Neuburg an der Donau: Renaissance on the Danube

Renaissance architecture, church art, and routes along the Danube give Neuburg an der Donau its varied character. The Residenzschloss, historic sites in the old town, and cycling and hiking options offer different ways to shape your stay. When planning your trip, you can decide whether to focus on the city’s history and guided tours or on outdoor activities.

Palace, old town, and sacred art

Neuburg Residenzschloss is a Renaissance-style palace. The exhibition “The Principality of Pfalz-Neuburg at the Palace” features a collection of paintings documenting the principality’s 300-year history. The exhibition “Ecclesiastical Baroque at Neuburg Palace” displays church vestments and silk embroideries from the former Ursuline convent in Neuburg. In addition, 150 paintings from the Bavarian State Painting Collections’ collection of Flemish Baroque art are on display in Neuburg an der Donau.

The architecture also offers a range of styles: the Court Church of Our Lady combines Late Renaissance and Early Baroque elements. The Provincial Library has a Baroque reading room dating from the 18th century. This offers a perspective ranging from painting and religious art to historic interiors and architectural styles.

Guided city tours and the Castle Festival

A walk through the historic old town takes in, among other sights, the Court Church and the historic hall of the Provincial Library. This walk can be booked individually until December 31, 2027. In Neuburg, tour guides also lead visitors through the centuries of the city’s history on classic city tours, themed tours, and museum visits. The program may change.

Every two years, on the last weekend in June and the first weekend in July, the Neuburg Castle Festival brings the Renaissance back to life in Neuburg an der Donau. Dates and programs vary with each edition. Check the details for your chosen year when planning your trip.

By bike or on foot

The Castles and Palaces Tour starts in Neuburg an der Donau and follows the Danube Cycle Path along the riverbank in the direction of Donauwörth. Within the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district, 63 kilometers of the Danube Cycle Path run from Donauwörth to Ingolstadt. These details offer different points of reference: the tour describes its starting point and route from Neuburg, while the 63 kilometers refer to the section within the district and its endpoints. Temporary detours may occur; check current route information before setting out.

For a hike, the Kneipp circular trail leads to the Finkenstein viewpoint, the hike’s highest point at 440 meters. A foot-watering pool lies along the trail and has long been maintained and operated by the Neuburg Beautification Association. Check local conditions before your visit.

Neuburg-Schrobenhausen in the wider region

In the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen destination, the landscape ranges from rock formations in the north to the Danube floodplain forest and the Donaumoos, with its deep black soil, and the characteristic asparagus fields of the Schrobenhausen region in the south. The wet meadows of the meadow-bird habitats in the Donaumoos and the Paar Valley are important habitats for the Eurasian curlew, northern lapwing, meadow pipit, corn bunting, whinchat, corncrake, and common snipe. Schrobenhausen is known in the region for its distinctive Schrobenhausen asparagus.

The palace chapel at Neuburg Residenzschloss is also part of the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen destination: it is one of the world’s oldest Protestant church buildings and features frescoes by Hans Bocksberger dating from 1543.

When looking for accommodation, the mix of activities you have planned may be decisive: would you like to spend your stay mainly exploring historic interiors and taking guided tours, or plan days for cycling and hiking? Neuburg offers a range of options that you can weigh up or combine when planning your trip.

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For the overview of the wider destination: Neuburg-Schrobenhausen.