Biberach an der Riß Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  When walking around the historic area of this town, I saw some sculpture's. I saw the Donkey, and then I found the Artist [Johann Baptist Pflug] , he looked to be back in days gone by, just as the sculpture did of a Woman and her children sitting on park benches, done by... 

 balhannah Says:  After seeing the garden and Tower, I then walked through the arch in the Old Town Wall, and into the historic Weaver's Quarter. This area is also know as the "Artist's" area.House's here are quite old, with the one in my 1st photo being built in 1421. Inside, there is a... 

 balhannah Says:  Garden city is the name of the park near the Town Hall and the Old Town. It is also where I went to walk to the White Tower.It is a lovely little garden area, with a pond, and a sculpture of a little girl which I think maybe a fountain. The garden was planted with masses of... 

 balhannah Says:  I could see a White Tower sitting upon a hill overlooking the Town of Biberach, and wondered what it was, and what had it been used for. I had to find out, so I headed in the direction of the Tower, and found a staircase leading to it. Once standing by it and looking... 

 balhannah Says:  This is a lovely Market Place, and if you are here on either Wednesday or Saturday, then you will have the chance to browse the Market.There is plenty of room, and plenty of Cafe's with outdoor seating, a rather nice Fountain, and lots of old eye catching historic buildings.... 

 balhannah Says:  It is the oldest still active shared church in Germany.This is a large, attractive Church in the centre of Biberach an der Riss, has had quite an interesting history since being built between 1337-1366.Before the Reformation, it was a Parish Church holding services for... 

 balhannah Says:  Would you believe, the "NEW" Town Hall was built in 1503!This attractive big building is now the offices of City Administration, including the Tourist information centre, where FREE Internet surfing is available. In here, was a display of Biberach the town in miniature, very... 

 balhannah Says:  There is an old Town Hall too, and this one was built in the typical half-timbered brown & white in 1432.It states "It is one of the oldest still existing Kehlbalkendacher of its kind."It's had quite a varied life, including that large hall being used as a Butchery in 1432,... 

 balhannah Says:  Now we are talking old..........The year 805, was when a pilgrimage church was first mentioned on the hill at Offingen/ Bussen.The existing church originally was built in 1516, since then, some renovation's were done between 1960 & 1963. I was lucky as the Church was open... 

 balhannah Says:  After our night at Offingen, we then drove about 1km to the Holy Mountain in the Bussen Mountain Range. It is one of the highest mountains in Upper Swabia. Wow! The views from here stretched for miles and miles. I read you can see the Munster in Ulm as well as the mountains...