Burgstraße 19
85072 Eichstätt
(0 84 21) 47 30
fax (0 84 21) 81 94
Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Ansbach
Promenade 27
91522 Ansbach
(09 81) 95 38 39-0
Fax (09 81) 95 38 39-40
sgvansbach@
bsv.bayern.de
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.
No regular guided tours
4.50 euros regular
3.50 euros reduced ![]()
Annual season tickets
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14-days-tickets
Overview about all admission charges and opening hours
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More information
notes for the disabled,
further museums,
restaurants …
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Most of the Jura Museum is accessible for wheelchairs; the access to the Bastion garden is difficult because of steep slopes
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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
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Bastion Garden
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Burgschänke
Tel. (0 84 21) 8 04 44
www.burgschaenke.net
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Eichstätt-Stadt
www.bahn.de
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Bus to the castle (bus stop below the castle)
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50 car parking spaces and 3 bus parking spaces available
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
Bastion Garden opened in 1998 reproduces the plant world of the original botanical garden.