Churches & Chapels

Faith, history and craftsmanship

The development of today's nature park region was significantly influenced over the centuries by the two monasteries in Ettal and Rottenbuch. The multitude of churches and small chapels in the Ammergau Alps bear witness to this. Visit outstanding examples of the Baroque and Rococo styles in the breathtaking monastery church in Ettal and in the Catholic church. Parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Oberammergau. But you are also welcome to take time for the more inconspicuous witnesses of the Christian faith, who all tell their own story, during a meditative retreat in the smaller churches and chapels of the nature park. During various guided tours you will gain insights into everyday monastic life, into the religious history of the monasteries and also into the world of Ammergau church art.