03/07/2023

The HIVE Tour - Episode 30a - The palace of palaces: Eremitage @ Bayreuth

It's 12th of June but it's almost 12C as well here at NE Bavaria which is far from summer morning temperatures a Mediterranean like me is used to but whenever I leave Hellas behind I am prepared to not be surprised by the weather. By the time I finish my breakfast and leave my place behind it's a little warmer but not by much:


The images I harvest around here are actually more heartwarming than the temperature:





I guess that's all casual stuff for locals but for a big city boy like me it's a very welcome change.

Anyone wonders where am I heading to? It's all German to me (and you) but have a look:


Eremitage is the local attraction and it's actually a royal estate/complex that I couldn't miss since it's walking distance from the place I stay and walking around here is (as you may already found out in my previous posts) such a joy.

I approach it from its South end. A bit of a long(ish) way to the "top" but a scenic one if nothing else:



As I enter the dense vegetation the blue of the sky becomes a rarity:


How dense it really is? Have a look:



Life outside the green tunnel:


And life inside it:


While walking this corridor there's exits to other paths:



But I continue in the shade with zero intentions to imply that the day is hot enough to oblige me so:


At this point I think it's time to see the bright side of things:




Especially since the serenity of calm water comes in:





Very first world problems: Which path to take?


I think I'll stay close to the water a little more:




This tall dark tree spares me the early rays of the sun while contrasting this green heaven around:


Only a couple of steps later I am in front of the first masterpiece here - the rear side of the New Palace:



My jaw is about to drop imagining what else my eyes have to see around here. I thought I was all alone around in this heaven but a tall woman comes to say hello. I respond as kindly and she proposes to take a picture of me with the palace in the background. I pass the chance also kindly and she then proceeds to telling me in her semi broken English that she thinks I am blessed by God, short of implying that she still insists on that picture. Ideal conditions to initiate a best seller love story if only we could be some sort of a match...
At the end of this short interaction she wishes me a wonderful day walking away this way:


She probably came in stealth mode from this way:


I go neither way as I continue North:


You saw that green tunnel above? Yep, I'm right into it:


That corridor has an opening halfway which allows this viewing angle to the New Palace:


This beauty was built in 1750 and the that golden figure you see on its top is the Ancient Hellenic God Apollo and his 4 horses. Hellenic bits around Germany are not as rare as one might think.

I do the rest of this green gallery,


and now I have one more angle to picture the New Palace though the sun is killing the image:


What happens when you want to pee around here? You get a well deserved royal toilette experience:


Now have a look at this rococo creation from shells and opal:




And of course gold. From this side you can see Apollo's horses clearer:


Obviously, some water comes in play in such places as well as statues - plenty of both here:


The garden with the pavilions:


Here's the view with the palace in the back:



Since I'm close to its walls have a closer look at them:





Now the sun is more of a friend than an enemy so enjoy the next shots:






Here's the local cafe:


And some more shots in an attempt to keep the harsh early morning sun away from my heading:





How about a break here and meet you again soon for the rest of the walk?
Take a rest and see you!

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