To be able to experience and enjoy purposefully is an unbeatable ability!

The Porcelain Route welcomes you on a journey through three centuries of china history. The Holiday Route crosses the whole of North-East Bavaria (over 500 kilometres) and unites the attractive holiday areas Steigerwald, Upper Maintal, Coburger Land, Frankenwald, Fichtelgebirge and Oberpfälzer Wald. A varied landscape invites you to stay, and to enjoy the regional cuisine.

Rosenthal, Kronach
Fichtelgebirgsmuseum
Deutsches Porzellanmuseum, Hohenberg
Kaiser, Bad Staffelstein

Experience the variety

As multi-faceted as the china is it is also the home of the White Gold. Not only in the idyllic small towns but also in cities like Bamberg, Bayreuth, Selb and Weiden china is ubiquitous. The china tradition is often reflected in the townscape; in many places you can discover a harmonic symbiosis of industry heritage, culture and nature.

Save the tradition

The proud past shows itself constantly: Museums, factory outlets, speciality shops and manufacturers show the whole spectrum of the shard. World-famous labels like Rosenthal, Hutschenreuther, Seltmann and Walküre produce to this day traditional china. More than 40 factory outlets and studios offer services, figurines and decorative articles at low prices.

Discover china

Numerous museums reflect this unique historic achievement in Germany – from the origin of the first ceramics to the lifestyle items of the 21st. century. Here you can get to know the work and the everyday life of the china workers in the course of the time. Discover a natural material, whose utilisation and form is hard to exceed. Experience solid handcraft and stylish design and feel the fascination of the variety of the White Gold.

We hope you enjoy the discovery of the different china towns along the Porcelain Route!