Highlights
Fire-brigade Museum in Waldmannshofen
Former moated castle (1544) in Waldmannshofen, now a fire department museum, Copyright Tourist Information Creglingen/Klaus Hein
Church of St. George
Late Gothic Hall Church of St. George with ‘Daniel’, a 90 m high bell tower with viewing platform: Baroque-style High…
Monastery Rottenbuch
Former Augustinian monastery: founded by Duke Welf I in 1073. The ‘Fohlenhof’, the gate building and brewery wing (now the…
Castle and castle garden
Former castle: the official ducal residence of the 15th century still appears, in spite of the loss of its defensive…
Kornbau
‘Kornbau’ (1582), today the Tauberland Village Museum with traditional costumes, tools and furniture from the region, Copyright Stadt Weikersheim
Steam engine monument
Class 50 locomotive, installed in 1978 at the “interface” between the old town and the newer buildings
Kalkbrenner chapel
After the birth of her 17th child at Christmas 1891, Franziska Schmid was dying. In this hopeless situation, Johann and…
Fairy-tale forest with game preserve
Between Schongau and Peiting, you will find fairy tale depictions and fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. The park is…
Open-air stage at the Red Gate Augsburg
With over 2,100 seats, the Freilichtbühne am Roten Tor is one of the largest open-air stages in southern Germany and…
Frauenbrünnerl Pilgrimage Chapel
Frauenbrünnerl Pilgrimage Chapel (1708): small octagonal building with Madonna (14th century).
Lourdes cave
Below the parish church on the east side of the Kirchberg is the most important grotto complex in southern Germany,…
Roman Museum
Roman Museum with archaeological discoveries from Augsburg and the Bavarian-Swabian region covering prehistory, the Roman Age and the Early Middle…
Plönlein
‘Plönlein’: picturesque medieval townscape where the road forks down to the ‘Kobolzeller Tor’ gate (about 1360, with outer courtyard, ‘Kohlturm’…
Kreuzgang Feuchtwangen
The Romanesque cloister probably dates back to the second half of the 12th century. It can be reached via a…
Frauental Cistercian Convent
Frauental Cistercian Convent: convent church (13th century) with early Gothic lower church and museum ‘from the convent to the village’,…
Town art gallery
Town art gallery in the Deutschordenshaus: Painting gallery divided into religious art, portraits, city views
St. Coloman Pilgrimage church
Baroque church built in 1673 in honor of Saint Coloman. The Irish pilgrim is said to have stopped here on…
Church of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Virgin Mary, three-aisle basilica (14th century) with wall paintings, Copyright Stadt Bad Mergentheim
Upper Gate
Upper Gate (1496) and Powder Tower – remains of the medieval town fortifications
Market place Nördlingen
Historical market place with imposing half-timbered and patrician houses: Town Hall (13th century) with bay and tower extensions (about 1500)…
Fountains in the Maximilianstrasse
Fountains in the Maximilianstrasse: Augustus (1589-94), Herkules (1596-1602) and Merkur (1599) fountains., Copyright Regio Augsburg Tourismus GmbH/Christine Pemsl
Dinkelsbühl Christmas Market
One of the most beautiful markets along the Romantic Road has established itself in Dinkelsbühl: Guests are invited to the…
St. Paul’s Church
St. Paul’s Church (1840-43) in style of German Historicism in place of the Carmelite monastery church.
Marketplace
Market Place with magnificent half-timbered and Baroque buildings: ‘Alte Post’, (Old Post House – 1602), ‘Stern-Apotheke’ (Star Pharmacy – 1670),…
Friedberg Advent Celebrations
The Friedberg Christmas market shines with its extraordinary flair around the parish church of St. Jakob and in the adjacent…
‘Mariae Geburt’ monastery church
‘Mariae Geburt’ monastery church (11th/12th/15th centuries): a magnificent Gothic church with a separate bell-tower was erected on the foundations of…
The Bavarian’s gate
The Bavarian’s gate, one of the most important and most striking buildings, Copyright Stadt Landsberg am Lech
Medieval town fortifications in Tauberbischofsheim
Remains of the medieval town fortifications, numerous parks and fountains, shrines to the Virgin Mary, statues of saints and memorials,…
Museum of local history – Donauwörth
Museum of local history in the “Hintermeierhaus” (former fisherman’s house, 15th century): Attractive new presentation on fishing and metalworking, clothing…
Wine museum
The Julius-Echter ceiling in the wine museum in Burg Brattenstein Castle has been restored to its original 16th century colours…
Museum of the Lachner Brothers
Museum of the Lachner Brothers (Gebrüder-Lachner-Museum) In the 19th century, the brothers Franz, Ignaz and Vinzenz Lachner were amongst the…
Baroque Castle Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
The baroque castle of the Princes of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst is the town’s landmark. It is visible from afar on a mountain…
School museum
“The VS School Museum” at the Vereinigte Spezialmöbelfabriken with the leitmotif “The Classroom” can be visited by groups by appointment…
Grafschaftsmuseum
In addition to folklore sections and permanent exhibitions, you can see paintings by the famous North German painter Otto Modersohn…
Spital
‘Spital’ (hospital – founded about 1280) with Parish Church of the Holy Ghost (14th century); reconstruction of the present three-storey…
Leutnantschanze
Nature on the ramparts: the Leutnantschanze and the Ziegelschanze are a reminder of Rain’s fortifications that were so important right…
Pilgrimage Church ‘Herrgottsruh’
Rococo Pilgrimage Church ‘Herrgottsruh’ (The Peace of God) with outstanding choir (C.D. Asam) and dome frescos (Matthäus Günther), as well…
St. Peter’s Chapel Tauberbischofsheim
St. Peter’s Chapel (1180), oldest building in the town, copyright town of Tauberbischofsheim
Parish church of St. John the Baptist
The town parish has its origins in the late 13th century, meaning it was founded soon after the first documentary…
Staatsgalerie im Hohen Schloss
Collection of late Gothic panel paintings and sculptures from the Swabian-Bavarian and Allgäu region in the Knights’ Hall; special exhibition…
Old town fortifications
Remains of the old town fortifications with towers (water tower, wooden battlements).
Kinderzeche Dinkelsbühl
The Kinderzeche in Dinkelsbühl is a traditional children’s and local festival with roots in the 17th century. In the historical…
Lechflößerei
Enjoy a trip along the fjord-like section of the middle Lechtal valley on the historic long-distance trade raft on the…
Craftsmen’s rooms
Craftsmen’s rooms in the west wing of the cloister with six complete workshops (confectioner, dyer, potter, pewterer, shoemaker and weaver).
St. Afra Diocesan Museum
The St. Afra Diocesan Museum: where you can experience seventeen hundred years of history. Excavations from Roman times, textiles from…
Fürst Wallerstein Brewery
1598. In Russland steigt Boris Godunow auf den Zarenthron und mit dem Edikt von Nantes erhalten die Hugenotten die volle…
St. John’s Minster
St. John’s Minster with an important sepulchre, Copyright Stadt Bad Mergentheim
Leopold Mozart House
Mozart House: reopened on 27 January 2006, the renovated house contains an impressive presentation on Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus and…
Premonstratensian monastery
Former Premonstratensian monastery with the Baroque Church of the ‘Holy Cross’ (1723-30), three-aisle colonnaded basilica, choir and dome room in…
Historic Market places
Wine Market, Leather Market and Old Town Hall Square – with charming half-timbered houses and representative buildings: Gustav-Adolf House (former…
St. Kilian’s Cathedral
St Kilian’s Cathedral (approx. 1040): the fourth biggest Roman Catholic church in Germany with a cruciform plan; extended, rebuilt and…
Colomansfest Schwangau
The Colomansfest with the Colomansritt always takes place in Schwangau on the second Sunday in October. The magnificently decorated horses…
Romantic Christmas Market Nördlingen
Festively decorated market stalls, the unique medieval townscape and an enchanting glow of lights create an atmospheric Christmas atmosphere. With…
Old Schongau Castle
The old Schongau Castle was used by Duke Christoph the Strong in the 15th century as a Wittelsbach secondary residence,…
Castle of the Teutonic Order
Baroque Castle of the Teutonic Order with attractive Rococo chapel.
Gothic pilgrimage church
Gothic pilgrimage church (15th/17th century) above Laudenbach with ornate interior, Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/Christel Nowak
Neo-Gothic Town Hall
Neo-Gothic Town Hall (1865) and St. Martin’s Parish Church (1910), Copyright Stadt Tauberbischofsheim
Pilgrimage Church of ‘Maria unter der Egg’
Pilgrimage Church of ‘Maria unter der Egg’ (1660) with Rococo stuccowork and pilgrimage board., Copyright Tourist Information Peiting
Harburg Castle
Harburg Castle (12th – 19th centuries): large castle complex; walls with battlements and six towers, bailey and gates; main castle…
The Town Wall Museum
The Town Wall Museum in the ‘Löpsinger Torturm’ tower shows the history of the Nördlingen fortifications.
Landsberg Christmas Market
Landsberg’s old town around the parish church, pedestrian zone, main square, Rossmarkt and Infanterieplatz provides a unique backdrop for the…
Town hall with Marienbrunnen fountain
The historic town hall (1674) on the centrally located Marienplatz with the fountain of the same name characterizes the Friedberg…
Thimble Museum
Thimble Museum in the ‘Kohlesmühle’, Copyright Tourist Information Creglingen/Klaus Hein
Jean-Daprai Museum
Jean-Daprai Museum Forum for surrealist and modern painting. Daprai was born in 1929 in Rovereto, lived for several years in…
Craftsman’s house
Craftsman’s house (1270) with rooms showing how a craftsman’s family lived in the past.
Market Place and Town Hall
Large, historical Market Place with magnificent Town Hall, consisting of Gothic western part (1250-1400), with ‘Kaisersaal’ hall and tower (60…
Wallerstein Palace
Royal Wallerstein: Palace (1805), Chapel of St. Anna (1489), Royal Riding School (1741-51) and palace garden, Moritz Castle (1803-04) and…
Dinkelsbühl House of History
Dinkelsbühl House of History – of war and peace, a charming complex of buildings from the14th to 16th centuries. The…
Museum ‘Schlösschen’ in the Court Garden
‘Schlösschen im Hofgarten’ – Museum of fine art Not far from the historic old town, in a magnificent park, stands…
Franconian Museum
Franconian Museum: one of Southern Germany’s most important museums of folk art with displays of artistically decorated household articles, glass,…
Market square with fountain
Half-timbered town hall (15th century) with fountain on the market square in Harburg
‘Münsterseen’ leisure and relaxation park
‘Münsterseen’ leisure and relaxation park, Copyright Tourist Information Creglingen/Klaus Hein
Old town hall
Old Town Hall (after 1567, 19th century), Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/Christel Nowak
Former Benedictine monastery and Holy Cross Monastery Church
Former Benedictine monastery (1034) with Holy Cross Monastery Church (1717-20, supervised by Joseph Schmuzer): classic example of the late Baroque…
Parish Church of St Kilian
Romanesque/early Gothic Parish Church of St Kilian with 13th century tombstones and Hospital Church (17th century), Copyright Stadt Röttingen
Stuppacher Madonna
‘Stuppacher Madonna’ by Matthias Grünewald in the parish church in Stuppach, Copyright Holger Schmitt
Wittelsbachers’ Castle
The construction of the castle “Fridberch” was first mentioned around 1257 to secure the Wittelsbach borders. For a short time,…
Protestant Collegiate Church
The Romanesque church, predecessor of today’s three-naved Gothic basilica, was built and extended in 1383/4. A late Gothic canopy in…
St. Mary’s Cathedral
St. Mary’s Cathedral: first documentary mention in AD 823; crypt (10th century) and glass paintings of figures, thought to be…
Kittsteintor
Kittstein Gate The view from the Kittstein Gate towards the Collegiate Church and the castle is one of the best-known…
Historic old town of Rain
Historic old town centre: the main street is a unique ensemble of 17th and 18th century patrician housing; the Tilly…
Steingaden Monastery Museum
Steingaden Monastery Museum, Copyright Gemeinde Steingaden/Werner Böglmüller
Weikersheim Castle
Weikersheim has one of the most important Renaissance palaces in Germany with an almost completely preserved interior and a magnificent…
Town History Museum
Town History Museum in ‘Rieder Tor’ tower: documents, sculptures, weapons and coins from the former Free Imperial Town.
Pilgrimage Church ‘Mariae Heimsuchung’
‘Mariae Heimsuchung’ Pilgrimage Church in Ilgen (1670-76); designed by J. Schmuzer with early Wessobrunn stucco decoration (1670); ‘Gnadenbild’ (picture of…
Würzburg Christmas Market
One of the most atmospheric Christmas markets in Germany. With around 100 stalls, the wide range of products on offer…
Mariengrotte
Mariengrotte: The sublime, youthful figure of Mary stands as the central figure in a niche of this stalactite cave. The…
Milchlingsbrunnen
The Milchlingsbrunnen fountain is a landmark of the town and was erected here in 1926 to mark the 100th anniversary…
Old town with half-timbered houses
Old town with a fine ensemble of half-timbered houses, e.g., ‘Kirchenstaffel’, ‘Schlosserbuck’, ‘Romschlössle’, Copyright Tourist Information Creglingen/Klaus Hein
Wertheim Castle
Wertheim Castle Once the seat of the Counts of Wertheim, this castle complex, which originally belonged to the von Staufen…
Main square
‘Hauptplatz’ with stately patrician houses around St. Mary’s fountain (1783) and Town Hall (1700), the town’s most attractive secular building…
Echelsbach Bridge
Echelsbach Bridge (1929) crossing the 76 m deep Ammer Gorge. Wonderful countryside against the backdrop of the Bavarian Alps with…
Serenade at the Gumpen
Every year, various music groups invite you to spend an atmospheric evening at the Peitinger Gumpen. We also accepted this…
Ballenhaus
Gothic ‘Ballenhaus’ (1419/1515): former Town Hall (up to 1902) with steep, stepped gable; council chamber with carved beamed ceiling.
St Kilian’s Chapel
The late Gothic St Kilian’s Chapel is considered to be one of the finest Gothic double chapels in Germany. Construction…
‘Kleine Galerie’ exhibition
‘Kleine Galerie’ – exhibition of south German amateur artists., Copyright Tourist Information Feuchtwangen/Christoph Bender
Schillingsfürster hedgehog
What a bear is to a Berliner, a hedgehog (“Stupfl”) is to a Schillingsfürst resident. It is the unofficial heraldic…
Natural history museum
Natural history museum with planetarium, Copyright Siegfried Kerpf, Copyright Siegfried Kerpf
Ottmar Mergenthaler Memorial
Ottmar Mergenthaler Memorial in Hachtel., Copyright Holger Schmitt
Fugger and Welser Museum
Fugger and Welser Experience Museum: The Fugger and Welser Experience Museum is now housed in the lavishly renovated “Wieselhaus” Renaissance…
Landestheaters Dinkelsbühl
Tried and tested and yet always fresh. The Landestheater Dinkelsbühl brings good entertainment to the open-air stage. Venue: covered open-air…
UNESCO World Heritage site Wieskirche
Pilgrimage church “Zum gegeißelten Heiland” in the district of Wies (1746-57): a jewel of Bavarian Rococo and an old work…
Chapel of St. Ursula
Late Gothic chapel of St. Ursula: The chapel is located on a green hill south of Hohenfurch (east of the…
Marienkapelle and Falkenhaus
Marienkapelle and Falkenhaus on the market place: late Gothic hall church (1347-1481) erected by the citizens of Würzburg; remarkable tomb…
Gothic St. Wolfgang’s Bridge
Gothic St. Wolfgang’s bridge with statue of St. Nepomuk, and St. Wolfgang’s Church, Copyright Holger Schmitt
Market Place with Baroque fountain
Market Place (‘Franconia’s Festival Hall’) with Baroque fountain (1726), spacious patrician houses and historical half-timbered houses.
Complete medieval town
Complete medieval town wall with 16 towers, bastions and four gates, surrounded by old trees, ponds and orchards.
Reichsstrasse
Reichsstrasse: Principal item of the town with city hall (in 1236, since 1853 in the today’s form), town duty (1418),…
Parish Church of St. Mary of the Ascension
Parish Church of St. Mary of the Ascension (1458-88): colonnaded basilica with high middle nave, long choir and onion tower;…
Creglingen Christmas market
Christmas decorations, the smell of cookies and a warm cup of mulled wine create a special atmosphere. The highlight at…
St. John’s Church Feuchtwangen
St. John’s Church (about 1257) with Baroque altar (about 1680) and late Gothic tabernacle.
Historic marketplace
Historic marketplace In the historic marketplace, with its beautifully preserved half-timbered houses, some of which date back to the 16th…
St. Ulrich and St. Afra
St. Ulrich and St. Afra: originally an Abbey church (1474); late Gothic basilica (15th / 16th centuries) with onion tower…
Kalvarienberg
The Calvary in the Wörnitzstein district of Donauwörth stands out particularly strikingly from the landscape. The rock made of Weisjura…
Gothic Minster
Minster ‘Zu Unserer Lieben Frau’: Gothic brick hall church with three naves (1444-67); late Gothic frescos; tabernacle (1503), ‘Regelsches Epitaph’…
Historic old town of Lauda-Königshofen
Historic Old Town with half-timbered houses: Old Hospital, ‘Pike’ inn and ‘Badstube’
Wertheim open-air stage
In the second largest castle ruin in southern Germany, the music plays and more than that: theater, cabaret, cinema, dance,…
Marienberg Fortress
Marienberg Fortress (early 13th century): 1253 – 1719 residence of the Prince Bishops; large-scale reinforcement and extension of the Fortress…
Royal Christmas Market Schillingsfürst
Christmas festivities in the romantic surroundings of Schillingsfürst Castle. A special highlight: the opening of the Christmas market with a…
Toppler Theater
The Toppler Theater invites you to the open-air season in the courtyard of the former monastery and today’s Rothenburg Museum.…
Parish Church of St. Jacob
Parish Church of St. Jacob, ‘Maria Alber’, Plague Church of St. Stephan and Church of St. Afra in the Field…
Glass Museum
The only museum of glass work in Baden-Württemberg is home to exhibits ranging from luxury glass of antiquity to today’s…
Schongau town wall
Largely intact town walls (oldest parts date back to the 13th and 15th – 17th centuries), in places with traversable…
Schranne
‘Schranne’ (grain store) with a collection of old fire-fighting equipment., Copyright Andreas Strunz
Brattenstein Castle
Brattenstein Castle (13th century) – the modern setting for the ‘Röttingen Festival’, Copyright Frankenfestspiele Röttingen
Young Opera Weikersheim Castle
An open-air opera evening promises a special experience with the up-and-coming talents of the opera world. The performances mark the…
Museum im Kulturspeicher
‘Museum im Kulturspeicher’ art museum with works of art from the 19th to 21st centuries, temporary exhibitions, non-representational art of…
Käppele Würzburg
Käppele: Gnadenkapelle (Chapel of Mercy; 1653) on the Nikolausberg hill with domed central building and double tower façade by Balthasar…
Christmas market Peiting
The Peiting Christmas market takes place on the lower main square – in front of the town hall. From Friday…
Donauwörth open-air stage
Theater Donauwörth e.V. founded an open-air stage in Donauwörth back in 1987. It was named after the Mangoldfelsen, a rugged…
Town fortifications
Town fortifications with towers and gates, including the ‘Bayertor’ gate (1425), the most interesting and biggest late Gothic gate in…
Plague or Holy Trinity monument
Plague or Holy Trinity monument (1722-25), based on the plague monument in Vienna by Joh. G. Bschorer, and Parish Church…
Rococo Town Hall
Rococo Town Hall: majestic construction, now made famous by the television series “Der Kaiser von Schexing”
Parish church of St. Michael in Halblech
Parish Church of St Michael in Bayerniederhofen. The baroque church was built in 1701-03 by Thomas Natter and Joseph Miller;…
Park at the Donauspitz
At the so-called “Umkehr”, the confluence of the Danube and Wörnitz rivers, there is a small park. Gebhardtplatz is laid…
Schongau Christmas Market
The beautiful Schongau Christmas market creates a pre-Christmas atmosphere in the historic old town. It transforms the town center into…
Harburg Christmas Market
Harburg’s “Selber g’macht Weihnacht” Christmas market. Mulled wine and punch are served at various corners and courtyards around the market…
Well House Museum
Well house with historic oxen treading system. The fully preserved wooden pumping station was once driven by oxen and is…
Museum for Franconia
“Museum für Franken” in the former arsenal of the Marienberg Fortress; collections of artistic works and cultural objects by Franconian…
St. Kilian
Romanesque Protestant church of St. Kilian with Gothic windows in Faulenberg
Käthe Kruse Dolls Museum
Käthe Kruse Dolls Museum: over 150 dolls and mannequins by the famous doll maker, Käthe Kruse, with interesting special exhibitions
Castle Christmas Rain
The Castle Christmas Rain takes place against the backdrop of the electoral palace and the palace garden on the third…
Kurmainz Castle
Kurmainzisches Schloss, built around 1280, modified in the 15th/16th century with tower tower, today “Tauberfränkisches Landschaftsmuseum” with model of the…
Weikersheim town wall
Town walls, many parts of which are still in good condition (14th century), with ‘Blaue Kappe’ and ‘Gänsturm’ towers, Copyright…
Open-air theatre “Alte Bastei” Nördlingen
Since 1949, amateurs have been performing on the romantic “Alte Bastei” open-air stage, which is part of the Nördlingen town…
Museum of the Town of Füssen
Museum of the Town of Füssen in the south wing of the former Monastery of St Mang: the history of…
Glass Palace
H2 Centre for Contemporary Art in the Glass Palace., Copyright Museum Walter, Copyright Museum Walter
Old stone bridge
Stone bridge (18th century) with nine arches and bridge mill with spiral gable and outside staircase.
Minster of St George
One of the finest late-gothic hall churches of South Germany, with a Romanesque tower gate (1220-30), built 1448 to 1499…
Residenz Würzburg (UNESCO)
Residenz: residence of the Prince Bishops (1720-1744): major work of South German Baroque built according to plans by Balthasar Neumann;…
Harburg coat of arms
Half-timbered Town Hall (15th century) and vicarage; former synagogue (1754) and Protestant parish church of St. Barbara (1612) with round…
Little castle
Elaborately renovated little castle (1583) in the town centre., Copyright Stadt Lauda-Königshofen/Peter Frischmuth
Neumünster
Neumünster (New Minster – 11th century): Romanesque basilica with dome (1710-16) and Baroque façade; remains of the Hohenstaufen cloister with…
Historic old town of Bad Mergentheim
Historic old town with attractive half-timbered houses and Baroque palaces, as well as a Renaissance Town Hall, ‘Milchling’ fountain and…
Cathedral treasury of St. Johannes
Cathedral treasury of St. Johannes documents over 500 years of liturgical chalices and monstrances, Copyright Holger Schmitt
Gothic Tauber bridge
Gothic bridge over the River Tauber (1512) with a statue of St. Nepomuk and shrines
Remains of the town fortifications
Remains of the town fortifications with three towers (‘Faulturm’, ‘Schlosserturm’, ‘Lindleinturm’), Copyright Tourist Information Creglingen/Klaus Hein
Roman ‘Villa Rustica’
Roman “Villa Rustica” (100 A.D. – Roman country house of antiquity), uncovered remains of the bath building under an all-round…
Maximilian Museum
Maximilian Museum with collection on the cultural and municipal history of Augsburg; local works of art in gold and silver.
Holy Cross Church
Holy Cross Church (1752-54) with Jesuit monastery; on a high point over the town; rich Baroque and Rococo decorations with…
Lindlein Tower Museum
The Lindlein Tower in Creglingen was part of the late medieval fortifications of the town of Creglingen as a defense…
Gänsturm
‘Gänsturm’ tower with small town museum and a panoramic view over the roofs of Weikersheim, Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/Chistel Nowak
Museum at the cathedral
The concept of this unusual museum of the Diocese of Würzburg comprises around 300 paintings and sculptures from 10 centuries.…
Dorfmuseum Trauchgau
The former Trauchgau farmhouse near the “Hölzler” (house name) was considered a manor house around 1500 and was owned by…
Church of St. Salvator
Gothic Church of St. Salvator (1442): former Carmelite Monastery Church (highly modified in 1829) with interesting west portal and High…
Museum in the monastery
Museum im Klösterle with sections on: History and religious objects, mining, skiing, bee keeping, hunting and fishing between the Lech…
Parish Church of St. Jakob
Parish Church of St. Jakob (St. James) with its onion tower, it sits majestically on the ‘Kirchberg’ and can be…
St Michael’s Basilica
St Michael’s Basilica (about 1220) in Altenstadt; one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Old Bavaria.
St Mary of the Ascension Parish Church
St Mary of the Ascension Parish Church (1750-53): choir by the Wies architect, Dominikus Zimmermann; richly decorated High Altar by…
Town Hall and Golden Hall
Town Hall (1615-20): one of the most attractive secular Renaissance buildings north of the Alps, built by Elias Holl; magnificent…
Hohes Schloss
Hohes Schloss (1291 – 1503): the extensive late-gothic fortified castle was, for centuries, the summer residence of the Prince Bishops…
Wallersteiner Rock
‘Wallersteiner Felsen’: approx. 65 m high rock offering a wonderful all-round view over the Ries district. It is the starting…
‘Kinderzeche’ Armoury
‘Kinderzeche’ Armoury in a former silo is home to an accessible collection of equipment, costume and weapons from the historical…
Herkomer Museum
Herkomer Museum and ‘Mutterturm’ tower: portraits, landscapes, drawings and etchings by the artist
Spitzer Turm
The ‘Spitzer Turm’ (36.5 metres high) was built in the 13th century as a watchtower and keep. It also served…
Water tower
Water tower (1902) in Wilhelminian style. The wall paintings inside the tower show the historical development of Schillingsfürst’s water supply.
Museum of the Third Dimension
Museum of the Third Dimension in der Town Mill features optical illusions, holographs, light shows and lasers, anaglyphs etc.
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…
Sundial trail
Among other things, Röttingen is known as the “town of sundials”. This nickname is due to the town’s approximately 2-kilometer-long…
Hospital buildings
Hospital buildings, including the Church of the Holy Spirit (given a baroque redesign in 1760), rare Communion Altar, ceiling fresco…
Museum of the Augsburg Puppet Theatre
The performances of the puppet theater take place on the first floor. Jim Knopf, Urmel, Sams, Kater Mikesch and many…
UNESCO World Heritage Augsburg Water Management System
Augsburg Water Management System (2019). Augsburg’s water management system is unique in the world and an iconic example of progress,…
Bock mountain
Bock (570 m): highest hill in this part of the Swabian Jura with a good view over the Ries crater.
Toppler Castle
Toppler Castle (1388) and Kobolzell Church (1472-1501) in the Tauber Valley.
Vantage points
Vantage points: Niederbleick (1589 m) and Eckberg (962 m) with a view over the foothills of the Alps. Mühleck (926…
Museum of local history – Rain
Museum of local history (Heimatmuseum) The permanent exhibition includes the history of local costumes, household activities, care of fabrics, guilds…
Old Schranne
Impressive commercial buildings: ‘Hallgebäude’ (1541-43), ‘Alte Schranne’ (1601/02), ‘Klösterle’ (about 1420) with attractive portal (1586); former monastery of unshod monks,…
Flax-processing Museum in Burgstall
It was the crushing hut where the fibers for the linen thread were extracted from flax, which was then processed…
Bronnbach Monastery
Bronnbach Monastery is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1151 in the lower Tauber Valley, the 326th of the order.…
Romantic Christmas market Donauwörth
Every year on the 4th weekend in Advent, the Romantic Christmas Market invites visitors to the old town island of…
Neuschwanstein Castle
In place of the two castle ruins of Vorderhohenschwangau and Hinterhohenschwangau, King Ludwig II had Neuschwanstein Castle built from 1869-1886…
Nördlingen Hospital with church
Hospital with church and inside courtyard (early 13th century): large complex of buildings with town museum.
Polizeidienerturm
The medieval narrow entrance to the town was originally a larger entrance for carts. Since the 19th century, the passageway…
Wertheim winter magic
The offerings at the Wertheim Winterzauber are diverse. Arts and crafts, creative gift ideas, delicious specialties, Christmas cookies, chestnuts, nuts,…
Augsburg Christmas Market
Perhaps the most beautiful Christmas market in Germany on the town hall square and in the pedestrian zone
Historic old town of Füssen
Historic old town centre Late gothic streets and squares (Schrannenplatz, – where corn was stored and sold and Brotmarkt –…
Fugger City Palace
Fugger City Palace (1512-15): home and business premises of Jakob Fugger with charming Renaissance-style inside courtyards (Damenhof)., Copyright Regio Augsburg…
Sebastian Chapel
Two-storey, Gothic Sebastian Chapel (1474), Copyright Stadt Tauberbischofsheim
Original town wall of Nördlingen
Originally preserved city wall/walkway with 5 gates, 11 towers and 1 bastion, which can be walked around for 2.6 km
Hohenschwangau Castle
From 1832 to 1836, Crown Prince Maximilian had the medieval Schwanstein Castle converted into Hohenschwangau Palace in the neo-Gothic style.…
Historic Weikersheim market square
Historic market square with rococo fountain, Gothic town church and stately houses, Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/JenniferSauer
Bertold’s Farm Museum
Bertold’s Farm Museum Distelhausen Visits by appointment, contribution towards costs, Copyright Stadt Tauberbischofsheim
Juliusspital
Juliusspital (Hospital – endowed in 1576): Baroque, castle-like complex with an original Rococo pharmacy, the ‘Alte Anatomie’ (1705-14), and renowned…
Perlachturm
Perlachturm (11th / 12th centuries): 70 m high tower with lantern belfry and ‘Welscher Haube’ roof by Elias Holl (1614-16).
Parish Church of St. Michael in Peiting
Parish Church of St. Michael with Gothic choir, sculptures by Schmädl; tower and crypt date back to the 11th/12th centuries.,…
St. John’s Church Landsberg am Lech
St. John’s Church (1750-52): built by Dominikus Zimmermann with artistic Rococo ornamentation and beautiful stucco altar.
Medieval town fortifications in Röttingen
Medieval town fortifications with seven well-preserved defence towers, Copyright Stadt Röttingen
Monastery St. Mang
Former Benedictine Monastery of St. Mang (1701 – 1717): the present baroque buildings were constructed on medieval foundations. In the…
Parish Church of St Andreas
Parish Church of St Andreas in Trauchgau. The hall church was built in 1818 by Mathias Left from Schongau.
Meistertrunk Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The Meistertrunk in Rothenburg o.d.T. – that means living history and colorful events against the unique backdrop of this medieval…
Parish church of St. Mary of the Ascension in Hohenfurch
Parish church of St. Mary of the Ascension: Tower and choir from the 14th/15th centuries; rebuilt in Rococo style, 1750-54;…
Parish Church of St. Anna
Parish Church of St. Anna in Birkland: Baroque village church, Wessobrunn stuccowork (18th century); altars by Dominikus Zimmermann., Copyright Tourist…
Collegiate Church
Collegiate Church (13th / 14th century): replaced the Romanesque monastery church with Gothic choir, Altar to the Virgin Mary (1483)…
Advent market Füssen
Romanticism is also very important in Füssen during the Advent season. The Füssen Christmas market in the inner courtyard of…
Bert Brecht Memorial Museum
Bert Brecht Memorial Museum: a survey of the life and works of Bertolt Brecht; documentation covering the Augsburg years.
Röttingen open-air stage
The courtyard of Brattenstein Castle has been the venue for the Frankenfestspiele Röttingen open-air theater since 1984. Evening performances, concerts…
UNESCO Geopark Ries
15 million years ago, there was a huge “bang” in the Nördlinger Ries: a rock from outer space hit with…
Bad Mergentheim Christmas Market
In the run-up to Christmas, Bad Mergentheim’s town center slips into its festive dress. The garlands decorated with colorful lights…
Celtic wall in Burgstall
Finsterlohr fortifications and keep (about 100 BC), one of the biggest Celtic ring walls in Southern Germany, Copyright Tourist Information…
Festive Summer in the Wies Church
‘Festive Summer in the Wies Church’ concerts, ‘Music in the Pfaffenwinkel’, ‘Evening Concerts in the Wies Church’
Residential Palace
Teutonic Order Museum in the castle with royal living quarters in Baroque, Rococo and classicist styles. Collection of weapons and…
The Museum of the Bavarian Kings
At the foot of the royal castles, the museum provides an insight into the history of the Wittelsbach dynasty from…
Singer Museum
Singer Museum: centre for documentation and research on German choirs with permanent exhibition. Unparalleled in Germany., Copyright Tourist Information Feuchtwangen/Andreas…
Nature reserve Ammer Mountains
Nature reserve Ammer Mountains / Ammer Gorge with the ‘Schleierfälle’ (‘Veil Falls’).
Schaezler Palace
Schaezler Palace (1765-70); impressive secular Baroque building with wonderful staircase and Rococo banqueting hall.
St. Anna Augsburg
St. Anna (1321, extended in the 15th century): former Carmelite monastery church with Gothic wall decorations and valuable paintings (Lucas…
Historic market square Röttingen
Historic market place with Baroque Town Hall and half-timbered houses, Copyright Stadt Röttingen
Ludwig Doerfler Museum
The gallery contains the life’s work of the Schillingsfürst artist Ludwig Doerfler (1905-1992). Impressionist paintings of his Franconian homeland, landscapes,…
Feuchtwangen Christmas market
If you ask visitors what makes Feuchtwangen’s Christmas market so special, the answer is clear: the special atmosphere in the…
Rothenburg Reiterlesmarkt
At the end of the year, the city presents its most beautiful side for romantics. Nestled in the picturesque setting…
Medieval town wall
Completely preserved medieval town wall (14th century) with numerous towers and gates; approx. 2.5 km of walkable battlements
Kreuzgangspiele Feuchtwangen
Open-air theater has been performed in front of the Romanesque arcades of a former monastery since 1949. In the meantime,…
Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein
The Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein offers a varied program with cultural highlights. The Ludwig² musical is an integral part of the program.…
Welfenmünster
Former Premonstratensian monastery: founded in 1147 by Duke Welf VI; monastery life ended with secularization in 1803, Copyright Gemeinde Steingaden/Werner…