Bayreuth

Wagner's festival theatre of 1876 on the Green Hill. Dogs are barred from the hall, but the terraced park below the facade is a fine leashed walk, spectacular on performance afternoons.

The 1748 baroque opera house, UNESCO World Heritage and Europe's best-preserved court theatre. Dogs stay outside; the facade launches the old-town pedestrian loop.

The court garden behind the New Palace, canals and swan islands, next to Wagner's Villa Wahnfried. Dogs admitted on a leash of 120 cm maximum, the Bavarian palace-garden rule.

Wilhelmine's pleasure park 4 km from the center: grottos, the gilded sun temple and water games at set hours in summer. Ideal shaded leash loops (120 cm), beer garden at the gates.

The big Roter Main river park, legacy of the 2016 garden show, with the city's official dog-waste stations at its entrances. Bayreuth's most generous dog-walking space.

The Maisel brewery's craft flagship: 21 taps, wood-fired burgers and a big outdoor area where dogs are expressly welcome, bowls provided.