Upper Main
Valley – Coburg Region Tourist Information
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| August, 11th 2004 |
From God’s Garden to Europe’s Samba capital “I climb up to Saint Vitas of Staffelstein and see the countryside surrounding the River Main in front of me.” When visiting the Upper Main Valley – Coburg Region it is very easy to understand and relate to Viktor von Scheffel’s enthusiasm for the Franconian region and countryside that is expressed so wonderfully in his “Frankenlied” (‘Franconian song’). When approaching from the south you get a fantastic view of the Upper Main Valley: The baroque gem that is the Banz Monastery and the Rococo Vierzehnheiligen pilgrimage basilica are located on both sides of the beautiful valley between Adam Riese’s birthplace of Bad Staffelstein and Lichtenfels, the home to the German basket-making industry. It is certainly not surprising that this valley is known affectionately as “God’s Garden”. The unique “Upper Main Musical Summer” series of concerts take place in many of the area’s architectural masterpieces. A visit would not be complete without a walk up Staffelberg hill, where the Franconian countryside really does quite literally “lie at one’s feet”... From this point on it is already possible to see the Veste Coburg fortress, known as the “Franconian Crown”, which is yet another of the region’s highlights...... |
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Upper
Main Valley – Coburg Region Tourist Information
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