Püchersreuth brings together an annual concert series, churches, a mill complex and palace buildings from different periods and in various styles. When planning your visit, you can focus on the Wurz Summer Concerts or on the buildings in Püchersreuth and Ilsenbach. Both offer specific points of interest without requiring you to follow a set route.

Concerts at the Historic Wurz Rectory

The Wurz Summer Concerts take place annually and are held as an event promoting international understanding and encounters between peoples. The Historic Rectory in the district of Wurz is the regular concert venue; the Marstall is located within the rectory grounds. In bad weather, the rectory’s Marstall, converted into a concert hall, serves as an alternative venue. The rectory was built to plans by Philipp Muttone between 1776 and 1778. If you are planning your trip around the concert series, check the dates in advance.

Churches, Mills and Palace Buildings

In Ilsenbach stands the Catholic branch church of St. John the Baptist, a Romanesque hall church with a choir tower. The listed Catholic parish church of St. Matthew is an asymmetrical, two-aisled hall church dating from 1933; its flanking tower dates from 1683. The different architectural forms and periods provide specific themes for a cultural stay.

The listed Rotzen Mill is a mill complex. The mill building has an older core and a door surround dated 1786. Ilsenbach Palace was a landed estate; its buildings include a substantial three-storey hipped-roof structure with profiled window surrounds and a single-storey steep-roofed building on the east side. The building dates from the 17th century.

Another listed palace is located at Hauptstraße 16. It is a two-storey hipped-roof building with an angled floor plan, eared window surrounds and courtyard arcades. The building is dated 1721. The year is recorded as a date on the building, not as the year it was built.

Cycling Route in Püchersreuth

The Church of St. Peter and Paul in Püchersreuth lies on Route 8 of the Simultaneous Churches Cycling Route. It is therefore a specific point of reference in Püchersreuth for cycling plans; no information is provided here about the route’s distance or travel time along this section.

Regional Context: Neustadt an der Waldnaab

The district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab is part of the Upper Palatinate Forest destination. Regional activities in the district include hiking, cycling, visiting museums and swimming in its many bathing waters. The Bockl is part of the district’s cycling offer: this 52-kilometre route runs from Neustadt an der Waldnaab to Eslarn along a historic railway line and can be travelled on foot, by bicycle or on inline skates. Most of the Bockl in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab is paved and free of traffic; gradients along the route rarely exceed three per cent.

In the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, the Bockl’s starting point in Neustadt an der Waldnaab is directly accessible by train. Trains in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab run hourly to the terminus of the Nuremberg–Neustadt an der Waldnaab line; from there, you can transfer directly to a bicycle. Check the timetable before setting off.

Parkstein in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab also offers regional cultural and geological points of interest. The basalt cone in Parkstein in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab was included on the list of Bavaria’s 100 most beautiful geotopes in 2003 and received the designation “National Geotope” in 2006. The historic walk through Parkstein in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab starts at the Landrichter’s Castle, which houses the Volcano Experience Parkstein Museum. A volcanic eruption is depicted there every hour and can be experienced across three levels; check the current schedule before your visit.

In the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, the monastery church in Speinshart is one of the most important Baroque buildings in southern Germany and is noted for its Italian High Baroque furnishings. In Speinshart in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, the monastery and the preserved historic monastery village together form a cultural heritage site of European importance. A public guided tour of Speinshart Monastery Church in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab takes place at 3 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays. As tour times may change, check them before your visit.

For the broader travel overview: Neustadt an der Waldnaab.