Schongau Travel Guide

 Trekki Says:  In my humble opinion the most charming town gate of Schongau is Frauentor (women’s gate) in the east. The reason why I liked it so much was because I walked through it, coming from the car park, and this walk uphill gave me a good impression of how high the old town is... 

 Trekki Says:  Only three of Schongau’s former town gates are still in place. One of them is the so-called Münztor (mint gate), from where the main street Münzstraße leads directly to the main square Marienplatz. Mint, because Schongau received the town rights early and this usually... 

 Trekki Says:  The travel books say that Schongau wall is the only completely preserved circular town wall ... south of Danube River. [Well, infamous Rothenburg is north of Danube River.] The oldest parts of the wall are from 13th century. I liked it very much although it is not completely... 

 Trekki Says:  On my way from the main square to the entrance oft the town wall walk I passed the so-called Steingadener Richterhaus of 1493 (something like Steingaden justice house). This once belonged to Steingaden’s monastery. It was home to the town chronicler in early 19th century.... 

 Trekki Says:  To be honest I don’t know what I have expected before visiting Schongau’s parish church Maria Himmelfahrt. The days before and this day I had seen already many marvellous gems of churches such as Steingaden’s Welfenmünster, UNESCO listen Wies Church, Rottenbuch’s splendid... 

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  The interior of the basilica has got three naves and interesting Gothic frescos showing Jesus and saints. To the center of the church there is a great crucifix three meters tall called Gran Jesus of Altenstadt 

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  In the small village of Altenstadt, 3 km north of Schongau you can see Michaelskirche: the most beautiful Romanesque basilica in Bavaria. It was built in 1200 and it is surrounding by boundaries. 

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  Marienplatz is the main square of the old town. Along its sides you can see fantastic examples of half-timbered houses and palaces. 

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  This church is one of the most beautiful monuments of the town. It was built by dominikus Zimmermann among 1751 and 1753 on the ruins of an ancient Gothic one. 

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  The town of Schongau is entirely surrounding by preserved walls with watching towers. The boundaries were built in the fourteenth century and strengthen in the 17th century. 

 Trekki Says:  The ones who know me might know that the “diamonds are the girls best friends” thing was certainly not invented for me. I simply don’t care and in the rare moments I look for these things I prefer jewellery that is out of the norm. When I was on my way to the Tchibo store, I... 

 Trekki Says:  Inside of Schongau’s church Maria Himmelfahrt I noticed beautifully carved objects left and right of the benches. When I looked more closely I saw little icons below the saint statues and immediately knew that these were relating to guilds. And yes, when I looked into the... 

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  The Venetians in Schongau is an annual party which is celebrated on August. This party remembers the glory of the town in the past when it was an important commercial center on the routs that connected Germany with Italy. The party is characterized by people in the typical... 

 Trekki Says:  Already before I visited Schongau I have read that it is something the centre of Pfaffenwinkel, Bavaria’s region with the highest density of fine Baroque and Rococo churches. So it was logical that I wanted to find the tourist information and see if they have additional...