Castles open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien) in Thuringia, Germany
39 castles open
From Wednesday, December 23 to Saturday, January 2, all French school zones
39 castles in Thuringia, Germany open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien) according to their hours or season: 38 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
- Leuchtenburg CastleSeitenroda
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €16.90 - Open
- : Sat, Sun
Adult €8- Hanstein CastleBornhagen
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €3.50 - Wachsenburg CastleAmt Wachsenburg
- Open
- : Sun
- Burgk CastleBurgk
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Burg Scharfenstein (Scharfenstein Castle)Leinefelde-Worbis
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Burg Creuzburg (Creuzburg Castle)Creuzburg
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Wilhelmsburg CastleSchmalkalden
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8 - Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6- Tiefurt HouseWeimar
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Free entry - MühlburgDrei Gleichen
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hohnstein CastleNeustadt/Harz
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- AltensteinBad Liebenstein
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Heldburg FortressHeldburg
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Ehrenstein OhrdrufOhrdruf
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €12 - Oberschloss (Kranichfeld)Kranichfeld
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €7 - Elisabethenburg PalaceMeiningen
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Heringen (Heringen Castle)Heringen/Helme
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Neideck (Neideck Castle)Arnstadt
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Tenneberg (Tenneberg Castle)Waltershausen
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Jagdhaus GabelbachIlmenau
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Burgruine Hoher SchwarmSaalfeld/Saale
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Wespenstein (Wespenstein Castle)Gräfenthal
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
- Burgruine LobensteinBad Lobenstein
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- WallenburgBrotterode-Trusetal
- Open
- : Fri, Sat, Sun
- Burg Tannroda (Tannroda Castle)Bad Berka
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Burg Camburg (Camburg Castle)Dornburg-Camburg
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €3- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Stadtschloss EisenachEisenach
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Obernitz (Obernitz Castle)Saalfeld/Saale
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
- Schloss Hirschhügel (Hirschhügel Castle)Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum FunkenburgWestgreußen
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €4 - Schloss Fröhliche WiederkunftTrockenborn-Wolfersdorf
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
- Altenburg Castle (Thüringen)Altenburg
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8 - Friedenstein CastleGotha
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €12 - Sondershausen PalaceSondershausen
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss WeimarWeimar
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €8
Open in season, without a precise timetable
These castles announce a season covering the holidays without giving days: call before you go.
- Liebenstein CastleLiebenstein
- Announced season
- : ganzjährig frei zugänglich (ouvert toute l'année, accès libre)
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Frequently asked questions
- Which castles are free in Thuringia, Germany during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien)?
- 1 castles with free entry open during the Christmas holidays (Weihnachtsferien): Tiefurt House.
- 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.