Augsburg is definitely one of Bavaria’s treasures. It attracts tourists with its fascinating history, rich cultural heritage and architecture. The city is one of the oldest in Germany and offers a mix of history and modernity. Wonderful monuments allow you to immerse yourself in a fascinating, colorful history. One of the most important is the beautiful Augsburg Town Hall with its impressive Golden Hall, considered one of the most important works of Renaissance architecture in northern Europe.
You cannot miss the Basilica of St. Ulric and St. Afra, which is one of the most important churches in Bavaria and an example of Gothic and Baroque architecture. For art lovers, Augsburg offers numerous museums, including the famous Augsburger Puppenkiste Art Museum, dedicated to the local marionette tradition. There is also plenty of green space in the city parks and botanical garden. Augsburg is also known for its historic waterworks, which are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. genius of the city’s inhabitants, already in the Middle Ages gave signs about the person.
Fuggerei
Fuggerei is the world’s oldest ,interesting social building complex, a city within a city with 67 buildings and 142 residences and a church. Jakob Fugger founded Fuggerei in his and his brothers’ name in 1521. About 150 citizens of Augsburg in need. The Fuggerei with its museum, exhibition residence and World War bunker can be visited on any day for an admission fee.
Fuggerhäuser (Fugger house)
The Fuggerhäuser is a huge complex owned by the Fugger family since the 16th century. In Augsburg, buildings were taxed according to the width of their façade. To save on tax, most buildings were built with their length perpendicular to the street so they could have a narrow façade. Fuggerhäuser’s long façade therefore was a strong status symbol and conveyed the wealth and power of the family.
The building is closed to the public, other than three of the inner courtyards and a three-naved hall on the ground floor of the Adlertor, which houses a bookshop at 37 Maximillianstrasse, where visitors to the shop can look onto the Damenhof.
Schaezlerpalais
Schaezlerpalais houses a museum that features an impressive collection of European art and decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum’s collections include paintings, sculptures, porcelain, furniture, and textiles, and provide insights into the artistic and cultural achievements of the era.
One of the highlights of the Schaezlerpalais is the Goldener Saal, or Golden Hall, which is considered one of the most beautiful Rococo halls in Europe. The hall features a stunning ceiling fresco and ornate decorations that create a dazzling display of light and color.
Augsburg town hall and Perlach Tower
Augsburg town hall and Perlach tower are landmarks of city. Located by town square attract visitors to admire the facade and inside.
Inside the Rathaus, Holl built three overlaying halls: on the ground floor, behind the main entrance, is the Lower Fletz, and on the floor above, the Upper Fletz; by far the most impressive room in the building, however, is the double-height Goldener Saal, or Golden Hall, with its magnificent doorways, murals and coffered ceiling. Adjacent to the Goldener Saal are the Fürstenzimmer, or Prince’s Rooms, designed as retreats for important guests.
The 70-metre-tall Perlachturm is a belltower in front of the church of St. Peter am Perlach in the central district of Augsburg, Germany. It originated as a watchtower in the 10th century. The existing Renaissance structure was built in the 1610s by Elias Holl, who also designed the neighbouring Town Hall.
Waterworks at the Red Gate (Wasserwerk am Roten Tor)
The historic Red Gate waterworks supplied Augsburg with drinking water from 1416 to 1879. The Waterworks at the Red Gate is a complex consisting of three water towers, two fountain masters and an aqueduct. It is probably the oldest waterworks in Central Europe. The exhibition shows how water is raised using piston pumps driven by a water wheel. You can also find the Swabian Crafts Museum here.
Augsburger Puppenkiste
The Augsburger Puppenkiste (puppet theater) is located in the Heilig-Geist-Spital, a characteristic Renaissance building. Puppet stage performances take place on the ground floor. They are presented in beautifully designed, original sets and display cases. Die Kiste is the most successful puppet theater museum in Europe and the most visited children’s and family museum in Germany.
Cathedral of Our Lady in Augsburg
The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary (Dom Mariä Heimsuchung) is the primary Roman Catholic Church in Augsburg, Bavaria. It was first built in the 11th century in Romanesque style, but enlarged in the 14th century with Gothic style additions and dedicated to the Visitation of Virgin Mary. Over of the centuries, the cathedral has been rebuilt many times, with the last significant renovation.
The plaza in front of the cathedral the exposed excavated remains of part of the Roman wall and foundation of the earlier St. John’s Church from the 10th Century can be seen with archaeological finds on display of Roman Augsburg.
St. Basilica Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg
The church of St. Afra and St. Ulrich became the main one in the town. Here the best people of Augsburg were buried. For example, in the 9th century St. Simpert, nephew of Carl the Great was buried here. As a new church was being built in the place of the old one (the current basilica was built in 1474), his tomb was being reconstructed. Bankers from the Fugger family are also buried in the chapel of the church.
Basilica of St. Afra and St. Ulrich is a catholic church, however it has about 30 Russian orthodox icons. At the same time, a protestant church of St. Ulrich is located closely to the catholic basilica of St. Afra and St. Ulrich.
Augsburg Railway Park gGmbH
The Augsburg Railway Park is a railway museum in Augsburg on part of the former Augsburg locomotive shed owned by the Deutsche Bahn. Following reconstruction work, the park officially reopened on 13 April 2009.
Augsburg (Railroad Park Augsburg) invites you on an exciting journey through time. Old locomotives from different countries tell their captivating stories as “steel witnesses of the times”: of Empress “Sisi” and her court train, of the legendary Orient Express, of war and peace, of holiday trips to “Bella Italia”, of the “Cold War” and secret locomotives. Of the building of the Berlin Wall and reunification, of the fall of the Iron Curtain – and of the joy of travelling freely in a united Europe. The journey through time takes in 18 stations across Europe and its history.
Zoo Augsburg
Augsburg Zoo is one of the most popular places for tourists with children. In a tropical house you can meet many exotic birds, for example, a hoopoe can be seen in the free-flight aviary. Many wading birds such as ruffs, redshanks and black-winged stilts also make their home here. But of course there are many other interesting animals at Augsburg Zoo.
