Nature’s Treasures in the Altmühltal Nature Park
The Altmühltal Nature Park shows a remarkable variety of natural landscapes. Here you will find steep calcareous rocks typical of the Jura upland and gentle river landscapes as well as sun-kissed meadows on the hillsides. Come to our region and discover its most precious Nature’s treasures!
Solnhofen
"Twelve Apostles" Rock Formation
The "Twelve Apostles" rock formation is one of the most beautiful landscapes of the Altmühltal Nature Park. These mighty dolomitic rocks ...
Treuchtlingen
Fossa Carolina
One of the most important technical cultural monuments of the early Middle Ages is to be found near the village of Graben, between the ...
Kelheim
Danube Rock Gorge Nature Reserve (Weltenburg)
The Danube Gorge ("Donaudurchbruch") is one of nature's unique spectacles. In 1978, this nature reserve was awarded with the European ...
Meinheim
Stone Gully (Wolfsbronn)
The stone gully ("Steinerne Rinne") located near Wolfsbronn (Meinheim) is a special nature's spectacle: the water from the spring in the ...
Essing
"Schulerloch" Karst Cave
On the northern slopes of the valley - about 3 km far from the town of Kelheim, towards Essing - two towers can be seen. The higher one ...
Kipfenberg
Arnsberger Leite Viewpoint
The Arnsberger Leite viewpoint stands out above all for its splendid landscape (one of the most beautiful of the whole of the Altmühl ...
Dollnstein
"Burgsteinfelsen" Rock Formation
These rocks in shape of towers are one of the most beautiful Bavarian geotopes, selected by the Bavarian Regional Bureau for Environment. ...
Kinding
"Felsentor" Arch of Rock (Unteremmendorf)
The remains of the Torfelsen castle are still visible high over Unteremmendorf. The ancient entrance of the castle probably led through ...
Eichstätt
Gungolding Moorland (Gungoldinger Wacholderheide)
Countless files of small junipers mainly in form of bushes alternated with columniform plants: this is the peculiarity that makes the ...