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At Faber-Castell you can do three tours by prior appointment:

• Production plant wood-cased pencils: Monday to Friday at 08.00, 8.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00 and 11.30 a.m. and in addition Monday to Thursday at 02.00 and 03.30 p.m., duration approx. 2 hours
• Museum “Old Lead”: Monday to Sunday from 08.00 a.m. to 06.00 p.m., duration approx. 1,5 hours
• Faber-Castell castle: Monday to Sunday from 08.00 a.m. to 06.00 p.m., duration approx. 1,5 hours

 

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION: Tours to be booked prior to arrival!

Tours can exclusively be booked via our online form which you find here.

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One group may consist of a maximum of 20 people. Nevertheless several groups can be guided at the same time.

Groups up to 13 persons:

• One station:       100 Euro per group
• Two stations:     150 Euro per group
• Three stations:   200 Euro per group

 

Groups 14-20 persons:

• One station:        7,50 Euro per person
• Two stations:    12,50 Euro per person
• Three stations:  15,00 Euro per person

School groups pay a reduced fee.

Several groups can be guided at the same time.

Guided tours can be offered in German, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Serb, Croatian, Polish and Portuguese language.

We offer guided public tours as well:

2019:
Production: 
15.11., 13.12.

Castle:
13.12.

2020: 
Production: 
17.01., 26.02., 28.02., 20.03., 09.04., 15.04., 17.04., 15.05., 05.06., 10.06., 17.07., 31.07.,  07.08., 14.08., 21.08., 28.08., 04.09., 18.09., 16.10., 04.11., 06.11., 20.11, 18.12.

Starts at 10.00 a.m. (duration 2 hours)

Castle: 
17.01., 26.02., 20.03., 09.04., 17.04., 15.05., 05.06., 17.07., 31.07., 14.08., 21.08., 04.09., 18.09., 04.11., 20.11., 18.12.

„Old Lead“ Museum: 
28.02., 15.04., 10.06., 07.08., 28.08., 16.10., 06.11.

Starts at 12.15 p.m. (duration 1 ½ hrs.)

Price per person and station: 7,50 €

Please book your tour here:
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Furthermore, the castle and the museum are open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following Sundays: 

2020: 16.02., 17.05., 16.08.

 

The entrance fee for the museum is 4,50 € (reduced 3,00 €, family ticket 10,00 €). For the castle it is 7,00 € (reduced 5,00 €, family ticket 15,00 €). A combined ticket for both, museum and castle, costs 10,00 € (reduced 7,00 €, family ticket 19,00 €).

There is no need to book in advance. The "Shop am Schloss" will also be open on these Sundays from 11:00-17:00.

You can book your tour up to six month in advance. We recommend to book the tour a minimum of for weeks ahead of your planned visit.

You can take pictures in our museum. Regrettably taking pictures is not allowed in the production plant and the castle.

Regrettably our historic buildings are partly not barrier-free (production and museum), our castle is barrier-free. Please also note, that longer marches have to be considered.