Tag: germany
Castle Gablingen, Bavaria
This will be a short and sad post. Well, sad for everyone but the people that will actually live here one day. That’s right, this 500 year old castle (built somewhere at the beginning of the 16th century), that was owned by Fugger family up until 1889, will soon become …
Schaezlerpalais, Augsburg, Bayern
In the heart of Augsburg, in Maximilianstraße 46 you can find one small, but extremely beautiful gem that you should definitely visit. The Schaezlerpalais is a magnificent baroque palace built between 1765-1770 and today is widely regarded as the most artistically significant Rococo ball room in Germany. The palace is registered historic …
Off – Topic (Their Favorite Place?)
This photo is taken in Basilica of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg. Religious or not, on a hot summer day thick walls of a church provide very good protection against heat. So, at that moment in time, basilica was our favorite place. More on this spectacular sight at one later …
Sisi Castle (Unterwittelsbach, Bayern)
Sisi Castle is a moated castle located in Unterwittelsbach near Aichach in Bavaria, also called “Sisi-Schloss” by the locals or simply “the castle”. It is a former hunting lodge of the Duke Max of Bavaria and first mention of a castle dates all the way back to year 1126. However, …