The Romanesque cloister probably dates back to the second half of the 12th century. It can be reached via a staircase from the market square. It is well known to culture and theater lovers, as the famous cloister plays with open-air performances of classics of world literature take place here every summer. From April to the end of August, the cloister can only be visited through the Café am Kreuzgang (closed on Mondays). Photo: A. Strunz
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Hohenschwangau Castle
From 1832 to 1836, Crown Prince Maximilian had the medieval Schwanstein Castle converted into Hohenschwangau Palace in the neo-Gothic style.…
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…
Pilgrimage Church ‘Herrgottsruh’
Rococo Pilgrimage Church ‘Herrgottsruh’ (The Peace of God) with outstanding choir (C.D. Asam) and dome frescos (Matthäus Günther), as well…
Bert Brecht Memorial Museum
Bert Brecht Memorial Museum: a survey of the life and works of Bertolt Brecht; documentation covering the Augsburg years.
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…
Main square
‘Hauptplatz’ with stately patrician houses around St. Mary’s fountain (1783) and Town Hall (1700), the town’s most attractive secular building…