The Fuggerei was founded in 1516 by Jakob Fugger the Rich and his brothers as the world's first social settlement for hardworking and honest but impoverished citizens of the Roman Catholic faith. The yearly rent was - and is - one Rhinish Gulden, equivalent to less than a Euro. 

Daily recitation of The Lord's Prayer on behalf of the founders remains part of the house rules. Known as "the town within a town", the settlement comprises 67 two-story structures housing 147 apartments, a church and a simple, elegant fountain. 

The Fuggerei Museum (next door to the former home of Franz Mozart, the great-grandfather of the famous composer) shows how residents of previous centuries lived and displays original furnishings. 

Gates close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Museum hours:
March-December, daily from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.