Which castles are free in Bavaria, Germany during the Whitsun holidays (Pfingstferien)?

2 castles with free entry open during the Whitsun holidays (Pfingstferien): Burgruine Wolfstein and Falkenstein 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 Whitsun holidays (Pfingstferien) in Bavaria, Germany

110 castles open

From Tuesday, May 18 to Friday, May 28, all French school zones

110 castles in Bavaria, Germany open during the Whitsun holidays (Pfingstferien) according to their hours or season: 95 with precise opening days, 15 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

Burgstall AndechsAndechs
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Andechs (Andechs Castle)Andechs
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burghausen CastleBurghausen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6
Veste OberhausPassau
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
St. Emmeram's PalaceRegensburg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
High Castle of FüssenFüssen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Veitshöchheim PalaceVeitshöchheim
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6
Schloss Guteneck (Guteneck Castle)Guteneck
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Neues Schloss BayreuthBayreuth
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €7
Burg Cadolzburg (Cadolzburg Castle)Cadolzburg
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8
SchlossEbern
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Donaustauf CastleDonaustauf
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Pottenstein CastlePottenstein
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €7.50
Schloss Leutstetten (Leutstetten Castle)Starnberg
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Gößweinstein CastleGößweinstein
Open
: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Jagdschloss GrünauNeuburg an der Donau
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Residenz AnsbachAnsbach
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6
WenzelschlossLauf an der Pegnitz
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
BurgAlzenau
Open
: Sat, Sun
Ellingen ResidenceEllingen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6
Schloss Murnau (Murnau Castle)Murnau am Staffelsee
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
WillibaldsburgEichstätt
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6
Burg Lauenstein (Lauenstein Castle)Ludwigsstadt
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
SchlossBad Bocklet
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8
Burgruine HilpoltsteinHilpoltstein
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Grünwald CastleGrünwald
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €2.50
BurganlageBad Neustadt an der Saale
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
HenneburgStadtprozelten
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Altenstein CastleMaroldsweisach
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4
Schloss Fantaisie (Fantaisie Castle)Eckersdorf
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4.50
TrimburgElfershausen
Open
: Sun
Lichtenau FortressLichtenau
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Seefeld CastleSeefeld
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Egg (Egg Castle)Bernried
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Hohenaschau CastleAschau im Chiemgau
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Adult €7
Schloss Tennenlohe (Tennenlohe Castle)Erlangen
Open
: Sun
Old château of the Eremitage in BayreuthBayreuth
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6
Rabeneck CastleWaischenfeld
Open
: Sun
Ruine KarlsteinBad Reichenhall
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Biederstein (Biederstein Castle)München
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Burg Parsberg (Parsberg Castle)Parsberg
Open
: Wed, Sat, Sun
Burg SpielbergGnotzheim
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
BadenburgMünchen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
JägersburgEggolsheim
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Fürstenried PalaceThalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Burg Dagestein (Dagestein Castle)Vilseck
Open
: Sun
Wellheim CastleWellheim
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Neues Schloss IngolstadtIngolstadt
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Hartenstein (Hartenstein Castle)Hartenstein
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Kemnat (Kemnat Castle)Kaufbeuren
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Wolfstein CastleFreyung
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Fürstäbtliche ResidenzKempten
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4
Schloss Castell (Castell Castle)Castell
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
City Palace (Treuchtlingen)Treuchtlingen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Weißes Schloss (Heroldsberg)Heroldsberg
Open
: Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4.50
Burg VeldensteinNeuhaus an der Pegnitz
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Michelbach (Michelbach Castle)Alzenau
Open
: Sun
Schloß BurgfarrnbachFürth
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Burg Falkenfels (Falkenfels Castle)Falkenfels
Open
: Sun
PellerschlossNürnberg
Open
: Wed
Burg Neuhaus (Neuhaus Castle)Windischeschenbach
Open
: Sun
Schloss Deutenkofen (Deutenkofen Castle)Adlkofen
Open
: Tue, Fri
Schloss Obernzell (Obernzell Castle)Obernzell
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Schloss Fußberg (Fußberg Castle)Gauting
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Burgruine HofbergGreding
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Pfaffendorf (Pfaffendorf Castle)Maroldsweisach
Open
: Sat, Sun
Schloss Titting (Titting Castle)Titting
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
SchlossElfershausen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
ScheuneBayreuth
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sun
Schloss Deutenhofen (Deutenhofen Castle)Hebertshausen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Trausnitz CastleLandshut
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6
Wolfsegg CastleWolfsegg
Open
: Sat, Sun
Adult €4
Burg SulzbergMarkt Sulzberg
Open
: Sun
Adult €3
Casino on Rose IslandFeldafing
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Rosenberg FortressKronach
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Rothenberg FortressSchnaittach
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Gaibach CastleVolkach
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
HerrenchiemseeChiemsee
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €14
Dachau PalaceDachau
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Ehrenburg PalaceCoburg
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Höchstädt (Höchstädt Castle)Höchstädt an der Donau
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6
Hohenschwangau CastleSchwangau
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Johannisburg (Johannisburg Castle)Aschaffenburg
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Linderhof PalaceEttal
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €11
Schloss Neuburg (Bayern) (Neuburg (Bayern) Castle)Neuburg an der Donau
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Neuschwanstein CastleSchwangau
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €21
Nymphenburg PalaceNeuhausen-Nymphenburg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €10
Schloss Ratibor (Ratibor Castle)Roth
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Seehof (Seehof Castle)Memmelsdorf
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Weißenstein (Weißenstein Castle)Pommersfelden
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €14
Schleißheim palace complexOberschleißheim
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Sisi Castle UnterwittelsbachAichach
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
TucherschlossNürnberg
Open
: Mon, Thu, Sun
Adult €7.50
Veste CoburgCoburg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €11
Würzburg ResidenceWürzburg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €10

Open in season, without a precise timetable

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

Burgruine WolfsteinNeumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Announced season
: du 1er avril au 31 octobre, ouvert en continu (accès libre)
Free entry
Schloss BerchtesgadenBerchtesgaden
Announced season
: 16. Mai – 15. Oktober, Sonntag – Freitag, Führungen um 10:30, 12:00, 14:00, 15:30 Uhr, Samstag geschlossen
Alte Burg MaroldsweisachMaroldsweisach
Announced season
: 01.05. au 30.09. et vacances de Pâques et de Pentecôte, mercredi à dimanche (et jours fériés) 10h-17h
Adult €4
Alte Burg MaroldsweisachMaroldsweisach
Announced season
: 01.05. au 30.09. ainsi que vacances de Pâques et de Pentecôte, du mercredi au dimanche (et jours fériés), 10h-17h
Adult €4
Burg Wernfels (Wernfels Castle)Spalt
Announced season
: ouvert toute l'année
Schloss Ortenburg (Ortenburg Castle)Ortenburg
Announced season
: du 31 mars au 31 octobre, hors vacances scolaires bavaroises, mardi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche 10h00-13h00 et 14h00-17h00 (dernier accès 12h00 ou 16h00)
Adult €4
Burg Kipfenberg (Kipfenberg Castle)Kipfenberg
Announced season
: 01. April bis 31. Mai, Montag bis Samstag 10:00-16:00, Sonntag/feiertags 10:00-18:00
Adult €5
Haus MurachOberviechtach
Announced season
: toute l'année, accès libre (clé du portail et du donjon éventuellement à retirer chez le Burgwart du village)
Burg Altmannstein (Altmannstein Castle)Altmannstein
Announced season
: du 1er avril au 31 octobre, 10h00-19h00
Falkenstein CastlePfronten
Announced season
: 1. Mai bis 31. Oktober, täglich 9-18 Uhr
Free entry
Harburg CastleHarburg (Schwaben)
Announced season
: du 14 mars 2026 au 8 novembre 2026, 10h00-17h00 (tous les jours)
Adult €3.50
Callenberg CastleCoburg
Announced season
: du 19 mars au 8 novembre 2026, jeudi à dimanche et jours fériés, 11h00-17h00
Schloss Mespelbrunn (Mespelbrunn Castle)Mespelbrunn
Announced season
: du 28 mars au 9 novembre 2026, 09:30-17:00 (dernière entrée vers 16:30)
Schloss Rosenau (Rosenau Castle)Coburg
Announced season
: avril au 4 octobre, 09:00-18:00 (dernière visite guidée 17:00)
Adult €6
WülzburgWeißenburg in Bayern
Announced season
: Führungen Mai bis Ende Oktober (witterungsabhängig), Samstag 13:00-16:00 Uhr, Sonntage und Feiertage 11:00-16:00 Uhr

Every castle in Bavaria, Germany

Frequently asked questions

Which castles are free in Bavaria, Germany during the Whitsun holidays (Pfingstferien)?: 2 castles with free entry open during the Whitsun holidays (Pfingstferien): Burgruine Wolfstein and Falkenstein 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.