The arable bourgeois house was built around 1600 and has been owned by the Hammer family since 1698. The stuccoed window frames, the arched driveway and inside, above all, the baroque stucco ceiling of the bakers' guild are worth seeing. Inside, a beamed plank ceiling from the time it was built and a cellar with barrel vaults have also been preserved. Today Elisabeth Hammer runs a 5 * guesthouse.

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The previous building, the so-called castle house, dates from the 14th century. From 1765 to 1803 it was the official residence of the Hochstiftisch Bambergischen keeper. It adorns a baroque facade with a spyhole.

The Vilstor was built in 1375 as the main gate towards Bamberg. The coat of arms of the bishopric of Bamberg and of Bishop Lampert von Brunn is still on the facade. The gate got an addition in 1436 with the installation of the city pond. The gate was later used as a powder tower and pharmacy.

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1. Zollhaus Café – Teufelstein Vilseck loop from Vilseck

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2. Zollhaus Café – Devil's Rock loop from Kreuzberg

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03:43

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3. Dagestein Castle – Zollhaus Café loop from Vilseck

10.2km

02:38

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Location: Vilseck, Amberg-Sulzbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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Turmhotel (Former Caretaker’s Castle)

1. Zollhaus Café – Teufelstein Vilseck loop from Vilseck

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