Würzburg: Sightseeing
Places and attractions in the Sightseeing category
Residenz Würzburg
The Residenz Würzburg stands as a monumental testament to Baroque architecture and is one of the most significant palaces in Germany. Located in the heart of Würzburg, this grand castle was built in the early 18th century and has since been a beacon of cultural...
Würzburg Cathedral
Registered tours of Romanesque cathedral Würzburg Cathedral, officially known as St. Kilian Cathedral, stands as a monumental landmark in the heart of Würzburg, Germany. This Romanesque cathedral, with its intricate Gothic elements, is one of the largest churches in the country and the fourth-largest...
Martin von Wagner Museum
The Martin von Wagner Museum contains the art collection of the University of Würzburg and has been located in the south wing of the Würzburg Residence since 1963. It is among the largest university museums in Europe.
Marienberg Fortress
Art and history museums in restored castle Marienberg Fortress is a prominent landmark on the left bank of the Main river in Würzburg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany.
Marienkapelle
The Marienkapelle is a Roman Catholic church located at the Unterer Markt of the town of Würzburg, Bavaria. It was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century. Despite its large size, it is a chapel by status, as it does not have a parish.
Käppele
The Käppele is the commonly used name for the Wallfahrtskirche Mariä Heimsuchung, located on a hill above Würzburg, in Germany. It was built following plans by Balthasar Neumann in the mid-18th century in Rococo style. Until 2014 it was attended to by members of the Capuchins.
Röntgen Memorial Site
The Röntgen Memorial Site in Würzburg, Germany is dedicated to the work of the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen and his discovery of X-rays, for which he was granted the Nobel Prize in physics. It contains an exhibition of historical instruments, machines and documents.
Würzburg University Library
The Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg is the central library of the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. As a regional library of Lower Franconia, it collects Lower Franconian literature. The Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg is maintained by the Free State of Bavaria. With 3.6...
Botanic Garden of Würzburg University
The Botanischer Garten der Universität Würzburg is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Würzburg. It is located at Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 4, Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany, and open daily; admission is free.
Kulturspeicher Wurzburg
The Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg is a municipal art museum located at Veitshöchheimer Strasse 5, Würzburg, Northern Bavaria, Germany. It is open daily except Monday; an admission fee is charged.
Hochschule für Musik Würzburg
The Hochschule für Musik Würzburg was founded in 1797 by Franz Joseph Fröhlich as Collegium musicum academicum. From 1921 to 1973, it was named Bayerisches Staatskonservatorium der Musik. The current name was given on 1 September 1973.
Mainfranken Theater Würzburg
Mainfranken Theater Würzburg is a theatre in Würzburg, Germany. The new building was designed by the architect Jörg Friedrich.
Mary's Church
The Marienkirche, Würzburg is a chapel located in the inner court of Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg, Bavaria. The first Christian church at this location was built in 706 by Duke Hedan II. The structure of today's building can be traced back to the early 11th century.
Museum für Franken - Staatliches Museum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte in Würzburg
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Museum am Dom
The Museum am Dom is an art museum of the Diocese of Würzburg opened in March 2003 under Bishop Paul-Werner Scheele.
Höchberg
Höchberg is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany. Höchberg borders, in the east, directly on the city of Würzburg. Höchberg consists of two main urban areas: Altort and Hexenbruch. Residential construction areas have been added in recent years, for example "Mehle" and " Mehle II".
Falkenhaus
The Haus zum Falken, also called Falkenhaus, is a building on the market square in downtown Würzburg.
Hofkirche
Tours of opulent 18th-century palace The Würzburg Residence is a palace in Würzburg, Germany. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and Maximilian von Welsch, representatives of the Austrian/South German Baroque style, were involved in the construction, as well as Robert de Cotte and Germain Boffrand, who were followers of the French Style.
Sankt Stephan
St. Stephen's, also called St. Stephen's Church, is the first longer existing Protestant church in Würzburg since 1803. It goes back to the monastery church of a Benedictine convent of St. Stephen, which was dissolved by secularization.
Oegg-Denkmal
Johann Georg Oegg was an Austrian prince-bishop's court locksmith and art blacksmith who worked in Vienna and in Würzburg. Among other things, he created garden gates for Prince Eugene's Belvedere Palace in Vienna and Hof Palace, and gates for the...
S.Oliver Arena
s.Oliver Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Würzburg, Germany. The arena opened in 1981 and has a capacity of 4,756 people. Its primary tenants are the s.Oliver Würzburg, a professional basketball team.
Mariä Geburt
The parish church of the Nativity of Mary is a Catholic pilgrimage church in Höchberg. The church received its current appearance in the course of the last reconstruction and expansion measures in 1909.
St. Burkard
St. Burchard's Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Würzburg, Germany, initially known as St. Andrew's Abbey. It was the first abbey established in Würzburg, founded ca. 750. In 1464, it was transformed into a Stift.
Karmelitenkirche
The Carmelite Church of St. Joseph and St. Mary Magdalene in Würzburg was built by Antonio Petrini between 1662 and 1669. The cruciform Baroque building with a well-structured facade is the convent church of the Würzburg Carmelite monastery of St.
Church of Sts. Peter and Paul
St. Peter and Paul is a Catholic parish church in the historic center of Würzburg and parish in the Sanderau district and part of the parish community of Würzburg Innenstadt.
Siebold-Museum
The Siebold Museum is a museum in Würzburg, Germany, dedicated to the physician, Japan and naturalist, ethnologist, botanist and collector Philipp Franz von Siebold.
Landgericht Würzburg
The Würzburg Regional Court is a court of ordinary jurisdiction. It is one of 22 regional courts in the Free State of Bavaria.
Engelgarten Charterhouse
Engelgarten Charterhouse or Würzburg Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany.
St. Michael
St. Michael is a Roman Catholic church in Würzburg, as well as a parish church and parish of the Episcopal seminary.
Faulenberg Kaserne
Faulenberg Kaserne is a former military garrison, located near Grombühl, east of the City of Würzburg, in Franconia, Germany. The kaserne, built in the region of the former Faulenberg vineyard, was bordered on the south by Nürnberger Straße, on the west by Matthias-Thoma-Straße and on the north on the outer Aumühlstraße and Kürnach.
Alte Universität
The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg is a public research university in Würzburg, Germany. The University of Würzburg is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Germany, having been founded in 1402. The university initially had a brief run and was closed in 1415.
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