Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Aschaffenburg, Germany
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5.7 km
194 m
Explore Aschaffenburg in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in AschaffenburgSight 1: Kippenburg
The Fasanerie is a 75-hectare wooded landscape park in the city of Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany.
Sight 2: Gentilhaus
The Gentil House, also known as the Gentil House, is a museum of the city of Aschaffenburg and contains the collections of the industrialist and art collector Anton Gentil. It is located at Grünewaldstraße 20.
Sight 3: Sandkirche
The pilgrimage church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, colloquially known as the Ecclesia ad album Lilium – Church of the White Lily, is a votive church in Aschaffenburg and a pilgrimage church on Route 1 – Westschleife, Station 9, of the Franconian Marian Trail.
Sight 4: Spitalkirche St. Katharina
St. Catherine's Hospital Church was built in 1848 as a hall church in Romanesque-Classicist style. Today, the Romanian Orthodox Parish of the Depiction of Mr. Aschaffenburg celebrates its services there.
Sight 5: Schönborner Hof
The Schönborner Hof in Aschaffenburg, a baroque building from the 17th century, today houses the Aschaffenburg Museum of Natural Sciences with permanent exhibitions and an extensive collection of insects, as well as a representative representation of the mineralogy and geology of the Spessart and the Aschaffenburg City and Abbey Archives.
Sight 6: Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Alexander
The Kollegiatsstift St. Peter und Alexander is a Catholic church located in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is the town's oldest church, established in the 10th century, dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Alexander. The main building was built as a Roman basilica, while other phases were built in the early Gothic style. The current structure is a cruciform basilica, reflecting a variety of styles including a Romanesque nave from the 12th century and a 15th-century tower.
Wikipedia: St. Peter und Alexander (Aschaffenburg) (EN), Website
Sight 7: Christuskirche
The Christuskirche is the first Evangelical Lutheran town church in Aschaffenburg. It was built between 1837 and 1839 and is located in the old town near the castle.
Sight 8: Zu unseren lieben Frau
Our dear wife, often only called the parish church, is the oldest parish church in Aschaffenburg.
Sight 9: Heilig-Kreuz-Kapelle
The Holy Cross Chapel is a Catholic sacred building of the Clemensheim, a sisters' house for the Aschaffenburg convent of the Sisters of Divine Providence. It can also be called a church because of its size.
Sight 10: Sankt Katharina
St. Catherine's Hospital in Aschaffenburg was built between 1604 and 1610, the chapel consecrated in 1618, destroyed and rebuilt during the Second World War. Today it serves as the church of the Greek Orthodox parish of St. Catherine.
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