In addition to the Danube Cycle Path, which runs along the ancient Roman road of the same name as Via Claudia Augusta, Donauwörth is also interconnected to the European long-distance cycle routes Euro Velo with the river route EV6, which runs to the Black Sea.

The well-known Liebfrauenmünster, a three-aisled Gothic hall church made of brick, sits enthroned on the highest point of the Reichsstrasse.The cathedral was built between 1444 and 1467. Five church bells hang in the tower, including the Pummerin, probably the imposing cloche of Swabia.The oldest work of art is presumably a stone Madonna, which is said to date back to around 1425.

The Reichsstraße in the middle of the old town of Donauwörth was formerly a connecting route between the imperial cities of Nuremberg and Augsburg during the Roman Empire.Today it is part of the "Romantic Road", a popular holiday route between Würzburg and Füssen. For cyclists there is a variant that is suitable for bicycles, mainly via side roads and bike paths.

Created in 1539 in the Renaissance style, the Fuggerhaus with its striking gable forms the western end of the Reichsstrasse and today houses the regional office of the Donau- Ries district.The paneled wooden cabinet originally in the building, also from the Renaissance, is now on display in the Bavarian National Museum in Munich.

(c) Elisabeth Storer