Ehingen (Danube): beer culture, Fasnet and cycling routes

Brewery history, Fasnet and the Danube Cycle Path offer different focuses for a stay in Ehingen (Danube). Whether you have a specific event date in mind, are interested in Ehingen’s beer culture or plan to go cycling, these topics offer a starting point for choosing your destination and the right time to travel. The municipal gallery also adds its own cultural accent.

Reasons to visit Ehingen

A themed tour explores the history of brewing and Ehingen’s beer culture. A tasting is possible afterward. This makes it easy to include the tour in your travel plans without assuming that a tasting is a fixed part of the visit.

The highlight of Ehingen’s Fasnet is a masked parade lasting several hours on Shrove Tuesday. The date varies from year to year. If you would like to plan your trip around this recurring event, check the dates for your chosen travel year. This makes planning around Fasnet different from a stay focused on cycling or a cultural theme.

The Danube Cycle Path runs directly through Ehingen city centre.

The Ehingen Municipal Gallery displays modern artworks from the Nöth Collection. Together with the brewery tour, it offers a cultural perspective on Ehingen, while Fasnet and the cycle path provide other reasons to visit.

The Alb-Donau district as a regional context

The Alb-Donau district also offers its own cultural and natural attractions to consider when planning a trip. The Hohle Fels cave near Schelklingen is a UNESCO World Heritage cave and the discovery site of the “Venus of Hohle Fels” and the “Geierknochen flute”. Both finds are about 42,500 years old. In Blaustein lies the Ehrenstein Stone Age village, a Neolithic settlement in the valley of the Blau. It is part of the transnational and serial UNESCO World Heritage site “Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps”.

The monasteries also offer different points of historical interest in the Alb-Donau district. Blaubeuren Monastery was founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1085; its present-day buildings date mainly from the Gothic period and were built between 1466 and 1510. The former Premonstratensian abbey is in Obermarchtal. The monastery complex stands directly above the Danube and took its present form between 1686 and 1795. The Alb-Donau district is also part of the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve.

For hiking, the Alb-Donau district offers routes of various lengths and types: the 20 circular “Ice Age Trails” are 6 to 14 kilometres long and suitable for day hikes. The family-friendly “Ice Age Paths” range from 1 to 6 kilometres; the Reflection Trail is intended for multi-day hikes. Details about length and character help you choose the right hike.

The themed cycling routes in the Alb-Donau district also vary in length: the “Ice Age Valleys” tour is 75 kilometres long, the “Berg Bier Tour” 115 kilometres and the “Albtäler” cycle route 186 kilometres. The “Albtäler” has been awarded four stars. These regional routes complement the Danube Cycle Path as a topic in its own right in Ehingen; this does not imply any particular connection or route between the places mentioned.

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