Discover Affing

In Affing, the landscape, local architectural history and a recurring Advent event offer different reasons to visit. If you are looking for a hotel in Affing, the purpose of your stay can help you choose what to focus on: directions to a path, a historic chapel or a visit to the Christmas market each provide a different point of reference. The wider Aichach-Friedberg destination also offers its own hiking and cultural highlights.

Paths and cycling route in Affing

An eastbound field path runs from the palace park in Affing alongside an avenue of ash trees approximately 500 metres long, planted in two rows. The field path can be used by pedestrians and cyclists. The avenue’s approximate length, its double row of trees and its direction from the palace park are the defining features of this path.

The “Wittelsbacher Spuren-Tour” cycling route leads from Aindling through Affing to Friedberg. Here, the sequence of places is the main point, while the description of the field path highlights the avenue of ash trees and its approximate length. The two references offer different guidance: one describes a path alongside an avenue of ash trees, while the other outlines a route through several named places.

The Salzberg Chapel and its history

The pilgrimage chapel “Zu Unserer Lieben Frau von den Sieben Schmerzen” (Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows) stands on the Salzberg. It was built in 1694. A tornado severely damaged the chapel in 2015, but the statue of the Virgin Mary standing right beside it was spared. About two years later, the chapel had been rebuilt. Its history therefore includes both its year of construction and a later period of damage and reconstruction.

Christmas market during Advent

The Affing Christmas Market takes place every year on the second and third weekends of Advent. If you would like to combine your stay with a visit to the market, check the current dates and details with the organiser before travelling. The recurring time frame offers a seasonal planning reference; the specific visiting days depend on the programme for that year.

More paths and culture in the wider Aichach-Friedberg destination

In the wider Aichach-Friedberg destination, the Paartal hiking trail follows the middle stretch of the Paar river from Aichach to Gut Schenkenau in the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district. It is 36.8 kilometres long in total, a different scale from Affing’s avenue of ash trees, which is approximately 500 metres long. Conditions on this hiking trail can change; check them before setting out.

For cycling tours, the Aichach-Friedberg district cycling map features 14 well-signposted themed cycling routes. Those looking for walks or hikes will find 15 routes in and around Aichach in the brochure “aichach erwandern – Die schönsten Spaziergänge rund um Aichach” (“Explore Aichach on foot – The most beautiful walks around Aichach”). This means the wider destination offers both themed routes and a selection of walking and hiking trails for orientation.

The architectural history of the wider Aichach-Friedberg area also extends beyond Affing’s Salzberg Chapel. The pilgrimage church of Herrgottsruh in Friedberg was built between 1731 and 1753 and is considered one of the finest works of Bavarian Rococo. Friedberg’s Wittelsbach Castle traces its origins to a High Medieval castle built around 1257 under Duke Ludwig II the Strict. Together, these examples illustrate different historical periods: the architectural history of Affing’s chapel, a medieval castle foundation and a work of Bavarian Rococo.

Discover more destinations: Aindling, Baar, Steindorf, Kissing, Schiltberg, Friedberg, Merching, Mering.

Go to the wider travel overview: Aichach-Friedberg.