Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Municipal Camp Site €
( 908 147;
www.eichstaett.info/wohnmobilstell
platz; Pirkheimerstrasse; per site €7)
This basic campground is on the northern bank of the Altmühl River, about 1km southeast
of the town centre. It's open year-round but closes for 10 days during the Volksfest (a
mini-Oktoberfest) in late August or early September.
CAMPGROUND
CAFE
Café im Paradeis €€
( 3313; Markt 9; mains €5-17; 8am-midnight)
This open-all-hours cafe on Markt is
a prime spot for people watching wherever the hands of the clock may be. Recharge with
a home-cooked meal or just a coffee, either in the antique-lined interior or out on the ter-
race.
Gasthof Krone €€
( 4406; Domplatz 3; mains €7-18; lunch & dinner)
Traditionally garbed waitresses
bang down monster platters of local nosh in the beer garden and two-tiered dining room of
this lively tavern. Altmühltaler lamb is the speciality here, its meat infused with special
flavour by the park's herb-rich meadows.
BAVARIAN
Information
Post Office
(Domplatz 7)
Raiffeisenbank
(Domplatz 5)
Tourist Office
( 600 1400;
www.eichstaett.info
; Domplatz 8; 9am-6pm Mon-Sat,
10am-1pm Sun Apr-Oct, 10am-noon & 2-4pm Mon-Thu, 10am-noon Fri Nov-Mar)
Getting There & Away
Eichstätt has two train stations. Mainline trains stop at the Bahnhof, 5km from the centre,
from where coinciding diesel services shuttle to the
Stadtbahnhof
(town station). Trains
run hourly between Ingolstadt and Eichstätt (€5.50, 25 minutes) and every two hours to
Nuremberg (€18.10, 1½ hours).
