Vacation Rentals in Allgaeu

The Allgäu is a landscape in Upper Swabia. It stretches from the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia via the south-eastern Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg to Austria and the Kleinwalsertal. Most of the Allgäu is located in Germany. The landscape stretches from Lake Constance to the river Lech, and the Allgäu Alps form the southern border.

The boundaries of the Allgäu are not fixed, but have changed again and again in the course of time. Today the Allgäu is divided into four sub-regions: The Oberallgäu with the Breitbachklamm near Tiefenbach is the southernmost district of Germany. The Ostallgäu extends around the Foggernsee in Bavaria. The Westallgäu includes the Lake Constance region with the city of Lindau. The Unterallgäu has many health resorts such as Bad Grönenbach and Bad Wörishofen to offer, a holiday apartment here is popular with wellness vacationers.

Neuschwanstein Castle, built in 1869 by King Ludwig II, rises above Füssen on Lake Foggern. Around 1.5 million holidaymakers visit this world-famous sight every year. With its battlements and towers and its magnificent interior, Neuschwanstein is the epitome of a fairytale castle. Anyone taking a holiday apartment in the romantic town of Füssen will almost always have an eye on the castle.

If you want to follow in the footsteps of the ancient Romans, follow the Via Claudia Augusta. In Roman antiquity, the road connected southern Germany with northern Italy. In the Allgäu, it follows the course of the Lech and leads among other things through feet. Part of the road even crosses the Foggernsee. In the summer it is covered by today's reservoir, during the winter the original path becomes visible again.

On a total of six floors, the Allgäu Museum in Kempten shows the history of the region. The exhibits include the most accurate clock in the world, numerous works of art from the time of the Roman Empire and typical agricultural tools. The Allgäu collection in the Kunstgewölbe shows Allgäu masters, children discover the museum on their own children's path.

During Advent the romantic Christmas markets in the Allgäu invite you to stroll. One of them is the Christkindlesmarkt on the market place of Memmingen. In front of the historic town hall, around 35 stands offer Allgäu arts and crafts, mulled wine and regional specialities. Brass groups and choirs sing Christmas carols and the Christ Child reads fairy tales to young visitors.

Visitors to the Ziegelwies forest adventure centre near Füssen can find out which tree species grow in the Allgäu forests and which animal species live here. There are three learning paths through the forest: the mountain forest path leads uphill, the floodplain forest path right into the green. On the path through the Valley of the Senses there is not only much to see, but also to hear, to feel and to smell.