Discover Pfreimd: church art, Eixlberg and trails
Accommodation in Pfreimd
Pfreimd offers several starting points for planning a stay: the furnishings of the parish church, an exhibition space belonging to MUSEUM PFREIMD, walking trails on Eixlberg and tours with different focuses. You can make culture, an easy walk or a longer multi-day tour the centrepiece of your visit. Specific details about the places and routes help you distinguish between these options.
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Culture in Pfreimd
The parish church in Pfreimd features epitaphs of the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg and interior furnishings by Schmuzer. Epitaphs are memorials; they draw attention to the memory of the Landgraves. The interior furnishings offer another way to experience the church, through the design of its interior. This brings two distinct cultural aspects together in one place.
The vaulted cellar of the castle is also part of the town’s cultural offerings: it is used as an exhibition space for MUSEUM PFREIMD. If you plan to visit, check the specific visitor information in advance. This gives you both the furnishings of the parish church and a museum exhibition space to consider when planning cultural activities.
Eixlberg: walking trails and festival
Numerous hiking trails on Eixlberg lead around or over the hill and are suitable for easy walks. The routes offer a choice between trails around the hill and paths across Eixlberg. If a walk is part of your stay, you can take this distinction into account when choosing a route.
The Eixlberg Festival also takes place twice a year on Eixlberg: on Whit Monday and in early September. Visitors are welcome. The two dates fall at different times of the year; check the exact festival dates before planning your visit.
Tours with different routes
Pfreimd is the starting point for Erlebniswelt Sagen & Geschichten, a three-day multi-stage tour. This means that, alongside the walking trails on Eixlberg, there is also a tour with a clearly stated duration. The difference is clear if you compare the two: easy walks on a hill here, and a three-day multi-stage tour there.
The Pfreimdtal Cycle Route runs from Pfreimd through Trausnitz, Tännesberg, Burgtreswitz, Moosbach and Lohma to Eslarn. The places listed make the route specific and provide an itinerary for planning your tour. Unlike the three-day multi-stage tour, this route is described by the places it passes through. No specific travel time or distance is provided.
Additional information about the Schwandorf destination
As a wider destination, Schwandorf provides a regional setting of its own. Schwandorf district is a holiday region in the Upper Palatinate Forest. The Upper Palatinate Lake District in Schwandorf district is a region shaped by water and diverse landscapes. This regional context complements the overview of Pfreimd’s local cultural and trail offerings.
The Weiher Cycle Route is part of the regional cycle network: it is around nine kilometres long, signposted in both directions throughout, and connects Schwandorf with Lake Murner. It runs through the Charlottenhofer Weiher Nature Reserve. The named endpoints and route provide a different point of reference from the Pfreimdtal Cycle Route, whose sequence of places runs from Pfreimd to Eslarn.
Other destinations are also located within the wider Schwandorf destination. The gneiss at Hochfels in Schwandorf district was included in Bavaria’s list of the 100 most beautiful geotopes. The Wald- und Heidelandschaft nature reserve provides a refuge for species that cannot survive in more densely vegetated, nutrient-rich habitats. The BAXI Museum Line 8402 in Schwandorf district provides access to the Open-Air Museum of the Upper Palatinate; check the timetable before travelling.
Discover more destinations: Wernberg-Köblitz, Schönsee, Oberviechtach, Nabburg, Neunburg Vorm Wald, Schwarzenfeld.
Go to the wider travel overview: Schwandorf.
