While Joe and Sheila were visiting tile-loving friends near Munich in Bavaria, there were a couple of rare opportunities to visit some 17th & 18th century tile installations.

Amalienburg is an exquisite Rococo-style hunting lodge located within the Nymphenburg Palace Park in Munich, Germany. Constructed between 1734 and 1739 and commissioned by Prince-Elector Charles Albert.

Delightful 18th century Delft (Dutch) tiles ‘hold court’ here!

Asamkirche (officially known as St. Johann Nepomuk), is located in the Hackenviertel district, a historic medieval quarter in the southwest of Munich’s old town (Altstadt). This “sliver” of a church was built between 1733 and 1746 by the talented artist brothers, Cosmas Damian Asam (painter) and Egid Quirin Asam (sculptor.) The building is celebrated as a masterpiece of late Bavarian Baroque and Rococo architecture.

An additional delightful sojourn with our hosts brought us to Andechs Abbey (Kloster Andechs), a historic Benedictine monastery (now a priory but formerly an abbey) renowned for its long tradition of on-site beer brewing dating back to 1455 AD. It is still a very well loved ‘biergarten’ today serving beer, a hefty menu of local foods and a generous helping of Bavarian music!

There are some very old, intact floor tiles from the 17th and 18th century — some may be older.