Blaubeuren Attractions

The church in Blaubeuren has a high altar (1493) of the Ulm school, with panel paintings by B. Zeitblom and B. Strigel, and fine choir-stalls. A beautiful cloister adjoins the church.

The high altar in the Blaubeuren Monastery is from the Ulm school, with panel paintings by B. Zeitblom and B. Strigel, and fine choir-stalls.

The great sight of Blaubeuren is the Blautopf, one of the largest karstic resurgences in Germany. This funnel-shaped depression, 21 m/69ft deep and filled with shimmering bluish-green water, is linked with a water-filled cave system which has been explored for a distance of some 1,300 m/1,400yd. On the edge of the Blautopf can be seen a historic old ironworks.

The monastery in Blaubeuren has recently been well restored. The church has a high altar of the Ulm school, with panel paintings by Z. Zeitblom and B. Strigel, and fine choir-stalls. A beautiful cloister adjoins the church. In the monks' bath-house is an interesting little local museum.

In the monks' bath-house in Blaubeuren is an interesting little local museum.

The Museum of Prehistory in the southeast of Blaubeuren's old town contains material dating back to Neanderthal times, including a 33,000-year-old ivory miniature which is the oldest known representation of the human figure.