Hermitage Bayreuth
Eremitage
The margraves' summer palace grounds east of the city, where the golden chariot statue of the Sun Temple, the artificial grottoes and the scheduled fountain shows are the main highlights.
The Hermitage was the summer residence of an 18th-century margrave family. Margravine Wilhelmine expanded it into a garden full of whimsical fantasies. Its core is the New Palace and the Sun Temple (Sonnentempel). The semicircular colonnade is decorated with coloured glass chips and topped with a gilded statue of Apollo driving his chariot. The garden is scattered with artificial ruins, caves and grotto fountains, and fountain shows take place on the hour in summer. In the Old Palace you can see Wilhelmine's Japanese-style and Chinese-style rooms (ticket required). The gardens are free to enter. The Hermitage is about 5 km from the city centre, roughly a 15-minute ride on bus No. 302.
Opening hours
Gardens open all day; palace open April to mid-October
Nearby sights
- Franz Liszt Museum
- Haus Wahnfried (Richard Wagner Museum)
- Hofgarten Bayreuth
- Margravial Opera House
- Bayreuth Festspielhaus
- Maximilianstraße & Old Town
- New Palace Bayreuth
- Holy Trinity Town Church