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 Hesse, Germany

45 castles open

From Wednesday, December 23 to Tuesday, January 12, all French school zones

45 castles in Hesse, Germany open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien) according to their hours or season: 44 with precise opening days, 1 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

Bergpark WilhelmshöheKassel
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
Adult €8
Fulda City PalaceFulda
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Bad Homburg CastleBad Homburg vor der Höhe
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Berlepsch CastleWitzenhausen
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4
Schloss Weilburg (Weilburg Castle)Weilburg
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Castle Badenburg (Gießen)Gießen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Gleiberg CastleWettenberg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Königstein CastleKönigstein im Taunus
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Wilhelmshöhe (Wilhelmshöhe Castle)Kassel
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Friedrichstein (Friedrichstein Castle)Bad Wildungen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8
Münzenberg CastleMünzenberg
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg FriedbergFriedberg
Open
: Sat, Sun
Schloss WilhelmsthalCalden
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Alsbach (Alsbach Castle)Alsbach-Hähnlein
Open
: Sat, Sun
Burg Lindenfels (Lindenfels Castle)Lindenfels
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Kronberg CastleKronberg im Taunus
Open
: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Eppstein (Eppstein Castle)Eppstein
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €5
Schloss Braunshardt (Braunshardt Castle)Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Wasserburg FriedewaldFriedewald
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Otzberg CastleOtzberg
Open
: Fri, Sat, Sun
Arolsen CastleBad Arolsen
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Schloss Lichtenberg (Lichtenberg Castle)Fischbachtal
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Imperial Palace GelnhausenGelnhausen
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4
Burg HohensteinBurg-Hohenstein
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Philippsruhe CastleHanau
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Brandenstein (Brandenstein Castle)Schlüchtern
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Hadamar CastleHadamar
Open
: Sat, Sun
Greifenstein CastleGreifenstein
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8
Burg Windecken (Windecken Castle)Nidderau
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sat
Schloss Fechenbach (Fechenbach Castle)Dieburg
Open
: Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Jesberg (Jesberg Castle)Jesberg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Neuweilnau CastleNeuweilnau
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Schloss Steinheim (Steinheim Castle)Hanau
Open
: Sun
Adult €4
Burg Ellar (Ellar Castle)Waldbrunn
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Haselstein CastleHaselstein
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Castle BirsteinBirstein
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Nordeck CastleAllendorf (Lumda)
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Ringwall AlmerskopfBarig-Selbenhausen
Open
: Wed, Sat
Burg Eltville (Eltville Castle)Eltville am Rhein
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Burg Herzberg (Herzberg Castle)Breitenbach am Herzberg
Open
: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Runkel CastleRunkel
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Vilbel CastleBad Vilbel
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Schloss Braunfels (Braunfels Castle)Braunfels
Open
: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €9
Erbach PalaceErbach
Open
: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Open in season, without a precise timetable

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

Schloss Heiligenberg (Heiligenberg Castle)Seeheim-Jugenheim
Announced season
: janvier fermé

Every castle in Hesse, Germany

Frequently asked questions

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.