Altotting Attractions

Altötting, the oldest and most celebrated pilgrimage center in Bavaria, with the mother house of the Capuchin order, lies on a hill on the right bank of the Inn, roughly half way between Munich and Passau.

History

Altötting first appears in the records in 748, the Holy Chapel in 877. The pilgrimage to the Virgin of Altötting began in 1489 and reached its highest point in the reign of Elector Maximilian I (1598-1654). The town still attracts over 500,000 pilgrims a year. It was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1980.