Erolzheim: Pilgrimage Routes and Local Festival

Pilgrimage Routes with Different Scopes

Loop 5 of the Upper Swabian Pilgrimage Route passes over Erolzheim’s Kapellenberg. The Via Sancti Martini follows a different route description: it leads from Bonlanden via the mountain chapel to the Parish Church of St. Martinus in Erolzheim and is part of a pilgrimage route from Szombathely in Hungary to Tours in France. This places two distinct levels of orientation side by side: the first route is identified as Loop 5 and passes over Kapellenberg; the second places the mountain chapel and parish church within the course of a pilgrimage route between Hungary and France. This distinction can help with planning if you are interested either in a specific connection to Erolzheim or in the longer route.

Festival Date and Visiting Hours

The Erolzheim local festival begins on the evening of Friday, July 31, 2026, with the traditional show dance competition. According to the organizers, the competition has been held for 35 years. For this year’s event, Friday evening gives you a specific date around which to plan your stay. If you are visiting at another time, check the relevant event dates.

The municipal indoor swimming pool has a 10 × 25-metre pool and a movable floor. Public opening hours may change; check them before planning a swim. The Pilgerstube at the hermitage is open on Sundays from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. If you plan to visit, check these hours in advance as well.

Getting There and Choosing Accommodation

Erolzheim is served by the Biberach–Ochsenhausen–Memmingen bus route. If you plan to travel by bus, this route is a useful guide; check the current timetable before setting out.

For planning a trip together, it helps to distinguish between routes, a festival evening on a set date, and attractions with specific opening hours: the pilgrimage routes provide a thematic focus, while the competition takes place on a Friday evening with a clearly stated date. Current opening hours matter for both the indoor swimming pool and the Pilgerstube. First identify the experiences and dates that matter to you; then choose a holiday apartment according to your own preferences for location and accommodation.

More to Explore in the Wider Biberach Destination

The wider Biberach destination offers additional, clearly distinct themes. The Upper Swabian Museum Village of Kürnbach comprises more than 30 historic buildings and presents six centuries of history. The buildings offer insights into everyday life in the past. If you would rather focus on sacred architecture than a museum village, you can visit the Steinhausen Pilgrimage Church: Dominikus Zimmermann and his brother Johann Baptist Zimmermann built it between 1728 and 1731. The church lies on the Way of St. James, which runs from Nuremberg via Nördlingen, Ulm and Biberach, then on to Bad Waldsee, Weingarten, Einsiedeln and Le Puy, and finally to Santiago in Spain.

For a nature experience, the Wackelwald is on the outskirts of Bad Buchau, right next to the spa gardens, and is freely accessible. The Museum of the History of Christians and Jews in Laupheim explores three centuries of shared life among Christian and Jewish residents. In Bad Schussenried, the magnificent library hall in the monastery’s Baroque convent building is among the most beautiful library halls in southern Germany. The Mönchsrother Path follows in the footsteps of the old monastery settlement; 24 information panels tell its history. The planetarium presents multimedia shows about astronomy and space travel, rotating quarterly. The wider Biberach destination therefore offers a choice of distinct themes: nature, shared history, sacred and monastic architecture, and a changing astronomy program.

Discover More Destinations

Discover more destinations: Schemmerhofen, Kanzach, Betzenweiler, Hochdorf, Langenenslingen, Ertingen, Eberhardzell, Gutenzell-Hürbel

For the wider travel overview: Biberach.