GETTING THERE -- Express trains arrive from Nürnberg every hour and the trip takes about an hour. If you’re including Bamberg on the same day trip, you can travel between the two on direct trains that run about every hour; the trip takes about 1hour and 15 minutes. For information and schedules, call tel. 01805/996633 or visit www.bahn.com. Access by car from Nürnberg is via the A9 Autobahn from the north and south. If you’re traveling between Bayreuth and Bamberg, they’re about 75km (44 miles) apart on the A73, about a 50-minute drive.

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