Which castles are free in Baden-Württemberg, Germany during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien)?

3 castles with free entry open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien): Schloss Emmendingen, Hohenstaufen Castle and Hohenbaden Castle.

How is this list made?

We read the hours and seasons each castle publishes on its official website, rechecked nightly. A castle without published hours is not listed, even if it opens.

Castles open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

86 castles open

From Wednesday, December 23 to Saturday, January 9, all French school zones

86 castles in Baden-Württemberg, Germany open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien) according to their hours or season: 79 with precise opening days, 7 on their announced season only. Check the castle’s website the day before; holiday hours change often.

Opening hours come from the castle’s official website, or from Google when the site does not publish any, and are re-read every ninety days. Seasons are copied word for word from the castle’s website. A castle can close without notice: its entry lists a phone number.

Known opening days

Obere BurgHeidelberg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €11
Hohenneuffen CastleNeuffen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
BärenschlössleStuttgart
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Bruchsal PalaceBruchsal
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8
Burg GuttenbergHaßmersheim
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Rötteln CastleLörrach
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4
Burg StaufenbergDurbach
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
TeckKirchheim unter Teck
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Festung Hohentwiel (Hohentwiel Castle)Singen (Hohentwiel)
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Rosenstein CastleBad Cannstatt
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
HohengeroldseckSeelbach
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Hornberg CastleNeckarzimmern
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €7
Altes Schloss StuttgartStuttgart-Mitte
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Zeil (Zeil Castle)Leutkirch im Allgäu
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Emmendingen (Emmendingen Castle)Emmendingen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Free entry
Schloss HohenentringenAmmerbuch
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Ettlingen PalaceEttlingen
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Hohenrechberg CastleSchwäbisch Gmünd
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Windeck CastleBühl
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Hellenstein CastleHeidenheim an der Brenz
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Windeck CastleWeinheim
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Adult €0.50
Hohenstaufen CastleGöppingen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Free entry
Schloss Bürgeln (Bürgeln Castle)Schliengen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Neuenbürg (Neuenbürg Castle)Neuenbürg
Open
: Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Balthasar (Balthasar Castle)Rust
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Liebenzell CastleBad Liebenzell
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Derneck (Derneck Castle)Hayingen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Aulendorf (Aulendorf Castle)Aulendorf
Open
: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Burg Gamburg (Gamburg Castle)Werbach
Open
: Sat, Sun
Schloss Mochental (Mochental Castle)Ehingen
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Inzlingen CastleInzlingen
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Achberg (Achberg Castle)Achberg
Open
: Fri, Sat, Sun
Husen CastleHausach
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Hohentübingen (Hohentübingen Castle)Tübingen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Stutensee PalaceStutensee
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Meßkirch CastleMeßkirch
Open
: Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €3
Schloß LindichHechingen
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Neu-WindeckLauf
Open
: Sat, Sun
Neues Schloss KißleggKißlegg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Schloss Kalteneck (Kalteneck Castle)Holzgerlingen
Open
: Fri, Sat, Sun
ZollernschlossBalingen
Open
: Wed, Fri, Sun
Neipperg CastleBrackenheim
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Burg Krautheim (Krautheim Castle)Krautheim
Open
: Sat, Sun
Schloss WurzachBad Wurzach
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Gochsheim CastleKraichtal
Open
: Sun
Adult €4
StrahlenburgSchriesheim
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Prinz-Carl-PalaisKarlsruhe
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Homburg (Stahringen)Stahringen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Ehrenfels (Ehrenfels Castle)Hayingen
Open
: Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Schaubeck (Schaubeck Castle)Kleinbottwar
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Burg Dauchstein (Dauchstein Castle)Binau
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Castle BonndorfBonndorf im Schwarzwald
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Schlösschen im HofgartenWertheim
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4
Burg FrauenbergBodman-Ludwigshafen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Deufringen (Deufringen Castle)Aidlingen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
GreckenschlossBad Friedrichshall
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Burg Sulzburg (Lautertal) (Sulzburg (Lautertal) Castle)Unterlenningen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Blumenfeld (Blumenfeld Castle)Tengen
Open
: Fri, Sun
Schloss Zwiefaltendorf (Zwiefaltendorf Castle)Riedlingen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Affaltrach (Affaltrach Castle)Obersulm
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Burg Schenkenstein (Schenkenstein Castle)Aufhausen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burgruine AltsummerauLangnau
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Tailfingen (Tailfingen Castle)Tailfingen
Open
: Sat, Sun
Burg Sternenfels (Sternenfels Castle)Sternenfels
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Ruine BussenUttenweiler
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Turm zur KatzKonstanz
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Ruine EngelburgStuttgart
Open
: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat
Amlishagen CastleAmlishagen
Open
: Wed, Sat
Burg Horkheim (Horkheim Castle)Heilbronn
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Bodman (Bodman Castle)Bodman-Ludwigshafen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Ifflinger SchlossFridingen an der Donau
Open
: Sun
Altes Schloss (Tettnang)Tettnang
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Heidelberg CastleHeidelberg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €11
Baldern CastleBopfingen
Open
: Sun
Schloss Filseck (Filseck Castle)Uhingen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Hohenbaden CastleBaden-Baden
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Free entry
Schloss Kirchheim (Kirchheim Castle)Kirchheim unter Teck
Open
: Wed, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Mannheim PalaceMannheim
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €11
Schloss ob EllwangenEllwangen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5

Open in season, without a precise timetable

These castles announce a season covering the holidays without giving days: call before you go.

Wasserschloss GlattSulz am Neckar
Announced season
: du 1er novembre au 31 mars, samedi/dimanche/jours fériés 14h-17h
Adult €5.50
Ortenberg CastleOrtenberg
Announced season
: ouvert toute l'année (sauf à Noël)
Meersburg CastleMeersburg
Announced season
: toute l'année, 10h00-18h30
Adult €12.80
Ludwigsburg PalaceLudwigsburg
Announced season
: 1er décembre au 19 décembre, lun-ven 11h00,12h00,15h00,16h00, sam/dim/jours fériés 11h00-17h00 (horaire)
Adult €10
Lichtenstein CastleLichtenstein
Announced season
: novembre à décembre, 10h00-16h00 (dernière admission 15h30)
Adult €16
Weikersheim PalaceWeikersheim
Announced season
: 1er novembre au 31 mars, mardi à dimanche et jours fériés 10:00-17:00 (dernier accès 16:30)
Adult €5
Bronnbach AbbeyWertheim
Announced season
: Wintersaison du 2 novembre 2025 au 13 mars 2026, jeudi à dimanche, 11h00-16h00

Every castle in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Frequently asked questions

Which castles are free in Baden-Württemberg, Germany during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien)?: 3 castles with free entry open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien): Schloss Emmendingen, Hohenstaufen Castle and Hohenbaden Castle.
How is this list made?: We read the hours and seasons each castle publishes on its official website, rechecked nightly. A castle without published hours is not listed, even if it opens.