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Wieskirche

A rococo pilgrimage church in a meadow, its white-and-gold interior one of the masterpieces of the style.

Photo: Mattana · Public domain
Open
Every day
Price
Free
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Wies 12, 86989 SteingadenDirections
Getting There
About 30 minutes by car or bus from Füssen.

Why Go

The brothers Dominikus and Johann Baptist Zimmermann built the church in 1745–1754 for a wooden statue of Christ said to have wept. Its frescoed ceiling and stucco seem to float over the nave. A UNESCO site.

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