Bad Windsheim: Old Town, Open-Air Museum and Thermal Baths

When choosing a hotel in Bad Windsheim, your preferred focus may be the deciding factor: a stroll through the old town, the Franconian Open-Air Museum and the Franken-Therme each offer a different side of a stay. In the historic old town, the focus is on a route through the townscape; at the museum, temporary exhibitions meet a recreated Franconian village landscape. The Franken-Therme adds thermal brine pools in indoor and outdoor areas to the mix.

A stroll through the old town with a clear route

The historic old town can be explored on foot. A stroll through the old town leads from the market square, past the Baroque town hall and old townhouses, to the eight-metre-high Roland statue and on to the Archaeological Window. Unlike the themed stops at the open-air museum, this stroll takes you through the historic old town itself. This lets you weigh up a walk through the townscape and a museum visit as different focuses for your trip.

Open-air museum: exhibitions and water features

In the wider travel destination of Neustadt A.D.Aisch-Bad Windsheim, a visit to the Franconian Open-Air Museum in Bad Windsheim is considered a journey through 700 years of everyday Franconian history. Since it was founded, the museum has presented more than 140 temporary exhibitions; most were produced in-house. The total may change over time. The recreated Franconian village landscape includes streams, ponds and mills; the museum also has a water management educational trail. Streams, ponds and mills shape the landscape on display, while the trail is another named feature of the museum.

Thermal brine at the Franken-Therme

The Franken-Therme Bad Windsheim has six thermal brine pools in indoor and outdoor areas. The healing springs are also accessible there. Check the latest operating details before your trip.

Regional setting: Neustadt A.D.Aisch-Bad Windsheim

The wider travel destination of Neustadt A.D.Aisch-Bad Windsheim also includes the salt lake at the Franken-Therme in Bad Windsheim. It is fed with fully saturated brine; its high salt concentration makes a special floating experience possible. The nearly 100-kilometre-long “vom Main zur Zenn” long-distance cycle route runs through the district of Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim and connects Kitzingen with Fürth. At the Franconian Open-Air Museum in Bad Windsheim, the Bauhofstadel was built between 1441 and 1444. Its late medieval roof structure spans an interior of around 360 square metres without supports. In regional terms, the district of Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim lies nestled between the Steigerwald and Frankenhöhe nature parks and is especially easy to explore on foot or by bike.

Seasonal events are also part of the regional picture: the Aischgründer Karpfenschmeckerwochen take place every year from 1 September to 1 November at selected restaurants in the district. Check in advance which establishments are participating this year.

Discover more destinations: Neustadt An Der Aisch, Wilhelmsdorf, Burghaslach, Langenfeld, Burgbernheim, Obernzenn, Emskirchen, Uffenheim.

See the wider travel overview: Neustadt A.D.Aisch-Bad Windsheim.