Veitshöchheim Palace – Veitshöchheim Rococo Garden loop from Veitshöchheim

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Veitshöchheim Palace – Veitshöchheim Rococo Garden loop from Veitshöchheim

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Veitshöchheim Palace – Veitshöchheim Rococo Garden loop from Veitshöchheim

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5.66km

90m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

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1.68 km

Veitshöchheim Palace

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The Veitshöchheim Castle is a former summer residence of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg, later the kings of Bavaria, in Veitshöchheim near Würzburg. The castle complex is known for the surrounding Rococo garden.
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1.79 km

Putti Statues at the Castle Terrace

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Term for the figure of a small naked boy. Origin: borrowed in the 17th century from the Italian noun putto → it (German: the little boy) and this to the Latin noun putus → la (German: the boy)

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1.98 km

St. Vitus Parish Church, Veitshöchheim

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St. Vitus is the Catholic parish church of Veitshöchheim.

A Romanesque church was built on the same site around 1200 and was protected by St. Vitus (Veit), whose name passed …

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2.00 km

Kavaliersbau / Town Hall

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The previous building was the small real castle. The Würzburg court architect Balthasar Neumann created the plans for the two-storey cavalier building. Anselm Franz von Ingelheim, Prince-Bishop in the Diocese …

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2.26 km

Andromeda Statue, Veitshöchheim Palace Gardens

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One of the first of the imposing sculptures is the king's daughter Andromeda.

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2.50 km

Veitshöchheim Rococo Garden

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The vegetable garden in the castle park offers visitors a wide variety of vegetables, fruits and herbs.

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2.70 km

Great Pond with Parnass Fountain

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The historic irrigation system in the court garden still feeds the water features in the Great Lake today and appears in a variety of forms: as a reflective lake surface, a rippling cascade staircase and fine spring jets.

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2.73 km

Veitshöchheim Water Tower

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The heart of the Veitshöchheim waterworks is the 21-meter-high water tower on the western garden wall of the court garden. The court garden of Veitshöchheim Castle itself is considered one …

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