Ottobeuren Travel Guide

 himalia11 Says:  The monastery museum is something you should not miss when you are in Ottobeuren. Already when walking through the corridors and up the stairs you will see many frescos, ornamentation etc. Then in the museum, there are magnificent rooms again, like the library with its... 

 himalia11 Says:  The basilica was built 1737-66 and is a monastery and parish church, dedicated to St Alexander and St Theodor. The interior is really magnificent, in late baroque/ rococo style. There had been major renovations recently, and there are still some parts being renovated... 

 balhannah Says:  The market square in Ottobeuren is where we parked our car. The walk to the Basilica and Abbey wasn't far from here, and then, after our walk, we were able to enjoy a drink at one of the Cafe's in the square.What a nice spot, with lovely flowers to look at, and a really... 

 balhannah Says:  Ottobeuren Basilica and the Kaisersaal of the Abbey is where famous conductors have been perfoming before a captive audience every Saturday afternoon over ther last fifty years.The Concert's are held between May and September.The Basilca actually has three Organs, my... 

 balhannah Says:  Arriving in Ottobeuren, we decided to park the car in the town square and have a look at the huge Basilica overlooking the town square. The Basilica, built between 1737 -1766, to me was an unusual shade of green, with pink/lavender columns. It is part of the Benedictine... 

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  The interior of the church has got an only aisle 89 meters long and cut to half by the transept 60 meters long. You can see four domes, the tallest of which measure 25 meters. The decorations are in Rococo and Baroque style and it is completely dressed again of plasters and... 

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  The abbey was built on a project of Christoph Vogt among 1711 and the 1731. It is an imposing building composed from four cloisters. You can visit the beautiful library and the Klostermuseum with sculptures made between the 12th century and the 18th century. 

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  In the choir you can admire the stupendous stalemates made by Joseph Christian with the life of St. Bernard and the beautiful organs made in 1760.You can see more in this travelogue. 

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  This beautiful abbay was settled in 764 by the Benedectine but it was entirely restored in 1711 thanks the best archetects and decorators of that time.The church of St. Alexander was reconstructed and restructured in different occasions and it assumed the actual aspect...