Homesick about home

Our wayside shrines express our strong franconian folk believe and tradition. A wayside shrine stands representatively for a person's trials and tribulations - ife at this moment on this place, solicitations, expectations and gratefulness to God. The past unites with the present time. Pausing at wayside shrines, You will often be received by red flowering roses and bright grapevines. The rose represents love and suffering of Jesus, wine symbolizes the bond between Jesus and the people.

Art history in sculptured in stone

Find out more about Your life and about art. Your journey to the franconian wayside shrines is a journey through centuries of german art history starting at the Middle Ages to the present. Medieval wayside shrines are standing by emblazed landmarks from the baroque era. You find modern wayside shrines right beside houses, too.

Explore the history and hear stories about the franconian wayside shrines at the "Bildstockzentrum Egenhausen" (wayside shrine center in Egenhausen).