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Würzburg TO-DO (before we leave again)

Blogby Antonia Duscheleit

This article was originally published in German. The English version is an automatic translation and may contain errors. The German original is authoritative.

For over five years now I've been in Würzburg and it feels absurd to know that that was my last autumn, that my last winter here will be. The anticipation of leaving comes paired with missing this place, but above all the whole people here. 

Almost all students come to Würzburg only to leave again, so many who were here have already gone. Yet it's a relief to know that this time I'm the person leaving Würzburg and not the person watching them go. My last summer in Würzburg lies ahead of me, perhaps yours too at some point. There's still so much to do that's been put off to the next day, month or summer and then never happened. 

In my head I start with a list. A list that collects everything I still want to experience in Würzburg before my next chapter in life begins. And then I think of all the freshers who are just getting to know Würzburg, freshers who right now in winter don't even know yet that summer makes this city so much more beautiful. 

That's why I've expanded my list a bit, got tips from my friends and I'm sharing it with you here (keep in mind: I haven't done all of it either, I take no responsibility for the suggestions): 

Würzburg

  • Visit the Residenz
    • Or free: Residenz gardens and small chapel in the Residenz
  • Hike up to Festung Hochlaufen (tip: via the Landesgartenschau grounds)
  • Go for a walk to the Käpelle
  • Do a wine cellar tour (with wine tasting)
  • View the model of Würzburg after World War II in the Town Hall
  • Ride the Würzburg tourist train 
  • Float on the Main
  • Barbecue by the Main
  • Eat pizza by the Main
  • Go to a match of the …
    • Baskets
    • Kickers
    • Wölfe
  • Go to Dallenbergbad and treat yourself to some open-air pool chips
  • Make a clothing donation to HERMINE e.V.
  • Check out the KüFa and other events at Cairo (pottery, concerts, improv theatre)
  • Go to the flea market on the Mainwiesen
  • Go to concerts at Wein am Stein (free: sit in the vineyards and listen)
  • Go to a poetry slam (QueerSlam at Standard / WueSlam at Posthalle / ScienceSlam at the university)

Theatre / Cinema

  • Go free to Mainfrankentheater with your student discount
  • Go to Chambinsky 
  • Go to a performance by Theater Augenblick
  • Go to a performance by Studi(o)bühne
  • Go to the university cinema
  • Go to Festungsflimmern
  • Go to Cinema Central 

Nature

  • Run through the Anna-Schlucht 
  • Go for a walk in the vineyards (Grombühl, Randersacker, …)
  • Cycle to Erlerbrunner-Badesee 
  • Go for a walk in Steinbachtal (can be combined with the Anna-Schlucht)
  • Generally explore nature around Würzburg

University

  • Go to the new canteen 
  • Go to university sports
  • Don't miss Campuslichter in summer
  • Take part in the Running Diner 

A bit further afield

  • Ride the little train in Volkach
  • Take the boat to Veitshöchheim (or with your student ticket: bus / regional train)
  • Go to the Rococo garden 
  • Visit the geographical centre of the EU
  • Explore cities in the surrounding area 
    • Bamberg
    • Nuremberg
    • Rothenburg ob der Tauber
    • Sommerhausen
  • Generally use Würzburg's connections to explore cities
  • Christmas market Sommerhausen / Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Nightlife

  • Raven am Weiher
  • Drink at Kutscher
  • Go to Groove Jam at Standard
  • Go to Irish Trad Night at Huckebein
  • Go to Open Mic Night at Edeltraud
  • Go to karaoke at Till Eulenspiegel
  • Generally check out the programme of pubs / bars (pub quiz, trash TV evenings, …)
  • Go to Prism in Dornheim
  • Visit events at Kellerperle

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