Object description:

Willibaldsburg Castle – Eichstätt

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 Bastion Garden opened in 1998 reproduces the plant world of the original botanical garden.

Bastion Garden

Address

Burgstraße 19
85072 Eichstätt
08421 4730

Information for visitors/ COVID-19

At the moment, the sights of the Bavarian Palace Department are still closed. We are currently preparing for the reopening of our houses. As soon as we can provide more detailed information about where and how we will be able to reopen our sights, we will inform you about it here (as of 5.3.2021).

Opening hours

April-September: 9 am-6 pm
October-March: 10 am-4 pm
closed Mondays
(except: 6 January, Easter Monday, 1 May, Whit Monday, 15 August, 3 October, 1 November)

Last admission is currently at 3.15 pm.

Closed on: January 1, Shrove Tuesday, December 24/25/31

General information on opening times and admission charges