Parkstein: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In the wider regional area around Parkstein are Waldeck Castle, Wernberg Castle, Falkenberg Castle, Flossenbürg Concentration Camp and Platte (Steinwald). You can rent a holiday apartment in Parkstein.

Nature and Landscape

Großenbühl is located in the immediate surroundings of Parkstein.

Bühl and Vogelberg are located in the surrounding area of Parkstein.

Hoher Parkstein is a volcanic basalt cone and has been designated a National Geotope.

Parkstein is located in the Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park and the Bavaria-Bohemia Geopark.

Culture and History

Parkstein's cultural life includes the annual open-air theatre tradition of the Basalt Theatre.

The Vulkanerlebnis Parkstein Museum presents the formation of the volcano and the history of the former castle, including its former role as a regional seat of justice, through multimedia exhibitions; it also hosts special exhibitions, concerts and lectures.

Getting Around

A path runs along Parkstein's 38-metre-high basalt wall, passing its characteristic columnar structure and the rock cellars inside the volcanic cone. For visitors interested in geological features, this offers a tangible experience in Parkstein.

For further destination options, you can also view Pressath, Eslarn, Weiden In Der Oberpfalz, Windischeschenbach, Tännesberg, Vorbach, Kohlberg and Weiherhammer.

For the higher-level travel overview: Neustadt An Der Waldnaab.