Explore Haag an der Amper through its different highlights: Schlossallee represents a long history as a park, St. Laurentius is known for Baroque art, and stand-up paddleboarding is permitted at Haager Weiher. There is also a regional cycling route that offers a detour to the parish church in Haag. When planning your visit, you can decide whether architectural history, cycling or time by the water should shape your stay.

Schlossallee and the Lantern Festival

The palace park with Schlossallee was laid out in the 17th or 18th century and has been used as a beer garden since 1926. The park and its use as a beer garden thus combine a historic origin with a later use. If you plan to visit the beer garden, check the current opening hours. At the annual Lantern Festival, held in early July, Schlossallee is illuminated in many bright colors. If you are planning your trip around the festival, check the current date, as event dates may change.

Churches and architectural history

The listed branch church of St. Stephanus at Kirchstraße 6 is a Late Gothic hall church dating from before 1493. The parish church of St. Laurentius is a Baroque landmark. From the town center, a double-flight Baroque staircase leads to the churchyard. Notable details at St. Laurentius include the fine Rococo furnishings by Franz Xaver Feichtmayer and the ceiling frescoes on the barrel vault, painted by court painter Christian Winck in 1783. This offers a comparison between a Late Gothic church and a Baroque parish church with Rococo furnishings. A barrel vault is a lengthwise, arch-shaped ceiling form in a church interior.

Cycling to Haag

The regional 2-Flüsse cycle route passes through Haag. There, you can take a short detour toward the town center to visit the parish church of St. Laurentius, then continue along the Amper Canal toward Zolling. This gives cyclists a specific combination of route and cultural stop: the detour leads to the church, and the onward route follows the canal. It is an easy option if you would like to include both cycling and architectural history in your day.

Haager Weiher and the landscape

Haager Weiher is a gravel pit lake where stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is permitted. The local cultural association also holds an annual concert at the same lake. These offer different reasons to visit: a permitted water activity and a recurring cultural event. If you plan your stay around the concert, check the current event details, as dates may change.

At the edge of Haag’s sports center are areas adjoining the natural floodplain forest that are to be enhanced. They are planned as another stepping stone in the biotope network in the Amper Valley. This planned project adds a look at the ecological development of the landscape to the area’s cultural attractions.

For the broader travel overview: Zolling.