Illertissen: Garden Culture, Museums and Special Discoveries
Accommodation in Illertissen
Illertissen offers several ways to shape a stay around culture and special discoveries: Renaissance Vöhlin Castle is the town’s landmark, and its museums explore garden culture as well as local history and art. There is also a carillon with an extensive repertoire of melodies and activities for a range of interests – from museum visits and garden exploration to cycling. When choosing a holiday apartment in Illertissen, you can consider which of these sides of the town you would like to focus on during your trip.
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Art and Local History at Illertissen Museum
At Illertissen Museum, the “Kempter Cabinet” showcases works and personal belongings of artist Caroline Kempter (1856–1925). The “Object Planet” offers another way to explore Illertissen: it features numerous objects from the town and a series of biographies. If you enjoy discovering different ways of presenting information, the museum also has a multimedia, interactive “Archive Wall”. Exhibits, screens and information are complemented by illuminated paintings in the room.
There is also a dedicated activity for children at the museum: in the “Stamp Printing Workshop”, they can try their hand at printing. This is a practical option to consider if you would like to include an activity for children alongside exhibitions when planning your trip. You can weigh the museum’s different sections according to your group’s interests, rather than limiting your visit to a single topic.
A Carillon with Around 250 Melodies
A carillon with 51 bells has been housed in the tower of St. Martin’s Parish Church since 2006. Its repertoire comprises around 250 melodies. This makes the carillon one of Illertissen’s distinctive cultural features. If you are interested in music and urban culture, the carillon is another aspect to discover as you explore Illertissen.
Garden Culture at Jungviehweide
The Museum of Garden Culture at Jungviehweide brings together several offerings: an exhibition, a library, an aroma workshop, gardens and indoor and outdoor interactive spaces. The permanent exhibition “Longing for a Garden” takes visitors through periods of southern German garden culture and opened in mid-2025. The grounds include more than twenty themed gardens; the museum gardens cover 2.5 hectares. Together, they present different facets of garden culture – from the exhibition to landscaped outdoor areas.
You can explore the museum gardens on walks, join regular guided tours or use the “GartenKult” museum app. A museum café rounds out the offerings. While planning your stay, you can decide whether to focus on the exhibition, the gardens or a combination of both. If you enjoy spending time outdoors, you can make the themed gardens the main focus; if you are particularly interested in historical developments, “Longing for a Garden” offers a dedicated perspective.
More to Explore: Sauna and Cycling
Nautilla’s sauna area regularly hosts special sauna infusions featuring fine aromas. This is another option for travellers who would like to include a visit to a sauna alongside museums and garden culture. Cycling offers a different perspective: Vöhlin Castle is one of the attractions along the Iller Cycle Path. If you are interested in the cycle path, you can include the castle as one of its listed destinations when exploring Illertissen.
If you would like to discover more places, you can also find Senden, Altenstadt, Neu-Ulm, Roggenburg, Buch, Elchingen, Vöhringen and Weißenhorn here.
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