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Extract from the Alttting Travel Guides:
At Mhldorf, the rail line splits, with one branch line continuing eastwards to
ALTTTING
. This small town of spires and domes is one of the most venerable in Germany, having been a favourite residence of both the Carolingian emperors and the early Bavarian dukes, but for the past five hundred years it has chiefly been famous as the site of one of the most visited
shrines
in the country.
An immaculately tended square lined by dignified buildings,
Kapellplatz
forms the centre of the town. Its outsized dimensions really come into play at the time of the big pilgrimages: the most i...
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