Inspiration for Groups
Inspiration for Groups
Explore our home with a group
If you travel in a group, there is quite a range of things to do. You are spoilt for choice if you only plan to stay here for a single day. But unfortunately, you must choose!
Below there are some of the most popular offers:
Inspiration for Groups
To help you prepare your stay, we have collected some ideas, what one day in Miltenberg could look like.
Please feel free to swap morning and afternoon, mix the various modules or do something completely different. You have all the options. In any case we recommend to plan some time to relax, enjoy and explore the region on your own.
Culinary Groups
Morning:
What could be a better start into the day than a delicious breakfast? We have several crafty bakers using regional ingredients, like flour from nearby mills, and baking several organic products. The crafty butchers also prefer regional meat – often produced in humane pasture management. Our green grocer combines regional produce with responsibly purchased fruits from other places in the world. The coffee roaster Mika also sells spices and seasonings made by the local manufacturer Ingo Holland. So the town is full of culinary delights!
Lunch – in Miltenberg or Bürgstadt
Afternoon:
Whether you drink hard liquor or not, it is always intriguing to see how a high-quality whisky is made.
Whether you drink hard liquor or not, it is always intriguing to see - Take a guided tour of the vineyards and learn about the work in vineyard and taste the local wine.
- Scrumptious chocolates, delicious cakes, sweet pastries – enjoy your afternoon tea or coffee in our cozy cafés
- Beer is one of the world’s oldest drinks of culture. But how is it made in a quality-oriented brewery of today?
Evening:
- Our local restaurants offer regional cuisine, made with lots of love of fresh ingredients
- Our winegrowers have the trational right to hold the so-called Häckerwirtschaften, which means, they offer their own wines together with traditional dishes. There is (almost) always one of them open.
- If you also want to learn about the various grape varieties, you may want to consider a wine tasting at the vintner’s or a vinoteque.
Active Groups
To help you prepare your stay, we have collected some ideas, what one day in Miltenberg could look like if you want to do sports or be physically active in any other way.
Morning:
- Stroll through the vineyards of Bürgstadt on the Fränkischen Rotwein-Wanderweg (Franconian red wine hiking trail)
- Go for a walk on the Buntsandstein-Erlebnisweg (bunter sandstone hiking trail) through Miltenberg and/or Bürgstadt
- Take a walk to the monastery Kloster Engelberg with its pilgrimage church. At the monastery inn you can fortify yourself for the walk back to Miltenberg
- Take the train to Amorbach or Freudenberg and walk back to Miltenberg on the Nibelungensteig
- How about a little bicycle tour along one of the rivers Main, Mud or Erf? Some of the hotels will be happy to pack you a picnic basket.
- Why not book a guided bike tour with experienced guides?
- Take a guided tour of the vineyards and learn about the work in vineyard and taste the local wine.
- A shopping spree in our town centre or the small outlet centre is also a popular activity.
Lunch – in Miltenberg or Bürgstadt
Afternoon:
- Teenagers and adults can try the challenging Mountainbike-Trails in Miltenberg and Bürgstadt.
- Water lovers will enjoy a visit to the public outdoor pool in Bürgstadt or the indoor and outdoor pool in Miltenberg.
- Beer is one of the world’s oldest drinks of culture. But how is it made in a quality-oriented brewery of today?
- Whether you drink hard liquor or not, it is always intriguing to see how a high-quality whisky is made.
Evening:
- Our local restaurants offer regional cuisine, made with lots of love of fresh ingredients
- Go for some nine or ten pin bowling as the day wanes
Inspiration for Seniors
To help you prepare your stay, we have collected some ideas, what one day in Miltenberg could look like if you come here with a group of senior citizens.
Dependent on the degree of your group members’ physical challenges you may find the information here quite useful, too.
Morning:
- In a guided tour the customers set the pace. If necessary the guides include additional stops near benches. You are also welcome to book longer tours, so the slower pace does not affect the content. Feel free to form smaller groups to ensure everyone can see and listen equally well and to make it easier for the group to stay together.
- No visit to Miltenberg without planning time for a relaxed shopping spree. Here you can find short distances, shops run by their owners and friendly staff who value high service and satisfied customers.
As a bonus the pedestrian area is located in the heart of the picturesque town centre. - A visit to the Museum Burg Miltenberg opens new perspectives – both over the valley of the Main river and into the minds of the artists whose works are shown here. Almost all levels can be reached by a lift. You can take light fold-up stools along and have a rest whenever you need one.
- The Museum Stadt Miltenberg, too, is always worth a visit. However, there are stairs to be climbed, but you can borrow an audioguide. The fold-up stools are also available in this place.
In the yard you can sit down and enjoy a drink.
Lunch – in Miltenberg or Bürgstadt
Afternoon:
- Do not miss a boat tour on the river Main. Coffee and cake as well as accessible toilets are available on board. The ships are also a dry place to be if it rains.
- The various cafés are wonderful places to indulge in coffee, tea and cake and enjoy a cozy ambiance.
- The monastery Kloster Engelberg is always worth a visit. It has one of the most famous pilgrimage churches in our region and can be reached by coach. The historically significant church, the beautiful meditation garden and the traditional inn are accessible with walking frames and wheelchairs and offer a breathtaking view of the valley.
It is also a great place to start (or end) easy walks in the forest.
Evening:
- Our local restaurants offer regional cuisine, made with lots of love of fresh ingredients
Focus on History
To help you prepare your stay, we have collected some ideas, what one day in Miltenberg could look like if you want to immerse in Miltenberg’s proud history and want to learn about our past.
Morning:
- A guided tour of the Museum Burg Miltenberg – groups can have up to 30 participants (several groups can start with a few minutes distance to each other); snacks and drinks are available in the yard
- A guided tour of the Museum Stadt Miltenberg – groups can have up to 30 participants (several groups can start with a few minutes distance to each other); audio guides are available for those who want to explore the museum on their own; drinks are available in the yard
- Visit St. Martin’s Chapel Bürgstadt – the key is available against a small fee, inside a recording can be played in English or French
Lunch – in Miltenberg or Bürgstadt
Afternoon:
- Guided tour of the town, groups can have up to 25 participants each, several groups can walk at the same time
- Visit the monastery Kloster Engelberg in Großheubach
- Visit the Museum in Bürgstadt
Evening:
- Our local restaurants offer regional cuisine, made with lots of love of fresh ingredients – for example in the Gasthaus zum Riesen, one of the oldest inns in Germany.
Focus on Culture
To help you prepare your stay, we have collected some ideas, what one day in Miltenberg could look like if you are interested in culture. High quality music, art and theatre are all available.
Morning:
- In the Museum Burg Miltenberg icons and contemporary works of art are presented in an exciting dialogue.
- If you come here between May and October on a Saturday when there are no school holidays in Bavaria, you can enjoy a KLANgRAUM Matinée – a high-quality concert in the Catholic parish church (free of charge, donations welcome)
Lunch – in Miltenberg or Bürgstadt
Afternoon:
- Visit St. Martin’s Chapel Bürgstadt with its magnificent murals in the style of a paupers’ bible – the key is available against a small fee, inside a recording can be played in English or French
- On Thursdays to Sundays you can admire the most current exhibition in the gallery „Galerie am Tor“.
Abends:
- The Kultursommer (Summer of Culture) in the second half of July to early August offers a broad and varied cultural programme in the special surroundings of the Mildenburg castle. Many well-known artists of the regional cultural scene perform in various genres (in case of rainy weather the events will take place in the upper level of the Historic City Hall).
- Throughout the year there is a broad variety of interesting events – concerts, exhibition, markets… Just have a look at our event calendar.
Classic Guided Tour
During the guided tour „Classic Tour – Get to know Miltenberg“ you will find out about Miltenberg’s proud history: You can choose between a tour of up to 90 minutes for 80,- € (max. 25 people per group) and one of up to 120 minutes for 100,- €. When and where to meet the guide is your own choice.
Wine Tasting
What is the difference between a Pinot Noir Précoce and a Pinot Noir? Between a Riesling and a Silvaner? How do soil, weather and wine-grower influence the quality of the wine?
A wine tasting is always entertaining and interesting. In a relaxed atmosphere you will learn a great deal about the presented wines as well as about how to grow and vinify them. Many of our wine-growers and vinotheques offer such a tasting for groups of various sizes.
Shopping
Make sure you come with enough time for a stroll through town. No matter if you are looking for souvenirs to bring home to your family or a modern outfit for yourself: In Miltenberg there is always just a short distance to shops, mostly run by their owners. Staff are friendly and put their pride in offering good advice and having enthusiastic customers. Many stores also ship the bought goods abroad to ensure a hassle-free shopping experience.
As an additional, pleasant extra, the enchanting historic city centre is also the pedestrian area.
Factory Tours and Workshops
There are some rather interesting factories in and around Miltenberg, whose products are well known, and abundantly awarded with prestigious prizes in national and even international competitions.
A lot of these companies offer exciting tours and talks – or even a hands-on workshop.
