Discover Weingarten

When choosing a hotel in Weingarten, your travel interests can be a good starting point: Baroque architecture, monastic history, art and trails along the Stiller Bach each offer a different focus. There are also walks of varying lengths. This lets you tailor your search to what you would like to experience in Weingarten, without treating individual sights or hikes as equivalent.

Basilica, Monastery and Museums

The basilica is one of the most significant High Baroque church buildings on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. Highlights for visitors include the Holy Blood relic and the Gabler organ. The monastery complex on Martinsberg has its own history: the Welfs founded it in the 11th century and settled Benedictine monks there from Bavaria.

The complex includes a late Gothic cloister dating from 1515 to 1605. It is open during concerts and exhibitions; check the current program before visiting. Four museums in Weingarten offer insights into the history of the town and the monastery. The municipal gallery presents contemporary art in changing exhibitions. Alongside Baroque architecture, the town’s history and contemporary art are therefore available as distinct cultural themes.

Water Engineering and Walking Trails

The Stiller Bach is accompanied by a canal system built by monks between the 11th and 17th centuries. It comprises more than ten canals and 20 ponds, nine of which are still dammed. Its long period of construction and considerable scale make the water engineering a distinctive part of the cultural landscape. The water engineering heritage trail along the Stiller Bach has signposts and information boards and is open to everyone. As trail infrastructure is maintained locally, check local conditions before setting out.

There are also routes of different lengths to choose from. The six-kilometre Nessenreben Trail runs from the barbecue area or Weingarten outdoor pool along the Stiller Bach to Rösslerweiher. The loop from the town centre to Kreuzbergweiher is three kilometres long and classed as easy. The difference in length can help with planning your day: the shorter loop and longer trail require different amounts of time. Carp and pike are still farmed at Rösslerweiher.

Town Garden, Guided Tours and Regional Cuisine

The Town Garden was created in 1875 as a public park for festivals and parades. Works by Rudolf Wachter, Robert Schad and Max Ackermann can be seen there. Guided tours in Weingarten explore Baroque monastery walls, narrow lanes and the Stiller Bach. Check dates and formats before your visit. Another way to explore is the LAUSCHTOUR, a GPS-guided app experience through Weingarten; check app availability and current content before your trip.

The cuisine also offers different specialities: Weingarten’s restaurants range from traditional Swabian to internationally inspired experimental cuisine and use seasonal produce from the region. As restaurant offerings change, seasonality may be a factor when planning. Culture, walks and regional cuisine thus complement one another, without limiting a stay to just one focus.

Regional Context: Tübingen

In the wider Tübingen destination, the landscape of the district of Tübingen stretches from Schönbuch Nature Park, with its forests and valleys, in the north to the Alb escarpment in the south. Wooded areas of the Rammert and Schönbuch, upland plateaus with far-reaching views, orchards and vineyards are also part of the landscape. The Neckar, Ammer and Steinlach rivers have cut through the district’s cuesta landscape, creating a varied region. In the city of Tübingen, the Museum of Ancient Cultures at Hohentübingen Castle displays figurative artworks dating back 40,000 years as well as the oldest musical instruments. This landscape and museum context belongs to Tübingen and is separate from Weingarten’s local profile.

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