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cobbled length hoist elaborate gables, every one a different bell-shaped or saw-toothed
creation in brick and plaster.
CASTLE
Burg Trausnitz
( 924 110; www.burg-trausnitz.de ; adult/child €4/free; 9am-6pm Apr-Sep,
10am-4pm Oct-Mar) Roosting high above the Altstadt is Burg Trausnitz, Landshut's top
attraction. The 50-minute guided tour (in German with English text) takes you through the
Gothic and Renaissance halls and chambers, ending at an alfresco party terrace with
bird's-eye views of the town below. The ticket is also good for the Kunst- und Wunder-
kammer , a typical Renaissance-era display of exotic curios assembled by the local
dukes.
St Martin Church
( 7.30am-6pm Apr-Sep, to 5pm Oct-Mar) Rising in Gothic splendour at the southern
end of the Altstadt is Landshut's record-breaking St Martin Church; at 130.6m, its spire is
the tallest brick structure in the world and it took 55 years to build.
CHURCH
Stadtresidenz
( 924 110; Altstadt 79; adult/concession €3.50/ 2.50; tours in German hourly
9am-6pm Apr-Sep, 10am-4pm Oct-Mar, closed Mon) Gracing the Altstadt is the Stadtres-
idenz, a Renaissance palace built by Ludwig X which hosts temporary exhibitions on his-
torical themes. Admission is by guided tour only.
PALACE
Festivals & Events
Landshuter Hochzeit
Every four years in July, the town hosts the Landshuter Hochzeit (next held in 2013 and
2017), one of Europe's biggest medieval bashes. It commemorates the marriage of Duke
Georg der Reiche of Bavaria-Landshut to Princess Jadwiga of Poland in 1475.
MEDIEVAL
Sleeping & Eating
Goldene Sonne €€
( 925 30; www.goldenesonne.de ; Neustadt 520; s/d from €89/125; ) True to its
name, the 'Golden Sun' fills a magnificently gabled, six-storey town house with light.
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