Kaufbeuren Travel Guide

 bonio Says:  Follow the route on the aforementioned map. A good looking town of fountains, churches and squares. Just a few photos taken along the way.A good afternoon exploring. 

 bonio Says:  Map of town with a good walking route and info on what is there! Picked ours up at our hotel but did spot them all around town.Very useful. 

 gubbi1 Says:  The Sywollentower was built as a defence tower around 1420 when the city walls were built aswell.Item [27] on online map. 

 gubbi1 Says:  This church is pretty large and has very beautiful wooden altars. It was built as a romanic church and reconstructed in gothic style from 1438 to 1443. In the 17th century then it was again changed to baroque and later to gothic revival style. The church tower is over 68... 

 gubbi1 Says:  The monastery started as a Beginen community around 1250. This was probably founded by Anna von Hof. From 1315 on the community followed the order of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Franciscan. In 1741 Maria Crescentia Höss became the head of the monastry for 3 years until her... 

 gubbi1 Says:  This fountain shows Anna von Hof, probably the founder of the womens monastery here in Kaufbeuren.Item [20] on online map. 

 gubbi1 Says:  Beside St. Blasius but connected you will see the Blasiustower which was built around 1420 as defence tower. Item [15] of online map. 

 gubbi1 Says:  Unfortunately at the hour of my visit the church was closed, repectively it was noon break for the time in which it is possible to get the keys for the church from the neighboring house. So I admired the interesting door beside the church leading through the city wall.... 

 gubbi1 Says:  The city wall up here looks exactly as a city wall should look like. It once was 1200 meters long and was built in 1420. Have a look at the nest houses for a lot of different nesting animals. It is mounted on the city wall.Item [13] on online map. 

 gubbi1 Says:  After walking up to the citywall you will first see the impressive symbol of Kaufbeuren, the Fünfknopfturm (Five-Button-Tower). It was built in 1420 and up on the top there is still someone living in the guardsflat. The coat of arms mounted on the tower are representing the... 

 gubbi1 Says:  If you follow the shop passage crossing Ludwigstreet and continue through the next passage you might see a sign on the left remembering the position of the former Pulverturm (power tower). It is not existing anymore, no wonder after its history. 1632 the gunpowder blew up,... 

 gubbi1 Says:  The protestant community in Kaufbeuren uses the Lutheric Trinity Church which has a very interesting inside. It used to be the house of the Emperor Maximilian and was reconstructed as a church in 1604. You will find religious paintings on the walls and some stucco on the... 

 gubbi1 Says:  Find the Neptune Fountain in front of the Lutheric Trinity Church [6]. It was made by Johann Wolfgang Schindel in 1753 who lived in Augsburg.Item [4] on online map. 

 gubbi1 Says:  Just close to the cityhall you can have a look at the portal of the Hörmannshaus. It is a Renaissance-portal from 1542 and part of the house in which Georg Hörmann von und zu Gutenberg lived. He administrated the mines for Jakob Fugger in Schwarz (Tirol) and later became... 

 gubbi1 Says:  It was built from 1879 to 1881 after the Plans of Georg Hauberrisser, who also designed the main city hall of Munich at the central Marienplatz. The city hall looks pretty nice and from here you will have a great view along the main street in the old town.Item [1] on the... 

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 bonio Says:  A mid October lunchtime visit, warm and sunny so we joined several others outside in the beergarden, as you do!Large choice, even for the vegetarian MrsB who went for an enormous jacket spud, goulash soup for me - an old favourite.Both meals tasty and nicely presented - a...