Marienberg Fortress (early 13th century): 1253 – 1719 residence of the Prince Bishops; large-scale reinforcement and extension of the Fortress in the 17/18th centuries; extensive fortifications with the Church of the Virgin Mary (Marienkirche, built in AD 706, the oldest round church in Germany east of the Rhine), gateway (Scherenbergtor – 1345/1482), Renaissance Brunnentempel (well temple – approx. 1600) and Fürstenbau (Prince Bishop’s Hall) with late Gothic Bibra staircase (1511).
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Fugger City Palace
Fugger City Palace (1512-15): home and business premises of Jakob Fugger with charming Renaissance-style inside courtyards (Damenhof)., Copyright Regio Augsburg…
St. John’s Church Landsberg am Lech
St. John’s Church (1750-52): built by Dominikus Zimmermann with artistic Rococo ornamentation and beautiful stucco altar.
Brattenstein Castle
Brattenstein Castle (13th century) – the modern setting for the ‘Röttingen Festival’, Copyright Frankenfestspiele Röttingen
Pilgrimage Church ‘Herrgottsruh’
Rococo Pilgrimage Church ‘Herrgottsruh’ (The Peace of God) with outstanding choir (C.D. Asam) and dome frescos (Matthäus Günther), as well…
Reichsstrasse
Reichsstrasse: Principal item of the town with city hall (in 1236, since 1853 in the today’s form), town duty (1418),…