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Route information. UNESCO World Heritage sites: Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura. Monastic Island of Reichenau. Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps. Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church. Other towns and cities worth seeing: Stuttgart. Ulm. Munich. Length: approx. 670 kilometres. Start: Stuttgart. End: Munich. Duration: 4 days.
At 143 m (469 ft) it gives a panoramic view of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg and Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and, in clear weather, a vista of the Alps from Säntis to the Zugspitze. The final stairwell to the top (known as the third Gallery) is a tall, spiralling staircase that has barely enough room for one person.
Only by puffing up 768 spiral steps to the tower's 143m-high viewing platform can you appreciate the Münster’s dizzying height. There are terrific views of the Black Forest and, on cloud-free days, the Alps. The Israelfenster, a stained-glass window above the west door, commemorates Jews killed during the Holocaust.
- Ulm Minster. To set the scene, Ulm Minster has the highest steeple in the world, is officially the tallest complete church in the world and coming into the 20th century it was the 5th tallest man-made structure.
- Fishermen’s and Tanners’ Quarter. Where the channels of the Blau Stream enter the Danube is the Medieval waterside quarter for Ulm’s tanners, fishermen and shipbuilders.
- Schiefes Haus. What could be the cutest building in Ulm is the Schiefes Haus, a rickety inn from the start of the 15th century. This corbelled, half-timbered house was used by Ulm’s shipmasters for hundreds of years.
- Museum der Brotkultur. The museum for bread culture has an apt home in a Renaissance granary that was built in 1592 and was in use until the start of the 19th century.
From the top of the spire you can see the Alps on a clear and sunny day. Directions: From the A8 between Stuttgart and Munich, turn south on the B10, which takes you right into Ulm.
Jun 11, 2012 · With 768 stone steps winding straight up to 141 meters, the climb to the top can be a tiring, dizzying experience, but views extend out across the Swabian Jura (which Ulm lies on the edge of) and...
In good weather you can see as far as to the Alps. But the church's interior is just as impressive. Choir stalls from the 15th centuries, the high altar and the aumbry are some of the cathedral's treasures.
