Fodor's Expert Review Museum of Füssen

Located in part of the former Benedictine Monastery of St. Mang, this baroque masterpiece dates back to the 8th century, when city patron Magnus, who spent most of his life ministering in the area, founded it. The summer presence of the bishops of Augsburg ensured that Füssen would gain an impressive number of baroque and rococo churches, and after his death, the abbey was built at the site of his grave. The museum contains one of Germany's largest collections of 17th to 19th century lutes and violins, the baroque Annakapelle (chapel), which includes frescoes of the local legend, the Füssen Totentanz. A Romanesque crypt beneath the baroque abbey church has a partially preserved 10th-century fresco, the oldest in Bavaria. In summer, chamber concerts are held in the baroque splendor of the former abbey's soaring Fürstensaal (Princes' Hall). Program details are available from the tourist office.