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How to get to Skywalk Scheidegg by car and public transport / parking
When you think the road can’t possibly get any narrower, it still goes on. The approach to the Skywalk Scheidegg leads from the centre of the village through the smallest villages and settlements until you finally arrive. Arrived at perhaps the biggest attraction in the area. Further information on the Skywalk can be found in […]
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Expedition Nagelfluh at AlpSeeHaus in Immenstadt im Allgäu
Immenstadt im Allgäu is nestled in between many Mountains and is situated subsequent to the Nagelfluhkette National Park. These mountains consist of Nagelfluh. You’ve never heard about Nagelfluh before? So did I and to learn more I went to visit the “Expedition Nagelfluh” at AlpSeeHaus in Immenstadt im Allgäu. The AlpSeeHaus in Bühl am Alpsee, […]
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Hiking in the Bavarian Allgäu – new ideas for cross-border tours, long-distance hiking trail E5, …
Press Release Finally vacation, finally hiking – and all that completely free without having to worry about restrictions or dangers: Allgäu mountain school, but also hoteliers and tourist resorts offer their guests some new tours, some existing ones are bundled and presented in a compact form. They all run only in the Bavarian area and […]
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Brauereigasthof Schöre in Tettnang near Lake Constance
Another secret Tip for authentic and delicious Food in the Lake Constance area is Brauereigasthof Schöre in Tettnang. Situated in between the famous Tettnang hop yards the family even owns some of them and for sure they have their own brewery as well. When reaching the Brauereigasthof, hard to translate from German but it’s a […]
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Learning about rural life in Oberstaufen in the local history museum
In 1788 the Strumpfarhaus was built as a family home. After being inherited by the last member of this family nowadays this building houses the local history museum, in the heart of Oberstaufen. Volunteers have collected hundreds of pieces that demonstrate how the rural life in the past 200 years looked like. From the outside, […]
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Travel Diary: 1 hour in Bad Wörishofen, Bavarian Allgäu
Bad Wörishofen is a small Town in the Bavarian Allgäu. Situated in between Munich and Ulm it lays just a few kilometers off the Autobahn A96. Therefore it’s a perfect spot to rest if you don’t want to relax at motorway rest stops. Personally I absolutely prefer to drive a few kilometers on country roads […]
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Restaurant Forelle Dorschhausen in Bad Wörishofen Bavaria
Original Allgäu Kässpatzen are my favourite dish to have in this colder season of the year. Luckily there is a Restaurant in the northern part of the Allgäu region in Bavaria that I really like, and their Allgäuer Kässpatzn with a side salad are just too good: Restaurant Forelle Dorschhausen in Bad Wörishofen. This restaurant […]
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Lindner Parkhotel & Spa Oberstaufen – First Class Maisonette Single Room
Lindner Parkhotel & Spa in Oberstaufen is a Hotel with individual character. Whilst most Hotels associate modernism with sterile chic, the Hotel went a slightly different way here. A renovation is important, sure, but incorporating local traditions and crafts even more. Stitchings and materials you know from Allgäuer Trachten, hundreds of paintings all over the […]
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Lunch at Gasthaus Breitachklamm Restaurant Oberstdorf-Tiefenbach
Gasthaus Breitachklamm Restaurant in Oberstdorf has been a divine decision to have Lunch at. Located right next to the Breitachklamm gorge, the deepest rocky gorge of central europe, the Restaurant offers Food and Drinks both in- and outside. On such a wonderful sunny fall day, I have for sure opted for the outside terrace with […]
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Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant in Memmingen, Bavaria
Restaurants in Memmingen in Bavaria are mainly focussed on regional classic Bavarian cuisine, the obligatory Pizza place, and there is Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal is an Indian Restaurant in Memmingen, Bavaria, offering an All-you-can-eat buffet for Lunch. For just 7,90€ you can indulge in a variety of flavourful Indian dishes, naan and Indian rice. You […]
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The Bavarian Allgäu is already existing for 1200 Years, and this village is the origin
When I find out a House or structure is already more than 300, or even 500, years old, I’m astonished. But after finding out the ‘first village’ of the Bavarian Allgäu is already 1200 Years old, I was baffled. Not far from Oberstaufen, where I spent a weekend at Lindner Parkhotel & Spa, you can […]
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Hiking Routes around Oberstaufen in the bavarian Allgäu
Hiking is a great way to enjoy nature in combination with physical activity. In a health-oriented town like Oberstaufen in the Bavarian Allgäu, it’s even mandatory to keep yourself moving, when following the rules of the famous Schroth cure. In between many hills and with a view of the 1834 meter high Hochgrat, you have […]
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First time at a Spa – What to expect and what you need to bring
What do I need to bring to a Spa, especially if its your first time at a Spa? Are you fully naked at a Spa, or are you still allowed to wear a Bikini (or Shorts for males)? Are there private rooms for everyone and everything, or are you sharing a Room with some stranger […]
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Restaurant Ferienhof Geissler in Zell near Oberstaufen, Allgäu
You can enjoy culinary delights in the Allgäu region of Bavaria and Oberstaufen, or you can deliberately choose to participate in a Schroth cure. Since 1949 this fasting method is practised in Oberstaufen, initially invented by Mister Johann Schroth. Of course, many hotels offer the curative fasting Schrothkur as several days packages. A nice walk […]
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What you did not know about Dirndl and authentic Allgäuer Trachten
If you are not from Germany and you see someone in a Dirndl, you might think this person is about to visit Oktoberfest or a similar bavarian-style Event. Nowadays everyone is wearing Dirndl, either more casual in a plaid pattern in plain colours or more fancy in noble materials and decent colours with pieces of […]
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Memmingen Train Station to Airport Transfer (Allgäu Airport)
Memmingen Airport is a rather smaller Airport in the Bavarian Allgäu region. Allgäu Airport is in a 4 km distance to the Main Train Station, so quite close to the City. For Airport Transfers there are several Options, find all of them here below. Memmingen Airport Transfer – Public Bus If you are traveling with […]