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    Füssen

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    Füssen

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    Situated on the Lech at 808 meters, Füssen is Bavaria's highest city. Above the old town, the Hohe Schloss, the late Gothic residence of the Augsburg Prince-Bishops, presides.

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    Situated on the Lech at 808 meters, Füssen is Bavaria's highest city. Above the old town, the Hohe Schloss, the late Gothic residence of the Augsburg Prince-Bishops, presides. Below it lies the baroque former Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, home to the city museum. In 1562, Europe's first lute-makers' guild was founded here.Füssen marks the end of the Romantic Road and serves as the gateway to the royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. At the Lechfall, the river carves its way through a gorge; northeast of the city, it flows into Lake Forggensee. Regional trains connect Füssen with Munich and Augsburg.

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    High Castle
    Castle

    1High Castle

    The late Gothic residence of the Augsburg Prince-Bishops was extended from 1486 to 1505 and towers over the Old Town. In the north wing, a branch gallery of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and the Municipal Art Gallery display their holdings.
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    St. Mang Monastery with Füssen City Museum
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    2St. Mang Monastery with Füssen City Museum

    The former Benedictine monastery was built as a Baroque complex between 1697 and 1726. Today, it houses the city museum, featuring art, lutes, and violins, as Füssen was where Europe's first lute-makers' guild was founded in 1562.
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    Lechfall
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    3Lechfall

    At Lechfall, the river carved a passage through the Wetterstein limestone after the Lech Glacier receded. The Lech Gorge is the only one in the Bavarian Alps where a major Alpine river can still flow freely.
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    Restaurants in Füssen

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    The Swan Guesthouse

    Inn with German cuisine on Brotmarkt in Füssen's Old Town.
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    La Perla

    A traditional, family-run restaurant with upscale Italian cuisine, pizza, and fish, also outdoors in summer.
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    Sir Capulus

    Spot for breakfast and brunch in Lechhalde, just a few steps from St. Mang Monastery.
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    Neuschwanstein Castle

    Neuschwanstein Castle

    King Ludwig II had Neuschwanstein Castle built from 1869 in southern Bavaria on a rocky ridge above Hohenschwangau; the Pöllat Gorge lies to its south. Of the more than 200 rooms planned, only about 15 were completed, including the Singers' Hall and the Throne Room. Six weeks after the King's death in 1886, the castle opened to visitors; today, around 1.4 to 1.5 million people come annually. Since July 2025, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage site.You can only see the interiors during an approximately 30-minute guided tour. Tickets for 2026 are sold online subject to availability; a daily remaining contingent is available at the Ticket Center in Hohenschwangau. The restoration of the magnificent rooms, for which the Free State spent around 40 million Euros, ran parallel to visitor operations and was largely completed by August 2024.
    Allgäu & King's Castles

    Allgäu & King's Castles

    Here stands Neuschwanstein Castle, which King Ludwig II had built from 1869 onwards above Hohenschwangau. Since July 2025, it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage together with Linderhof, Herrenchiemsee, and the Königshaus am Schachen. Opposite lies Hohenschwangau Castle, where Ludwig II spent his childhood.Nearby Füssen on the Lech, at 808 meters, is Bavaria's highest town and the end point of the Romantic Road. From Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn ascends to the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain at 2962 meters, and in the Graswangtal near Ettal lies Linderhof Castle, the only castle Ludwig II saw completed during his lifetime.
    Linderhof Palace

    Linderhof Palace

    Linderhof Palace, located in the Graswangtal valley near Ettal, is the smallest of King Ludwig II's three palaces and the only one completed during his lifetime. The palace, built in the Neo-Rococo style, was constructed from 1870 to 1886, with the park created from 1874 to 1880. Since July 2025, Linderhof has been a UNESCO World Heritage site.Surrounding the palace is a formal garden in the French style, whose fountain rises up to 22 meters high, solely powered by natural gradient. The artificial Venus Grotto, alluding to Wagner's "Tannhäuser," is again accessible since the 2026 season, following extensive restoration.
    Zugspitze

    Zugspitze

    The Zugspitze, at 2962 meters on its eastern peak, is Germany's highest mountain; the border with Austria runs over its western peak. A 4.88-meter-high summit cross stands on the peak, and below, on the Zugspitzplatt, lies the Nördliche Schneeferner, Germany's largest glacier.You can reach the top in two ways: The Bayerische Zugspitzbahn starts in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and reaches the glacier station at 2588 meters after approximately 45 minutes; the Seilbahn Zugspitze, opened in 2017, soars from Eibsee at 1000 meters directly to the summit.
    Lindau

    Lindau

    Lindau is the Bavarian town on Lake Constance, its old town situated on an approximately 0.69-square-kilometer island in the eastern Obersee. A road bridge and the railway embankment connect it to the mainland, on which trains travel to Lindau-Insel station.The landmark is the harbor entrance: On one side, the six-meter-high Bavarian Lion made of Kelheim marble, is enthroned; opposite stands the New Lighthouse, completed in 1856, Germany's southernmost. Also featured are the 12th-century Mangturm and the painted Old Town Hall dating from 1422.