The wonderfully preserved castle palace sits enthroned on a central hill above the old town of Füssen and still displays (more or less) the results of the extensive expansion of the complex from 1489 to 1504. With its magnificently representative roof, facade, and tower designs, its fabulous illusionist paintings, and its exemplary Zwinger design, it is one of the most significant secular buildings of the German Late Gothic period. It served as a summer residence for the Prince-Bishops of Augsburg until secularization. Afterward, it became the property of Bavaria and was subsequently used as a district court, a tax office, and a museum, which houses several impressive paintings from the Bavarian State Gallery, as well as a few works of primarily local interest from the municipal picture gallery.

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Five62

May 17, 2023

Is of course one of the most beautiful views of Füssen. Can be used for a detour to the Lechfall.

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Carsten 🏍🚲

April 3, 2023

The old town of Füssen is also very worthwhile to visit

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Sonja Hellmuth

September 16, 2024

From the Lech Bridge you have a beautiful view of the St. Mang Monastery and Hohe Schloss.

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Netreisetagebuch

October 4, 2024

"...The former Benedictine monastery of St. Mang was founded in the 9th century on the initiative of the then Bishop of Augsburg. However, the founder of the monastery is considered to be Saint Magnus of Füssen, whose mission was to evangelize and who built a hermitage here in the 8th century. In the 18th century, Johann Jakob Herkomer redesigned the medieval monastery complex..."
Find out more about the sights of Füssen at: netreisetagebuch.de/fuessen-sehenswuerdigkeiten

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master.dica (Jürgen61) 📸🥾🚴‍♀️&🏃‍♂️

June 27, 2025

Discover the fascinating history of the former St. Mang Monastery, which dates back to an 8th-century cell of St. Magnus. For centuries, the Benedictine abbey was an important religious, cultural, and economic center of the region—from the mid-9th century until its secularization in 1802. High above the picturesque banks of the Lech River rises the magnificent Baroque monastery complex, built at the beginning of the 18th century under the direction of the renowned architect Johann Jakob Herkomer.

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Alexander P.

April 13, 2025

This is just beautiful.

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Location: Füssen, Ostallgäu, Allgäu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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