 Rain am Lech Tel.: +49 (0)9090 775331 | rain@dehner.de | www.dehner.de/busreisen

The court garden in Landshut is a very special gem. It has long been part of the baronial estate and is one of the oldest formal gardens in Bavaria. Its value as a fabulous municipal park, a landscape gem, a green axis for the town, a paradise for children with an adventure playground, a small zoo and a wealth of colourful ower beds can not be praised highly enough. In 2011 a network of information spots was set up. A detailed map of these posts is available from various sources including the tourist information ofce. The aim of this network is to provide information, make the sights of the park accessible to everyone and improve the experience of the Landshuts unique green heart. The 27 hectares of the court gardens provide rst rate leisure facilities to the people of Landshut and visitors alike. Ancient mature trees, wildlife enclosures (deer and ornamental birds), duck ponds and 6.5 kilometres of walks provide plenty of opportunity to relax.

Opening times/Tours | 1st April - 14th May.: 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. | 15th May - 31th Aug.: 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. | 1st Sept. - 30th Sept.: 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. | 1st Oct. - 31th March: 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. Admission | Free Distinctive feature | Wide landscape park with medieval Castle Trausnitz

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Hofgarten Landshut | Hofgarten | D-84036 Landshut | Landshut Tourismus | Altstadt 315 84028 Landshut | Tel.: +49 (0)871 92205-0 | tourismus@landshut.de | www.landshut.de

(Spa gardens) Bad Steben

Health and wellbeing are tangible in so many ways in this spa town park. Under a preservation order since 2010 the park that has facets ranging from English to Mediterranean focuses around the springs of the modern-day spa town of Bad Steben and the municipal spa facilities. The Klenzebau im Kurpark the very rst spa building that dates back to 1837 is today Bad Stebens calling card. Immediately adjacent to that, the historic columned pump room encircled by fountains and a breathtaking display of blooms is a great place to while away a peaceful hour or so. The romantic rose garden provides a welcome fragranced accompaniment to a relaxing stroll whilst the baroque statues are true eye-catchers amongst the owers. Currently, the traditional spa concerts are staged in the music pavilion. Sundays often sees Biedermeier fans strolling through the park in full historic costume.

Kurpark

Hofgarten (Court Garden) Landshut

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Opening Times/Tours | All-year-round access | Tours available on request Admission | Free of charge Distinctive features | Mineral spring water drinking fountains providing medicinal water rich in radon and carbon dioxide

Kurpark Bad Steben | Badstrasse 31 | D-95138 Bad Steben Tel.: +49 (0)9288 960-0 | info@bad-steben.de | www.bad-steben.de

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The Kruter-Erlebnis-Park herb garden in Bad Heilbrunn has a wonderful range of plants carefully arranged in zones that all add up to a great place to relax or enjoy a gentle stroll. Visitors can fully appreciate the diversity of wild and cultivated plants, herbs, owers, bushes and trees. The park has plenty to explore and enjoy: lots of colourful owers, two streams with barefoot pools, a biotope pond, a magic wood, a labyrinth of tea herbs, a wild hedgerow, a herb patio, an observation tower with a slide for the little ones, a bee hotel, a geo-biological trail and a witchs circle with a herb sun. The garden is particularly noted for its beds of plants mentioned in the Benediktbeurn abbey recipes from the 13th century. Regular tours are on offer for small groups and individuals from May through to November. Longer group tours lasting 45 minutes or more can be arranged. Workshop add-ons demonstrating how oils, vinegars, bath additives and schnapps are made are also available.

Opening times/Tours | All-year-round access | Activities available for groups Admission | Free Distinctive Features | Abbey recipes, Celtic tree horoscope and a geo-biological trail

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Kruter-Erlebnis-Park | Wrnerweg 4 | D-83670 Bad Heilbrunn | Tel.: +49 (0)8046 323 info@bad-heilbrunn.de | www.kraeuter-erlebnis-park.de | www.kraeuter-erlebnis-region.de

(Court garden) Eichsttt

Once reserved exclusively for the Prince Bishops of Eichsttt, today the court garden is enjoyed by everyone. This wonderful example of a baroque garden was established in 1735 adjacent to the Prince Bishops summer residence designed by Gabriel de Gabrieli. Large and rectangular in shape, the garden stretches down to the banks of the river Altmhl and contains three pavilions that are also the work of Gabrieli. This historic garden is noted for its strictly laid out avenues of miniature trees and carefully pruned and partially ornamental low hedges. Following secularization the dukes of Leuchtenberg redesigned the court garden along the lines of an English garden as was popular at the time when the summer residence was converted to the administrative centre for the university, the adjoining parts of the garden were restored to their former baroque glory. Today, with some 180 trees and bushes representing some 70 different species, the garden also functions as an arboretum.

Hofgarten

(Herb Garden)

Kruter-Erlebnis-Park
in Bad Heilbrunn

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Opening times/Tours | All-year-round access | Dates of guided tours available on website |Group tours arranged via tourist information centre in Eichsttt Admission | Free of charge Description | A large arboretum (22,480 m2) with indigenous trees and bushes native to a temperate climate

Hofgarten der Eichsttter Sommerresidenz | Ostenstrasse 26 | D-85072 Eichsttt Tel.: +49 (0)8421 6001-400 | tourismus@eichstaett.info | www.eichstaett.info

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The spa park is located between the Obermain Therme and the lakes of Bad Staffelstein just a stones throw from the town centre. The lakeside stage in the centre of the park is a hub of activity and a venue for a wide range of cultural events such as the spa concert series, open air cinema and other special performances. One of the parks special features is the double graduation works that has two walkways where visitors can breathe in saline laden air. Each summer the unique bridge theatre (Das Brckentheater) hosts Frnkischen Theatersommer performances. The park has numerous beautiful fountains and water features including one that rings bells. The all-round views from the Monopteros are stunning. On the one side it looks down on to Kloster Banz and on the other side it overlooks the famous Fourteen Holy Helpers (Vierzehnheiligen) as well as, of course, overlooking the entire park, the towers in the town and the craggy peaks of the Staffelberg. Home to ten fabulous sculptures, the woodland adjacent to the park is a wonderful swathe of green running right through the town.
Opening times/Tours | April - Oct. daily from 7 a.m. 10 p.m.; Nov. - March 7.30 a.m. - 10 p.m. Admission | Free Distinctive Features | Spa park with a double graduation house | water features | 7 m high fountain and an observation point topped by columned temple

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Kurpark an der Obermain Therme | Am Kurpark 1 | D-96231 Bad Staffelstein Tel.: +49 (0)9573 33120 | tourismus@bad-staffelstein.de | www.bad-staffelstein.de

(Royal Spa gardens) Bad Reichenhall

The Bad Reichenhall royal spa gardens are a unique way to experience nature, health, architecture and highbrow culture. Some 39,000 m2 of carefully laid out gardens showcase plants from Asia and North America alongside over 42 different types of trees. Particularly worthy of mention are the 350 year-old yew tree, the very unusual handkerchief tree and the 140 year-old tulip tree. The Gradierhaus (salt works graduation house) today houses Europes largest Alpine brine open-air inhalatorium. From April to October, some 400,000 litres of brine ow straight from springs deep in the Bad Reichenhall mountains over 100,000 bundles of blackthorn to enrich the air with a ne saline mist. Inviting relaxation areas with loungers are available by the inhalatorium fountain, by the Gradierhaus and in the reading area of the Wandelhalle. The royal spa garden is also the cultural hub of the town. Here, under the dignied eye of magnicent, historic buildings, the Bad Reichenhall Philharmonic Orchestra stages its concerts.

Kniglicher Kurgarten

(Spa Gardens)

Kurpark

Bad Staffelstein

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Opening times/Tours | Nov. - March 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. | April - Oct. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Tours available on request Admission | Free of charge Distinctive features | Gradierhaus (salt works graduation house): Europes largest Alpine brine open-air inhalatorium

Kniglicher Kurgarten Bad Reichenhall | Wittelsbacherstrasse 15 | D-83435 Bad Reichenhall Tel.: +49 (0)8651 6060 | info@bad-reichenhall.de | www.bad-reichenhall.de

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Bad Kissingen is a spa town on the Franconian river Saale with a unique atmosphere. The town has a wealth of historic buildings such as the Regentenbau - a landmark of Bad Kissingen, Europes largest pump room that still to this day dispenses glasses of the spas healing waters and Bad Kissingens relaxing car free zones in the centre of the town. These, together with the wide range of cultural events staged throughout the year make Bad Kissingen an ideal and unique holiday destination. The spa park, Luitpold park and the rose gardens are all just perfect for a leisurely stroll with huge palm trees providing welcome shade on hot and sunny days. Weather permitting the spa orchestra will take to the revolving stage in the centre of the park and entertain visitors with their enchanting melodies that are carried away on the breeze right across the park. Bordered by the pump room and the "Regentenbau built by Professor Max Littmann that bestow a very aristocratic air, the park is a wonderful leisure resource for the people of the town and visitors alike.
ffnungszeiten | ganzjhrig Eintritt | frei Besonderheit | Dampferle Romantische Schifffahrt a.d. Frnkischen Saale vom Rosengarten zur Saline | Ostern bis Oktober

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Bayer. Staatsbad Bad Kissingen GmbH | Am Kurgarten 1 | 97688 Bad Kissingen Tel.: +49 (0)971 8048-211 | tourismus@badkissingen.de | www.badkissingen.de

(Spa gardens) Bad Wrishofen

Established way back in 1890 on a former tile-makers clay eld the park today covers 163,000 m2 and is an oasis of relaxation and leisure. Open all year round, the park and gardens are a wonderful sensory experience for the people of the town as well as for visitors. The rose garden displays a staggering 6,000 roses representing 575 different types of roses. There are also 3 medicinal herb gardens focusing on 3 different eras, a fragrance garden with some 1,200 plants, an aviary with over 100 birds, Kneipp baths also offering access to people with mobility issues and to children, an osteo-walk to promote healthy mobility, a graduation house to help with breathing, a 1,550 m long barefoot trail and an information pavilion with up-to-the-minute information. Finally, park facilities also include a large tennis complex, a caf and over 100 benches for visitors to the park to relax on.

Kurpark

(Spa gardens) Bad Kissingen

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Opening times/Tours | Guided tours can be arranged at the tourist information centre Admission | Free Distinctive Features | Barefoot trail: a great sensory trail approximately 1,550 m long helping visitors to enjoy the park with all their senses

Gsteinformation (Guest information) | Hauptstrasse 16 | D-86842 Bad Wrishofen Tel.: +49 (0)8247 993355 | info@bad-woerishofen.de | www.bad-woerishofen.de

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A dream has become reality! Six years of intense work have turned 5,000 m2 of grounds (two sections, one of 3,000 m2 and the other 2,000 m2) into a magnicently laid out Asian style garden. Ideally located on a gentle slope the garden has a pathway running right through it alongside streams and passed ponds. A red, Japanese style bridge overlooks one of the many waterfalls feeding the upper ponds. Narrow pathways wend their ways between wonderfully formed rocks and evergreen hills leading to concealed seating areas that are just perfect for a quiet rest. Two partially covered patios overlook wonderful rhododendrons, ornamental cherry trees, irises and many other Asiatic plants. In the centre of the garden is an authentic looking Japanese tea house with a characteristic pagoda style roof. A visit to the in-house caf is the ideal way to round-off a visit to the Lotus Garden.

Opening Times/Tours | From 14th July 2012 Sun - Wed from 10 a.m. 5 p.m., Thu - Sat 10 a.m. 9 p.m. | Guided tours available on request Admission | Free of charge Distinctive features | Tour of the Leyk ceramic works | factory shop with caf

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Leyks Lotos-Garten | Erlbacher Strasse 108 | D-91541 Rothenburg o.d.T. Tel.: +49 (0)9861 8755588 | info@lotos-garten.de | www.leyk-shop.com

(Spa gardens) Bad Aibling

Bad Aiblings spa park is situated right in the heart of the city and dates back more than 100 years. Originally established and owned by an organisation known as the Ortverschnerungsverein (Association for the improvement of local amenities), the park today is an important hub and leisure area for the people of the town. It is lovingly cared for throughout the year by four gardeners. Covering some 70 hectares the park has over 1,200 trees and a wide range of distinctive features including an aroma and sensory garden, a water trail, a historic trail with 9 information points and a number of fountains and sculptures. For the more sporting-minded visitor there is a mini golf course, a tennis course and a boules area (charges apply). The park is also used as a venue for a wide array of cultural events. From May to September it hosts concerts of all genres such as the Culture in the Park series of concerts on Fridays and free concerts of rock, pop, jazz and soul that bestow almost a Woodstock feel on the park. The highlight of each year is the annual Park Festival that takes place on the rst weekend in August.

Kurpark

Rothenburg o.d.T .

Leyk's Lotos-Garten

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Opening Times/Tours | Open all-year-round | Tours on request Admission | Free of charge Distinctive features | Large aviary with interesting birds from all over the world

Kurpark Bad Aibling | Rosenheimer Strasse | D-83043 Bad Aibling Tel.: +49 (0)8061 9080-0 | info@aib-kur.de | www.bad-aibling.de

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The idyllic herb garden in the grounds of Bambergs MUSSROL herb nursery is a romantic green oasis and popular place to visit. It is located in the centre of the historic Grtnerstadt in Wunderburg that is part of Bambergs heritage inscribed on the World Heritage list. A walk through the 1,500 m2 of herb garden provides a wealth of information on aromatic herbs, tea and medicinal plants, kitchen herbs and night scented plants. A distinctive Bamberg feature is the plantation of liquorice that is now being cultivated here again for the rst time in 60 years. With over 200 different species and types of plants there is plenty to see, smell and feel, bringing the world of organic herbs truly to life. Set up in 1994 and comprising a shop, vegetable gardens and a historic gardeners shed, the Naturland, market gardening business carries on a tradition of growing organic vegetables that stretches back six generations.

Opening Times/Tours | Mid April - mid Oct., Wed 2 - 6 p.m., Fri 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Admission | Free of charge Distinctive features | Various tours available by arrangement

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MUSSROL Bamberger Krutergrtnerei | Nrnberger Strasse 86 | D-96050 Bamberg Tel.: +49 (0)951 22023 | post@biokraeuter.info | www.biokraeuter.info

Rosengrtnerei (Rose gardens) Kalbus Altdorf/Nrnberg

5,000 m2 of well maintained gardens adjoining the nursery were established in 1984. Over the years they have slowly been developed and now include large lawns and rose beds providing an excellent backdrop to musical events in summer. The gardens have also become popular with rose fans from near and far. Concentrating originally on historic roses, today the gardens include considerable and highly attractive plantings of roses and perennials from the worlds leading rose growers. The beds are laid out in such a way as makes it easy for rose fans to replicate them in their own gardens. The co-planting of roses and herbs and the combination of climbing roses and clematis provide inspiration for gardeners to copy at home.

(Herb show Garden) Mussrol

Schaukrutergarten
bamberg

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Opening Times/Tours | March: March - Nov. Mon - Fri 8 a.m. 6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., June and July also open on Sun 10 a.m. 12 p.m. Admission | Free of charge | between e 3,- and e 8,- when events are being staged Distinctive features | Park with some 5,000 m2 of rose beds showcasing rare and new roses from renowned rose growers

Rosengrtnerei Kalbus | Hagenhausener Hauptstrasse 1 b | D-90518 Altdorf Tel.: +49 (0)9187 5729 | rosen@rosen-kalbus.de | www.rosen-kalbus.de

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Back in 1747 when the gardens were rst established, the spa town of Bad Brckenau covered some 40 hectares. The Prince Abbots of Fuldas Italian court architect Andrea Gallasini designed a strictly symmetrical garden focusing on its central axis that today still runs across some 5 hectares of the gardens linking the royal palace complex to the Sinntal. Over the years the complex has been expanded with the addition of further buildings, particularly during the reign of King Ludwig I who used the spa town as his summer residence on no fewer than 26 occasions. The beauty of this royal park is highlighted further by the contrast between the formality of the gardens and the natural beauty of the adjacent meadows and woodlands. Stunning ower beds, impressive displays of roses and copious trees are all carefully arranged according to traditional designs as are the linearly pruned avenues of horse chestnut trees and arcades. The romantic, fairytale like buildings in the centre of the park are a royal touch that still delights visitors of today.
Opening times/Tours | All-year-round access Admission | Free of charge Distinctive features | In the summer months the royal park is the ideal setting for romantic open air concerts, the Fest WC der 1.000 Lichter (Festival of 1,000 Lights) and for other festivities such as the historic park festival and a wine festival

Staatsbad Bad Brckenau | Heinrich-von-Bibra-Strasse 25 | D-97769 Bad Brckenau Tel.: +49 (0)9741 8020 | staatsbad@badbrueckenau.com | www.badbrueckenau.com

Schlossgarten (Palace gardens) Dennenlohe unterschwaningen

Adjacent to the baroque palace of Dennenlohe that was built in 1734, is a park of some 16 hectares. The rhododendron park that is an accredited botanical garden, comprises islands, bridges, streams, picturesque stone lanterns and Asian temple gates. The new landscape park and arboretum were established back in 2006 in the palaces Eichwald and have a wealth of interesting features to offer including a pond with decorative roots, a magnolia island, a laburnum walkway, a Franconian meadow biotope and a moor area and spring pool. A camera obscura sits at the summit of the Platnerberg that has been planted with some 4,000 historic roses. The stately private garden that is within the palace walls is only open on certain days of the year. In summer a number of events and concerts are staged on the palace terrace and in the grounds of the historic estate. A rm date on the annual calendar is the Palace and Garden Festival held each year on Ascension Day that has some 90 or so exhibitors. Visitors to the festival can even enjoy a guided tour of the garden with Baron Ssskind himself.
Opening times/Tours | From April to the beginning of Nov. daily from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Guided tours by prior arrangement Admission | e 7,- depending on the event | Children free Distinctive Features | The palace park covers some 16 hectares making it the largest private rhododendron and landscape park in the south of Germany

Schlosspark (Palace gardens) Knig Ludwig I. Bad Brckenau

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Schlosspark Dennenlohe | Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Dennenlohe | D-91743 Unterschwaningen | Tel.: +49 (0)9836 96888 | info@dennenlohe.de | www.dennenlohe.de

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Franconias parks and gardens

Franconia is full of beautiful gardens with some of Europes leading examples of garden design through the ages dotted across the region. The aristocracy who made Franconia their home left behind a rich heritage of gardens that are all just waiting to be explored. Stately parks, palace gardens, superb private gardens, botanical gardens, rose gardens, herb gardens, educational gardens and fruit orchards the rich landscape of Franconia has them all. An integral part of the cultural landscape of Franconia these gardens bear witness to a centuries-old tradition of garden architecture. Welcome to the garden paradise of Franconia.

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In full bloom, colourful parks and gardens showcase Franconias towns and villages at their very best. Garden design worthy of masters, a mle of all things green and a true sensitivity for aestheticism have created sanctuaries of tranquility where residents and visitors alike can escape the hectic of modern day life.

Franken Tourismus Postfach 44 04 53 90209 Nrnberg Tel.: +49 (0)911 94151-0 Fax: +49 (0)911 94151-10 info@frankentourismus.de www.frankentourismus.de www.frankens-paradiese.de

Information
www.frankens-paradiese.de not only has plenty of information on Franconias parks and gardens it also has an interactive brochure. A free app is also available.

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 Brbels Garten

Looking for new ideas for your garden? Then why not visit the Bavarian Garden Show in Bamberg and enjoy the procession of themed owerbeds in full bloom from 26th April right the way through to the autumn. Go to www.bamberg2012.de for further information.

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State gardens and parks
The Englischer Garten in Munich, the Court Garden in Wrzburg and the grounds attached to Linderhof Palace: Bavaria's gardens are state heritage of worldwide renown. Administered and managed by the Bavarian Department of State-owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes, the gardens are well worth visiting and a mainstay of Gardens in Bavaria. Further information is available at www.schloesser.bayern.de
Schlosspark Dennenlohe

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Dehner Blumenpark

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Schlosspark Dennenlohe

Dehner Blumenpark

Bavarian Garden Show Bamberg 2012

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Arzneipanzengarten (Medical Plant Garden) | Ingolstadt Brbels Garten (Private Botanical Garden) | Thalmssing Felsenlabyrinth (Rock Labyrinth) | Wunsiedel Eremitage (Hermitage) | Bayreuth Dehner BlumenPark (Dehner Flower Park) | Rain am Lech Dehner Naturlehrgarten (Dehner Educational Garden) | Rain am Lech Kurpark (Spa Gardens) | Bad Steben Hofgarten (Court Garden) | Landshut Hofgarten (Court Garden) | Eichsttt Kruter-Erlebnis-Park (Herb Garden) | Bad Heilbrunn Kniglicher Kurgarten (Royal Spa Gardens) | Bad Reichenhall Kurpark (Spa Gardens) | Bad Staffelstein Kurpark (Spa Gardens) | Bad Wrishofen Kurpark (Spa Gardens) | Bad Kissingen Kurpark (Spa Gardens) | Bad Aibling Leyks Lotos-Garten | Rothenburg o.d.T. Rosengrtnerei (Rose Gardens) Kalbus | Altdorf Schaukrutergarten (Herb Show Garden) MUSSROL | Bamberg Schlosspark (Palace Gardens) Dennenlohe | Unterschwaningen Schlosspark (Palace Gardens) Knig Ludwig I. | Bad Brckenau
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