Augsburg Audio Tours

Augsburg is thirty minutes from Munich by regional train, making it easy as a day trip. The Hauptbahnhof is about a fifteen-minute walk from the Rathausplatz, the main central square. Trams connect the station to the old town and the Fuggerei district. The historic centre is compact enough to cover most major sites on foot in a day.

Yes, the Fuggerei is open to the public daily and charges a small entry fee. You can walk through the lanes of the housing complex, visit the small museum, and see the Baroque church. There is a reconstruction of a wartime shelter from 1944, when Augsburg suffered heavy bombing. Current residents live alongside tourists, so be respectful and keep noise down.

In autumn, try the Datschi, a traditional pastry made from Zwetschgen (damson plums) on a leavened dough base. Throughout the year, Spaetzle with various sauces and Bavarian roast pork are standard restaurant fare. The Lechviertel district near the old water channels has a growing independent food and cafe scene.

Very much so. The historic centre is flat and compact, with the main sights within a twenty-minute walk of each other. The Dom, Rathausplatz, Fuggerei, and St Ulrich and Afra church are all easily connected on foot. Augsburg has good cycling infrastructure if you want to cover more ground, with rental bikes available from the main station.