Würzburg Travel Guide

 alectrevor Says:  Like all castles Fortress Marienberg is up a hill, i did it and i am not young. The path is sloping and steps. I believe there is a bus service. The Fortress is well kept and is used for events and conferences. 

 Maria250 Says:  Further sights that Wuerzburg has to offer, include St. Kilian's Cathedral and the adjacent Neumeunster with the Lusam Garden, where the tombstone of Walther von der Vogelweide is to be found. Varied cultural events staged in Wuerzburg, range from the the unique Africa... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Würzburg’s cathedral is dedicated to the local saint, St Kilian, although his grave is not in here but in the neighbouring Neumünster church. Würzburg has been the seat of a bishop since the mid 8th century. The construction of the present cathedral was begun around 1040 and... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  There are two ways to climb Marienberg on foot. The straight short way up the northeastern slope (in the plan: the red line) is faster, but steeper and has less views. The longer trail through the vineyards (in the plan: the yellow line) is herewith recommended. It leads up... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The dome and the baroque façade face the main shopping street and are hard to overlook. There is little understanding for baroque architecture in our functionalist modern taste, I’m afraid. Give the church a chance, though. The name is betraying, this church was new some... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Juliusspital was founded by Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn, Prince Bishop of Würzburg 1573-1617, in 1576. The original renaissance buildings burned down in 1699 and were replaced by the present baroque complex. About the only remains of the first hospital are two reliefs... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The hospital was founded by Prince Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn in 1576. The original renaissance buildings were destroyed by a fire in 1699 and had to be replaced. The new central wing, the so-called Fürstenbau, was designed by architect Antonio Petrini. The front... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  A walk around the castle on top of the ramparts should not be missed. You are on top of the second last belt of fortifications, still outside the moat. The castle is still a bit higher. But you are high enough for a wide view of the valley and the city. The access from the... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Marienberg has been the seat of the Bishops since the Middle Ages. The castle on the hilltop was easy to defend in times of knights on horseback in armour with a sword and a shield in their hands. The development of military technique, however, required more protection. A... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Named a “chapel”, Marienkapelle qualifes as a church in terms of size and quality of its architecture and ornamentation. This was the parish church of the town’s citizens, opposed to the bishop’s cathedral and the several monasteries. It is a jewel of late gothic... 

 Nemorino Says:  Würzburg is very nearly in the middle of the five-hundred-kilometer Main Valley Bicycle Route (Maintal Radweg). From here you can cycle 246 km upstream to Bayreuth via Ochsenfurt (top sign in the photo) or 243 km downstream to Mainz by way of Zellingen (bottom sign).This is... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  This church is an interesting example how to deal with a war ruin. The original church, the second protestant parish church in catholic Würzburg, was a neogothic building from the 1890s, somehow standard with a cross-shaped ground plan and a single steeple. This church was... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Neither "favourite thing" nor "fondest memory"... wish VT got rid of those headlines!Once upon a time Würzburg’s centre was one of the most beautiful baroque towns in Central Europe. It has been smashed to pieces within 20 minutes during the air raid of March 16, 1945 – 7...