Castles open during the winter holidays (Winterferien) in Thuringia, Germany
39 castles open
From Monday, February 1 to Saturday, February 6, all French school zones
39 castles in Thuringia, Germany open during the winter holidays (Winterferien) 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 winter holidays (Winterferien)?
- 1 castles with free entry open during the winter holidays (Winterferien): 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.