Altenstein cave

Altenstein cave is a museum in Bad Liebenstein, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia. Altenstein cave is situated nearby to the spring Austritt des Höhlenbaches, as well as near the manor estate Schloss Glücksbrunn (Schweina).

Opening hours:
Thursday and Sunday: 2:00 PM—3:00 PM
April—October: Thursday and Sunday 10:00 AM—11:00 AM
Type: Museum
Description: cave in Germany
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schloss Glücksbrunn (Schweina) and Altenstein Palace.

Schloss Glücksbrunn (Schweina)

Manor estate

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schloss Glücksbrunn (Schweina) is a manor estate.

Altenstein Palace

Castle

Photo: Rainer Lippert, CC0.

Schloss Altenstein is a schloss upon a rocky hill on the south-western slope of the Thuringian Forest, not far from Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. It was the summer residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen, and is surrounded by 160 hectares of English landscape garden, which contain, among other objects of interest, a cavern 300 metres long, through which flows a large and rapid stream. Altenstein Palace is situated 720 metres north of Altenstein cave.

Altenstein

Castle

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Altenstein is a castle, which is situated 720 metres north of Altenstein cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glücksbrunn (Bad Liebenstein) and Schweina.

Glücksbrunn (Bad Liebenstein)

Neighborhood

Photo: Metilsteiner, CC BY 3.0.

Glücksbrunn (Bad Liebenstein) is a neighborhood.

Schweina

Suburb

Photo: Metilsteiner, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schweina is a village and a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the town Bad Liebenstein.