Attraction · Aschaffenburg · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Schloss Johannisburg is an attraction in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. This place has a story in the app. 7 of the 46 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 130 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Story · Schloss Johannisburg
You're standing at Schloss Johannisburg, the landmark of Aschaffenburg. First, take in the colour of those walls. That warm red is sandstone from the Spessart hills nearby, quarried at Obernburg and Miltenberg. It's the classic building stone of this region.
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Schloss Johannisburg in Aschaffenburg is a large palace on the Main. It was the second residence of the Mainz archbishops. Later, Lodewijk de Eerste used it as a summer retreat. Today you can find a gallery with work by Lucas Cranach de Oudere, a city museum and the largest collection of cork architectural models in the world. The palace stands at Schloßplatz 4 in Aschaffenburg. The Schlossmuseum is 37 metres from the palace. The Stiftsmuseum and the Pompejanum are both about 420 metres away.
The site stood on an older castle that burned down in 1552, together with most of the town of Aschaffenburg. Only the keep survived. Between 1605 and 1614, architect Georg Ridinger built a new palace around it, commissioned by Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, and it was finished in 1614. In the maniërisme style, Ridinger made the terrace larger and higher, so that the waters of the Main could not reach the palace. In 1803 the palace passed to Beieren. The king then called Aschaffenburg his "Beierse Nice". In the last days of the war, artillery almost destroyed the palace. Rebuilding began in 1951 and lasted just over 20 years.
Schloss Johannisburg is wheelchair accessible, so visitors using a wheelchair can visit the palace. Opening times and ticket prices are not listed here, as this information can change and you would not want to arrive at a closed door. Before you set off, check the official website at schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/schloss/objekte/as_joh.htm, which has up-to-date details on visiting hours and tickets. If you want to know whether you can reach all the rooms in the palace, ask the palace directly before your visit so that your trip goes smoothly.
A public toilet near Schloss Johannisburg can be found on Strickergasse, 117 metres from the palace. This public toilet is free to use. Within 500 metres there are 20 public toilets in total. Drinking water near Schloss Johannisburg is available at the water point on Marktplatz, 130 metres away, and there are 2 water points within 500 metres. If you want to sit down for a while, the nearest bench is 85 metres away, by the Schloßgarten. Within 500 metres there are 136 benches, so you don't have to walk far for a break.
You don't have to walk far to see more. The Stiftsbasilika St. Peter und Alexander is 434 metres from the Schloss Johannisburg in Aschaffenburg, and it is one of the town's attractions. It's a short walk. The Herstallturm, also an attraction, is 470 metres away, and a few minutes further on you reach the Schönborner Hof, 515 metres from the palace. This makes a small loop past these spots without covering a long distance. If you also want to visit a museum, you can include the Stiftsmuseum and the Pompejanum on the same route. They are 420 and 421 metres away, close to the basilica. That way you can see several sights one after another and enjoy the town at a relaxed pace along the way.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bike pump or honesty box within 1 km.
Aschaffenburg lies in a German state. Schloss Johannisburg is at Schloßplatz 4.
Yes, inside you can see the palace chapel, the Staatsgalerie with works by Lucas Cranach, neoclassically furnished living quarters and a municipal museum, among other things. The palace is wheelchair accessible.
The nearest public toilet is 117 metres away, at Strickergasse, and is free to use. There are 20 public toilets within 500 metres.
The nearest drinking water point is 130 metres away, at Marktplatz. There are 2 drinking water points within 500 metres.
The nearest bench is 85 metres away, at Schloßgarten. There are 136 benches within 500 metres.
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