BAYREUTH tourist attractions

Bayreuth is known all over the world thanks to Richard Wagner and his festival, which has been taking place in the city since 1876. It is also famous for its magnificent Baroque residences and the 17th century Margrave's Opera inscribed on the UNESCO list.

Although Bayreuth has its origins in the 12th century, it remained only a small trading center until the early 17th century. The situation changed radically when they moved here their residence of the ruler of the Brandenburg Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and the golden age in the history of the city was the eighteenth century and the reign of Frederick III.

The most important monument of Bayreuth is the baroque Margrave's Opera. This is one of the few preserved examples of Baroque theaters in Europe. A large part of the remaining monuments are associated with the functioning of the city as the residence of the rulers. The first complex is the late Baroque New Castle with a court garden at its rear. A short distance from it is the Rococo Castle Church considered one of the most magnificent sacred buildings erected in this style.

The second palace and park complex is Ermitage. It consists of the Old Hermitage Castle and the New Ermitage Castle. They are surrounded by the Ermitage Castle Park, which includes Roman Theater and the Playing Fountain.

The person who made Bayreuth famous in the world was Ryszard Wagner. He came to the city in 1870 to exhibit his work at the Margrave's Opera. It turned out that it was too small to contain his orchestra. That is why he built his own Opera Theater, where the Bayreuth Music Festival has been taking place since 1876. Wagner's connections with the city and memorabilia of the composer were collected in the Ryszard Wagner Museum. The city also has the Museum of Franz Liszt, a well-known romantic composer, and the Jean Paul Museum, an eighteenth-century writer.