Main information:

Information for tourists

Opening hours / guided tours

 

 

Opening hours

The sights on the island of Herrenchiemsee are open daily. Public holidays: all buildings are closed on 1 January, Shrove Tuesday and 24, 25 and 31 December.

The opening hours are dependent on the regular boats to the Herreninsel and can deviate from the following information.

New Palace (guided tours only)
April - End-October: 9 am-6 pm
last guided tour: 5 pm
End-October - March: 9.40 am-4.15 pm
last guided tour: about 3.40 pm (depending on the shipping)
open daily

The waterworks run from the beginning of May to 3rd October every 30 minutes for about 15 minutes.

King Ludwig II Museum in the New Palace
April - End-October: 9 am-6 pm
End-October - March: 10 am-4.45 pm
open daily

Please note:
Because of building works parts of the King Ludwig II-Museum may temporalily be closed until spring 2012.

Augustinian Monastery:
Museum and Maler am Chiemsee Gallery
April - End-October: 9 am-6 pm
End-October - March: 10 am-4.45 pm
open daily

Julius Exter Art Gallery (North wing of the Augustinian Monastery)
April - End-October: 9 am-6 pm
open daily
End-October - March: closed

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Guided tours on the New Palace

– in German: continually in groups up to 55 persons
– in English: all year round, every hour; in summer twice per hour
The tours last about 30 minutes.
Tours in several other languages are – depending on the personnel capacity – normally feasible, when there are at least 15 participants. For groups of at least15 paying guests it is possible to reserve guided tours in their language. For reservation please call +49 (0) 80 51 - 68 87-5 70 or -0.

The Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Herrenchiemsee will organize exclusive tours for you on request (see reservation).

All year round we offer special tours for children (for children between 5 and 12 years; only in German) at 11.05 am, 1.05 pm and 3.05 pm.

 

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