Würzburg in 2 days, on foot

This 2-day self-guided walking plan for Würzburg covers 13 narrated sights in an easy day-by-day order. Each day is split into a morning and an afternoon loop, and every stop has a two to three minute audio story in the Gingerguide app.

You set the pace: this is a suggested order, not a schedule. Walk it in 2 days, or stretch it out. Reorder freely; Würzburg rewards a detour.

The Würzburg route at a glance

• Day 1
• Day 2

Day 1

Day 1 covers 7 stops and about 3.9 km on foot, from Juliusspital and Bürgerspital to Käppele. ≈ 3.9 km of walking, about 45 min

Morning

1. Juliusspital and Bürgerspital: The Juliusspital and the Bürgerspital in Würzburg, two old charitable foundations of 1576 and around 1316 that still run homes for the elderly and large wine estates, with wine taverns in their courtyards. 0.7 km on foot (8 min) to the next stop
2. Neumünster: The Neumünster in Würzburg, the Romanesque church with a Baroque dome and a red sandstone front, built over the place where, by tradition, Saint Kilian and his companions were killed and buried. 80 m on foot (1 min) to the next stop
3. Würzburg Cathedral (Kiliansdom): Würzburg Cathedral, the Romanesque cathedral of Saint Kilian, begun in 1040, among the largest Romanesque churches in Germany, with tombs by Tilman Riemenschneider and a bright interior rebuilt after 1945. 0.5 km on foot (6 min) to the next stop
4. Grand Staircase and Tiepolo Fresco: The great staircase of the Würzburg Residence, a hall without pillars under a single vault by Balthasar Neumann, painted by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in 1752 and 1753 with Apollo and the four continents. 0.1 km on foot (1 min) to the next stop

Afternoon

1. Würzburg Residence: The Würzburg Residence, the great Baroque palace of the prince-bishops, built from 1720 to 1744 under Balthasar Neumann, with frescoes by Tiepolo, a World Heritage Site since 1981. 0.3 km on foot (3 min) to the next stop
2. Court Garden and Court Church: The Court Garden of the Würzburg Residence, a Baroque garden on the old town bastions, finished in the later eighteenth century, with statues, clipped yews and wrought-iron gates, beside the Court Church. 2.2 km on foot (26 min) to the next stop
3. Käppele: The Käppele in Würzburg, the Rococo pilgrimage church designed by Balthasar Neumann on the Nikolausberg, reached by a long stairway of Stations of the Cross, with a wide view over the city.

Day 2

Day 2 covers 6 stops and about 3.7 km on foot, from Marienberg Fortress to Veitshöchheim Court Garden. One longer hop is best done by public transport or taxi. ≈ 3.7 km of walking, about 45 min

Morning

1. Marienberg Fortress: The Marienberg Fortress, on a hill a hundred metres above the Main in Würzburg, home of the prince-bishops from 1253 to 1719, with an early round church and the Museum für Franken. 1.2 km on foot (14 min) to the next stop
2. Old Main Bridge (Alte Mainbrücke): The Old Main Bridge in Würzburg, a stone bridge of eight arches begun in 1476, with twelve Baroque figures of saints and rulers, where people drink Franconian wine with a view of the fortress. 0.4 km on foot (5 min) to the next stop
3. Market Square, Marienkapelle and Falkenhaus: The market square of Würzburg, with the Gothic Marienkapelle, built from 1377 on the site of the synagogue destroyed in 1349, and the Falkenhaus with its rebuilt Rococo front of stucco. 0.8 km on foot (9 min) to the next stop

Afternoon

1. Röntgen Memorial: The Röntgen Memorial in Würzburg, the rooms of the former Physical Institute where Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays on 8 November 1895, with a small exhibition and free entry. 1.3 km on foot (16 min) to the next stop
2. Würzburger Stein: The Würzburger Stein, a steep vineyard on a limestone hillside north of the old town, where wine has been grown since at least 779, with a walking trail and views over the city. 4.9 km to the next stop: take transport
3. Veitshöchheim Court Garden: The court garden of Veitshöchheim near Würzburg, the summer garden of the prince-bishops, a Rococo garden of the 1760s with about three hundred sandstone figures, fountains and a Parnassus rising from a lake.

Walking distances and times follow streets and footpaths (routing by openrouteservice.org, map data © OpenStreetMap contributors). Times are walking only, at an easy pace; add time at each stop.

Updated: October 27, 2026

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