Southern Germany, including Wurtemberg and Bavaria: handbook for travellers . heights,forming the W. spurs of the Fichtelgebirge, and lying nearly in the centreof a triangle formed by Nuremberg, Bamberg, and Bayreuth, owes its repu-tation chiefly to its Stalactite Caverns, containing remains of antedilu-vian animals, specimens of which are preserved in almost every museumin Europe. The Jura limestone and dolomite rock-formations are alsopicturesque, occasionally assuming the most grotesque shapes. The finest points are accessible to walkers only. A guide (seldom ne-cessary) may generally be pr
Southern Germany, including Wurtemberg and Bavaria: handbook for travellers . heights,forming the W. spurs of the Fichtelgebirge, and lying nearly in the centreof a triangle formed by Nuremberg, Bamberg, and Bayreuth, owes its repu-tation chiefly to its Stalactite Caverns, containing remains of antedilu-vian animals, specimens of which are preserved in almost every museumin Europe. The Jura limestone and dolomite rock-formations are alsopicturesque, occasionally assuming the most grotesque shapes. The finest points are accessible to walkers only. A guide (seldom ne-cessary) may generally be procured for 2-3 Jl per day. — Kailwat fromForchheim to Ebermannstadt, 9/2 M., in 3/4 hr. — Post Omsibds from Eber-mannstadt via Streitberg and Behringersrniihl to Waitchen/eld, 17i/2 M., in4>/4 hrs.; from Pottenstein to Pegnitz (railway-station, see p. 110), twice dailyin l3/4 hr. From Forchheim (see p. 80) the local railway leads in a widecurve to the E. into the pleasant Wiesent-Thal, and passes thestations of Pinzberg (*Terrasse Inn, !/2 M. from the station, with. STREITBERG. 19. Route. 93 beautiful view), Goslerg, Wiesenthau, Kirchehrnbach, and M. Elermanristadt (9u7 ft.), the terminus, lies at the junctionof the Lange-Thal (see below) and the Wiesent-Thal. A road ( the station) leads hence, via Oasseldorf, to (3/4 hr.) — 2 M. Streitberg (1046ft.; *Curanstalt, recommended for some stay,R. bl/z-l&J[ per week, D. 2 Jt; *6oldener Lowe, or Post, with gar-den, R. iJt 20-2 Jf, B. 50 pf., D. li/2, pens. Ajf; Adler), a pic-turesquely situated village, frequented as a summer-resort (visitorstax 3 M, families 5 Jf). Pretty walk to the C/4 hr.) Mnschel-quelle. Fine views from the (lOmin.) ancient Streitburg and the(3/4hr.) ruin of Neudeck, opposite ; still finer from the Hummerstein,8/4 hr. to the W., on which is a refuge-hut (key at the inn atGasseldorf), and the Guckhull, 1 hr. to the Pleasant excur-sions through the *Lange-Thal and the ?FeUenschluc
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