The animated city

Augsburg

When you turn the page, the book comes to life and the Medieval square fills up with animations of people, as in a film. It is fascinating to see how historical themes are coupled with state-of-the-art technology in the Fugger und Welser Museum, and how this combination is also reflected in the Augsburg of today: magnificent buildings from the Gothic, Renaissance and Rococo eras, alongside restaurants, cool pubs and bars; traditional craftsmen such as milliners and tanners, next to hip coffee roasting houses and boutiques; the oldest church in the city, in a fascinatingly minimalist and modern guise …