The Upper Swabian Baroque Route is a holiday route in Upper Swabia. The starting and ending point is Ulm with its Ulm Minster. From there it goes south to Isny im Allgäu.
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After the devastation of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), the princes and abbots initiated the reconstruction and redesign of churches, monasteries and public buildings in Upper Swabia from the middle of the 17th century.
Routes
Highlights of the main route
 The Ulm Minster |
- Ulmer Muenster
- Library room in Wiblingen Monastery
- Monastery library Bad Schussenried
- former Benedictine abbey in Ochsenhausen
- basilica Vineyard, Germany's largest baroque basilica
- Steinhausen village church
- Abbey and parish church of St. Verena and Assumption of Mary in Rot an der Rot
- Town hall in Leutkirch
Highlights of the east route
From Rot an der Rot, the east route branches off from the main route and then leads via Buxheim, Memmingen, Ottobeuren, Maria Steinbach, Legau and Leutkirch im Allgäu to Kißlegg and thus back onto the main route.
- Buxheim (Swabia): Former monastery of the Carthusian monks. Visiting the former Reich Charterhouse is possible as part of a guided tour.
- Memmingen: Especially important for the east route because of the former Kreuzherrnkloster with Wessobrunn stucco by Matthias Stiller and frescoes by Johann Friedrich Sichelbein. In addition, the medieval town center offers other sights.
- Basilica in Ottobeuren: The most famous sight on the east route is the Ottobeurer basilica. The concerts in the basilica are a popular event.
- City center of Leutkirch: Town hall with stucco by Johannes Schütz.
Highlights of the west route
The west route is off Riedlingen connected to the main route and then crosses in a north-south direction Bad Saulgau, Messkirch, Pfullendorf and Überlingen to Meersburg. From there you can either come over Friedrichshafen back on the main route or you can follow from there with the car ferry Constancy the south route.
- Danube Valley
- Sießen Monastery
- Meßkirch Castle
- Monastery and palace complex Salem
- "Honey lick" in the Birnau pilgrimage church
- Linzgau
- "New Castle" in Meersburg
South route
The southern route leads from Meersburg around Lake Constance, through bordering Eastern Switzerland and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg to Lindau and Kressbronn. From there you can return to the main route from Langenargen.
- Castle and church on the island of Mainau
- St. Gallen Monastery Library
