This vacation region is located about 50 kilometers to the South-West of Nuremberg, in the very middle of Bavaria. It resulted from one of Germany's largest water management projects
and was completed by the flooding of Lake Brombach in 2000.∫Franconian Lakes include Lake Altmühl, Lake Brombach/Igelsbach, Lake Roth, Lake Dennenloh, and Lake Hahnenkamm.
...Water as the reviving element of nature, but also water as a retreat for rare bird species, which nest or just rest on the 120 ha Birds' Island on Lake Altmühl.
You can enjoy exemplary recreational facilities: Huge sun-bathing areas on marvelous, sandy beaches, sailing, surfing, and bathing shores, and more than 1,500 kilometers in biking trails.