Fishing in Allgäu is a nice excursion destination for anyone who would like to get to know other Allgäu places during their vacation in Füssen-Weißensee. The community of Fischen, located in the picturesque Illertal, invites you to numerous sports and leisure activities in beautiful mountain nature and offers some interesting sights.
The health resort Fischen in Allgäu, located between Sonthofen and Oberstdorf, can be reached in less than three quarters of an hour by car from Füssen-Weißensee. The village, surrounded by green meadows and the magnificent Allgäuer mountains, is a climatic health resort with top-class fresh air, which enables the whole family to enjoy numerous sports and leisure activities. Hikes in the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park with its varied network of paths and on the forest adventure trail “The 12 Gates of Weidach” as well as leisurely walks in the Illertal are very popular when it comes to fishing. Fans of Nordic walking can explore the picturesque mountain landscape here in the Nordic fitness sports park, which connects Fischen with the other four so-called Hörnerdörfs Obermaiselstein, Balderschwang, Bolsterlang and Oferschwang. There are also attractive bike tours for every fitness level around Fischen, which lead, for example, to pretty swimming lakes, impressive whitewater gorges or rustic huts.
For bathers, it's not just the crystal clear lakes around Fischen that promise great holiday moments. The adventure and family pool in town is also always worth a visit. With its huge adventure pool with numerous attractions such as massage jets, a concrete boat and a meter-long water slide, it promises fun and relaxing moments in the cool water. There is also a water play garden, a children's paddling pool and comfortable sunbathing areas. The bathing establishment's leisure activities are rounded off by beach volleyball, football and badminton courts. A trip to Fischen is also worthwhile for all golf fans. The Golf Resort Sonnenalp-Oberallgäu, located between the villages of Fischen, Bolsterlang and Ofterschwang, is a top address in Allgäu when it comes to golf, with its two challenging 18 hole championship courses and a 9 hole short course, which fit perfectly into the idyllic landscape.
Even more sporting fun is provided with fishing, hang gliding, paragliding, climbing or the adventure sport canyoning. In the cold months, fishing turns into a tranquil winter wonderland that offers the best conditions for winter sports with varied slopes, a huge cross-country ski trail network, beautiful winter hiking trails and toboggan runs. You can ice skate with a view of the impressive mountains on the natural ice rink in Fischen-Au.
One of the most interesting sights in Fischen is the historic sawmill of 1506, where exciting demonstrations take place every Friday evening from 17:00 Uhr, which introduce traditional processing methods such as wooden shingles in more detail. It is also exciting to visit the local town hall, which provides interesting information about the history of the place and houses the FIS ski museum, which shows numerous exhibits from the history of alpine skiing and many other winter sports. You can see, for example, old ice sticks and ice skates up to 100 Jahre in the museum, which opens its doors on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 15:00 to 17:00 Uhr. Worth seeing for church lovers are the parish church of St. Verena and the Protestant Church of the Good Shepherd in Fischen.
Whether in summer or winter - the health resort of Fischen in Allgäu, located in the middle of a magical mountain landscape, is always worth a visit. Holidaymakers in the beautiful Füssen-Weißensee can spend a varied and interesting day in Fischen with lots of great impressions.
