# Things to see in Eichstätt (Germany): 40 places and when to go

> Eichstätt is a town in Germany, and this site lists 40 places in and around it, mainly History (14), Hiking (12), Food and drink (6). The best known are Limes, Eichstätt Cathedral and Jura Museum. The best time to come is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 15 h 57 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 03. 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/eichstatt/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 48.8935, 11.1799
- **Places:** 40 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (14) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (12) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gastronomia/) (6) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (6) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/espiritual/) (3) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fauna/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to March and November.
- **Nearest airport:** MUC Munich, 75 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Eichstätt

The places in and around Eichstätt, 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.

- [Limes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rom-kleinkastell-kaldorf-limes/): Border defence or delimiting system of Ancient Rome · 10 km
- [Eichstätt Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dom-maria-himmelfahrt/): Parish church · 310 m
- [Jura Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jura-museum/): Natural history museum at the Willibaldsburg in Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany · 843 m
- [Neuburg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-neuburg/): Castle in Neuburg an der Donau, Germany · 17 km
- [Nassenfels Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-nassenfels/): Castle · 11 km
- [Willibaldsburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/willibaldsburg/): Castle · 751 m
- [Benediktinerinnenabtei St. Walburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/benediktinerinnenabtei-sankt-walburg/): Church building in Eichstätt, Upper Bavaria, Germany · 395 m
- [Jagdschloss Grünau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jagdschloss-grunau/): Castle · 18 km
- [Privatbrauerei Hofmühl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/privatbrauerei-hofmuhl-gmbh/): Brewery in Germany · 867 m
- [Pfünz Roman Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/romerkastell-pfunz/): Was built in about 90 A. D · 6.2 km
- [Altes Stadttheater Eichstätt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/altes-stadttheater/): Culture centre and cinema in Eichstätt, Germany, in the former municipal theatre · 409 m
- [Burg Kipfenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-kipfenberg/): Castle · 17 km
- [Figurenfeld im Hessental](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/figurenfeld-im-hessental/): Sculptures by the artist Alois Wünsche-Mitterecker near Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany · 2.8 km
- [Kleinkastell Biebig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleinkastell-biebig/): History · 11 km
- [Kleinkastell Hegelohe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleinkastell-hegelohe/): History · 11 km
- [Arnsberger Leite](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/arnsberger-leite/): Nature reserve in Bavaria, Germany · 15 km
- [Gleßbrunnen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/glessbrunnen/): Nature · 12 km
- [Grubschwart](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grubschwart-stollen/): Cave in Germany · 12 km
- [Gungoldinger Wacholderheide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gungoldinger-wacholderheide/): Nature reserve in Bavaria, Germany · 13 km
- [Mammuthöhle Buchenhüll](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mammuthohle/): Cave in Germany · 6.8 km
- [St. Luzia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-luzia/): Church · 21 km
- [Trockenhänge bei Dollnstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/trockenhange-bei-dollnstein/): Nature reserve in Bavaria, Germany · 7.5 km
- [Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 11 Dollnstein - Wellheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/altmuhl-panoramaweg-schlaufe-11-dollnstein-wellheim/): Hiking · 8.3 km
- [Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 12 Schernfeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/altmuhl-panoramaweg-schlaufe-12-schernfeld/): Hiking · 7.2 km

And the other 16, by what you come to do:

- **Hiking**: [Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 14 Eichstätt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/altmuhl-panoramaweg-schlaufe-14-eichstatt/), [Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 15 Walting](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/altmuhl-panoramaweg-schlaufe-15-walting/), [E8 European long distance path – DE – Franconia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/european-long-distance-path-e8-frankischer-albverein/), [Geoweg Urdonautal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/geoweg-urdonautal/), [Urdonautalsteig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/urdonautalsteig/), [Urdonautalsteig Etappe 1 Dollnstein - Wellheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/urdonautalsteig-etappe-1-dollnstein-wellheim/), [Urdonautalsteig Etappe 5 Bergen - Wellheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/urdonautalsteig-etappe-5-bergen-wellheim/), [Urdonautalsteigzubringer Bahnhof Dollnstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/urdonautalsteigzubringer-bahnhof-dollnstein/), [Wallfahrerweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wallfahrerweg/)
- **With kids**: [Brandl Freibad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brandl-freibad/)
- **Food and drink**: [Brauerei Gutmann](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauerei-gutmann/), [Brauerei Wimmer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauerei-wimmer/), [Dorn-Bräu Inh. Karl Dorn e.K.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dorn-brau-inh-karl-dorn-e-k/), [Juliusbräu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/juliusbrau/), [Ritter St.Georgen-Brauerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ritter-st-georgen-brauerei/)
- **Mountains**: [Kletterheim Aicha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kletterheim-aicha/)

## When to go to Eichstätt

The best time to visit Eichstätt is **April to October and December**; also possible: January to March and November. 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 28 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 54 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 34 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 28 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 04 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 57 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 35 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 11 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 20 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 31 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 53 |
| December | Best time | 8 h 03 |

In June there are 15 h 57 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 03. In April, 40 of the 40 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 Eichstätt

The nearest main airport is Munich Airport (MUC, Munich), 75 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=48.8935%2C11.1799)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.8935%2C11.1799)

## Other towns nearby

- [Treuchtlingen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/treuchtlingen/): 39 places · 21 km
- [Thalmässing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/thalmassing/): 22 places · 21 km
- [Ingolstadt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ingolstadt/): 26 places · 24 km
- [Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/berg/): 21 places · 27 km
- [Hohenwart](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hohenwart/): 8 places · 36 km
- [Gunzenhausen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gunzenhausen/): 31 places · 39 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 Eichstätt?

The best known: [Limes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rom-kleinkastell-kaldorf-limes/), [Eichstätt Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dom-maria-himmelfahrt/), [Jura Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jura-museum/), [Neuburg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-neuburg/), [Nassenfels Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-nassenfels/). In all, 40 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

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

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 15 h 57 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 03.

### How do you get to Eichstätt?

The nearest main airport is Munich Airport (MUC), 75 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.8935%2C11.1799) opens the route on the map.

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

Create a trip with Eichstätt as the destination and these 40 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).