Below the parish church on the east side of the Kirchberg is the most important grotto complex in southern Germany, a replica of the Lourdes cave with cave-like passages. It was built in 1908 from limestone tuff from the Ammer gorge.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Town fortifications
Town fortifications with towers and gates, including the ‘Bayertor’ gate (1425), the most interesting and biggest late Gothic gate in…
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…
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…
Chapel of St. Ursula
Late Gothic chapel of St. Ursula: The chapel is located on a green hill south of Hohenfurch (east of the…
Nature reserve Ammer Mountains
Nature reserve Ammer Mountains / Ammer Gorge with the ‘Schleierfälle’ (‘Veil Falls’).
Juliusspital
Juliusspital (Hospital – endowed in 1576): Baroque, castle-like complex with an original Rococo pharmacy, the ‘Alte Anatomie’ (1705-14), and renowned…