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Topic: culture, Baroque, nature. Culture and nature come together in remarkable ways on the Upper Swabian Baroque Route, a well-signposted stretch covering some 500 kilometres from Ulm on the Danube to Friedrichshafen by Lake Constance.
- The Two-Country Town of Ulm/Neu-Ulm
- Roggenburg Abbey
- An Alpaca Hike with Sajama Lama
- The UNESCO City of Augsburg
- Harburg Castle
- The Fuchsia and Pilgrimage Town of Wemding
- The Medieval Town of Nördlingen & The Nördlinger Ries
“Where Bavaria is only one step away from Swabia” – with this slogan the two-country city of Ulm/Neu-Ulmadvertises itself. As a medium-sized city, Ulm, together with its young sister town Of Neu-Ulm on the Bavarian side of the Danube, is an attractive destination and a double city of superlatives: here stands the highest church tower in the world, ...
The Roggenburg Monastery,about 30 km southeast of Ulm and founded in 1126, is a monastery of the Premonstratensian Order. Today there is an educational centre, a museum, a monastery shop and a monastery garden with an ivy labyrinth and herb garden on the monastery grounds. The centrepiece is the monastery church “Mariä Himmelfahrt”, one of the most...
Woolly fur, big brown cuddly eyes and a friendly look: It doesn’t take a minute to close alpacas in your heart ❤ Hiking with alpacas is a very special adventure that can be experienced here in Bavarian Swabia on the Llama and Alpaca Farm Sajama Lama. In order to get to know the llamas and alpacas a little more, we went into their enclosures and wer...
Augsburgis a city in the southwest of Bavaria and has about 300,000 inhabitants. This makes it the third largest city in Bavaria after Munich and Nuremberg. The city is characterized by Roman roots and the trading dynasties of the Fuggers and Welser. With more than 2,000 years of history, it is the oldest city in Bavaria and the second oldest city ...
The castle Harburgis located on the Romantic Road and is one of the largest, oldest and best preserved castlecomplexes in southern Germany. The history of the former Staufian imperial castle dates back to 1150. It is particularly noteworthy that the Harburg survived numerous sieges, battles and wars over the centuries. It used to serve as a residen...
Wemdingis a tranquil town with almost 6,000 inhabitants, which lies on the edge of the Ries crater, which was formed by a meteorite impact. Due to its location, the city belongs to the Geopark Ries, the holiday country Donau-Ries as well as the nature park Altmühltal. Wemding is known nationwide as a pilgrimage city and a fuchsia town. The view fro...
“The most beautiful corners are round” – With this slogan, the town of Nördlingen,located on the “Romantic Street”, advertises itself and its impressive, all-round walkable city wall, which is unique in Germany. Nördlingen is a district town in the Swabian district of Donau-Ries in the Nördlinger Ries, the impact crater of a meteorite that struck h...
- Ulm Minster. Located in the city center stands Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster), Germany's largest Gothic church after Cologne Cathedral. Started in 1377, its soaring spire was a work in progress that began in the 14th century and was finally completed in 1890 on the basis of a sketch left by Matthias Böblinger.
- Wander the Old Fishermen's & Tanners' Quarters. Set around the mouth of the River Blau, which flows into the Danube here, is where you'll find Ulm's very picturesque and skillfully restored Fischerviertel, the old Fishermen's and Tanners' Quarter.
- Explore Ulm Rathaus and Marktplaz. To the south of the Münster in the Marktplatz is the handsome Gothic Town Hall (Rathaus) with frescoes dating from 1540.
- Walk Ulm's Old Town Walls (Stadtmauer) Most of Ulm's 15th-century town walls have been well preserved and provide an excellent means of exploring the old town.
The Upper Swabian Baroque Route is divided between the Main and the spur routes known as the Western, Southern, and Eastern Routes. We’ll start at Ulm, the beginning of the Main Route, if you don’t mind. Follow this route to see the very best of churches, to castles, and everything in between. Ulm, birthplace of Albert Einstein.
Germany's secret escape. Between Lake Constance and the Danube, rural pleasures are on offer in Upper Swabia and the Allgäu. Traditional thermal spa towns, pretty villages, Baroque churches and castles contrast with rugged moors, nature reserves and clean, clear lakes where you can swim or enjoy canoe tours on rivers, such as the Danube, the ...
A trip along the Upper Swabian Baroque Route gives an ever-changing view of the sights along the route as well as of the baroque lifestyle: monasteries, abbeys and churches, magnificent castles and aristocratic residences are just as much a part of the route as the distinctive baroque countryside.
Dec 29, 2020 · 127. Points of Interest & Landmarks. Wiblingen Monastery (Kloster Wiblingen) and its church represent the final masterpiece of Baroque architecture in Upper Swabia. The interior of the library is considered one of the most finest examples of Rococo architecture.
