Parish church of St. Mary of the Ascension: Tower and choir from the 14th/15th centuries; rebuilt in Rococo style, 1750-54; pulpit with stucco work and Gothic Madonna (1420)
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Gotic Church of Our Lord
Gotic Church of Our Lord with altar to the Virgin Mary (1505-10) by Tilman Riemenschneider, late Gothic High Altar (14th…
St Michael’s Basilica
St Michael’s Basilica (about 1220) in Altenstadt; one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Old Bavaria.
Neuschwanstein Castle
In place of the two castle ruins, Vorderhohenschwangau and Hinterhohenschwangau, King Ludwig II had Neuschwanstein Castle built between 1869 and…
St. Coloman Pilgrimage church
Baroque church built in 1673 in honor of Saint Coloman. The Irish pilgrim is said to have stopped here on…
Gothic pilgrimage church
Gothic pilgrimage church (15th/17th century) above Laudenbach with ornate interior, Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/Christel Nowak
Old stone bridge
Stone bridge (18th century) with nine arches and bridge mill with spiral gable and outside staircase.