Birnau Pilgrimage Church
Wallfahrtskirche Birnau
A Rococo church set among vineyards above the lake. Its interior gleams with gold, and the 'Honey-Licking Angel' sculpture is famous.
Birnau Pilgrimage Church was completed between 1746 and 1750 on the lakeshore slope between Uhldingen and Überlingen. Its pink-and-white exterior and onion-domed bell tower stand amid vineyards. The interior is one of the finest Rococo decorations in southern Germany. The famous polychrome stucco figure 'Honigschlecker' (the Honey-Licking Angel) was created by Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer. Entry is free, and it is open roughly 7:30 to 19:00. It is about a 40-minute walk along the lake from the Pile Dwelling Museum.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:30–19:00 (earlier in winter)
Nearby sights
- Pile Dwelling Museum Unteruhldingen
- Affenberg Salem
- Mainau Island
- Überlingen
- Salem Abbey & Palace
- Meersburg Old Town
- Meersburg Castle
- New Palace Meersburg