‘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
Marienberg Fortress
Marienberg Fortress (early 13th century): 1253 – 1719 residence of the Prince Bishops; large-scale reinforcement and extension of the Fortress…
Holy Cross Church
Holy Cross Church (1752-54) with Jesuit monastery; on a high point over the town; rich Baroque and Rococo decorations with…
Stuppacher Madonna
‘Stuppacher Madonna’ by Matthias Grünewald in the parish church in Stuppach, Copyright Holger Schmitt
Town fortifications
Town fortifications with towers and gates, including the ‘Bayertor’ gate (1425), the most interesting and biggest late Gothic gate in…
