Rococo Pilgrimage Church ‘Herrgottsruh’ (The Peace of God) with outstanding choir (C.D. Asam) and dome frescos (Matthäus Günther), as well as artistic stuccowork by F.X. Feichtmayr; ‘Bruderschaftsaltar’ (Fraternity Altar) and ‘Gnadenaltar’ (Altar of Grace).
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Schongau town wall
Largely intact town walls (oldest parts date back to the 13th and 15th – 17th centuries), in places with traversable…
Gothic pilgrimage church
Gothic pilgrimage church (15th/17th century) above Laudenbach with ornate interior, Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/Christel Nowak
Pilgrimage Church of ‘Maria unter der Egg’
Pilgrimage Church of ‘Maria unter der Egg’ (1660) with Rococo stuccowork and pilgrimage board., Copyright Tourist Information Peiting
Echelsbach Bridge
Echelsbach Bridge (1929) crossing the 76 m deep Ammer Gorge. Wonderful countryside against the backdrop of the Bavarian Alps with…
Residenz Würzburg (UNESCO)
Residenz: residence of the Prince Bishops (1720-1744): major work of South German Baroque built according to plans by Balthasar Neumann;…