Barigau: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Next to the Barigau Tower, there is a hiking trailhead that serves as the starting point for five circular hiking trails. You can rent a holiday apartment in Barigau.

Nature and Activities

The Barigau Tower has stood above Barigau at an elevation of 666 metres since 1912; there is a restaurant directly next to it.

The area around the Barigau Tower is described as suitable for hiking, GPS hiking, cycling and cross-country skiing.

Culture and History

Schwarzburg Castle, Kienberg, Fürstenberg, Zipptannskuppe and Großer Burgberg are located in the area around Barigau.

Further afield in the region are Heidecksburg, Lauenstein Castle and the Arnstadt Castle Museum.

Landscape

In clear weather, the view from the Barigau Tower extends across 43 villages, towns, observation towers and distinctive peaks.

Barigau lies on a sparsely wooded upland between the Schwarzatal valley to the south and the Rinnetal valley to the north.

Geographical Setting

The Hädderbach rises on the 665-metre-high Barigau Heights; it flows through Oberhain to the Schwarza.

Barigau is connected to federal road 88 by a district road.

Barigau was first mentioned in 1370 and was historically associated with agriculture, mining and the herbal trade.

Barigau is a district of Königsee in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia.

Other places for searching for accommodation can be accessed directly: Piesau, Leutnitz, Drognitz, Reichmannsdorf, Kamsdorf, Saalfelder Höhe, Leutenberg, Katzhütte.

To the overarching travel overview: Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.