Augsburg sightseeing for your leisure activities.

the selection of wines and vineyards is based on the personal relationships between owner Steffen Haase and his suppliers. You can sample great wines, along with delicacies from the kitchen, in a cosy atmosphere. The small menu changes monthly – the antipasti and starters suit both the wine and the season. The team would be delighted to advise you – and is certain to have a few surprises in store for you and your taste buds. At the heart of the Georgsviertel and cathedral district, this meeting place for wine lovers is also included in the recommendations of falstaff magazine in the category ‘wine bars and more’.

Even if you choose to sit on the beautiful terrace, it’s worth taking a look inside the restaurant: the modern furnishings and open show kitchen are a feast for the eyes. Your taste buds are also in for a treat; the menu impresses with culinary variety and finesse, and features ‘all-time favourites’ like Wiener schnitzel and Zwiebelrostbraten (beef and onions) all year round, with other dishes – from Italian pasta and French bouillabaisse to smoked swordfish – varying on a seasonal basis. You can also choose the menu recommendation, which includes three creative courses.

Under the motto ‘Stadtdschungel’ (city jungle), Stadtsparkasse Augsburg is highlighting the importance of sustainability. Various local organisations and institutions have supported the project. With enthusiastic aid from the THW technical relief agency and the voluntary fire brigade, a wooden construction was built, upon which seventy plants, some of them exotic, are mounted. The plants were loaned by the botanical gardens. There is also a campaign hashtag for those who want to participate in the campaign on Instagram: #stadtgewaechs.

Across approx. ten hectares of outdoor space and in two greenhouses, endemic and exotic shrubs, roses, perennials, onions, vegetables, and medicinal plants are housed in various thematic gardens, turning the complex into both a natural idyll and an oasis of calm. Founded more than 80 years ago as a teaching and school garden, this urban green space can be visited at any time of year. One highlight is the rose garden, with 280 species and varieties of rose. Another is the Japanese garden, designed by Japanese landscape architect Yoshikuni Araki as a ‘garden of friendship’ with watercourse. Even walking through the gateway offers an authentic connection to the traditional original.

But never fear! The delicious food is served on plates and in tureens. Steaks, burgers and salmon, for example, with delicious sides like baked potato, corn on the cob or brightly coloured grilled vegetables. And speaking of vegetables: if you are a vegetarian or vegan, you’ve come to the right place. Falafel salad, vegetable rösti and the Veggie Italy Burger supplement the menu with options that don’t contain animal products. The premises also play a huge part in making you feel right at home: chic colours and sophisticated materials ensure a great atmosphere.

Johann Georg Sartory – the man behind the name and a famous Augsburg chef from the nineteenth century – would no doubt have been proud of this. The restaurant has 24 seats in an elegant, minimalist interior with design pieces offering the utmost in comfort to ensure that the gourmet cuisine can be enjoyed to the fullest. The various three- to seven-course menus by current award-winning head chef Simon Lang are based on French cuisine creatively finished with Mediterranean elements. An appropriate wine pairing or, if desired, a non-alcoholic drink are offered with the multi-course menus.

It has been reconstructed, expanded, heightened, developed and redesigned over the years. In the nineteenth century, the city pulled the walls down – the Red Gate, however, stayed standing. Its name derives from the colour of the tower. Around 1900, a green space was created from the moat; the open-air theatre was added in 1929 – one of the largest in southern Germany with 2,100 seats. Within the scope of the 1985 state garden show, the town also created the Augsburg herb garden. Along with the bridge, outer gate, bastion and moat, the structure forms the Rote-Torwall-Anlage.

Excavations show that, where Roman housing still stood in the fifth century AD, the first large church-like structure with crypt and central nave arose between the fifth and eighth centuries. A new Carolingian building followed, whose dome collapsed in 994. Over time, Augsburg cathedral took its unmistakable form: to the west, the old Ottonian building with unplastered masonry and the two towers; in the east, immediately adjacent, the towering, white-plastered Gothic choir with significant portals in the south and north adorned with statues. In the year 2000, the Diocesan Museum – home to important works of art – was opened. Tip: the public cathedral tours!