Bad Staffelstein is a spa town in the Upper Main Valley in Upper Franconia. in the middle of the picturesque region of Gottesgarten. The main attraction is the Obermain Therme with Bavaria's warmest and strongest thermal bath.
Bad Staffelstein and its districts have about 10,000 inhabitants (2020) and ten breweries. There are over 40 beer types made by the breweries. Some of them are only available at certain times of year or for special occasions. For a beer aficionado, this wide variety of beers makes Bad Staffelstein a very attractive destination. Staffelberg with its rocky outcrop is considered the northernmost peak of Franconian Switzerland.
The nearest airport is the Nuremberg Airport (IATA: NUE).
Public transport in the metropolitan region of Nuremberg is operated by the Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg VGN. It is possible to use different means of transport with one ticket, such as bus, train, S-Bahn or U-Bahn. Tickets can be purchased online or via an app.
Access from the Autobahn A73, exits AS15 Bad Staffelstein and AS14 Bad Staffelstein-Kurzentrum.
Bad Staffelstein is on the Main Cycle Path. The Werra-Obermain cycle path coming from the Werra also ends here.
The city centre, train station and Obermain thermal baths are close together; everything in the main town is within easy walking distance.
Obermaine Therme, Am Kurpark 1 (follow Äußerer Frankenring from J15 of A73), 50.10942°, 10.99111°, +49 9573 96190. Su-W 08:00-21:00, Th-Sa 08:00-23:00. Bavaria's warmest and strongest thermal brine, the salt content in the original thermal brine is approx. 80 g per liter. Based on the salt content of seawater, the concentration in the bathing pools is reduced to 3 percent and in the active pool to 1.5 percent. The original thermal brine is administered in individual baths and the swimming pool. Baths 2 hours €10.50, 4 hours €14.50 day €16.50; sauna €7 extra, 0,5 l beer €4 [but remember the deposit] 2022-08-04
Badesee Ebensfeld (Ebensfeld Swimming & SUP Lake), Badweg 1, 96250 Ebensfeld, 50.07618°, 10.95568°, +49 957396080. With toilets, changing rooms and showers. free [parking €3] 2022-08-11
Brauerei und Gasthof Reblitz, Am Mahlberg 1, 96231 Bad Staffelstein - Nedensdorf, 50.11606°, 10.96520°, +49 9573 96500. Tu-F from 16:00, Sa from 15:00, Su and public holidays from 10:30, M closed day. The self-brewed dark land beer is available all year, from 30 April to mid-October there is a bright yeast white beer and from Friday after All Saints there is the bright Reblitz-Bock, as long as the stock reaches. All beers are only served in the inn. 2015-09-28
Brauerei-Gasthof Hellmuth, Wiesen 14, 96231 Bad Staffelstein - Wiesen, 50.096126°, 10.949816°, +49 9573 4395. Tu-F from 16:00, Sa Su holidays from 11:00. Lunch 11:30-13:30, afternoon coffee, cake and brotzeit, dinner from 16:30. Self-brewed beer, guest rooms and apartments 2017-03-13
Brauereigasthaus Thomann, Altmainstraße 5, 96231 Bad Staffelstein - Wiesen, 50.096311°, 10.951776°, +49 9573 5296. Daily from 10:00, May to Oct; W closed; Nov to Apr: Tu W closed. Self-brewed, dark lager and wheat beer. Guest room / apartment 2017-03-13
Gasthaus Martin, Viehtriebweg 3, 96250 Ebensfeld, 50.08125°, 10.97381°, +49 9573 4382. M Tu Th F from 16:00; Sa Su from 10:00. Inn with Franconian cuisine, own fish and poultry breeding, own sausage production, brewery with amber full beer 0,5 l beer €2.60
Staffelberg-Bräu, Am Mühlteich 4, 96231 Bad Staffelstein - Loffeld, 50.07900°, 11.02374°, +49 9573 5925. closed on Mondays. Every 14 days, on Tuesday, there is boiled pork and blood and liver sausage from own production. During the year, eight different beers are brewed. 2015-09-28
Hotel-Landgasthof-Café Schwarzer Adler, End, 96231, 50.06208°, 11.07331°, +49 9573 22260. Upscale restaurant with a nice ambience. The beer is brewed by the brewery Hetzel in Frauenendorf in license brewing. 28.9.15
Brauerei-Gasthof Hetzel "Zum Pfau", Frauendorf 11a, 96231, 50.07078°, 11.06126°, +49 9573 6435. Su 10:00-12:00 and from 15:00, M-Sa closed. 2015-09-28
Metzgerbräu, Stublanger Str. 2, 96231 Staffelstein-Uetzing, 50.0858°, 11.0683°, +49 9573 6304. M-F 06:30-18:00; Village shop, beer shop until 20:00, Sa 06:30-18:00, Su closed. Brewery, butcher shop, village shop 2015-09-28
Brauerei Trunk, Vierzehnheiligen 3, 96231 Bad Staffelstein, 50.11479°, 11.05558°, +49 9571 3488. Daily 10:00-20:00, food delivery until 19:00. A few meters above the basilica there is the brewery, the special beer at the place of pilgrimage is the Nothelfertrunk, a dark monastery beer.
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