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Facts and Free Time
If you are visiting en-route, the best option is to park at the official Coach Parking Würzburg on Hursarenstrasse (accessed via the B19 main road). There is a free public WC as you walk down to Rennweg and plenty of parking spaces here. Lead the group down past the side of the Residenz, head straight for the Dom (you can walk to the right of it), and to the main Marktplatz. This will take around 15-20 minutes and is 1km. There are shopping and lunch facilities all around. Arrange a time to meet back up after lunch/free-time and lead them on foot to the coach park again afterwards.
Opening days/times, entrance fees, etc. listed in Yellow Pages.
Tourist Information: Outside the station/on Oberer Markt. Tel. 0931 372335/0931 372398. Website: www.wuerzburg.de
MAIN SIGHTS
The Residenz with its famous staircase and the Tiepolo frescoes.
The Episcopal quarter with the Dom, one of the largest Romanesque churches in Germany; the Lusamgärtchen and remains of the 12th C cloister (with commemorative stone to Walter von der Vogelweide).
The market square (Marktplatz) with the Marienkapelle and the spectacular façade of the Haus zum Falken.
The Bergerspital and Juluiusspital, founded in the 14th C, with their Weinstuben.
Festung Marienberg on the other side of the river, home of the ruling bishops from the 13th C until 1750. The fortress consists of a medieval core, the Marienkirche (18th C) and buildings from the 17th C including the Zeughaus, now the Main-Franconian Museum, which has a magnificent collection of Riemenschneider sculptures.
Bike hire at the main station.
EVENING ACTIVITIES
In June there is a Mozart Festival with concerts in the Kaisersaal of the Residenz.
Weinstuben – Würzburg being the capital of Franconian wine – Bürgerspital and Juliusspital (see above); Hofkeller, Residenzplatz 1; Stachel (the city’s oldest wine inn), Gressengasse 1.
RIVER CRUISES
Call in advance to confirm your reservation and numbers. Ships depart from the quay at Alter Kranen, the different companies have separate kiosks. The cruise takes you to Veitshöchheim where there is a castle and Rococo court garden. The round trip takes about 90 minutes. An hour in Veitshöchheim should suffice.