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
Monastery Rottenbuch
Former Augustinian monastery: founded by Duke Welf I in 1073. The ‘Fohlenhof’, the gate building and brewery wing (now the…
Milchlingsbrunnen
The Milchlingsbrunnen fountain is a landmark of the town and was erected here in 1926 to mark the 100th anniversary…
Wallersteiner Rock
‘Wallersteiner Felsen’: approx. 65 m high rock offering a wonderful all-round view over the Ries district. It is the starting…
Monastery St. Mang
Former Benedictine Monastery of St. Mang (1701 – 1717): the present baroque buildings were constructed on medieval foundations. In the…
Käppele Würzburg
Käppele: Gnadenkapelle (Chapel of Mercy; 1653) on the Nikolausberg hill with domed central building and double tower façade by Balthasar…
‘Mariae Geburt’ monastery church
‘Mariae Geburt’ monastery church (11th/12th/15th centuries): a magnificent Gothic church with a separate bell-tower was erected on the foundations of…