Fulfill your longing to feel yourself again and simply be: In Füssen, you can recharge your batteries and develop visions for your life.
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"Anderszeit" (literally "a different time") stands for the idea of coming to Füssen to recharge your batteries, feel yourself again, simply be and develop visions for your life. Four themes show what makes Füssen different: healthy nature with mountains and lakes, outdoor experiences, castles and museums, and Füssen as a music city and centre of lute making. There is also an Anderszeit video and the Anderszeit blog. Welcome to the Anderszeit
Lake Forggensee at the foot of Neuschwanstein Castle is Germany's largest reservoir. In summer you can go sailing, surfing or fishing, head out by canoe, kayak, SUP or dragon boat, swim at one of the bathing spots or take a trip with the Forggensee boats. The lake only reaches its full level from June to mid-October. In winter the basin is drained, and in late winter and spring you can explore the lake bed on guided walks – including remains of the Roman military road Via Claudia Augusta. Lake Forggensee
Yes, the Forggensee boats usually only run from June to mid-October. The two ships, "MS Füssen" and "MS Allgäu", offer round trips and scheduled services with views of the mountains and the Alpine foothills, the royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau and the High Castle of Füssen. In Füssen they stop at the boat harbour (Bootshafen) and the Festspielhaus. A limited number of bikes can come on board for a small surcharge, and with the Königscard you travel for free. Timetables and prices are on the Forggensee-Schifffahrt website. Boat trips on Lake Forggensee
The 4D film "A flight over Füssen and Neuschwanstein" takes you on a bird's-eye flight past 24 highlights of the region, with drone footage and interior shots of Neuschwanstein Castle. In the purpose-built 4D Motion Cinema at Bahnhofstrasse 10, the seats move with every camera movement, while wind, water, fog and scents add to the feeling of flying. It is open daily, and the Füssen Card gets you reduced tickets. Current opening hours and prices are on the page. The 4D film
Füssen lies in the southern Allgäu on the border with Tyrol, at the foot of the Ammergau Alps, the Allgäu Alps and the Tannheim Mountains. The town is surrounded by lakes, and the river Lech flows right through it. Add to that a healthy climate and local mountains for every level:
Besides its historic old town, the town of Füssen includes these districts:
All of them lie amid the scenery of the Ammergau and Tannheim Alps. Füssen and its districts
The Füssen district of Bad Faulenbach is a mud spa and Kneipp health resort – officially recognised as a Kneipp resort since 1938, with the title "Bad" (spa) since 1958. It owes its name to the sulphur springs in the valley. It is known for the largely car-free Faulenbach valley, where several lakes are strung together like pearls up to the Alatsee. Spa hotels, quiet resting places and footpaths make it a place for health and relaxation holidays. Bad Faulenbach
High above the old town stands the High Castle ("Hohes Schloss"), once the summer residence of the prince-bishops of Augsburg; from its clock tower you have a wide view over the town. On the Lech lies the baroque former monastery of St. Mang, home to the Museum of the City of Füssen. From Franziskanerplatz you get the "Quaglio View", and the pedestrian zone Reichenstraße has cafés, shops and painted façades. For a quiet break, try the Baumgarten park or the town library with its reading café. The free audio app "Lauschtour" guides you around. The old town of Füssen
The pedestrian zone is Reichenstraße in the middle of the old town – the heart of Füssen. Here you will find small cafés and shops, painted façades and the odd reminder of the town's history, always with the High Castle in view. There is also a public drinking fountain on Reichenstraße. The old town of Füssen
Lake Weißensee lies about four kilometres west of Füssen in a protected landscape area. The gently sloping bathing area has a kiosk, a partly inclusive playground, a water play area, an exercise trail, a Kneipp treading and arm pool and SUP hire. Windsurfers love the morning winds, anglers the zander and pike. The pavilion on the beach hosts concerts and traditional evenings, with alphorn players once a week from May to September. A barrier-free path runs along the northern shore. Weißensee
Hopfen am See has been a district of Füssen since 1978 and is a recognised Kneipp and climatic health resort. Its lakeside promenade with cafés and restaurants and its panoramic view of the Ammergau, Lechtal and Allgäu Alps have earned it the name "Allgäu Riviera". Above the lake stand the Hopfen castle ruins, considered the oldest preserved stone castle in the Allgäu. On the promenade you can wade through water on the floating Kneipp island; in winter, locals meet here for Bavarian curling (Eisstockschießen) – and guests are expressly welcome to join in. Hopfen am See
Around Füssen there are nine bathing lakes and the wild river Lech. The main ones are:
Almost every lake around Füssen has bathing spots, for example:
The biggest area is Lake Forggensee: you can sail, surf, and go by canoe, kayak, SUP or dragon boat; tours are offered by Kanu Kini, for example, and sailing courses by the Forggensee Yacht School. At Lake Weißensee you can hire a SUP at the bathing area – it is popular with windsurfers in the morning, and the wind drops around midday. At Lake Hopfensee you can hire SUPs, kayaks and boats on the promenade. Please note the protected zones there, marked by a chain of buoys, which boats may not enter. Lake Forggensee
On Lake Hopfensee: at the boat rental on the promenade in Hopfen am See (Marina Hopfensee, near the village shop) you can hire pedal boats, rowing boats, small electric boats, SUPs and kayaks. There is a playground right next to it. At Lake Weißensee there is SUP hire at the bathing area, and on Lake Forggensee you can hire canoes, kayaks and SUPs from Kanu Kini. Lake Hopfensee
With a fishing permit you can fish at these lakes, among others:
Yes. Füssen provides public drinking fountains with top-quality drinking water where you can refill your bottle, including:
Besides the public drinking fountains, the old town has several fountains with a story. The Lute Makers' Fountain on Brotmarkt recalls Füssen's tradition of lute and violin making: its bronze figure shows the lute maker Caspar Tieffenbrucker holding his lute. The Seven Stones Fountain (Sieben-Stein-Brunnen) stands on Kaiser-Maximilian-Platz, and in Bad Faulenbach water flows from the "Floating Stone" drinking fountain. Lutes and violins in Füssen
The stones of the Seven Stones Fountain (Sieben-Stein-Brunnen) turn once the fountain is running constantly again – usually from May to October. There is also a public drinking fountain on Kaiser-Maximilian-Platz. Drinking fountains in Füssen
The Lech is known as "the last wild one": it rises near Lake Formarin in Vorarlberg, Austria, and forms one of the last wild river landscapes in Europe, the Lech Valley, before flowing through Füssen. It owes its light blue-turquoise to jade-green colour to dissolved minerals and its cold water, averaging just 6 °C. A few minutes from the old town, it plunges 12 metres over five steps at the Lech Falls into the Lech Gorge. The best view is from the König-Max-Steg footbridge; on the bank is the "Magnustritt" from the legend of St. Magnus. The Lech
The Anderszeit blog on fuessen.de tells stories by and about Füssen and the people who live here, with background on local specialities. The posts are grouped by themes such as freedom, security, inspiration and leisure, and a new one appears about every six weeks. The blog is available in German only. Anderszeit blog (in German)
In the largely car-free Faulenbach valley in the district of Bad Faulenbach, several lakes and ponds are lined up one after another:
You can walk around the lakes on easy paths. The Faulenbach lakes
The Alatsee is a mountain lake of 12 hectares, up to 32 metres deep, with crystal-clear water. It lies in the forest within a protected landscape area and forms the upper end of the Faulenbach valley above Bad Faulenbach. The "mystical" lake is also known as the setting of the Kluftinger crime novel "Seegrund" by the author duo Kobr and Klüpfel. The Alatsee
In Füssen itself you will find the High Castle, the Museum of the City of Füssen with lute making and the Dance of Death, the Lech Falls and the Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein on the shore of Lake Forggensee. Just a stone's throw away are the royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau, the mountain cable cars and the Forggensee boat trips. Other destinations include the high ropes course at the outlet centre, the Forest Experience Centre and the national ice hockey training centre. Füssen is also the gateway to the Romantic Road. Surroundings and highlights
For example:
Lake Hopfensee lies about five kilometres northwest of Füssen in a basin shaped by the Lech glacier during the last ice age. It is a moor lake and one of the warmest lakes in the Bavarian Alpine foothills. Along the promenade in Hopfen am See, the "Allgäu Riviera", cafés and restaurants look out onto the Alps. A flat circular trail of about seven kilometres leads around the lake, which is surrounded by a protected landscape area with nesting sites for water birds. You can swim, paddle, go boating and fish here. Lake Hopfensee
Yes, hiking and cycling paths run around Lake Forggensee with views of the lake and the Alps. A full loop, however, is about 30 kilometres long and not suitable as a day hike. That is why the Forggensee loop is mainly popular by bike: it is easy to moderate, family-friendly and passes several bathing spots. On foot, you can combine sections of the route with the Forggensee boats, which call at several places around the lake from June to mid-October. Lake Forggensee
Bad Faulenbach is a place for relaxation and Kneipp therapy:
The Alatsee is a swimming lake with two freely accessible bathing spots on the west and east shores. A shady path leads around the lake, a hiking trail branches off to the Saloberalpe on the north-west shore, and you can stop for food at the hotel restaurant right on the shore. You can walk there from Bad Faulenbach on a gently rising footpath; the only road open to cars runs from the eastern shore of Lake Weißensee. Crime fans know the lake as a filming location of the Kluftinger films. The Alatsee
