Quaint City
How about going for something a little different. Check into a room at one of the romantic hotels Augsburg Germany provides and then take the historical walk. Many of the historical sites are with in walking distance or a quick ride apart.
Located in the Schwabian area of Germany this city is a wonderful display of the area. Maybe you would want to start off at the Schwabian Craftsmen Museum. The Schwabian, country folk of Germany, truly do wonderful things with their building techniques. This may actually help you to see the designs in many buildings through out the city.
Not far from the museum you can walk to Ulrichsplatz with the joined churches. There you will find the Catholic Basilica St. Ulrich and Afra as well as the Lutheran Saint Ulrich’s Church joined together by the hip. This is a true experience to see. This building was the direct result of the divisions that came from the thirty Year War and the churches were separated out. This building was just divided in half with one side going to the Catholics and the other side going to the Lutheran’s. Just crazy really.
Some of the things I like about visiting old countries like Germany are the homes of local or international known people. This town has the home of Gignoux who was a calico merchant. This old residence is now the Theater in Augsberg. It is a quaint playhouse. Elias Holl is another home still left. It was originally built by Johannes Holl who was the appointed city architect and visitors can see some of his buildings through out the city. Sadly his religion was Protestant which got him booted out of office in 1631. His birth home and death home were both destroyed in the bombing of World War II.
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