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(
www.abtei-st-walburg.de
; Westenstrasse; )
The final resting place of St Willibald's
sister, the Kloster St Walburga is a popular local pilgrimage destination. Every year
between mid-October and late February, water oozes from Walburga's relics in the under-
ground chapel and drips down into a catchment. The nuns bottle diluted versions of the
so-called
Walburgaöl
(Walburga oil) and give it away to the faithful. A staircase from the
lower chapel leads to an off-limits upper chapel where you can catch a glimpse through
the grill of beautiful ex-voto tablets and other trinkets left as a thank you to the saint. The
main
St Walburga Church
above has a glorious rococo interior.
Residenz
(Residenzplatz; admission €1; tours 10.15am, 11am, 11.45am, 2pm, 2.45pm & 3.30pm
Sat & Sun Apr-Oct)
The prince-bishops lived it up at the baroque Residenz, built between
1725 and 1736 by Gabriel de Gabrieli. Inside the stunning main staircase and a hall of
mirrors stick in the mind, though you'll have to arrive on a weekend to see them. In the
square outside rises a late 18th-century golden statue of the Madonna atop a 19m-high
column.
PALACE
Sleeping & Eating
Hotel Adler €€
( 6767;
www.adler-eichstaett.de
;
Marktplatz 22; s €67-75, d €91-115; )
A superb
ambience reigns in this ornate 300-year-old building, Eichstätt's top digs. Sleeping quar-
ters are bright and breezy, and the generous breakfast buffet a proper set up for a day on
the trail or river. Despite the posh feel, this hotel welcomes hiker and bikers.
HOTEL
Fuchs €
( 6789;
www.hotel-fuchs.de
;
Ostenstrasse 8; s €40-48 , d €60-80; )
This central,
family-run hotel, with under-floor heating in the bathrooms, adjoins a cake shop with a
sunny dining area. It's convenient to a launch ramp on the river where you can put in, and
you can lock your canoe or kayak in the garage.
HOTEL
DJH Hostel €
( 980 410;
www.eichstaett.jugendherberge.de
; Reichenaustrasse 15; dm from €19, d
€46.60)
This comfy, 122-bed youth hostel provides pretty views of the Altstadt. The
double rooms, if available, have their own shower and toilet.
HOSTEL
