Pottenstein: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Franconian Switzerland Museum is located in the vicinity of Pottenstein town centre. In the wider surroundings of the town centre are Gößweinstein Castle, Rabenstein Castle, Herrenfels Summer Palace, Ludwigshöhle Cave, Quackenschloss Cave, Zoolithenhöhle Cave and Kuhloch Cave. For visitors interested in culture, the museum is therefore a specific cultural point of reference in Pottenstein.

This accommodation search is aimed at anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Pottenstein.

Discover Pottenstein

Pottenstein is a state-recognised climatic spa resort in the Franconian Switzerland–Franconian Jura Nature Park.

Pottenstein Castle, a partially preserved hilltop castle housing a castle museum, is situated above the town.

The municipality of Pottenstein covers approximately 75 square kilometres and comprises 33 districts; the main town has approximately 1,500 inhabitants.

Pottenstein's historic religious heritage includes the Kunigunden Church, first mentioned in 1409, and St Bartholomew's Parish Church, with Rococo decoration dating from 1775.

The Püttlach flows through Pottenstein.

Landscape and experiences

The wider area around Pottenstein is characterised by bizarre rock formations, deeply incised valleys and extensive Jura uplands.

The wider region around Pottenstein is associated with numerous caves and climbing routes, as well as a remarkably high density of breweries. For travellers interested in caves, climbing routes or breweries, this provides a specific thematic point of reference.

Visitor attractions in Pottenstein include Devil's Cave, a summer toboggan run, a climbing forest, the Felsenbad open-air swimming pool and the Himmelsleiter viewing tower.

Devil's Cave in Pottenstein is described as a dripstone cave with an accessible length of 1.5 kilometres.

Pottenstein's origins are presumably traced back to the former settlement of “Bothone-Stein” and are closely linked to the history of the more than 1,000-year-old castle.

A path leads from Pottenstein to Devil's Cave, running along the western shore of Lake Schöngrund.

Anyone wishing to explore other places in the same region can also visit Waischenfeld, Fichtelberg, Gefrees, Eckersdorf, Creußen, Glashütten, Warmensteinach and Hollfeld.

For the overview of the higher-level destination: Bayreuth.