Fuggerei
Founded in 1521 by the Fugger family, the Fuggerei is the world's oldest social housing complex, and its annual rent is still just €0.88.
Wealthy merchant Jakob Fugger built this walled ‘city within a city’ for needy citizens. Its 67 yellow houses and more than 140 apartments are still lived in today. The rent remains nominally €0.88 a year, on condition that residents pray three times a day for the donor. Visitors can tour a sample apartment, the WWII air-raid shelter museum, and the former home of Mozart's great-grandfather. Entry costs about €8, and the gates close at 10 p.m.
Opening hours
April–September 09:00–20:00; October–March 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Lechviertel
- Brecht House
- Augsburg Town Hall & Golden Hall
- Maximilianstraße
- Fugger Houses
- Perlachturm
- Augustus Fountain
- Schaezlerpalais