Buxheim Charterhouse
The impressive Carthusian monastery near Memmingen was built in the Middle Ages. It was redesigned in the Baroque style by Dominikus Zimmermann who also built its three churches.
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Roggenburg Abbey
Roggenburg Abbey, a monastery of the Premonstratensian Order in the district of Neu-Ulm, is noted for its highly impressive Baroque architecture. The first written record dates from 1126. -
Waldsassen monastery town
The monastery town of Waldsassen features wonderful natural surrounds and a wealth of Baroque treasures. The striking Cistercian abbey has dominated the landscape for almost 900 years. -
Marienmünster church Diessen am Ammersee
The clock tower of the Marienmünster Church is a prominent skyline feature in Dießen am Ammersee and is one of Germany’s largest Baroque churches. -
Oberelchingen monastery church
The catholic abbey church of Oberelchingen was built in the 12th century as a Benedictine abbey and can be seen from afar from its ‘holy mountain’ location. -
Monastery village of Windberg
The monastery village of Windberg occupies a hilltop location on the edge of the Bavarian Forest and enjoys views of the Danube and surrounding mountains. -
Weltenburg Abbey in the Danube Gorge
The Weltenburg Abbey in Kelheim occupies a particularly picturesque spot in the Danube Gorge. Impressive rock formations surround the Benedictine abbey in this romantic setting. -
Weyarn monastery church
The monastery church in Weyarn is also called the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. The monastery dedicated to these two saints belongs to the Catholic community of the Teutonic Order. -
Maria vom Sieg church Wigratzbad
This vibrant place of worship in Wigratzbad in the diocese of Augsburg lies in the district of Lindau and has been a popular place for Marian worship ever since the building of a chapel here in 1938. -
Pilgrimage Church of Wies and Burgtreswitz Castle Moosbach
Attractions in the Upper Palatinate market town of Moosbach include Treswitz Castle and the Wieskirche church. The single-nave Baroque church features a shimmering reddish tower and a radiant interior. -
Marktl am Inn – birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI.
Marktl am Inn is the birthplace of Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and former Archbishop of Munich. The house where he was born and the Church of St. Oswald where he was baptised can be visited. -
Kastl Monastery Castle
Wonderful views across the Lauterach Valley have been enjoyed since the 10th century from the Klosterburg, which sits high above the town of Kastl. Its Romanesque abbey church is of particular note. -
Pilgrimage church Maria Vesperbild
The pilgrimage church in the suburb of Maria Vesperbild with its yellow and white facade and typical onion-shaped dome was built in the Rococo style in 1725. It’s a special place for many believers. -
Knights’ Chapel Hassfurt
The Knights' Chapel in Hassfurt is one of the oldest pilgrimage churches in the diocese of Würzburg dedicated to the Virgin Mary and one of the most important Gothic sacral spaces in the diocese. -
Oberschönenfeld Abbey and Museum
Oberschönenfeld Abbey is a Cistercian abbey built in 1211 in the village of Gessertshausen – the oldest continuously existing abbey in Germany. A visit to the abbey bakery, shop and restaurant is well worthwhile.