Visiting Wieskirche

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Just twenty minutes away from the famous Neuschwanstein Castle is the gorgeous UNESCO-listed Wieskirche.

We drove two hours from Munich and lucked out on the drive and our visit with bright blue skies and golden sunshine to visit the castle and managed to time our day to pull up to the Wieskirche just in time for a vibrant winter sunset.

The Wieskirche - fully known as the Pilgrimage Church of Wies - was designed in the late 1740s by the Zimmermann brothers in rococo architecture, now one of the world's greatest preserved forms of this style. The church here is a pilgrimage destination thanks to the legend that claims tears were spotted on a wooden figure of Jesus in 1738:

"Everything was done throughout the church to make the supernatural visible. Sculpture and murals combined to unleash the divine in visible form."

Funnily enough, while this gorgeous little church, nestled quietly in the Steingaden countryside, is a UNESCO-listed site thanks to the rococo architecture and the stunning quality of it, nearby Neuschwanstein is not!

Entrance to the Wieskirche is free.

jana meerman unesco wieskirche church of wies germany (1)
jana meerman unesco wieskirche church of wies germany (1)
jana meerman unesco wieskirche church of wies germany (1)
jana meerman unesco wieskirche church of wies germany (1)
jana meerman unesco wieskirche church of wies germany (1)
jana meerman unesco wieskirche church of wies germany (1)
jana meerman unesco wieskirche church of wies germany (1)
jana meerman unesco wieskirche church of wies germany (1)
jana meerman unesco wieskirche church of wies germany (1)
jana meerman unesco wieskirche church of wies germany (1)

The moon over Bavaria

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Stars on the drive home


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Hi! I’m Jana, a Dutch-German-British-Canadian with a dream of seeing every country in the world. I am a storyteller, photographer and adventurer passionate about documenting and sharing my travels.

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