The best city hikes and walks around Zwiesel

The Place of the Volunteers in Zwiesel is a specially dedicated area that highlights volunteer commitment in the city.

Near Zwiesel stands an extraordinary chapel. It is likely the only chapel in all of Europe built from handcrafted cast glass blocks. The little church is dedicated to Saint Mary. Services are held here during town festivals and in the month of May. The idea comes from the internationally renowned glass designer and sculptor Walter Wenzl from Bernried. First, a metal framework was welded to ensure the chapel's stability. Glassmakers from the Zwiesel Glass School then painstakingly produced 131 structured, three-colored glass blocks for the chapel's body and altar through hand-casting. The three color layers – brown, green, and blue – represent earth and groundedness, nature and growth, and the sky. The glass blocks were then individually fitted into the metal framework. In accordance with the Zwiesel town motto, “Fine glass and good wood are Zwiesel’s pride,” the chapel received a wooden roof structure, and the Lord was also carved from wood. He hangs in the chapel on a glass cross. Finally, the small tower was topped with a red, mouth-blown glass bell as a symbol of love. It bears the inscription: “Consecrated in the peace of the town of Zwiesel.” Above the entrance of the glass chapel, you will see an infinity symbol with a cross. According to tradition, the “infinity” symbol was already used for glass in the time of the alchemists. This symbol means: It is an infinite cross to make glass. The chapel was completed in 2002 and consecrated in 2003. When the bell is rung, it sounds like a promise: The promise that high-quality glass will continue to be manufactured in the glass city of Zwiesel in the future. https://www.zwiesel.de/kunst-und-kultur/kirchenkapellenwallfahrtenundpilgerwege/glaskapelle.html

The world's tallest crystal glass pyramid is made of 93,665 Tritan® crystal glasses. The four-sided pyramid, weighing 11.5 tons, was created by 25 employees and apprentices of Zwiesel Krisallglas AG. Glasses on 65 levels and a total height of 8.06 m are also records. In Zwiesel, on May 25, 2007, the world's tallest crystal glass pyramid (height: 8.06 m) was ceremoniously inaugurated. For two weeks, a team from Zwiesel Krisallglas AG had been stacking glasses for the record-breaking project. Exactly 93,665 "Neckar" series white wine glasses were placed one by one, millimeter by millimeter, on top of each other, completely without glue or any other aids. The employees worked from scaffolding, partly secured like mountaineers. Due to a lack of technical control options, the construction was done almost entirely by eye. Only once did the pyramid threaten to go slightly out of shape, so that around 2,500 glasses had to be removed and restacked. Then the last wine glass was placed at the top, after which a crane installed the specially made protective glazing. The glass panels, weighing almost 5 tons, are supported by a delicate steel structure, which is an absolute technical challenge, as architect Uwe Fickenscher states. However, the pyramid requires more than just static knowledge from the planner. To prevent the stacked glasses from getting dirty or fogging up, a permanent dehumidification and dust removal system was installed. It has resulted in a glass world record and thus a new landmark for Zwiesel Kristallglas AG and also for the glass city of Zwiesel. https://www.bayerischer-wald.de/attraktion/glaspyramide-351dc60ba7

Here in Zwiesel there are numerous sights and great opportunities for hiking and biking 😉 It's always worth a visit 👌

Very nice place that connects the two twin towns of Zwiesel and Brake with a maritime property.

Even if the river hiking trail is a bit boring here, the view over Zwiesel compensates a little...

Quite a shaky affair crossing that bridge...

In Zwiesel there are numerous sights that can be visited in connection with a bike tour or hike 😉