Sights and highlights in Schongau

Gothic ‘Ballenhaus’ (1419/1515): former Town Hall (up to 1902) with steep, stepped gable; council chamber with carved beamed ceiling.

Town Museum with valuable coin collection.

Enjoy a trip along the fjord-like section of the middle Lechtal valley on the historic long-distance trade raft on the…

The beautiful Schongau Christmas market creates a pre-Christmas atmosphere in the historic old town. It transforms the town center into…

Between Schongau and Peiting, you will find fairy tale depictions and fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. The park is…

The old Schongau Castle was used by Duke Christoph the Strong in the 15th century as a Wittelsbach secondary residence,…

St Mary of the Ascension Parish Church (1750-53): choir by the Wies architect, Dominikus Zimmermann; richly decorated High Altar by…

St Michael’s Basilica (about 1220) in Altenstadt; one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Old Bavaria.

The medieval narrow entrance to the town was originally a larger entrance for carts. Since the 19th century, the passageway…

Largely intact town walls (oldest parts date back to the 13th and 15th – 17th centuries), in places with traversable…

Sights and highlights Schongau