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Aug 8, 2018 · Visiting the gorgeous little city of Bayreuth, Germany? This detailed travel guide walks you through everything you need to know, including where to eat and what to do in Bayreuth.
Bayreuth became internationally famous as the centre of Richard Wagner’s works. Every year in July and August, thousands of opera lovers from all corners of the world head to the Green Hill to watch and listen to Wagner’s oeuvre.
In the 21st century, it is the capital of Upper Franconia and has a population of 72,148 (2015). It hosts the annual Bayreuth Festival, at which performances of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented.
- Quintessential German Village. Bustling market squares, cobbled lanes, outdoor cafes, and Biergartens—Bayreuth is a quintessential German village. Despite having been heavily bombed during World War 2, it has since been rebuilt to reflect its previous status as Germany’s most important cultural center.
- Right Size. Bayreuth is a compact town with all the major attractions located near the city center and near each other. It can easily be explored on foot.
- Majestic Palaces. There are two palaces worth seeing in Bayreuth: the Hermitage (Old Palace) and the Neues Schloss (New Palace). Because we were there for a limited time, we were able to see only the grounds of the Neues Schloss.
- Bayreuth Opera House. Bayreuth is home to the glorious Margravial Opera House, the opulent Baroque-style opera house that drew Richard Wagner into town.
- Margravial Opera House. Hands down one of the best things to do in Bayreuth, Germany is visit the Bayreuth Opera, or the Margravial Opera House. This gorgeous Baroque Opera house is world famous and crowned with a UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
- Bayreuth Festipielhaus. Another one of the most iconic things to do in Bayreuth, Germany is visit the Festspielhaus or the Festival House of famous German composer Richard Wagner.
- Maisel’s Bier-Erlebnis-Welt. One of our favorite things to do in Bayreuth, Germany is head over to Maisel’s, a local brewery or their restaurant Liebesbier for some of the best beer in the world.
- Bayreuth Catacombs. Connected to the Bayreuther Brewery are catacombs used for traditional beer making and shelter during World War II and are one of the most interesting things to do in Bayreuth, Germany.
With Richard Wagner’s move to Bayreuth in 1872, the construction of the Festspielhaus, and the founding of the Bayreuth Festival in 1876, the city in the Franconian province becomes the epitome of German culture with international significance and impact – but also a symbol of the ideological claim to Wagner by National Socialism and the ...
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Aug 22, 1994 · From its founding, the Bayreuth festival had been central for German nationalist movements, who found their views echoed in Wagner's writings and latent in the operas.
