Amberg: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

You can rent a holiday apartment in Amberg.

The destination Amberg features a city wall and carefully renovated buildings. The historic old town also has half-timbered houses, medieval city walls and electoral residences.

For further orientation, you can also compare the pages on Fürstenfeldbruck, Rosenheim, Franconian Wine Country, Bavarian Jura, Landsberg Am Lech, Lake Chiemsee and Freyung-Grafenau.

Nature

On the outskirts of Amberg’s old town, a recreational area with diverse flora and fauna extends along the Vils.

Geographical Location

The following distances are approximate straight-line distances from the mapped centre of Amberg. The named map features Bastei Redan and Bastei Caponier are each recorded approximately 0.4 km northwest of Amberg’s mapped centre in the immediate surroundings. Other named map features in the immediate surroundings include Hinter der Mauer 19A Tower, approximately 0.5 km to the north, and City Glasses Watergate, approximately 0.5 km to the northwest.

In the wider surroundings, Kulm is recorded as a named map feature approximately 18.5 km east of Amberg’s mapped centre. The named map feature Heiligen-Berg is recorded in the immediate surroundings approximately 4.1 km northeast of the mapped centre. The named cave Kastnerhöhle is recorded in the wider surroundings approximately 22.3 km southwest of Amberg’s mapped centre. The named hill Grauer Berg is recorded in the surrounding area approximately 5.2 km southeast of the mapped centre.

History

The Fronfeste in Amberg is located in a former prison that was in use more than 300 years ago. Many original walls and cells have been preserved.

Experiences

Kurfürstenbad Amberg comprises seven differently equipped pools with a water temperature of 27 °C and is described as a year-round leisure destination for all age groups. Anyone wishing to include swimming in their trip can include this leisure destination in their travel plans.

Local Character

Amberg is associated with six breweries, a 500-year beer tradition and around 50 varieties of beer.

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