Object information:

Eichstätt

Willibaldsburg Castle and Bastion Garden

Address/
Information

Burgstraße 19
85072 Eichstätt
Telefon (0 84 21) 47 30
fax (0 84 21) 81 94

Responsible administration

Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Ansbach
Promenade 27
91522 Ansbach
Telefon (09 81) 95 38 39-0 
Fax (09 81) 95 38 39-40
E-mail sgvansbach@
bsv.bayern.de

Opening hours

April-September: 9 am-6 pm
October-March: 10 am-4 pm
closed Mondays

Closed on: 
1.1., Shrove Tuesday, 24.12., 25.12., 31.12.

Guided tours

No regular guided tours

Admission charges  

4 euros regular
3 euros reduced internal link

internal link Annual season tickets /
14-days-tickets

Please note

Information for the disabled:

Most of the Jura Museum is accessible for wheelchairs; the access to the Bastion garden is difficult because of steep slopes

Museums under differnt administration:

Jura Museum (Branch of the Bavarian State Scientific Collections)
tel (0 84 21) 29 56

Museum of Pre- and Early History (Historical Association of Eichstätt)
tel (0 84 21) 8 94 50

Gardens

Bastion Garden

Franchised restaurants and hotels:

Restaurant "Burgschänke"
tel (0 84 21) 49 70
Guest rooms available;
closed Mondays

Nearest railway station:

Eichstätt-Stadt
External link www.bahn.de

Public transport with nearest stop:

Bus to the castle (bus stop below from the castle)

Parking space:

50 car parking spaces and 3 bus parking spaces available

Overview about all admission  charges and opening hours
external linl - link opend in a new window download (pdf-file)

 

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Object description:

Picture: Willibaldsburg Castle

The castle complex on the Willibaldsberg was begun in 1355 and extended in the second half of the 16th century under Martin von Schaumberg. It was transformed into an impressive residence by Elias Holl during the reign of Prince-Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen (1595-1612) – at this stage of the building's history the towers were crowned by onion domes. Gemmingen also laid out the renowned botanical garden "Hortus Eystettensis". Based on the copperplate engravings illustrating the plant collection which were created in 1613 by Basilius Besler, the internal link Bastion Garden opened in 1998 reproduces the plant world of the original botanical garden.

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