Must Sees
Fortress Marienberg (Festung Marienberg)
Refuge during the Hallstatt era (around 1000 BC). Consecration as Virgin Mary Church in 706 AD. Fortress is started around 1200; the moat dates back to that time. From 1253 to 1719 seat of the Prince Bishops; main fortress surrounded by medieval ringwall with the Scherenbergtor (1482). Remodeled into a Renaissance castle and construction of the Echterbastei by Julius Echter after 1600. The temple above the deep well (104m) dates from this time. After the conquest by Gustav Adolf of Sweden in 1631, expanded into a Baroque Fortress with royal gardens.
Booking Information
March 16 - October
Daily 10 am - 4:30 pm
Guided Tours (in German):
March 16 through October
Tuesday – Friday 11am, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm,
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday, 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm,
Guided Tours (ín English):
Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays 3 pm
Tickets € 3,50 per person
Groups 15 people and more € 2,50 per person
Combined ticket Guided Tour Fortress Marienberg and Fürstenbaumuseum € 6,- per person
Information
Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Würzburg
Residenzplatz 2
97070 Würzburg
Phone +49 (0) 9 31 / 3 55 17 50
Fax +49 (0) 9 31 / 3 55 17 25E
-Mail: sgvwuerzburg@bsv.bayern.de
www.schloesser.bayern.de
The Baroque-era armory houses the Mainfränkisches Museum. Outstanding collection of Franconian art; among others the world-famous sculptures by Tilman Riemenschneider; pre-historic collection; testimonials of the Franconian wine culture; folklore section.
Booking Information
April through October
Tuesday – Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
November through March
March Tuesday – Sunday 10 am – 4 pm,
last admission 30 minutes before closing time
Students € 2,- per person
Groups 20 people and more € 3,– per person
Information
Mainfränkisches Museum
Festung Marienberg
97082 Würzburg
Phone +49 (0) 9 31 / 20 59 40
Fax +49 (0) 9 31 / 2 05 94 56
www.mainfraenkisches-museum.de
The Fürstenbaumuseum is located in the East wing; features the living quarters of the Prince Bishops, treasury, and a section on the city history of Würzburg.
Booking Information
Mid March through October
Tuesday – Sunday 9 am – 6 pm,
last admission 30 minutes before closing time
Groups 15 people and more € 3,50 per person
Combined admission Guided Tours of Fortress and Fürstenbaumuseum
€ 6,– per person
Information
Fürstenbaumuseum
Festung Marienberg
97082 Würzburg
Phone +49 (0) 9 31 / 3 55 17 50
Fax +49 (0) 9 31 / 3 55 17 25
www.schloesser.bayern.de
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