Feichten a.d.Alz: Pilgrimage Church and Hiking

Feichten a.d.Alz offers two distinct starting points when choosing a trip: the pilgrimage church “Zu unserer lieben Frau in Feichten,” with its architectural and art history, and hikes that lead in three different directions. If you are looking for a hotel, you can consider whether sacred architecture or hiking should be the main focus of your stay.

Pilgrimage Church: Architectural History and Art

The venerable pilgrimage church “Zu unserer lieben Frau in Feichten” shapes the town’s cultural and historical character. Construction of the originally Gothic, three-aisled hall church began on April 4, 1502; many indulgences were granted to fund it. On April 27, 1518, Bishop Berthold of Chiemsee consecrated the church, with its six altars and cemetery. The start of construction and the consecration thus mark two distinct milestones in its history.

A distinctive work of art is the Madonna of Feichten: the highly valuable stone-cast Madonna, in the so-called “Soft Style,” dates from around 1400 and still stands at the pilgrimage altar today. Its period of creation is about a century earlier than the start of construction of the church. The town’s history thus brings together an older work of art and the later years of construction and consecration as distinct points in time.

Hiking in Three Directions

Feichten also has a specific appeal for hiking enthusiasts: you can set out on hikes in three different directions. Choosing a direction complements the cultural and historical theme of the pilgrimage church with another way to spend your stay. If you want to include both culture and exercise in your trip planning, you can choose between these two distinct local interests.

Altötting as a Wider Travel Destination

The wider travel destination of Altötting is in the Altötting district, between the Inn and Salzach rivers. Its landscape is defined by a plain around 10 kilometers wide, through which the Inn flows and which is bordered to the north and south by lush green hills. Together with the Mühldorf district, the Altötting district belongs to the Inn-Salzach tourism region. Visitor information for the region includes, among other things, cycling and pilgrimage routes, museums, and bathing lakes.

One natural area in the district is the internationally significant wetland and nature reserve “Lower Inn between Haiming and Neuhaus.” It provides a habitat for migrating, overwintering, and breeding marsh and water birds. More than 25 different bird species that depend on aquatic and wetland habitats breed there. Peracher bathing lake is also listed as one of the district’s bathing lakes; check the current facilities and conditions before your trip.

Another way to explore the wider travel destination of Altötting is a popular variant of the Inn Cycle Path. From Neuötting, it runs through Altötting and the extensive Öttinger Forest to the ducal town of Burghausen, then continues past the confluence of the Inn and Salzach rivers to Marktl. The section in the Inn-Salzach region is just over 75 kilometers long. As detours may be in place, check the current route before setting out.

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