{"id":143,"date":"2016-02-13T22:04:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:33:33","slug":"altstadt-und-unesco-weltkulturerbe-residenz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/en\/altstadt-und-unesco-weltkulturerbe-residenz","title":{"rendered":"Old City of W\u00fcrzburg and UNESCO World Heritage &#8211; Residence Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/stachel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\" width=\"318\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/stachel.jpg 802w, https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/stachel-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/stachel-768x561.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: URW Gothic L,sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: URW Gothic L,sans-serif;\">The combined tour of the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: URW Gothic L,sans-serif;\">Old City and a visit of the Residence Palace gives you an ideal picture of W\u00fcrzburg&#8217;s historic and cultural richness. Meeting point and order of the tour is according to your preference. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: URW Gothic L,sans-serif;\">The tour of the Old City leads you to the most important places of interest such as St. Kilian&#8217;s Cathedral, Newminster Church, Falcon House, St. Mary&#8217;s Chapel, Wine-inn Stachel, Town Hall, and the Old Main Bridge. You will hear interesting and amusing details about kings, prince-bishops, minstrels, citizens as well as peasants. Needless to say that on our way we will encounter works by the great artists of W\u00fcrzburg such as Tilman Riemenschneider and Balthasar Neumann.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MG_3528-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MG_3528-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MG_3528-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MG_3528-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MG_3528-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MG_3528-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/en\/copyright\">\u00a9 Copyright<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: URW Gothic L,sans-serif;\">The Residence Palace and the Court Garden should be part and parcel of every W\u00fcrzburg visit. The prince-bishop&#8217;s Residence, built by Balthasar Neumann, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and attracts visitors from all over the world. Inside the Residence Palace you will see one of the largest ceiling fresco paintings of the world, painted by the well-known Venetian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. After the tour you may relax and enjoy life in the wonderfully designed and well-kept Court Garden.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: URW Gothic L,sans-serif;\"><i>Duration of the Combined Tour: 3 hours<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: URW Gothic L,sans-serif;\"><i>Please note that the admission fee to the Residence is not yet included.<br>Admission fee: 10 \u20ac \/person, 9 \u20ac\/reduced prize, free admission for children up the the age of 18<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: URW Gothic L,sans-serif;\"><i>group reduction for groups of more than 15, only if paid in one sum <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"one_third\"><\/div> <div class=\"one_third\"><span class='mb-center maxbutton-1-center'><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-startseite\" href=\"http:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/en\/fuehrungen\"><span class='mb-text'>List of Tours<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div> <div class=\"one_third_last\"><span class='mb-center maxbutton-1-center'><span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-startseite\" href=\"http:\/\/visit-wuerzburg.de\/en\/buchungsanfrage?fuehrung=Old City of W\u00fcrzburg and Residence Palace\"><span class='mb-text'>Booking Request<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The combined tour of the Old City and a visit of the Residence Palace gives you an ideal picture of W\u00fcrzburg&#8217;s historic and cultural richness. 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