MONASTERIES AND CHURCHES

Imposing monasteries, churches and places of pilgrimage characterize the Upper Bavarian cultural landscape.

We have compiled a small selection of them here for you.

WEIHENLINDEN PILGRIMAGE CHURCH

Just 20 minutes from Aying, you will find one of the most beautiful pilgrimage churches in South Bavarian in the form of the “Zur Allerheiligsten Dreifaltigkeit und Unser Lieben Frauen Hilf” Church.

It was built over a chapel, which still houses the late Gothic miraculous image of the Mother of God. Weihenlinden is also known for the unusual depiction of the Holy Trinity on the high altar and for the source, which rises next to the church.

After many years of renovation, the chapel is resplendent in all its beauty once again.

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BENEDICTINE ABBEY OF FRAUENWÖRTH

Today’s church building has a romantic origin (11th century) and stands on Carolingian foundations. The vaults of the church come from the Gothic era, while the altar décor comes from the Baroque time. The rib vault of the interior was created between 1468 and 1476. From 1688 to 1702, the church was equipped with the altar retables which have been preserved through to the present day. In 1954, romantic frescos were discovered on the high walls of the sanctuary. The free-standing bell tower to the North-West in front of the church, an emblem of Chiemgau, is said to originate from the 12th century.

The preserved Carolingian vestibule may already have been part of the old monastery complex under Irmingard.

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SCHÄFTLARN ABBEY

Half an hour from Aying, you will find the Benedictine monastery of Schäftlarn Abbey. Among other things, the monks that live here carry out forestry, have a distillery and an apiary. The products produced are offered for sale in the monastery shop. The recently redesigned prelate garden is also well worth seeing.

The Abbey is the starting point for the first stage of the well-signposted Route of Santiago de Compostela.

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH

The parish church of Saint Peter, whose tower is known locally as Alter Peter, is the oldest parish church ever mentioned in Munich.

“Alter Peter” is 91 meters high to the tip of the papal tower cross. Outside the tower guard’s room, at 56 meters, there is a viewing platform. After you have climbed the 306 steps to the viewing platform, you will be rewarded with an exquisite view over Munich and clear views of up to 100 kilometers when there is a föhn wind.

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