"Schongau: charming town in southern Bavaria" Schongau by Trekki

Schongau Travel Guide: 24 reviews and 86 photos

Schongau is one of the two bigger towns in Bavaria’s Pfaffenwinkel, the region with the highest density of fine Baroque and Rococo churches. It has a beautiful old town centre which sits high on top of a hill and is surrounded by an intact town wall, part of it is walkable. It is ideal for a day trip but also as a base for those who like to stay in towns rather than in rural parts. The location near Lech River gives it an additional charm: the river is rather wide here and makes a bend, ideal for walks and romantic days. And for kids the nearby Fairytale Park waits with lots of fun. It even is prepared for non-German visitors with an English flyer.

If you wish to, follow my suggested tour and start with the first to-do tip here and continue by following the respective links at the end of each tip. At the end, I link back to my intro page.

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Last visit to Schongau: Oct 2011
Intro Updated Jan 8, 2012
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Beautiful guild poles in Maria... Local Customs (2)

Inside of Schongau’s church Maria Himmelfahrt I noticed beautifully carved objects left and right of the benches. When I... more travel advice

Schongau's parish church Maria... Things to Do (6)

To be honest I don’t know what I have expected before visiting Schongau’s parish church Maria Himmelfahrt. The days... more travel advice

Walking on the town wall :) Things to Do (6)

The travel books say that Schongau wall is the only completely preserved circular town wall ... south of Danube River.... more travel advice

Ballenhaus: delicious snacks and perfect... Restaurants (1)

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Written Dec 24, 2011

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Maryimelda Apr 28, 2013 at 8:19 PM

Oh my, this place is fabulous. Great page Ingrid as always, well done!
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  Trekki Apr 28, 2013 at 11:21 PM
  
  Thanks dear Kate :-)))
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BruceDunning Jul 10, 2012 at 3:22 PM

It was a wonderful place to stay and visit the town center. The slower pace from Munich was good.
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zadunajska8 Jan 23, 2012 at 1:25 AM

Looks like a great place to visit and I'd never heard of Schongau before. Thanks for telling me about it.
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globetrott Jan 18, 2012 at 6:15 PM

wow, this is a really great place that I simply passed by so far many times when driving from Switzerland to Vienna. Next time I will also drive INTO town and take a look !
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willy_wonka Jan 11, 2012 at 8:16 PM

another classic ingrid travel page - i love the light falling onto the church in the last tip, simply glorious. always a pleasure to come on vt and see your recent travels when i have half the chance!
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toonsarah Dec 28, 2011 at 8:48 AM

Hmmm, the decoration in this church is maybe a bit "frothy" for me - too much like cake icing perhaps? But the nativity scene idea is lovely, and the guild poles too - fascinating! And I love the third photo on this intro page (and also the similar one in the Town Walls tip) especially - such glorious autumn colours, and such beautifully weathered wood :-)
Oh, and I *really* love your ring - gorgeous!!
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Nemorino Dec 28, 2011 at 7:49 AM

Hi Ingrid, I hope you’re feeling better. I’m not a big fan of churches, but your photos are absolutely brilliant – maybe I should go inside some of them after all. It seems to me we walked around part of the town wall in Bacharach when we were there – but that’s north of the Danube, too.
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balhannah Dec 28, 2011 at 2:31 AM

Wow! Another beautiful page! Love the church Maria Himmelfahrt, and the guild pole's are so interesting!
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CatherineReichardt Dec 22, 2011 at 11:40 AM

Of course there's a place called Pfaffenwinkel ;)
Does this name sound as silly if du sprechen Deutsche?