Historic site · Füssen, Bavaria
Hohes Schloss Füssen
Hohes Schloss · Hohes Schloss Füssen
The Hohes Schloss is the late-Gothic castle of the prince-bishops of Augsburg above the old town of Füssen, Bavaria, which now houses a branch gallery of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and the town's picture gallery.
Why go
The Hohes Schloss rises above Füssen's old town and was the summer residence of the prince-bishops of Augsburg, according to the town's tourism office. The town of Füssen's own gallery page says Bishop Friedrich II von Zollern extended the older castle between 1489 and 1504 into a fortified residence, and that the building is used today as a tax office and as a museum. The museum part holds the Staatsgalerie, a branch of the Bavarian State Painting Collections in the former prince-bishops' residence rooms, and the town's picture gallery of 19th-century painting; the battlements are reached through the Staatsgalerie, and from them visitors can climb the gate tower. Both sources mention the illusionistic architectural paintings on the courtyard facades. The tourism office says tickets are sold at the ticket office in the castle or at the Museum of the City of Füssen, and the town's page says its public guided tours need no registration.
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