Sights and museums

Wittelsbacher Schloss (renaissance 1150-1560) with look-out, well-conserved city wall, town hall (built around 1680 by the successors of the Augsburg master builder Elias Holl, with well-conserved frescos and cassette ceilings in the counsel hall), Black Death column and Saint Mary’s fountain on the Marienplatz, pilgrimage church „Unseres Herrn Ruhe“ (1731-1753 bav. rococo, inside creation by Cosmas Damian Asam, Matthäus Günther and Franz Xaver Feichtmayr), parish church „Saint Jacob“ (built in 1871-1873 in basilica stile like San Zeno in Verona), „St. Stephan“ (1698 baroque, former house of leprosy),
church „St. Afra im Felde“ (built in 1710 at the place where Saint Afra died a martyr’s death), pilgrimage chapel „Maria Alber“ (1686, baroque).

Museum in the Wittelsbacher Schloss (amongst others clocks made in Friedberg and faiences, prehistory and early history, rural and civil culture) with special expositions .
Opening hours: Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 11 to 17 o’clock; Guided visits for groups on appointment € 50,--. ticket: € 3,--.

Sports and leisure activities

Varied and informative biking and hiking tours „Wittelsbacher Land“, cultivated hiking trails, „Aktivpark Lechleite“ at the Friedberg lake with water ski, diving school and beach volleyball, camper sites, communal public pool and sauna, fitness-trail, mini golf, tennis, riding, skating, pedagogical bee trail, geo-biological nature trail, fitness day and half-marathon

Guided tours

From April to October guide town/church, for children as well visits; thematic tours: ”Historische Brauereikeller“ (historic brewerie), „Romantische Stadtführungen (romantic town visit with following Candle-Light-Dinner) in autumn and advent; special visits on demand: 40,-- €; guided hiking and biking tours. For detailed information contact tourist office.

How to get there

Friedberg train station