Eremitage - Sun Temple
The Eremitage is an artfully designed park of European importance. The tree-covered hill lies on the outskirts of town and is surrounded by the river Roter Main on three sides. Around the mid 17th century, Margrave Christian Ernst had a hunting park and a small zoo created at this location. The “Old Palace“ was built between 1715 and 1719. It became the venue of a courtly shephard’s play which gave the park its name: In “Eremitage“ the Margraves and their royal household imitated the “simple life:“ They dressed themselves in monk’s habits, slept in bare cells, ate with wooden spoons a meagre meal from earthen vessels which the ladies-in-waiting had prepared.
*This free service is provided by the City of Bayreuth and the Bayreuth Tourist Office. You only pay the connection charge from your mobile phone to the German land line. The length of the audio contributions is two to three minutes. There will be no additional charge.