Käppele: Gnadenkapelle (Chapel of Mercy; 1653) on the Nikolausberg hill with domed central building and double tower façade by Balthasar Neumann (1747-50); magnificent ceiling frescos and stucco work; stairs with stations of the cross lead up to the pilgrimage church., © Congress-Tourismus-Würzburg, Andreas Bestle
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Leutnantschanze
Nature on the ramparts: the Leutnantschanze and the Ziegelschanze are a reminder of Rain’s fortifications that were so important right…
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…
Marketplace
Market Place with magnificent half-timbered and Baroque buildings: ‘Alte Post’, (Old Post House – 1602), ‘Stern-Apotheke’ (Star Pharmacy – 1670),…
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,…
Residenz Würzburg (UNESCO)
Residenz: residence of the Prince Bishops (1720-1744): major work of South German Baroque built according to plans by Balthasar Neumann;…
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;…