Attractions
The Altmühltal Nature Park features a long and eventful history. Come and discover its historic towns, feudal castles and ancient remains, magnificent palaces, impressive sanctuaries and century-old monasteries!
The Altmühltal Nature Park’s religious art is well known all round the world. Just think about the Benedictine Weltenburg Monastery with its gorgeous church by the Asam brothers, the imposing Cathedral of Eichstätt, the Maria Brünnlein sanctuary Basilica in Wemding or the remains of the St. Sola Basilica in Solnhofen, which was built 1,300 years ago - all this masterpieces witness to the Christian faith and heritage in the region from the early Irish missionaries up to present days.
Eichstätt
Eichstätt Cathedral - only Cloister and Mortuarium open at present -
St. Willibald is thought to have built the first stone church here already in the 8th century. Today’s church goes back basically to ...
Eichstätt
Prince-Bishops’ Residence
The Residence complex with its three large baroque wings is connected to the southern part of the cathedral. The magnificent staircase ...
Wemding
Maria Brünnlein’s Pilgrimage Church
1684 an inhabitant of Wemding came back from Rome bringing a miraculous image of Our Lady with him. Today it is to be found on the Grace ...
Kelheim
Asam Church at Weltenburg Abbey
The abbey church has been built and decorated by the Asam brothers between 1716 and 1739. Today it is one of the most important works of ...
Pappenheim
Pappenheim Castle
The location of this fortified complex alone makes it well worth a visit: the Pappenheim castle towers over a bend of the river Altmühl ...
Riedenburg
Prunn Castle
The Prunn Castle is one of the best-preserved feudal castles in all of Bavaria. It is located near Riedenburg and towers above the ...
Weißenburg i. Bay.
Hohenzollernfestung Wülzburg
Oberhalb von Weißenburg, auf der mit 630 m höchsten Bergkuppe der südlichen Frankenalb, liegt die alte ansbachische ...
Riedenburg
Jagdfalkenhof - Rosenburg
Die Falknerei auf der Rosenburg, einst Sitz der Burggrafen von Riedenburg, präsentiert Ihnen die unglaubliche Flugkunst von Adler, Geier ...
Neuburg an der Donau
Residenzschloss Neuburg an der Donau
Pfalzgraf Ottheinrich (1502 - 1559) ließ das mächtige Renaissanceschloss als Residenz des Fürstentums Pfalz-Neuburg errichten. 1665 - ...
Greding
Romanische Basilika St. Martin Greding
Die Martinskirche, das Wahrzeichen Gredings, ist die größte romanische Basilika im Bistum Eichstätt und stellt das kunsthistorisch ...
Solnhofen
Sola-Basilika
Grundmauern und Reste von fünf übereinander liegenden Kirchbauten seit dem 6. Jahrhundert. Die verschiedenen Epochen umfassen einen ...
Eichstätt
Willibaldsburg Castle
Attention! Some parts of the castle are undergoing restoration works at present. It is not possible to reach the castle by car and park ...