‘Ammer Mountains’ Nature Conservation Area
Highlights along the Romantic Road
St Michael’s Basilica
St Michael’s Basilica (about 1220) in Altenstadt; one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Old Bavaria.
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;…
Celtic wall in Burgstall
Finsterlohr fortifications and keep (about 100 BC), one of the biggest Celtic ring walls in Southern Germany, Copyright Tourist Information…
Harburg Castle
Harburg Castle (12th – 19th centuries): large castle complex; walls with battlements and six towers, bailey and gates; main castle…
Steam engine monument
Class 50 locomotive, installed in 1978 at the “interface” between the old town and the newer buildings
Bock mountain
Bock (570 m): highest hill in this part of the Swabian Jura with a good view over the Ries crater.