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Above left Imposing Neues Schloss in
Ingolstadt Above right Baroque interior 1 Ingolstadt Liebfrauenmünster (open daily),
of Kirche Maria de Victoria, Ingolstadt Bavaria; 85049 the largest late­Gothic hall church in
Located on the Danube, bustling Bavaria, with seven storeys of attics
VISITING INGOLSTADT
Ingolstadt was once a formidable in its roof; and the Baroque church,
fortress and, in the Middle Ages, capi­ Kirche Maria de Victoria, a master­
Parking
Ample parking is available beneath tal of the Duchy of Bayern­Ingolstadt. piece by the renowned Asam
the Stadttheater, along the northern The town houses many important brothers of Munich.
Danube embankment. historic buildings, including the white­ ª Leaving Ingolstadt, follow the
Tourist Information washed Gothic Neues Schloss (closed B13/Neuburgerstrasse west, bearing
Moritzstrasse 19, 85049; 0841 305 30 30; Mon), home to Germany’s oldest left 8 km (5 miles) west of the town
www.ingolstadt–tourismus.de; Apr–Oct: military museum; the brick­built to Neuburg an der Donau.
open daily; Nov–Mar: closed Sun
& public hols
2 Neuburg an der Donau
VISITING NEUBURG AN
DER DONAU Bavaria; 86633
With a splendid Renaissance Schloss overlooking the Danube and
Parking a compact, beautiful old town, this historic Residenzstadt, or feudal
There is parking along Luitpoldstrasse,
as well as in the under ground Tiefgarage seat, has architectural glories that outstrip its modest present­day
Schrannenplatz along Weinstrasse. status. From 1505, it was the capital of the independent princi pa lity of
Tourist Information Pfalz­Neuburg for 300 years. Be sure to sample the Schrobenhausen
Ottheinrichplatz A118, 86633; 08431 asparagus, grown in the late spring in the countryside to the south.
552 40; www.neuburg-donau.de; Good
Friday–Oct: open daily; Nov–Good
Friday: open Mon–Fri A two-hour walking tour following Residenzstrasse to reach the
Park the car on Luitpoldstrasse at main portal of Schloss Neuburg 2.
WHERE TO STAY the foot of the Obere Altstadt (upper This magnificent Renaissance palace
town), and ascend the broad stone was built between 1530 and 1545
INGOLSTADT steps to pick up a free map from the for Ottheinrich, the first Count
Altstadthotel Ingolstadt moderate tourist office on Ottheinrichplatz. Palatinate of Neuburg. Following
Comfortable rooms, a sauna and a Turn right at the Stadttheater 1, a make over, it became one of the
hot tub feature at this hotel. Of the a former ducal grain warehouse, earliest Baroque palaces in Germany.
41 rooms, the larger ones facing the
courtyard are recommended.
Gymnasiumstrasse 9, 85049; 0841 88
690; www.altstadthotel-ingolstadt.de D o n a u NACHTBERGWEG
NEUBURG AN DER DONAU Rathaus ELISENB R ÜCKE
Provinzialbibliothek KARLSPLATZ
Gasthaus Zur Blauen Traube OSKAR-WITT M A NN STR
inexpensive Weveldhaus AMALIENSTR Schlosskapelle
This historic inn dates from 1701 and AMALIENSTRASSE Vivat MARIENSTR
has a restaurant that serves traditional KARMELITERGASSE Stadttheater RESIDENZSTR PFALZSTR
Bavarian fare. H E RRENSTR Schloss Neuburg
Amalienstrasse A49, 86633; 08431 83 92; LANDSCHAFTSSTR OTTHEINRICHPLATZ
www.zur-blauen-traube.de O BERER BRANDLObere Tor GERICHTS-STR W EINST R A SS E
Hotel-Gasthof Bergbauer moderate AMALIENST R ASSE WOLFGANG- HOFG A R TENST R
A few minutes’ walk from the Obere SEMINARSTRASSE WILHELM- L U I T P O L D S T R A S S E MAZILLISSTR
PLATZ
Altstadt district, this hotel has modern Hützeldörr ROSENSTRASSE FÄRBERSTR SCHMIDSTR HIRSCHENSTR
decor as well as a restaurant. 0 metres 150
Fünfzehnerstrasse 11, 86633; 08431 61 THERESIENSTRASSE
68 90; www.hotel-gasthof-bergbauer.de 0 yards 150
Where to Stay: inexpensive, under €70; moderate, €70–€150; expensive, over €150

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