Further Details:
Modern spa Sibyllenbad is approximately 12 km away. The golf course is nearby. Other features of house: sauna, sun bench, hooded beach chairs; use of bathing-gowns for the grown-up guests included in price; vacation home is perfect for a wellness- and for a health-oriented vacation. The forest in 200 m distance, it is a paradise for hikers.
Destinations::
Sibyllenbad/Neualbenreuth (12 km): Spa centre with Turkish bath temple, 200 km of hiking trails, 18-hole golf course. Marienbad/Karlsbad/Franzensbad (10-50 km): World-famous Bohemian spa towns. Mitterteich/Großbüchelberg (8 km): Summer toboggan run. Cheb (7 km): Historical imperial town in Cz. Fichtelgebirge with Luisenburg (35-40 km): Nature Park Fichtelgebirge, featuring performances on an open-air, natural stage. Weiden (40 km): Historical town centre, German Museum of ceramics, large water park with slide. Nabburg-Perschen (60 km): Oberpfälzer Open-air museum, Bayreuth (50 km): World-famous Wagner-Festival. Regensburg (130 km): Historical imperial town, founded 2000 years ago. Nuremberg (120 km): Important town in Bavaria with city of middle-age.
Highlights 2008:
There will be numerous events throughout the year to celebrate the monastery´s 875th founding anniversary, e.g. the performance of Orff´s 'Carmina burana' (July 26), the International Organ Improvisation Competition (May 23-25), an open air concert with 'Haindling' and guided tours. Concerts in the Basilica of Waldsassen will feature internationally renowned soloists, orchestras and choirs, e. g. the Bavarian Broadcasting Choir and Orchestra (Oct. 7) , and another (May 4 or Nov 2). For details please call 0049-(0)9632-88-160. Luisenburg Festival, an open-air summer theatre festival held in the beautiful Nature Park Fichtelgebirge. Performances in 2008 include: 'Die Räuber' by Friedrich Schiller. 'Das Schwarzwaldmädel' by Léon Jessel, performed by Operettenbühne Wien (Vienna, Austria). 'Tosca' by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Landesbühnen Sachsen from Dresden. Children´s play based on 'Räuber Hotzenplotz' by Otfried Preußler. For details please call 0049-(0)9232-602-162.
Ski:
Ski-lifts in Großbüchelberg (5 km) and Schloppach, also with flood-light (3 km). Big ski runs with lifts are near Bischofsgrün, Warmensteinach und Fichtelberg (35 - 40 km) in Fichtelgebirge. Silberhütte (30 km): Cross-country ski centre. Steinwald (20 km): Nature park with peaks of about 1000 m.
Golf:
18-hole golf course in Neualbenreuth near Sibyllenbad, the next golf area is in Marienbad/Cz.
Other Activities:
Walk in delightful central mountain landscape