The city of Füssen - the romantic soul of Bavaria - is worth a visit at any time of the year. The Ostallgäu's second largest city delights its visitors with a pretty old town, attractive natural beauty and sights as well as a dream landscape all around that invites you to take part in numerous sports and leisure activities.
The city of Füssen, whose roots go back to Roman times, is surrounded by a Allgäu picture-book landscape on the Romantic Road and the Via Claudia Augusta close to the Austrian border. The heart of Füssen is the romantic old town, which enchants with narrow, winding streets along which you can discover buildings worth seeing such as Gothic houses, historic small churches and many artistic fountains. Small and medium-sized shops that offer everything from Allgäuer craftsmanship to designer fashion invite you to stroll here, and the many street cafes and restaurants create an Italian flair with the backdrop. In the middle of the old town stands the baroque monastery of St. Mang, which impresses with its remarkable symmetrical architecture and houses artfully furnished halls as well as the city museum Füssen, which includes, among other things, a valuable collection of European lutes and violins.
The second major attraction in Füssen is the late Gothic High Castle, which sits on a hill above the old town and is considered one of the best-preserved medieval castle complexes in Bavaria. In the High Castle there is a branch gallery of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and the Municipal Picture Gallery. Art and culture lovers can marvel at pictures and Allgäuer sculptures that are worth seeing here. At the gates of Füssen are the world-famous royal castles Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau, which captivate millions of visitors every year with their beauty and splendor.
The cityscape of Füssen is also significantly shaped by the Lech, one of the last wild rivers in Europe, which has always fascinated people with its beguiling turquoise-green color. The Füssener Lechfall is impressive, where the roaring water masses of the Lech plunge up to twelve meters into the depths to flow into the Lech Gorge. The best view of this natural spectacle is offered by the König-Max-Steg, built in honor of King Maximilian II, who left his mark on the region like no other. Füssen is also characterized by the various districts, all of which have their own charm: the rural Weißensee, the Riviera of the Allgäus Hopfen am See and Bad Faulenbach, which with the Faulenbacher Valley is a scenic gem in which everything is geared towards enjoying nature and relaxation.
A Allgäu dream landscape stretches out around Füssen to kneel down on: lush green meadows, picturesque hills, numerous lakes and magnificent mountains make the land of Neuschwanstein creator King Ludwig II a corner of earth straight out of a picture book, which is ideal for a variety of sports and leisure activities. Whether hiking, cycling, Nordic walking, climbing, water sports or swimming – you can have sporting fun here all year round. In winter, the Allgäuer Königswinkel is transformed into a fairytale land of snow and ice, which invites you to leisurely winter hikes and tobogganing, skiing and cross-country skiing.
Regular events such as the “Verysaitig” music festival, the Kaisersaal concerts in the St. Mang Monastery or the Advent market guarantee that there is plenty of entertainment on offer in Füssen. Attractive musicals, concerts and theater performances take place all year round in the festival hall Füssen, which is in a fantastic location on the banks of Lake Forggensee. In Füssen in Allgäu, nature lovers, culture lovers, active athletes and those seeking relaxation alike will get their money's worth.
