Eichstätt Travel Guide

 BruceDunning Says:  There is the Jura (fossil) museum and the natural prehistoric museum. Both are inside the courtyard and have taken up most of the space of the rooms around there. The museums were rather good and well presented, especially the aquarium taking up a large room with many... 

 BruceDunning Says:  These are pictures of the castle that overlooks the town, and arched entry into the castle. it served as the Bishops residence from 1355 to 1725; long time. The twin towers are from 1609, and the castle was deemed an excellent defense position in rough times. The castle... 

 BruceDunning Says:  Rebdorf Monastery is about one mile to the west of town and has a large complex with remnants of days when it was the foundation of canon rulers here. Most of the complex was built in 1700's 

 BruceDunning Says:  The square has a fountain called Willibaldbrunn from 1695, and it is in the middle of the town Hall. The statue of Willibald is from 1625 designed by Hans Krumper. The Town Hall with the tower is from 1444, but redesigned in 1823 into BAroque style. The other buildings are... 

 BruceDunning Says:  Near the REsidence platz is this church with an octagon shapes of the front. The red brick building was constructed by August Tiersch in 1885-87 in Italianate/Romanseque style 

 BruceDunning Says:  This convent and parish of St. WAllberg is to the west of the main center about four blocks. It is a very large complex and the views are outstanding. The convent was founded in 1035, and this holds the tomb of; of course, St. WAllburga. The buildings are form 17th and 18th... 

 BruceDunning Says:  It is located in Leonrodplatz on Ostenstrasse. The wonderful decorated interior is dated back to 1717-1739. Frescoes done by John Rossner are adorning the walls and ceilings. The altar paintings done in 1739 were by Johann Holzer. In the midst of the church are old buildings... 

 BruceDunning Says:  There is a minor display of items in the treasury; not as much as I thought it should have. There is a variety of items. It costs 3 Euro to go into the Treasury connected to the church adjacent to it. There is an outside entrance, or you can enter from inside the church 

 BruceDunning Says:  The REsidence has three wings and they were designed combined by Jacob Engel and Gabriel de Gabeli. The construction lasted 1700 to 1727. The rococo style staircase and the mirror hall was added in 1767 under the guidance of Mauritio Pediti. From 817 to 1833 it was the seat... 

 BruceDunning Says:  The Dom is the large complex as well as the complex. It was a separated area from the town because it was part of the Holy Roman Empire and the Pope Bishop region core. At the time in 1789 the town had 58,000 residents. The town joined the Catholic sect in 1617, and until... 

 tessy Says:  What a cute angel on the fountain! The Marienbrunnen is just on the other corner of the Rezidenzplatz 

 tessy Says:  When walking around the cathedral, I had to take this pic. I liked the other buildings much more than this tower. 

 tessy Says:  What a great entrance to his home! It's just on the other side of the cathedral on the Residenzplatz 

 tessy Says:  We didn't visit the Willbaldburg, because we had to cycle back and we wanted to visit the quarry that day. It's situated up on a mountain. In former times, the bishops lived there (1355-1725). Today there are museums 

 tessy Says:  We rented a bike and went there by bike along the river Altmuehl. It's a beautiful valley, not hard to bike there.