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Information for visitors
Current information / Coronavirus
In order to protect our staff from COVID-19, it is still mandatory to wear a medical face mask.
Visitors without the appropriate mask must unfortunately be refused entry; this also applies if a medical certificate is presented.
Children up to their sixth birthday are exempt from the mask requirement.
Shortened opening hours due to events in July 2022
Monday, 18 July: last guided tour in the New Palace at 1 pm
21 to 31 July: last guided tour in the New Palace at 4.30 pm each day
The King Ludwig II Museum and the museums in the Augustinian Monastery are open as usual.
Reservations are only made for groups of 15 or more. Individual travellers can get tickets at the ticket offices at the jetty on the island.
Opening hours
Herrenchiemsee New Palace is open daily.
Public holidays: all buildings are closed on 1 January, Shrove Tuesday and 24/25/31 December.
The opening hours are dependent on the regular boats to the Herreninsel (www.chiemsee-schifffahrt.de) and can deviate from the following information.
New Palace (guided tours only)
April-end October: 9 am-6 pm (last tour: c. 5 pm)
end October-March: 9.40 am-4.15 pm
(last tour: c. 4 pm; depending on the shipping)
Waterworks: Beginning of May to 3rd October
King Ludwig II Museum in the New Palace
April-end October: 9 am-6 pm
end October-March: 10 am-4.45 pm
last entrance one hour before closing time
Museum in the Augustinian Monastery and Maler am Chiemsee Gallery
April-end October: 9 am-6 pm
end October-March: 10 am-4.45 pm
last entrance one hour before closing time
Julius Exter Art Gallery
(north wing of the Augustinian Monastery)
April-end October: 9 am-6 pm
end October-6 November: 10 am-4.45 pm
7 November-March: closed
last entrance one hour before closing time
The Cathedral Chapter Church can be visited only with a guided tour (in German):
Guided tours from April to end-October: Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 11 am and 2 pm
Guided tours of the New Palace
The state rooms of the New Palace can only be visited as part of a guided tour (guided tours take place continuously; duration approx. 40 minutes; currently clearly reduced group size).
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