Erbach Travel Guide

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The Marktplatz in Erbach is really nice!
It is here, the Schloss, the Old Rathaus and the Tourist Info centre is.
Located out the front of the Old Rathaus, is the statue in my first photo.
At the other end of the Marktplatz, is where the Shop's and Cafe's are located. There are some interesting sign's, another "Bear" Fountain, and some nice decorated house's.
Here, you can buy an "Erbach Bear."
Hot, well there is shade by the stream, and it is a nice peaceful area for watching the world go by!

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Now, we have just seen the Church and I didn't want to go back the same way, so I headed along two street's, the Städtele and into the Bruckenstrasse.
First, around the Städtele are many interesting half timbered homes and some shop's. I found a shop selling some wonderful big Basket's I would have liked, but too big to take home!
There was a Fountain with a Bear, and I noticed many wrought iron sign's with a symbol of a Bear, I wonder why, does anybody know?

From the Buckenstrasse, I turned left and into the Schlossgraben, which took me back to the Marktplatz.

This is an easy, interesting walk

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I thought the Old Rathaus was very nice in the Marktplatz!
From where I was standing, there was a tall Tower, and this wasn't attached to the Rathaus, it was behind the Rathaus.
There is an archway at the Rathaus, and this is where I wandered through and came out at the Evangelical Church, built in 1370. This was where the Tower was!
Another building in the red sandstone & cream colour, looks good! The Chapel, was the Town's Church.

I am not sure if it is ever open, usually if I am this close, I go in, so it must have been closed.

The Orangerie and Lustgarten are located just by the Schloss. The Orangerie is built in the same red sandstone and colour's of the Schloss.
There are now Cafe's here, and people were enjoying the sunshine and the garden. It is secluded by the surrounding high Hedge's, but is a nice spot for enjoying some downtime, whilst viewing the garden and fountain.

Located close to the Tourist Information Centre in the Marktplatz, it the impressive Schloss.

Part's of this Schloss were built in the 12th Century, some, like the Gothic Spire, were added in the 15th century. It was a small Romanesque castle in the 16th Century, then turned into a larger Renaissance castle, but was damaged during the Thirty Years' War.
The present castle, is from the first half of the 18th Century. Until 1902 the castle was decorated in neo-baroque style [window frames, castle portal, balcony on the Marketplace]
Once again I found red sandstone used for building material, and decorated gilded figurines.
The crest over the doorway was marked in honor of one George Wilhelm, who commissioned the palace construction.

The altar Schöll Bacher - Is a monumental masterpiece of late Gothic, completed in 1515, and recognized as one of the most beautiful late Gothic church art works in the Middle Rhine region.
The monumental wing shows in the center of the "Jesse Tree" as a symbol of Christ's family tree, whose branches grow in cup-like flowers with the twelve kings of the Old Testament. The relief panels on the insides of the wings show scenes from the life of Mary.

The Royal Collections Schloss Erbach is an Ancient and Medieval collection and the natural and hunting collection.

The visit to the Royal Collections of the Schloss Erbach and Schöll Bacher altar in the chapel Hubertus can only be done on a tour.

ADMISSION....Adult 4.90 eu for Count Erbach Castle Collections
Adult.....3.00euro for Schöll Bacher altar

Count collections ...Daily @ 2pm
Schöll Bacher altar ...Saturday and Sunday 3.15 pm

March to October
Count collections
Monday - Friday: 11.00, 2pm & 4pm
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 11am/2/3/4pm

Schöll Bacher altar
Monday - Friday: 3.15pm
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 3.15 & 4.15pm

The castle rooms are only accessible by stairs.

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This River, which is little more than a stream running through Erbach, is a tributary to the River Main.

I went for a walk alongside it, and thought it pretty. The water was clear and shallow in place's, I saw weir's and lot's of nice home's along the way.

Located just 20kms from Erbach, this and the Town of Amorbach are well worth a visit.

The Church is one of Germany’s most important Baroque churches. It was built between 1742 and 1747, incorporating parts of the previous Romanesque church, including the two west towers, into the new design.

I didn't get inside as you have to be on a tour, but have seen photo's of the lovely Rococo with stucco and the painting's, it looked well worth visiting.

The Stumm organ has 5,119 pipes, 66 registers, and a carillon making it the largest Baroque organ in Europe.
The Stumm organ is played daily at 11 am (Sunday at noon) and 3 pm, as well as during occasional concerts.

Tours of the Church are combined with the Bibliothek (Library) which has a Classical interior with three levels of bookshelves with over 35,000 volumes, and the Gruner Saal (Green Hall) the banquet hall of the monastery which has a rich Classical interior with green and white stuccowork. It is occasionally used as venue for chamber music concerts.
I have seen photo's of all, and they look worth while to see.

Visiting the Baroque Church and Convent Sites
The three main sights ............
The abbey Church, Gruner Saal, and the Biblliothek can only be seen on a 35-minute guided tour.
Opening hours are May to October, Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5:30 pm.
ADMISSION to all three sites
3 euro but 6 euro if including an Organ recital
The church and organ recital alone is 4 euro's.