Bayreuth is ringed by margravial gardens and modern river parks. Two rules frame every walk: in the Bavarian palace gardens (Hofgarten, Eremitage) dogs go on a leash of maximum 120 cm, and the city ordinance requires leashes in all municipal green areas, with dog-waste stations at the Röhrensee and Wilhelminenaue entrances.
The margraves' informal English-style court garden behind the New Palace, with canals, swan islands and centuries-old avenues starting a minute from Wagner's Villa Wahnfried. The palace administration admits dogs on a tear-resistant leash of 120 cm maximum.
Margravine Wilhelmine's pleasure park of grottos, water games and the sun-temple crescent of the New Palace, spread over rolling lawns above the Roter Main. The 120 cm leash rule of the Bavarian palace gardens applies, and the long shaded avenues are made for slow exploring.
Bayreuth's newest big park, laid out along the Roter Main for the 2016 state garden show, with wide meadows, river loops and the city's official dog-waste stations at its entrances. The most generous space in town for long leashed walks.
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Villa Johner
★★★★ · 9.4/10
€120/night
Gemütliches helles Apartment mit Balkon und Parkplatz vor der Tür im Zentrum von Bayreuth
★★★★ · 9.3/10
€120/night
Ferienwohnungen im Herzen der Stadt
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