Aying – Brewery, Church and Via Julia

Aying brings together several distinct themes for trip planning: the parish church of St. Andreas represents architectural and decorative history, while the Ayinger private brewery offers tours about beer production. Other highlights include an S-Bahn connection on line S5, the Via Julia cycling route and a natural area within the municipality. Each theme offers a different focus: a guided appointment, architectural history and a cycling tour each require different planning. First consider which of them you want to shape your stay.

Baroque church with a Renaissance pulpit

The parish church of St. Andreas in Aying is a Baroque church dating from 1655 and has a Renaissance pulpit. This brings together two art-historical references in a single named building: the church is classified as Baroque, while the pulpit is Renaissance. For travelers interested in sacred architecture, this connection offers a specific point of interest. Unlike a brewery tour, the focus here is on the church building and its furnishings, not on an insight into beer production. If you plan your trip around cultural interests, you can consider St. Andreas an architectural-history highlight.

Brewery tours and beer history

The Ayinger private brewery offers bookable public brewery tours in Aying. During the tour, beer production is explained from raw ingredients to finished product. The tour also includes a tasting of specialty beers tapped fresh from the storage tank, followed by time spent in the Schalander. The tour thus combines an explanation of the production process with a tasting and time spent afterward. Beer has been brewed in Aying for 140 years. The municipality describes Ayinger beer today as one of the most award-winning beers in Europe. Tour details may vary; confirm dates directly with the brewery.

Sixthof heritage house and local history museum

The Sixthof heritage house in Aying is home to the Ayinger Local History Museum. The collection includes furniture and kitchen utensils, garments and trousseau items, wall decorations, as well as tools and everyday objects used for work in the barn and fields. The exhibits therefore range from household furnishings to objects used for work in the fields and barn. Visits are currently not possible for fire safety reasons.

S-Bahn and cycling route

S-Bahn line S5 connects Dürrnhaar, Aying, Peiß and Großhelfendorf with the city. Check current passenger information before traveling. From Aying, you can cycle along the Via Julia, a Roman military road. For trip planning, these offer different connections: the S5 links the named places with the city, while the Via Julia is a cycling route starting from Aying. Check current route conditions before setting out.

Landscape within the municipality

Part of the Kupferbachtal lies within the municipality of Aying. The moor there formed at the end of the last Ice Age and provides a habitat for rare and endangered plants and animals. For nature enthusiasts, this landscape adds another facet to the municipality’s other themes of church architecture, brewery history and cycling.

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