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Above right Fuggerei, the world’s oldest
social housing complex, AugsburgWHERE TO STAY IN AUGSBURGHotel am Rathaus moderate
Tucked in a discreet lane near
Augsburg’s Rathaus, this hotel has 31
rooms, each equip ped with cable TV.
Am Hinteren Perlachberg 1, 86150;
0821 34 64 90; http://www.hotel-am-
rathaus-augsburg.de
Steigenberger Hotel Drei Mohren
moderate–expensive
Augsburg’s top address since the
17th century, this hotel is part of
the Steigenberger chain today. Its
rooms and suites are con tem porary
and taste ful.
Maximilianstrasse 40, 86150; 0821 503
60; http://www.augsburg.steigenberger.deVISITING AUGSBURGParking
The Annahof underground parking
lot is marked off Fuggerstrasse and is
close to the tourist information office.
Tourist Information
Rathausplatz 1, 86150; 0821 50 20 70;
http://www.augsburg-tourismus.de; Apr–Oct:
open daily; Nov–Mar: closed SunA two-hour walking tour
Park in the Annahof underground
parking lot and walk through the
courtyard to the church of St. Anna 1
(closed Mon), which contains the
Renaissance burial chapel of the
wealthy Fugger family.
There is also an exhibi tion
on Martin Luther, who
stayed here in 1518
during his meet ings with
papal legate Cardinal
Cajetan follow ing the
publica tion of his famous
95 Theses. Exit the church
and head down Martin-Luther-
Platz then bear left to
Maximilianmuseum 2.
Housed in a 16th-cen tury
mer chant’s house, the
museum con tains works
by Augsburg’s famed
gold and silver smiths and
by the Dutch sculp tor
Adriaen de Vries (1556–
1626), who was respon-
sible for several of the
city’s splendid foun tains.
From the museum,
Phillippine-Welser-Strasse
leads into Rathausplatz
3 , the city’s market
square. It is domi na ted by
the façade of the Rathaus,
one of Germany’s finest
town halls and one of the
most important secularBACK ROADS GERMANY
Renaissance build ings north of the
Alps. Built from 1615–20, it was
designed by Elias Holl. Badly burned
during World War II, it has since been
care fully resto red. Inside, Goldener
Saal, or Golden Hall (open daily), is a
master piece of the restorer’s art, com-
plete with a gilded walnut ceiling.
Head northward up Karolinenstrasse,
cross Leonhardsberg to the northern
Altstadt, or old town, and Augsburg’s
Dom 4 , a blend of the Romanesque
and Gothic styles with 12th-cen tury
stained-glass win dows and altar
panels by Hans Holbein the Elder,
father of the cele bra ted portrai tist.
On the north ern side of the cathedral
is the Diözesanmuseum (closed Mon),
whose treasures include the cathe-
dral’s remarkable 11th-cen tury bronze
doors, illustrated with scenes from
the Old Testament. North along
Frauentorstrasse is the Mozarthaus 5
at No. 20 (closed Mon), where Mozart’s
father Leopold was born in 1719, and
which now houses an interest ing exhi-
bi tion. Return to Rathausplatz and
turn left down Perlachberg, past Elias
Holl’s gabled butcher’s guild house,
the Stadtmetzg, and left again into
Auf dem Rain where the Brechthaus
6 (closed Mon), birth place of the play-
wright Bertolt Brecht, is now a
museum. Head back to the main road,
and turn left along Jakober strasse to
the Fuggerei 7 (open daily). Founded
by Jakob Fugger the Rich in 1521, this1 Augsburg
Bavaria; 86150
Founded by the Romans, Augsburg reached its zenith during
the Renaissance. An important banking center during this period,
the city attained renown all across Europe for its artists and craftsmen,
above all in England, where the Augsburg painter Hans Holbein the
Younger (1498–1543) became King Henry VIII’s court painter. The
city also played a key role in the Reformation, and its past glories
are reflected in the impressive archi tecture of its city center.0 meters0 yards200200Where to Stay: inexpensive, under €70; moderate, €70–€150; expensive, over €150JESUITENSTR
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