Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Eichstätt, Germany
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1.2 km
30 m
Experience Eichstätt in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in EichstättSight 1: Altes Stadttheater
Altes Stadttheater Eichstätt is a theatre in Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany.
Sight 2: Erlöserkirche
The Church of the Redeemer in Eichstätt is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the district and university town of the Upper Bavarian district of Eichstätt and in the Evangelical Lutheran deanery of Pappenheim.
Sight 3: Marienbrunnen
The Marienbrunnen is a fountain at the south-eastern end of the Residenzplatz in Eichstätt. In the middle of the fountain rises the statue of Mary. The fountain was built between 1777 and 1780. The Italian Baroque master builder Maurizio Pedetti was in charge. The fountain was commissioned by the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt, Raymund Anton von Strasoldo, and the city.
Sight 4: Ehemalige Fürstbischöfliche Residenz
The Eichstätt Residence, the former seat of the Eichstätt prince-bishops on the Residenzplatz in Eichstätt, is a three-winged palace building of the Baroque period. Particularly noteworthy are the representative staircase with an artistically forged iron banister and a ceiling fresco by Johann Michael Franz, which shows the fall of the Phaethon, as well as the Hall of Mirrors, which is also adorned with mythological scenes as a ceiling painting in glue colours by the same artist.
Sight 5: Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt
Eichstätt Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Willibald and St. Salvator is the 11th-century cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Eichstätt and is located in the city of Eichstätt, in the state of Bavaria, in Southern Germany.
Sight 6: Willibaldsbrunnen
The Willibaldsbrunnen is a fountain in the middle of the market square in Eichstätt. It was built in 1695 by Jakob Engel. The figure of St. Willibald, to whom the fountain is dedicated, was created by Hans Krumpper.
Sight 7: Benediktinerinnenabtei Sankt Walburg
St. Walburg Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Eichstätt in the Bavarian diocese of Eichstätt.
Sight 8: Alte Stadtmauer
This page lists the monuments in the Upper Bavarian town of Eichstätt. This table is a partial list of the List of monuments in Bavaria. The basis is the Bavarian List of Monuments, which was first compiled on the basis of the Bavarian Monument Protection Act of 1 October 1973 and has since been managed by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments. The following information does not replace the legally binding information of the monument protection authority.
Sight 9: Mariahilf-Kapelle
The Mariahilf Chapel in the western suburbs of the episcopal town of Eichstätt is a Baroque sacred building that served as a craftsmen's and pilgrimage chapel.
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