stone, was begun in 1122 and completed in 1513. Its tower is 367 feet high and is remarkable for its elegance and lightness. In one of the chapels, the University Chapel, there are among other pictures, a Nativity and an Adoration, by Holbein the younger, the latter considered one of his best works. The ancient and modern stained glass is worthy of attention. In the church is the tomb of Berthold of Zähringen, the last of his race, who died in 1218. The altar-piece, by Grun, represents the Ascension and Coronation of the Virgin, with the Twelve Apostles on the wings at either side. There are several other paintings by the same artist. The Kaufhaus (Exchange) is a curious Gothic edifice of the sixteenth century, built on arches decorated with gilt frescoes. The portal is adorned in a similar manner. In the town are two handsome Gothic fountains. The Schlossberg affords pleasant promenades, and an extensive prospect. Passing several unimpor tant stations we reach MULLHEIM (196 miles). (Four miles from this station is BADENWEILER (Hotel: Römerbad), population 450. It is a fashionable watering-place, with a warm sulphur spring used in cases of gout, rheumatism, &c. Fine views of the Black Forest and Rhine valley may be had from the old Castle above the town. The remains of Roman baths are the most perfect in Europe.) BALE (215 miles. Hotels: Drei ROUTE 115. MUNICH TO RATISBON. 92 miles; 1st class, 10.90; 2nd, 7.25; 3rd, 4.65. EAVING Munich we reach FREISING (23 miles), population 7,500, situated on the left bank of the Isar. The Cathedral, dating from the thirteenth century, and badly restored in 1722, has a curious crypt. Moosburg (324 miles), a town of 2,000 inhabitants, has a curious Romanesque church, containing a fine old carved-wood altar. LANDSHUT (55 miles), (Hotel: Kronprinz) is a town of 41,000 inhabitants, pleasantly situated on the Isar. It has three fine old Gothic churches, St. Martin's (1450), St. Jodocus (1338), and the Spitalkirche (1407), all built of brick, the first being remarkable for its bold proportions and its stone sculptures. The tower of St. Martin's is 454 feet high. The University, founded by Louis the Rich at Ingoldstadt (1479), was transferred to Landshut in 1800 and thence to Munich in 1826. The Castle of Trausnitz, above the town, is very well worth a visit. The Chapel, which dates from the 13th century, is very curious. At Geiselhöring (784 miles) a branch line turns off to Passau and VIENNA. see Passing two or three places of no note we reach RATISBON, or REGENSBURG (92 miles), ( Hotels: "HOTEL. APPENDIX"), population 30,357. This town is situated in the midst of a broad and fruitful valley, on the right bank of the Danube, at the mouth of the Regen. The Danube is here crossed by a bridge 1,100 ft. in length, and connecting Ratisbon with its northern suburb of Stadt-am-Hof. It presents a strongly-marked medieval character, with its ancient ramparts, fosses and gates, and its narrow, crooked streets, with their high, gabled houses, while it retains many interesting monuments of its importance and wealth during the middle ages. Among its churches the most remarkable is the Cathedral, founded in 1275, and restored in 1838, a noble specimen of Gothic architecture, especially noteworthy for the fine monuments of its former bishops, and for the silver altar and numerous painted-glass windows with which it is adorned. The church of St. James of Scotland is built in the pure Byzantine style, and dates from the twelfth century. The Rathhaus, is adorned with a beautiful Gothic portal. In it the Imperial Diets were formerly held. Underneath the Rathhaus are pri sons and chambers of torture, in which the instruments of torture are still preserved. A latticedroom adjoining one of the chambers of torture, occupied by the judges, is shown. The Palace of the Prince of Thurn and Taxis, formerly the Abbey of St. Em meran, and the arsenal are objects of interest. The city contains several monasteries, a synagogue, antiquarian museum and picturegallery, and a royal library of 60,000 volumes. Ratisbon ranks as one of the most ancient cities in Germany, and was built by the Romans, by whom it was named Reginum. It was a place of considerable commercial importance in the early period of Christianity. During the middle ages it was the chief seat of the Indo-Levantine trade, and was one of the wealthiest and most populous cities of Southern Germany. From 1663 to the dissolution of the German Empire in 1806, Ratisbon was, with a very short interregnum, the seat of the German Diet. THE WALHALLA, or Temple of Fame, is 6 miles from Ratisbon. Omnibu stwice a day, fare 24 kr. This magnificent edifice is situated upon a height 300 ft. above the Danube. It was built by King Louis in 1830-42, and cost eight millions of florins. It is built after the model of the Parthenon at Athens, and is of the same dimensions, its length being 218 ft., its breadth 102 ft., and its height 60. The material is white marble. An entablature divides the interior into two parts. It supports 14 caryatides of coloured marble, which in turn support a superior entablature. Along this entablature is a frieze executed by Wagner, representing, in eight compartments, the history of Germany up to the time of the introduction of Christianity. Along the lower walls are busts of illustrious Germans to the number of 100, commencing with that of the Emperor Henry, and ending with that of Goethe. The grounds around the edifice are laid out in walks, and the view from them is exceedingly beautiful. ROUTE 116. AUGSBURG ΤΟ LINDAU (LAKE OF CONSTANCE). 123 miles; 1st class, 15.45; 2nd, 10.25; 3rd, 6.60. N leaving the station, we pass under the old post-road. On our left 18 the Erzbergersche Gartengut, and we pass Göggingen, where the citizens of Augsburg have their country houses. At SCHWABMUNCHEN (12 miles), a town of 2,500 inhabitants, are the ruins of a Roman bridge. Near Pforten, where the Wertach becomes navigable, we obtain a view of the Bavarian Alps. KAUFBEUERN (37 miles). (Hotels: Somne, Hirsch), population 5,000. A manufacturing town on the Wertach, the valley of which we cross on an embankment upwards of 1,310 yards long, and 45 ft. high, and over two viaducts. The summits of the Alps are seen in the distant horizon. KEMPTEN (66 miles). (Hotels: Krone, Strauss), population 11,000. Situated on the Iller. On the south side rises the Burghalde, an old tower, from the summit of which we have a fine view of the Alps, including the Grünten, the Daumen, the Hochvogel, and the Müdele Gabel. A branch-line goes off to ULM, by way of Memmingen. IMMENSTADT, a town of 1,860 inhabitants, is beautifully situated in a valley surrounded by high mountains. We skirt the beautiful lake called Alp See, and see on the horizon the mountains which rise above Bregenz, and the snow-clad heights of the Appenzell. Beyond Oberstaufer, we cross the Argenbach, and enter the cutting of Harbatshofen, one of the largest n Germany. It is about 660 yards long, and about 35 yards deep. Crossing the Ellhofertabel, over a fine viaduct, we reach the embankment of Rentershofen, upwards of 640 yards long. In the neighbourhood of Hergatz (109 miles) are the turf-pits of Degermoss. We again have a view of the range of the Appenzell. In approaching Lindau we obtain a beautiful view of the Lake of Constance and the surrounding mountains. Crossing an arm of the lake we reach LIN DAU (123 miles), (Hotel: Baierischer Hof), population 5,600. It is situated near the north east shore of the Lake of Constance, on an island connected with the main land by a wooden-bridge and a railway bridge or embankment of stone. Near the wooden bridge are the remains of a tower, called Heidenthurm, the construction of which has been attributed to the Romans. On the port is a monument, erected in 1856, to Maximilian II., King of Bavaria. There is a beautiful garden, belonging to a house called Lindenhof, to which the public are admitted free on Tuesdays and Fridays; on other days (except Sundays) a fee of 30 kr. is charged. It commands beautiful views of the lake and mountains. Steamers leave Lindau several times daily for the various towns on the Lake of Constance. (See Route 75.) Fare to Constance, by steamer, 1 fl. 57 kr.; Friedrichshafen, 57 kr.; Romanshorn, 1 fi, 6 kr. ROUTE 117. MUNICH TO VERONA, BY INNSBRUCK. 291 miles; 1st class, 51.75; 2nd, 38.65; 3rd, 17.95. For that part of the journey from Munich to ROSENHEIM (44) miles), see Route 118. ROM Rosenheim we follow the left bank of the Inn. Fassing, near Raubling, the walled town of Neubeuern, overlooked by its castle, we reach Brannen burg. (The view from the castle is very fine.) The ascent of the Wendelstein, 6,400 ft. high, can be made from this point. Near Fischbach, a few miles further on, we see the ruined Castle of Fal kenstein. KUFFSTEIN (70 miles). (Hotels: Post, Hirsch), is a fortress on the frontier of the Tyrol (Custom House). The fort which stands on the summit of the rock is a prison. There is only one approach to it. Stores of all kinds are drawn up by ropes and pulleys. We now cross the Inn, and passing Worgt (79 miles), go through a district abounding in silver and copper mines. Near Brixlegg, (Hotel: Judenwirth), we obtain a beautiful view of the valley of the Inn, extending, in clear weather, to the glaciers of the Brenner, Stubay, and Oetzthal. Jenbach (93 miles) is situated at the entrance of the Achenthal. Some distance on the other side of the Inn is the beautiful vale of Zillerthal. On the left we see the Castle of Tratzberg, on the right a Benedictine convent. Schwaz (98 miles), (Hotel: Post), population 5,500, is situated on the right bank of the Inn. In the neighbourhood are rich iron and copper mines, once the property of the famous family of Fugger of Augsburg. The Church is a curious Gothic building. Hall (110 miles) (Hotel: Krone), population 5,200, is celebrated for the salt-mines and salt-works in the neighbourhood. In the Nikelskirche is a picture of the Saviour by Albert Durer, and an altarpiece by Erasmus Quellinus. In the Tummelplatz tournaments used to be held. We cross the Inn, and ascend the right bank to INNSBRUCK (116 miles), (Hotels: see "HOTEL APPENDIX "), population (1876) 24,500. This town is the capital of the Tyrol. It is situated on the Inn, from which it derives its name, and is surrounded with delightful scenery. The valley in which it lies is surrounded by lofty mountains. The Hof Kirche, erected 1553-63, in fulfilment of a vow of Maximilian I., contains the magnificent tomb of that Emperor, in the principal nave. It is a mar ble sarcophagus, on which is a kneeling bronze figure of the Emperor. The sides of the sarcophagus are ornamented with 24 bas-reliefs in Carrara marble, the workmanship of which is very elaborate and beautiful. They represent scenes in the life of Maximilian. They are protected by a screen which the custodian will remove for a small fee. On each side are ranged colossal bronze statues to the number of 28, representing distinguished persons, chiefly of the house of Austria, including Clovis and Rudolph of Hapsburg. At the left of the entrance is the tomb of André Hofer, the chief of the insurrection of 180, who was shot at Mantua in 1810. His body was clandestinely recovered in 1823 by the Tyrolese, and deposited in this church. Opposite this is the monument erected by the Tyrolese in 1823 to the memory of all their countrymen who had fallen in the defence of their country. There are several other interesting tombs in the church. In the Rennplatz is an equestrian statue of the Archduke Leopold V., erected by his wife, Claudie de Medicis. In the Neustadt, the finest street of Innsbruck, is the column of St. Anne, surmounted by a figure of the Virgin, erected to commemorate |