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Opening hours
Public holidays: All buildings are closed on 1 January, Shrove Tuesday and 24, 25 and 31 December.
Bayreuth New Palace and Court Garden
Ludwigstr. 21, 95444 Bayreuth
April-September: daily 9 am-6 pm
October-March: daily 10 am-4 pm
In the New Palace visitors can go around on their own.
There are guided tours (in German) of the Italian Palace every half-hour.
last guided tour: April-September: 5.15 pm
October-March: 3.15 pm
The Court Garden is open all year round.
Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
Opernstr. 14, 95444 Bayreuth
April-September: daily 9 am-6 pm
(Admission times: 9 am, 9.45 am, 10.30 am, 11.15 am, noon, 12.45 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.15 pm, 3 pm, 3.45 pm, 4.30 pm, 5.15 pm)
October-March: daily 10 am-4 pm
(Admission times: 10 am, 10.45 am, 11.30 am, 12.15 pm, 1 pm, 1.45 pm, 2.30 pm, 3.15 pm)
Please note
The opera house may be closed temporarily due to event rehearsals.
The current closing times you will find here.
Unfortunately, no group or special tours can be booked at the Margravial Opera House.
How does the visit of the Margravial Opera House work?
In the Margravial Opera House the auditorium can be visited from the parquet floor; there are fixed admission times (see above). After you have taken a seat in the parquet of the opera house, a short introductory film will be shown (German with English subtitles). Our staff will then give you a lecture on the Opera House (in German) and you will have a brief look around the parquet floor. Leaflets in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Czech are available for foreign-language guests.
Hermitage and Court Garden
Eremitage 4, 95448 Bayreuth
Hermitage Old Palace:
April-September: daily 9 am-6 pm
1-15 October: daily 10 am-4 pm
16 October-March: closed
There are guided tours (in German) of the Old Palace every 45 minutes.
Last guided tour: April-September: 5.15 pm
1.-15. October: 3.15 pm
The Court Garden is open all year round.
Waterworks from May to mid-October every hour:
Bassin at the New Palace 10 am-5 pm
Lower Grotto 10.15 am-5.15 pm
CURRENT NOTE: Due to the prolonged dryness and the resulting lack of water, the water games in the Hermitage Court Garden can unfortunately only be played to a limited extent until further notice (Bassin at the New Palace: hourly 12-5 pm, Lower Grotto: hourly 12.15-5.15 pm). We ask for your understanding for the restrictions.
Sanspareil Rock Garden / Oriental Building / Zwernitz Castle
Sanspareil 34 and Sanspareil 29 (Zwernitz Castle)
96197 Wonsees
Oriental Building and Zwernitz Castle:
April-September: 9 am-6 pm
1-15 October: 10 am-4 pm
closed Mondays
16 October-March: closed
There are guided tours (in German; ca. 30mins) of the Oriental Building at Sanspareil every 45 minutes.
last guided tour: April-September: 5.15 pm
1.-15. October: 3.15 pm
The Rock Garden is open all year round.
(opening times on www.gartenkunst.museum.de)
Private tours
It is possible to book private tours for groups, also of the court gardens. Please contact our administrative office at Bayreuth (Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Bayreuth-Eremitage). Unfortunately, no group or special tours can be booked at the Margravial Opera House.
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