Augsburg. Augsburg
Description:
Our tour begins with the departure from Munich. After driving around Bavaria for a little more than an hour, and admiring its beauty, we come to one of the oldest cities in the world - Augsburg.
The city was founded by Roman troops as early as 15 BC. We will walk through the old streets of the center of this beautiful city and visit ancient churches and cathedrals, listening to stories about the history and traditions of the locals.
In Augsburg lived and worked great composers, engineers and artists, such as Rudolf Diesel, father and grandfather of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Anton Pletner - who invented the world's first hand-held fire pump, the Fugers and Walser family, who ruled the city free from 1276 and created there the weaving industry and banking system. Jakob Fouger will create in Augsburg the first social district, which will be named after him Fugerai, it operates to this day and we will be able to visit it.
In Augsburg from 1548 to 1551 was created by the famous artist Titian, who lived at the court of Charles V. Russian commander Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, crossing the Alps in 1779, the month of September quartered in this city. On August 8, 1649, an important event of the city took place - the reconciliation between reformers and Catholics, the so-called Parity. This day in Augsburg is considered a day off.
After a walk around the city, we can have a snack in the old restaurant "Valsakyuhe", having tasted the local cuisine prepared with the help of medieval recipes, and try the local beer.