Healing Allgäu, healing Füssen

Arrive and set off

Where a king's dream is revealed in the unspoiled landscape, a health region begins in which naturopathic prevention is deeply rooted. Effective natural remedies make a health vacation a royal pleasure. Wellness is also redefined here: Alpine wellness in the Allgäu means relaxing in a castle park landscape that even seduced King Ludwig II. Here you can find your inner center, authentic, original, free!

Decades of experience in naturopathy and classical medicine await you in Füssen in the Allgäu. And it's even certified: The town of Füssen together with the district of Bad Faulenbach has held the title of Kneipp health resort for more than 80 years, as well as the districts of Hopfen am See as a Kneipp health resort and climatic health resort, Weißensee as a climatic health resort and Bad Faulenbach also as a mud spa. Just in time for the Kneipp anniversary year 2021, the entire town of Füssen with all its districts was also recognized as a Kneipp health resort. Füssen in Allgäu has been able to bear the title of Kneipp spa since July 30, 2025, making it the first of its kind in Bavaria for almost 20 years. This is concentrated healing expertise for your well-being.

Das Foto zeigt eine Nahaufnahme einer Büste des Pfarrers Sebastian Kneipp in der Fußgängezone Füssen

Füssen is a Kneipp spa!

First new Kneipp spa for Bavaria in 20 years

With immediate effect, Füssen in the Allgäu region has been awarded the title of "Kneipp spa", making it the first of its kind in Bavaria for almost 20 years. This was announced by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior in a press release on July 30, 2025.

Body, mind and soul

As a certified Kneipp spa , Füssen attaches particular importance to holistic resilience, because healthy people find and strengthen the balance of body, mind and soul. In addition to the Kneipp pillars of exercise and water, the inner order is the main pillar of Füssen's health offer. Exercise trails, Kneipp treading pools and relaxation islands await you in various Kneipp experience areas. Certified sleep hosts offer specially equipped guest rooms and coordinated services for a good and restful sleep for those seeking peace and quiet:

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The Füssen sleep pilots

Help and advice from the Füssen sleep guides

At the Füssen sleep hosts, at least one trained sleep guide will be on hand to provide you with knowledge on how to sleep better: they can explain services and offers on the subject, explain the furnishings in the rooms and give you sleep tips based on Kneipp's teachings. In the case of serious sleep disorders, it is even possible to have a sleep screening in Füssen and, if necessary, make an appointment at the sleep laboratory in nearby Kempten. The sleep pilots will be happy to help you make an appointment.

Health made easy ...

... thanks to the services of the Bavarian Spas Association

What does the path to a cure actually look like? And how does the spa application process work? The Bavarian spas and health resorts are going online with a service that is unique in Germany: From now on, you can simply fill out a digital spa application online, select the spa of your choice and then email the application to your family doctor's practice. Incidentally, since June 21, 2021, outpatient spa treatments are once again a mandatory benefit under statutory health insurance. The Bavarian Spas Association's online symptom checker will also support you with helpful information and the Bavarian Health Finder will show you the way to our local health experts and the offer tailored to your needs.

The best offers from our health partners

Experience Kneipp, sleep better

Important note: The provider of the accommodation offers and, in the case of package deals, the tour operator is exclusively the host named on the respective offer page. Füssen Tourismus und Marketing is not the agent of the offers.

Spa and Vitality Hotel Wiedemann
A true classic - prevention, regeneration and stabilization in the spirit of Kneipp.
Boutique Hotel Dreimäderlhaus
Five nights and many little helpers for your restful sleep.
Spa Hotel Jakob
An invigorating wellness package with hay bags, massages and Kneipp watering.
Biohotel Eggensberger
Kneipp is simply good for you! Draw strength from the water doctor's health concept.
Biohotel Eggensberger
For your day-night balance. Only those who sleep well can master the day.
Eggensberger Training Center
Exciting health topics every week at 4 p.m. on Tuesday at the Alpreflect rehabilitation clinic and on Wednesday at the Biohotel Eggensberger.
Therapy4U
An extensive course program for your fitness and health on vacation.
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Your happiness is calling... in Füssen!

Can you hear it? Your happiness is calling. In the Allgäu. In Füssen. You just have to follow it. Eight paths show you the way, but you are the beginning!

In good hands ...

Füssen's specialized accommodation for your well-being

Good nights!

With Füssen's sleeping hosts

They have specialized in the topic of nightly rest - the Füssen sleep hosts. The certified accommodation providers not only have the right hardware in their rooms with high-quality mattresses, blackout facilities, a selection of teas, essential oils, the Füssen Sleep Bible and much more. Based on Kneipp's teachings, each hotel also has at least one trained sleep guide on hand with tips and tricks for a good night's sleep.

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Pure relaxation ...

With Füssen's wellness hosts

The wellness hosts in Füssen ensure that you feel at home from the very first second. It starts in the Alpine wellness rooms with a wonderful view of the mountains, the greenery or even the white. Alpine-influenced spa areas entice you to indulge yourself with guaranteed pampering, while nature-loving relaxation offers finally allow you to arrive mentally and spiritually on your wellness vacation.

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Decades of experience

With Füssen's spa and health hosts

As health vacations and cures also have a long tradition in Füssen, you will find competent and experienced spa and health hosts, spa clinics and sanatoriums here. Put your trust in our experts, who will put together individually tailored therapy programs for you and benefit from the healing effects of the elements of Kneipp's natural healing method: Medical wellness has been a top priority for the traditional health hosts in Füssen for years.

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Concentrated health expertise!

Füssen's medical care

Füssen guarantees comprehensive medical healthcare. The local hospital offers a wide range of medical services, from emergency care to specialized treatments. The m&i-Fachklinik Enzensberg in Hopfen am See is particularly renowned and has been meeting challenges in conservative acute medicine and inpatient and outpatient medical rehabilitation for over 40 years. In addition, there are four medical care centers (MVZs) in the Füssen area that promote close cooperation between different medical specialties.

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Frequently asked questions about health and well-being in Füssen

What sleep offers are there in Füssen?

Together with Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Füssen has developed Kneipp-based offers for a good night's sleep:

  • the five-day "Sleep Taster" package ("Schlaf-Schnuppern"), a taster course in learning to sleep better
  • the three-week compact cure "Healthy sleep through inner order", an outpatient preventive treatment
  • certified sleep hosts with specially equipped rooms and trained sleep pilots
  • the Füssen Sleep Bible (Schlaffibel) to read or listen to

Sleep better in Füssen

What is Kneipp in Füssen?

Kneipp stands for the holistic natural healing method of Allgäu health pioneer Sebastian Kneipp. It rests on five pillars – water, exercise, nutrition, herbs and inner order – and aims to strengthen the body's defenses in the long term. In Füssen you can experience Kneipp at free public treading pools and Kneipp experience areas, on the Kneipp cycle tour, on terrain cure trails and in the sleep offers, in which inner order plays a central role. Experience Kneipp in Füssen

What makes Füssen a health resort?

Füssen holds several official titles: the town and Bad Faulenbach have been a Kneipp health resort since 1938, Hopfen am See since 1968 (also a climatic health resort). Weißensee is a climatic health resort, and Bad Faulenbach is also a mud spa. Since 2021, the entire town with all its districts has been recognized as a Kneipp health resort, and since 2025 Füssen has been a Kneipp spa. There are also spa and health hosts, spa clinics and comprehensive medical care, including Klinik Füssen and the m&i-Fachklinik Enzensberg. Health in Füssen

What does Kneipp spa mean?

"Kneipp spa" (Kneippheilbad) is an official title for places where Kneipp's natural healing method plays a central role. Füssen has held it since July 30, 2025 – the first new Kneipp spa in Bavaria for almost 20 years, as announced by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior. The title covers Füssen with all its districts and builds on its long tradition as a Kneipp health resort since 1938. Experience Kneipp in Füssen

Where are the Kneipp facilities in Füssen?

Free public Kneipp experience areas are spread across the town:

  • Bad Faulenbach: Kneipp meadow and Mittersee Park with a drinking fountain, a Kneipp watering point and a natural Kneipp point
  • Hopfen am See: treading and arm pool near the Hopfensee campsite, a herb spiral and the floating Kneipp island
  • Weißensee: treading and arm pool made of natural stone, an exercise trail and a relaxation pavilion on the lakeshore
  • Old town: Kneipp bust in Reichenstraße and Kneipp reflection path in the Baumgarten

You will find a map of all treading pools on the page Experience Kneipp.

What wellness offers are there in Füssen?

In Füssen, wellness is mainly offered by the wellness hosts: hotels with spa areas, sauna, steam bath, massages or an indoor pool. The day spas of some hotels are also open to external guests. There are no public thermal baths or swimming pools in Füssen; a thermal spa nearby is the Königliche Kristalltherme (Royal Crystal Spa) in Schwangau. Wellness packages are offered by the hosts themselves. Alpine wellness in Füssen

What does health expertise in Füssen include?

Under the heading "Healthy Füssen", the town brings together its experience in natural healing and conventional medicine. This includes the official titles of Kneipp spa and Kneipp health resort, spa and health hosts, health offers from partner businesses, free health lectures and local medical care, for example at Klinik Füssen and the m&i-Fachklinik Enzensberg in Hopfen am See. You will also find information there on the digital spa application of the Bavarian spas. Healthy Füssen

What does "Your happiness is calling" mean in Füssen?

"Your happiness is calling" ("Dein Glück ruft") is an Allgäu initiative with ideas for personal well-being. It draws on happiness research, according to which social relationships, meaning, health, exercise and experiencing nature play an important role. Eight paths point the way: discovering breaks, indulgence, being outside, exercise, naturopathy, resonance, "Mitanand" (togetherness) and mindfulness. For each path, Füssen names specific places and tips, along with a simple exercise to try at home. Your happiness is calling in Füssen

Are there health packages in Füssen?

Yes. Health packages are mainly offered by Füssen's hosts, for example Kneipp, regeneration or sleep packages with treatments such as Kneipp affusions, hay bags or massages. You book them directly with the respective establishment, which is also the tour operator. At Lake Hopfensee there are also longevity programs run by health partners. Füssen Tourismus und Marketing itself currently organizes only the "Sleep Taster" sleep package. Health packages

Are there health lectures in Füssen?

Yes. Every week at 4 p.m., the Eggensberger Training Center holds free health lectures in Hopfen am See – at the Biohotel Eggensberger and at the clinic Das Alpreflect. The lectures are given by experts on topics such as health, sleep, Kneipp and well-being. You will find the current program with dates and topics on the page Health lectures.

What does "Discover breaks" mean in Füssen?

"Discover breaks" is one of the eight paths of "Your happiness is calling" – with tips on where you can consciously pause in Füssen. For example:

  • Kneipp reflection path in the Baumgarten: a three-hectare landscaped park by the Lech on the edge of the old town, with benches and Kneipp quotes
  • the relaxation pavilion at Lake Weissensee
  • the Hopfen castle ruins
  • Mittersee Park in the Faulenbach valley

Discover breaks in Füssen

What moments of indulgence does Füssen offer?

The "Indulgence" path of happiness is about mindful eating and regional cuisine. One tip is a guided herb hike, for example at Lake Hopfensee or Lake Weissensee, where you get to know local herbs and wild plants, their healing uses and how to cook with them. Füssen also recommends traditional classic restaurants, the vegan-vegetarian Boutique Hotel Dreimäderlhaus at Lake Weissensee and direct-from-farm producers around Füssen. Indulgence in Füssen (in German)

Where can I spend time in nature in Füssen?

One tip from the "Being outside" path is the Faulenbach valley in the Bad Faulenbach district: a quiet, largely car-free valley with small lakes, mixed mountain forests and flower meadows, protected as a Natura 2000 site. The "Valley of the Senses" terrain cure trail with numerous Kneipp stations runs through the valley. Other places to spend time outdoors include the Lech Falls with the Lech gorge geotope, the forest experience center with its treetop walk and the Kalvarienberg. Being outside in Füssen (in German)

What options for exercise are there in Füssen for my well-being?

For example:

  • Kneipp cycle tour: links the Kneipp stations in the districts, mostly on paved paths and well suited to beginners
  • Terrain cure trails and vitality tours: walking and hiking routes chosen by health criteria
  • canoe tours, for example with Kanu Kini
  • the Therapy4U course program for fitness and health on vacation
  • yoga or breathing exercises on the floating Kneipp island in Lake Hopfensee
  • in winter, activities in the snow

Exercise in Füssen (in German)

What does Füssen offer in terms of naturopathy?

The focus is on Sebastian Kneipp's natural healing method with its five pillars: water, exercise, nutrition, medicinal plants and a balanced way of life. In Füssen you can experience it, for example, in the Kneipp-based sleep offers, at the Kneipp experience areas, on the Kneipp cycle tour and on terrain cure trails and vitality tours. There are also spa and health hosts, the events of the Kneipp Association Füssen and weekly health lectures. Naturopathy in Füssen (in German)

What does "Resonance" mean in Füssen?

"Resonance" is one of the eight paths of happiness and stands for special encounters – with nature, animals, people or yourself. The tip in Füssen: alphorn playing on summer evenings in Bad Faulenbach or Weißensee. Made of spruce wood, the alphorn was already used to communicate in the Alps around 500 years ago. Other ideas include guided forest walks at the forest experience center, nature experiences with NaturNase and a stay at the Friedl farm. Resonance in Füssen (in German)

What does "Mitanand" mean in Füssen?

"Mitanand" (together) is one of the eight paths of happiness, following the motto "Shared happiness is double happiness". It is about experiences where you come together with other people. In Füssen, these include events at the Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein, from musicals and concerts to comedy, the shared "Waldzeit" forest experience, guided town tours and other dates from the events calendar. Mitanand in Füssen (in German)

Are there tips for more mindfulness in Füssen?

Yes, the "Mindfulness" path of happiness shows places for conscious experience. One place of strength is the Kalvarienberg, with views of the old town, the royal castles and the Lech. Other tips include the guided tour "Füssen's hidden beauty", the "Waldzeit" forest experience and the offers that help you learn to sleep better mindfully. The floating Kneipp island in Lake Hopfensee is also a place for meditation, breathing and mindfulness exercises. Mindfulness in Füssen (in German)

Are there thermal baths and swimming pools in Füssen?

No, there are no public thermal baths or swimming pools in Füssen. For swimming and sauna you have two options:

  • book accommodation with an indoor pool, sauna or spa area; some hotels also open their day spa to external guests, for example Hotel Sommer, Biohotel Eggensberger, Hotel am Hopfensee and Hotel "Die Bergruh"
  • visit the Königliche Kristalltherme (Royal Crystal Spa) in Schwangau, with sauna and thermal brine and a view of Neuschwanstein Castle

Thermal baths, spas and day spas

What are wellness hosts?

Wellness hosts are accommodations in Füssen with wellness facilities, for example Alpine wellness rooms with mountain views, spa areas, feel-good packages and relaxation offers. On fuessen.de you can search specifically for hosts with a sauna and relaxation room, with a steam bath, with massages or with an indoor pool. Füssen's wellness hosts

Are there wellness packages in Füssen?

Yes, wellness packages are offered by Füssen's hosts, for example multi-day breaks with wellness treatments and meals. The provider and tour operator is always the establishment itself; Füssen Tourismus und Marketing does not act as an agent for these offers. For information and bookings, it is best to contact the accommodation or wellness host directly. You will find a selection on the page Wellness packages.

What are health hosts?

Health holidays and cures have a long tradition in Füssen. Spa and health hosts are accommodations, spa clinics and sanatoriums with experience in this field; their experts put together therapy programs based on Kneipp's natural healing method. They include establishments in Hopfen am See and Bad Faulenbach, among others. Which treatments and programs an establishment offers is best asked directly with the host. Spa and health hosts

What is the compact cure "Healthy sleep through inner order"?

This three-week, Kneipp-based cure is an outpatient preventive treatment available only in the Kneipp spa of Füssen. With coaching, lectures, treatments and training sessions in a group, you learn how to improve your sleep in the long term. The cure is aimed mainly at people with non-organic, lifestyle-related sleep disorders; a study by Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich confirmed its effectiveness. It is recognized by health insurers and subsidized by statutory health insurance; you apply together with your family doctor. About the compact cure

What does "healthy exercise" according to Kneipp mean?

Healthy exercise is one of the five pillars of Kneipp's teachings: gentle, regular movement in nature rather than competitive sport. In Füssen there are five designated terrain cure trails for this – therapeutically measured routes around Lake Weissensee, to Wiedmar, around Lake Hopfensee, from Hopfen to Lake Faulensee and through the "Valley of the Senses" near Bad Faulenbach. In addition, there are the vitality tours, hikes grouped by health criteria: for the cardiovascular system, for allergy sufferers, easy on the joints and in the shade. Healthy exercise in Füssen

What is the "Sleep Taster" package?

The "Sleep Taster" ("Schlaf-Schnuppern") is a five-day taster course in learning to sleep better the Kneipp way, organized by Füssen Tourismus und Marketing. It includes five nights with certified sleep hosts plus courses, for example on inner order, relaxation, Hatha yoga, nutrition, medicinal herbs and Kneipp self-treatment. The package runs on only a few dates per year (Sunday to Friday) and requires a minimum number of participants. The Sleep Taster package

What are sleep hosts?

Sleep hosts are hotels and holiday apartments certified for a good night's sleep according to criteria developed at Kempten University of Applied Sciences. You can expect high-quality mattresses, blackout options, graduated lighting, a selection of teas and the Füssen Sleep Bible, among other things. In every establishment, at least one trained sleep pilot advises you with tips for a good night's sleep based on Kneipp's teachings. Füssen's sleep hosts

How can I do something specific for my well-being in Füssen?

You get the most out of it by combining different offers: for example Kneipp treatments at the free treading pools, walks on terrain cure trails or vitality tours, breaks at places such as the Baumgarten park or the Kalvarienberg, regional cuisine and restful sleep with a sleep host. If you want more wellness, choose accommodation with a spa area; for a health holiday there are spa and health hosts. Well-being in Füssen