‘Mariae Geburt’ monastery church (11th/12th/15th centuries): a magnificent Gothic church with a separate bell-tower was erected on the foundations of a Romanesque three nave cross basilica in the 15th century; Rococo decorations by the Wessobrunn artists J. Schmuzer and son, Matthäus Günther and F.X. Schmädl with valuable stuccowork, colourful frescos, artistic altars and wooden sculptures (1737 – 46), Copyright Steingaden
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Rococo Town Hall
Rococo Town Hall: majestic construction, now made famous by the television series “Der Kaiser von Schexing”
Wittelsbachers’ Castle
The construction of the castle “Fridberch” was first mentioned around 1257 to secure the Wittelsbach borders. For a short time,…
Historic marketplace
Historic marketplace In the historic marketplace, with its beautifully preserved half-timbered houses, some of which date back to the 16th…
Market place Nördlingen
Historical market place with imposing half-timbered and patrician houses: Town Hall (13th century) with bay and tower extensions (about 1500)…
Parish Church of St. Michael in Peiting
Parish Church of St. Michael with Gothic choir, sculptures by Schmädl; tower and crypt date back to the 11th/12th centuries.,…
Stuppacher Madonna
‘Stuppacher Madonna’ by Matthias Grünewald in the parish church in Stuppach, Copyright Holger Schmitt