Schongau Christmas Market
The beautiful Schongau Christmas market creates a pre-Christmas atmosphere in the historic old town. It transforms the town center into…
Sights and highlights Schongau
Schongau town wall
Largely intact town walls (oldest parts date back to the 13th and 15th – 17th centuries), in places with traversable…
Lechflößerei
Enjoy a trip along the fjord-like section of the middle Lechtal valley on the historic long-distance trade raft on the…
Ballenhaus
Gothic ‘Ballenhaus’ (1419/1515): former Town Hall (up to 1902) with steep, stepped gable; council chamber with carved beamed ceiling.
Polizeidienerturm
The medieval narrow entrance to the town was originally a larger entrance for carts. Since the 19th century, the passageway…
Fairy-tale forest with game preserve
Between Schongau and Peiting, you will find fairy tale depictions and fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. The park is…
Old Schongau Castle
The old Schongau Castle was used by Duke Christoph the Strong in the 15th century as a Wittelsbach secondary residence,…
St Mary of the Ascension Parish Church
St Mary of the Ascension Parish Church (1750-53): choir by the Wies architect, Dominikus Zimmermann; richly decorated High Altar by…
St Michael’s Basilica
St Michael’s Basilica (about 1220) in Altenstadt; one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Old Bavaria.
