I really believe that you could live here your entire life and not even touch half what the area has to offer. The entire area around Bamberg has walking and biking trails that lead to old castles and ruins. We spent 2 days finding just a few of these Gems, but there are so many more in the region and literally you could stay busy forver! The best part is that all of it is free and it is such a neat way to spend a day!
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| This "castle" is privately owend and was built by the same family that previously lived in the Ruins seen below. Can you imagine if this was your house? |
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| such detail everywhere! |
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| There are directional arrow all through the woods |
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| There is something so calming about the forest! |
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| Old ruins made out of stone - over 1000 years old! |
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| When the family left this, they moved down into the village, where they built the Castle that is in the photo above |
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| The kids enjoyed climbing all over... |
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| For me, it was neat to imagine how they carved this stone so long ago (without proper modern day tools) |
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| doorways, windows, and stairs |
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| fun to imagine what it would have been like.. |
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| There was a board written with an old legend: An Orphan worked as a shepard for the family that owned this place. When the orphan moved here, his luck changed for the better. |
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| Amazing! |
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| And in the modern day village below... (Modern being 300-400 years old!) |
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| it is still pretty darn cute! |
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| The second day, we went to a "Felsen Labrynth", (a stone labrynth from 1000 or so years ago). We chose the "not so dry" route to get there - yikes! |
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| And as crazy as it is for February in Germany, the first of the Spring flowers were popping up! |
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| The Labrynth sat on the edge of a current day village. So pretty! |
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| again, lots of stone! |
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| This was a cool legend too (it must have been during the middle ages). There was a girl and boy of different faiths who loved each other. They weren't allowed to marry and then the girl eventually grew older and died. The rock that hangs over in the photo drips water all year round and it is said to be tears of the girl who loved the boy. Very sweet! |
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| exploring a bit... |
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| This was the "bear cave" - yikes! |
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| Mia standing on the old Judges Bench - being silly! |
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| The character is amazing! |
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| I love the moss too! |
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| Warning - Cliff!!!! |
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| A "modern" barn, but I still love the character :-) |
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| New Church (only about 300 years old :-)) , near the old barn! |
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| So pretty! |
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