July-September 1894

July-September 1894

Journey to the Wagner Festival, Bayreuth

Route

Helsinki (boat)-Lübeck (train)-Hamburg-Cologne (river boat)-Mainz (train)-Nuremberg-Bayreuth-Nuremberg-Munich-Nuremberg-Bayreuth-Nuremberg-Munich-Innsbruck-Verona-Venice-Verona-Innsbruck-Munich-Nuremberg-Leipzig-Berlin-Stettin (boat)-Helsinki.

Accommodation

Hotel St. Petersburg, Hamburg
Hotel Reichsadler, Bayreuth
Schwabinger Landstrasse 34 II, Munich, landlord Herr Schreiber
Hotel Roth, Munich,
Hotel Alle Barche, Venice
Winterfeldet 18 b, Berlin, landlord Herr Fischer

The purpose of the journey was to become better acquainted with Wagner’s music, but in fact, Sibelius lost his enthusiasm for Wagner.