Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 115 out of 121 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Frankenwald
Location: Bad Steben, Landkreis Hof, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
The oldest operating inn in the Franconian Forest serves Franconian cuisine—prepared with fresh ingredients, of course. Seats are very popular, so reservations are recommended.
June 20, 2025
A culinary journey of a special kind leads to the inn Adelskammer in Carlsgrün, the oldest, still run inn in the Franconian Forest.
Hot meals are cooked in the aristocratic chamber on a wood-fired oven. Innkeeper Renate Gebelein understands the production of so many original Franconian specialties, such as the Quärkla, a kind of small, low-fat sour-milk cheese that turns glassy-yellow after a long maturation period and takes on a hearty, spicy taste. Or Schwarzsauers with dumplings, baked turnips to roast pork with crispy crust and much more - for lovers of real Upper Franconian cuisine, the Gasthaus Adelskammer is a real insider tip. And, of course, the dumplings are made by hand as part of Renate Gebelein's self-made potatoes that grow on their own field.
May 31, 2017
The oldest inn in the Franconian Forest always invites you to a stop with excellent Franconian cuisine.
February 18, 2019
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