Historical churches in the old town of Füssen

In the romantic old town of Füssen you can discover old Gothic houses, medieval fountains and other historic buildings. There are also some very interesting historical churches here.

The most impressive is certainly the Monastery Church of St. Mang. This reminds of an imposing Baroque church and was at the beginning of the 18. century built. Massive wall pillars, Roman spa windows and an ornate interior fresco that refers to the life of St. Magnus - the monastery founder and first abbot - draw the Baroque basilica of St Mang Off. Also worth seeing are the decorative figures on the high altar and pulpit as well as the Romanesque Eastern crypt, in which the oldest fresco preserved in Bavaria can be seen. The monastery church of St. Mang can be viewed daily free of charge; A small donation is welcome.

Another beautiful historical church in the old town of Füssen is the center of the 18. century built Holy Spirit Hospital Church with its artfully frescoed, colorful rococo facade. The beautiful interior design thematically refers to the Holy Spirit, the church patron. This church can also be visited daily free of charge.

The 1718 Built Krippkirche St. Nicholas In the Reichenstraße is also very worth seeing. Decent, beautiful stucco decorations decorate the church and the imposing high altar made of marble was built by Dominikus Zimmermann, who also built the famous Wieskirche. The choir fresco shows St. Nicholas.

The oldest parish church in Füssen is the Church of St. Stephan, which shall be 1628 The Franciscan monastery was founded. The outwardly rather simple monastery church, the 1767 Completed, has a rococo equipment. The Franziskanerplatz in front of the building complex is very suitable for photographs of the old town of Füssen. Even today, Franciscan monks live in the monastery. 

Even the Baroque Church of St. Sebastianwhich: 1507 Built and dedicated to the plague saints, is worth a visit. Next to it is the Sebastiansfriedhof, which offers a beautiful view of the still existing section of the Füssen city wall.