# Things to see in Aschaffenburg (Germany): 71 places and when to go

> Aschaffenburg is a town in Germany, and this site lists 71 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (25), Food and drink (18), Nature (13). The best known are Schloss Johannisburg, Mespelbrunn Castle and St. Peter und Alexander. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 07 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 53. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/aschaffenburg/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 49.9749, 9.1473
- **Places:** 71 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (25) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gastronomia/) (18) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (13) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (9) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (8) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museos/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** FRA Frankfurt am Main, 43 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Steigkoppe, at 502 m.

## What to see in Aschaffenburg

The places in and around Aschaffenburg, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Schloss Johannisburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-johannisburg/): Palace in Aschaffenburg, Germany · 423 m
- [Mespelbrunn Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-mespelbrunn/): Cultural heritage monument D-6-71-141-7 (0) in Mespelbrunn, Bavaria · 14 km
- [St. Peter und Alexander](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/collegiate-church-of-st-peter-and-st-alexander/): Church in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany · 159 m
- [Pompejanum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pompejanum/): Cultural heritage monument D-6-61-000-232 (0) in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria · 841 m
- [Basilika St. Marcellinus und Petrus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/basilika-marcellinus-und-petrus/): Church building in Seligenstadt, Hesse, Germany · 14 km
- [Hahnenkamm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hahnenkamm/): Nature · Mountains · 12 km
- [Schanzenkopf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schanzenkopf/): Hill in Bavaria, Germany · 11 km
- [Steigkoppe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/steigkoppe/): Mountain in Germany · 14 km
- [Steinknückl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/steinknuckl/): Nature · Mountains · 9.9 km
- [Hohe-Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hoheberg/): Mountain in Germany · 7.7 km
- [Kauppen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kauppen/): Mountain in Germany · 12 km
- [Stempel-Höhe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stempelhohe/): Hill in Bavaria, Germany · 9.9 km
- [Gentilhaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gentilhaus/): Museum in Germany · 904 m
- [Godels-Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/godelsberg/): Hill in Germany · 2.2 km
- [Schlossmuseum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schlossmuseum/): Museum in Germany · 392 m
- [Natural History Museum, Aschaffenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schonborner-hof/): Museum in Bavaria, Germany · 121 m
- [Naturschutzgebiet Speckgraben bei Mainflingen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/speckgraben-bei-mainflingen/): Protected area in Germany · 8.4 km
- [Stiftsmuseum der Stadt Aschaffenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stiftsmuseum/): Cultural heritage monument D-6-61-000-292 (0) in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria · 130 m
- [Rathaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/altes-rathaus-wenigumstadt/): Cultural heritage monument D-6-71-122-131 (0) in Großostheim, Bavaria · 12 km
- [Backofen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/backes/): Cultural heritage monument D-6-71-143-56 (0) in Mömbris, Bavaria · 12 km
- [Schöne Eiche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/die-schone-eiche/): Oldest Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' · 12 km
- [Naturschutzgebiet Ehemalige Tongrube von Mainhausen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ehemalige-tongrube-von-mainhausen/): Protected area in Germany · 9.0 km
- [Ehemaliger Standortübungsplatz Aschaffenburg und Altenbachgrund](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ehemaliger-standortubungsplatz-aschaffenburg-und-altenbachgr/): Nature reserve in Bavaria, Germany · 4.9 km
- [Mainauen bei Sulzbach und Kleinwallstadt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mainauen-bei-sulzbach-und-kleinwallstadt/): Nature reserve in Bavaria, Germany · 8.6 km

And the other 47, by what you come to do:

- **Hiking**: [Bratschweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bratschweg/), [Degen-Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/degen-weg/), [Diepoldspfad - Gebietswanderweg Roter Punkt Laufach - Rothenbuch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/diepoldspfad-gebietswanderweg-roter-punkt-laufach-rothenbuch/), [Dietz-Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dietz-weg/), [Gebietswanderweg: Oberrodenbach => Alzenau (Hahnenkamm)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-oberrodenbach-alzenau-hahnenkamm/), [Gebietswanderweg Rote Diagonale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-rote-diagonale/), [Gebietswanderweg Roter Balken: Alzenau, Bahnhalt Burg => Hahnenkamm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-roter-balken-alzenau-bahnhalt-burg-hahnenka/), [Gebietswanderweg Roter Balken: Goldbach - Sulzbach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-roter-balken-goldbach-sulzbach/), [Gebietswanderweg Roter Balken: Hessenthal - Holzlege (bei Echterspfahl)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-roter-balken-hessenthal-holzlege-bei-echter/), [Gebietswanderweg Roter Doppelbalken: Hörstein => Geiselbach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-roter-doppelbalken-horstein-geiselbach/), [Gebietswanderweg Roter Doppelbalken: Rottenberg => Schimborn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-roter-doppelbalken-rottenberg-schimborn/), [Gebietswanderweg Roter Schrägbalken: Heimbacher Mühle - Feldkahl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-roter-schragbalken-heimbacher-muhle-feldkah/), [Gebietswanderweg Roter Schrägstrich Aschaffenburg - Hohe Wart](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-roter-schragstrich-aschaffenburg-hohe-wart/), [Gebietswanderweg Roter Schrägstrich: Hohl - Rückersbacher Schlucht](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-roter-schragstrich-hohl-ruckersbacher-schlu/), [Gebietswanderweg Rotes Dreieck: Aschaffenburg - Rückersacher Schlucht](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-rotes-dreieck-aschaffenburg-ruckersacher-sc/), [Gebietswanderweg Rotes Dreieck: Haibach -> Straßbessenbach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-rotes-dreieck-haibach-strassbessenbach/), [Gebietswanderweg Rotes Dreieck: Hohl => Johannesberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-rotes-dreieck-hohl-johannesberg/), [Gebietswanderweg Rotes Dreieck, Kleinwallstadt - Hohe Wart](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-rotes-dreieck-kleinwallstadt-hohe-wart/), [Gebietswanderweg Rotes X: Kleinostheim(Wallstadt) - Rückersbach - Wasserlos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gebietswanderweg-rotes-x-kleinostheim-wallstadt-ruckersbach/), [Josef-Braun-Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/josef-braun-weg/), [Lauf der Verrückten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lauf-der-verruckten/), [Mainweg part 9](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mainweg-teil-9/), [Toni-Welzbacher-Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/toni-welzbacher-weg/), [WEstSPEssart (nördlicher Teil)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/westspessart-nordlicher-teil/), [WEstSPEssart (südlicher Teil)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/westspessart-sudlicher-teil/)
- **Food and drink**: [Brauerei Bergmann](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauerei-bergmann/), [Brennerei Rossmann](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brennerei-rossmann/), [Edelbrennerei A. J. Dirker](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/edelbrennerei-a-j-dirker/), [Eder & Heylands Brauerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/eder-heylands-brauerei/), [Greg’s Distillers](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/greg-s-distillers/), [Hohe-Wart-Bräu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hohe-wart-brau/), [Kelterei Stenger](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kelterei-stenger/), [Sudhaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sudhaus/), [Weinbau Nils Hohnheit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weinbau-nils-hohnheit/), [Weinbau Theo Hubert](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weinbau-theo-hubert/), [Weingut Giegerich](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weingut-giegerich/), [Weingut Gunther](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weingut-gunther/), [Weingut Höfler](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weingut-hofler/), [Weingut Höflich](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weingut-hoflich/), [Weingut Kapraun](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weingut-kapraun/), [Weingut Klaus Simon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weingut-klaus-simon/), [Weinstube Simon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weinstube-simon/), [Winzerhof Staudt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/winzerhof-staudt/)
- **Hot springs**: [Honisch Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/honisch-beach/)
- **Snow**: [Skigebiet am Engländer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/skigebiet-am-englander/)
- **Stargazing**: [Sternwarte Kopernikusschule Freigericht](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sternwarte-kopernikusschule-freigericht/)
- **With kids**: [Vitamar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/vitamar/)

## When to go to Aschaffenburg

The best time to visit Aschaffenburg is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 19 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 49 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 33 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 31 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 11 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 07 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 44 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 16 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 21 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 27 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 45 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 53 |

In June there are 16 h 07 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 53. In April, 69 of the 71 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Aschaffenburg

The nearest main airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA, Frankfurt am Main), 43 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=49.9749%2C9.1473)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.9749%2C9.1473)

## Other towns nearby

- [Höchst im Odenwald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hochst-im-odenwald/): 27 places · 22 km
- [Messel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/messel/): 35 places · 29 km
- [Ronneburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ronneburg/): 37 places · 30 km
- [Bad Orb](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bad-orb/): 40 places · 31 km
- [Miltenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/miltenberg/): 65 places · 32 km
- [Lohr am Main](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lohr-am-main/): 41 places · 33 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Aschaffenburg?

The best known: [Schloss Johannisburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-johannisburg/), [Mespelbrunn Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-mespelbrunn/), [St. Peter und Alexander](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/collegiate-church-of-st-peter-and-st-alexander/), [Pompejanum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pompejanum/), [Basilika St. Marcellinus und Petrus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/basilika-marcellinus-und-petrus/). In all, 71 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Aschaffenburg?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 07 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 53.

### How do you get to Aschaffenburg?

The nearest main airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 43 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.9749%2C9.1473) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Aschaffenburg as the destination and these 71 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).