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Opening hours and guided tours

Extended opening hours during Advent

From 29 November to 21 December 2024, you can visit the Imperial Castle on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm (instead of 10 am to 4 pm).

Opening hours

Picture: Ticket office

31 March to 6 October: daily 9 am-6 pm
7 October to 31 March: daily 10 am-4 pm
last entry: approx. 60 minutes before the stated closing time

The Imperial Castle is only closed on:
1 January, Shrove Tuesday, 24/ 25/ 31 December.

Castle Gardens
15 April to October:
from 8 am at the earliest until nightfall (8 pm at the latest)
November to 14 April: closed

Maria Sibylla Merian Garden
April to September: Sundays + Mondays 2 pm-6 pm
October: Sundays + Mondays 2 pm-4 pm
November to March: closed


Picture: Tin with eagle cameo

Guided tours / audio guide

In the Palas and the Imperial Castle Museum there are no guided tours; visitors can go around on their own.

The visit of the Deep Well is only possible with a guided tour (included in the entrance fee).

An audio guide is available for the exhibition at the Palas in the following languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Czech

There are also some devices suitable for use with cochlear implants.

Cost of the audio guide: 2 euros per person

For organisational reasons, we ask groups wishing to use audio guides to make an appointment. Thank you very much!


 
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