Tourist Attractions in Wurzburg

In the Arsenal of the fortress in Würzburg is the Museum of Eastern Franconia (Mainfränkisches Museum), with works by artists who were either born in Franconia or worked there, including an important collection of work by Tilman Riemenschneider.

Near the keep is St Mary's Church, a Merovingian rotunda of 706. Fine views from the Furstengarten.

The Riemenschneider sculptures can be found in Gallery 3 on the first floor.

Above the banks of the Main in Würzburg rises the Marienberg (266m/873ft), crowned by the massive fortress that was the seat of the Prince-Bishops from the mid 13th C. until the construction of the Residenz.

Upstream from the Marienberg in Würzburg is the Kappele, a picturesque pilgrimage chapel built by Bathasar Neumann in 1747-50, with frescoes by Matthias Günther; beautiful views, particularly in the evening.

From the banks of the Main a steep and shady stepped lane with Stations of the Cross leads up to the chapel.

The Old Main Bridge (Alte Mainbrücke) in Würzburg, lined with Baroque statues of saints, leads to the districts on the left bank of the Main. From the bridge can be seen the Alter Krahnen (Old Crane; 1773) and the Würzburg Congress Center. On the left bank, below the Marienberg, are the parish church of St Burkard (11th, 12th and 15th C.) and the Burkarder Tor.

Northwest of the Würzburg Neumünsterkirche, in the Marktplatz, is St Mary's Chapel (Marienkapelle; 1377-1479; restored after 1945), the finest Late Gothic building in Würzburg, with magnicifent doorways. Tomb of Bathasar Neumann (on the third pillar in the nave); monument of Konrad von Schaumberg (d. 1499) by Riemenschneider.

To the west of the Residenz in Würzburg is the Cathedral (Dom; 11th-13th C.; interior destroyed by fire in 1945, restored in modern style). It contains a number of fine bishops' tombs, including those of Rudolf von Scherenberg and Lorenz von Bibra (both by Tilman Riemenschneider). In the north aisle is the Schönborn Chapel (by Bathasar Neumann, 1721-36).

The Fürstenbau Museum presents the history of Wurzburg.

Adjoining St Mary's Chapel in Würzburg is the Haus zum Falken (House of the Falcon), with the finest Roccoco facade in the town.

On the Juliuspromenade in Würzburg stands the large Juliusspital, an 18th C. hospital, and in nearby Theaterstrasse is the Bürgerspital.

Southwest of the Würzburg Marktplatz, in Domstrasse, is the Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus; 13th-19th C.).

On the south side of the old town of Würzburg is the Old University (Alte Universität; 1582-92). In the west wing is part of the University Library, in the east wing the University Church, one of the few major German Renaissance churches (now adapted for use as a concert hall, etc.). Farther south, on the Sanderring, is the New University (1892-96). Most of the University buildings lie to the east of the town.

A room has been set aside in the Fachhoschule for a small museum commemorating Wilhelm Röntgen and his work in x-rays.

This scenic rail route features beautiful Black Forest scenery.