Upper Palatinate Voyage Tips and guide

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Map of Upper Palatinate

• 49.01666712.0833331 Regensburg — the capital of Upper Palatinate on the banks of the river Danube (Donau). old city centre, patrician towered houses, the cathedral (Cathedral Boys' Choir Regensburger Domspatzen), old city hall ("Perpetual Imperial Diet", 1663-1806), the Stone Bridge, the Porta Praetoria (Roman), the Scottish Church of St. James (portal), castle (Thurn und Taxis), "Stadtamhof"
• 49.44444411.8483332 Amberg old city centre, the new castle and the armoury ("Zeughaus", "Klösterl" and "Regierungskanzlei"seat of the government of "Upper Palatinate" till 1810), the town wall and gates ("Stadtbrille", "Nabburger Tor"), the gothic city hall, church ("St. Martin", "Schulkirche"), the pilgrimage church ("Mariahilfberg) and "Bergfest" late June, early July
• 49.21833312.6658333 Cham

old city centre ("Marktplatz"), the old city hall, castle "Burg Wolfenstein", gothic castle "Pfalzgrafenschloss", church ("St. Johannes"), the town wall and towers ("Pulverturm")

• 49.323612.099354 Schwandorf old city centre ("Marktplatz"), the town towers ("Blasturm"), church ("Jakobskirche"), castle ("Fronberger Schloss"), "Färberhaus", historic cellars ("Historische Felsenkeller"), pilgrimage church ("Kreuzberg")
• 49.67353112.1660615 Weiden in der Oberpfalz [1] old city centre, "Marktplatz", the Old City Hall, the town wall and gates ("Oberes Tor"), Church St. Michael, International Ceramics Museum ("Waldsassener Kasten")
• 49.71666711.96 Grafenwöhr — known through its military training area which is the largest multinational training area in Europe

• 4912.6666671 Bavarian Forest — locals call it "Bayrisch Sibiria" for obvious reasons
• Vilseck

• Joska Crystal "The Glass Experience", Bodenmais [2]
• Castle Burglengenfeld [3]
• Walhalla Donaustauf
• "Slaying the Dragon" Furth im Wald
• Pilgrimage church Freystadt [4]^{[dead link]}
• Monte Kaolino, Hirschau i. d. Obpf. [5]
• Castle Kallmünz [6]
• Farmer Museum "Oberpfälzer Freilandmuseum" Neusath-Perschen [7]^{[dead link]}
• Monastery of the Benedictines "Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten [8]
• Mining industry and industrial museum "Bergbau- und Industriemuseum" Theuern [9]
• Castle "Rosenberger Schloßberg" Sulzbach-Rosenberg [10]
• Abbey Waldsassen [11]

• 49.534411.96691 Monte Kaolino, Wolfgang-Drossback-Street 114 92242 Hirschau, ☏ +49 9622 81502. Ski in the summer on this ski slope made of sand. (updated Jun 2022)