History and landscape in Coburg Germany

Germany - Bayern - Coburg

Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,Large house with garden, close to nature.
Large house with garden, close to nature.
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Germany,Coburg,House photos, home images
  • Sleeping capacity6
  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Non-simultaneous Home Exchange

Simultaneous Home Exchange

Weekend Home Exchange

Sabbatical Home Exchange

Hospitality Exchange Offered

Hospitality Exchange Wanted

Homesit Offered

Smoking Not Allowed

Children Welcome

Use of Personal Car is possible

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We are looking for a home exchange in ...

Aug 5, 2024 - Aug 31, 2024 Montreal, QC, Canada | Québec, QC, Canada | Halifax, NS, Canada
Aug 5, 2024 - Aug 25, 2024 Bretagne, France | Bordeaux, France | Cornwall, UK
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Our Home For Exchange

Description of the home we are offering for exchange

Our house, built in the 1960s, was extended and modernized when we bought it, including a number of energy-saving features. However, we left the original cosy feel of the house (Kachelofen) and the large garden with apple and cherry trees and a shed untouched. Sitting out on the patio, under the trees or in the shelter of the barbecue "hut" or playing table-tennis on the spacious patio is a delight in the summer.

Our home has a large modern wooden kitchen (microwave, electric cooker and stove, dishwasher etc.) with dining area, a separate dining-room and a living-room. In our open-plan library it is particularly cosy in the evenings and in the winter when the wood-fired oven is on.
On the first floor you find a bedroom with a double bed, two bedrooms with a single bed each and a fourth bedroom (balcony room) with a double bed. There are two bathrooms (one with a jacuzzi) on this floor. The attic has been converted into a living area and features another large bedroom with a double bed and an ensuite shower unit,a fully equipped kitchen with dining area and a loft. This area can accomodate guests or we retreat to it when we host a larger family in the main part of the house.
The downstairs (cellar) area features a sauna, a washing-room with a washing-machine, a second freezer and fridge as well as a drive-in garage.

There is a good public transport system in place (bus service in the town and overland, good train connections to Nuremberg and Würzburg). For trips into the countryside a car can be quite useful but isn't essential.

Type

House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence


Amenities

  • Balcony / Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes Washer
  • Microwave Oven
  • Extensive Grounds
  • Peaceful Surroundings
  • Fireplace
  • Privacy / Seclusion
  • Garden
  • Heating
  • Garage
  • Jacuzzi
  • Private parking
  • Sauna
  • Terrace / Patio

Entertainment

  • Computer available
  • DVD
  • Internet access
  • Piano
  • TV
  • Wireless Internet (WiFi)
  • Family Room / Playroom

Extras

  • Use of bicycle(s)

Setting

  • Urban
  • Suburban
  • Rural

Neighbourhood

Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area

Our house is situated at about 3km from the centre of Coburg town (population fo 40,000) in a rural setting. The bus stop to town is only two minutes from the house. However, if you like to go for walks or cycling you just go out the door: fields and forest offer a wide range of options. You can walk down to the local fishfarm and buy smoked trout or to the historic Veste (castle) where Luther spent half a year. Or you simply explore the forest near us and meet deer and rabbit out the back door. Children can avail of our extensive garden with lots of fruit trees or a large playground just down the road (about 300 metres away).
Our neighbours are mainly mature couples or families with grown-up children, some of them with a farming background originally. Everybody is very welcoming and helpful, but leaves you alone if you want to do your own thing.
If you want to explore the area further there are interesting historical places in town and around - after all Queen Victoria's husband Albert was born and spent his youth in Coburg! There is a theatre, classical concerts and in particular in summer there are open-air festivals for all age groups. A golf course can be found about 15 minutes away, tennis courts and fitness centres as well as an indoor and outdoor swimming-pool in town. If the sauna in our house is not to your liking you can go to the thermal baths at Bad Staffelstein or Bad Rodach, both places about 20 minutes away.
About an hour's drive away you can find interesting towns and cities like Bamberg, Bayreuth (Wagner-festival), Nuremberg or Erfurt. All those cities can also easily be reached by train. For walkers and lovers of the outdoors there are areas like the Frankenwald, Fränkische Schweiz (with interesting caves and lovely old-style villages), the Thuringian Forest or Fichtelgebirge for walks, biking, climbing, horse-riding or canoing, all within easy range. You won't run out of things to do!
If the weather is less welcoming, museums and archives offer an insight into local as well as world history (Coburg being connected to most European dynasties from England, Belgium, Russia, Bulgaria to places as far as Brazil). But there is also something for children as Neustadt bei Coburg has a strong tradition of toy production. Hope you enjoy everything!

Outdoor Activities

  • Biking
  • Cultural Events
  • Canoeing / Kayaking
  • Golfing
  • Gym / Health Club
  • Tennis
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Public Swimming Pool

Leisure

  • Park / Playground
  • Cafés
  • Gym / Health Club
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping

Cultural Activities

  • Concerts
  • Museums
  • Opera
  • Popular Monuments
  • Theatre

Transport Nearby

  • Bus
  • Train Station

Neighbourhood Services

  • Bakery
  • Corner Shop
  • Pharmacy
  • Supermarket

Attractions

Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home

Historical buildings in town: Veste, Ehrenburg, Rosenau, Callenberg. Lots of walks (brochures will be left for you in the house). Wednesday and Saturday markets in town. Lots of small, very attractive towns in the area with original buildings (Fachwerk) and loads of character (Bad Staffelstein, Ummerstadt, Bad Rodach, Bamberg).

Our favourite restaurants

  • Il Passatore
  • Ganesha
  • Brauereigasthof GRosch

Cafés & bars

  • Stadtcafé
  • Café Feiler
  • Café Sorgenfrei

Special places to shop

  • Seßlach (site of Luther film)
  • Heldburg

Leisure and cultural activities

  • Landestheater
  • Veste Coburg
  • Ehrenburg

Interesting day trips

  • Kulmbach (Bierstadt, Festung Plassenburg)
  • Bayreuth (Wagner, Eremitage)
  • Erfurt (Krämerbrücke)

Our Preferences

Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules

We would like to find our house in a clean and orderly state just the way you want us to leave your house. Absolutely no smoking in the house, please.

Conditions

  • Children Welcome
  • Pets Not Allowed
  • Smoking Not Allowed
  • Plant Care Not Needed

Use of Personal Car

  • Use of Personal Car is possible

Home Exchange Type

  • Non-simultaneous Home Exchange
  • Simultaneous Home Exchange
  • Weekend Home Exchange
  • Sabbatical Home Exchange
  • Hospitality Exchange Offered
  • Hospitality Exchange Wanted
  • Homesit Offered
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