Do you know why I’m grinning?

A visitor recently asked me just before closing time

For joy!

Was his reply. That’s how overwhelmed he was with the castle and its wild landscape.

After years of restoration  and completed safety work on the hiking trail, Festenstein Castle is now accessible on selected days as part of special openings.

From September 2025, the dates for the special openings are as follows:

05.09.2025 Friday

12.09.2025 Friday

21.09.2025 Sunday

26.09.2025 Friday

05.10.2025 Sunday

12.10.2025 Sunday

17.10.2025 Friday

from 10 AM to 3 PM

Closed in bad weather!

Die Burg ist nur zu Fuß erreichbar: ab Andrian 1 Stunde, steiler und schwieriger Steig oder ab Gaid 20 min, bergab, mäßig schwieriger Steig