Egmating combines Romanesque architectural heritage, an ecologically remarkable moorland landscape and golf. It also offers archaeological traces, historic works of art and a restaurant serving Italian-Mediterranean cuisine. When planning a stay, you can first decide whether culture, nature or golf should take priority: each of these has a specific connection to Egmating.
Church, Castle and Historic Traces
The Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist and St. Michael in Egmating is a Romanesque choir-tower church—a design in which the tower stands above the choir. The complex includes an attached two-storey sacristy and a nave with a steeply pitched gable roof dating from around 1200.
The former Hofmark Castle in Egmating is an elongated, two-storey wing with gable roofs at different ridge heights; its core dates from the 17th century. The area of the former castle and its predecessor buildings, with their Baroque gardens, contains underground archaeological remains from the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period.
The “Plague Column,” dating from 1589, stands on Jägerweg in Egmating. The “Black Madonna of Egmating” stands beneath a Baroque canopy below the gallery. The history of settlement also has a Roman connection: according to the municipality’s history, the route of a Roman consular road from Regensburg via Sempt to the Roman road station of “Isinisca”—today’s Kleinhelferndorf—laid the foundation for the later permanent settlement in the area around Egmating.
Moorland, Kettle Holes and Golf
The kettle-hole moorland of Egmating Forest encompasses a variety of well-preserved small moors, with ecological communities that are now rarely found in Bavaria. Kettle holes in the eastern woodland area of Egmating are protected; they are evidence of the last Ice Age.
The 9-hole Arabella Course at Schloss Egmating Golf Club features small lakes and numerous bunkers defending its undulating greens. The “Pizzeria Cristalina Schlossgarten” restaurant is housed in the old castle buildings at Schloss Egmating Golf Club and serves Italian-Mediterranean cuisine.
In the wider Ebersberg destination
The wider Ebersberg destination includes other distinct places to visit. Climbing the 169 steps of the observation tower in Ebersberg Forest rewards you with views across the entire Alpine foothills, from the Berchtesgaden Alps to the Allgäu; on exceptionally clear days, you can even see distant peaks over 3,000 metres high. Since 2004, the Forest and Environment Museum has stood right next to Ebersberg Forest, exploring the history of forest use and forest ecology.
The Ebersberg Forest Environmental Education Centre is an institution recognised with the Bavarian “Umweltbildung.Bayern” quality seal for events in education for sustainable development. These take place mainly outdoors and in the adjacent forest; visits by school classes and other groups are possible on request.
The Kirchseeon Perchten parade is also part of the wider Ebersberg destination. In the market town of Kirchseeon, impressively crafted masks, elaborate costumes, drums and bells create a distinctive atmosphere. If you would like to include it in your plans, check the specific dates in advance.
Another culinary occasion in the wider Ebersberg destination is the large open-house festival at Herrmannsdorfer, held once a year at harvest time. The festival features delicacies from the fire pit, porchetta, pastrami, bratwurst, freshly made Auszogne pastries and freshly tapped Schweinsbräu beer; the barns and workshops also open their doors.
Discover more destinations: Zorneding, Poing, Pliening, Glonn, Grafing bei MĂĽnchen, Kirchseeon, Ebersberg, Markt Schwaben.
Go to the wider travel overview: Ebersberg.
