TRIP OVERVIEW
Day 1 – Künstlerhaus Marktoberdorf · Schloss Marktoberdorf · St. Martin's Parish Church
Day 2 – Kempten Old Town · St. Lorenz Basilica · Residenz Kempten · Archäologischer Park Cambodunum
Day 3 – Nebelhorn · Breitachklamm
Day 4 – Hohenfreyberg & Eisenberg Castle Ruins · Hohes Schloss Füssen · Lechfall
Day 5 – Hohenschwangau Castle · Neuschwanstein Castle · Forggensee
Day 6 – Wieskirche · Rottenbuch Abbey
Day 7 – Train Day · Munich
Day 1
1. Künstlerhaus Marktoberdorf~45 min
Marktoberdorf's contemporary-art house, pairing a barrier-free new gallery with the historic Dr.-Geiger-Haus for changing exhibitions and art-education programmes — a compact, well-curated stop that rounds out the town's cultural core.
Tuesday - Friday 3:00pm - 6:00pm · Saturday - Sunday 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Closed Monday
Cash Only
Admission tickets are sold at the entrance.
2. Schloss Marktoberdorf~30 min
The former summer residence of the Augsburg prince-bishops, given its Baroque shape in 1722 by Johann Georg Fischer and now home to the Bavarian Music Academy. The grounds and the 18th-century Kurfürstenallee lime avenue are freely open to wander.
Open 24/7
Interior visits only via the Bavarian Music Academy's guided tours; the grounds are freely accessible.
3. St. Martin's Parish Church~20 min
Marktoberdorf's landmark church, rebuilt in 1732–1738 by the town's own master builder Johann Georg Fischer and counted among the most beautiful Rococo churches in the Allgäu — a light-filled nave with an ornate high altar, minutes from the hotel.
Day 2
1. Kempten Old Town~45 min
The historic burgher core of the former free imperial city, centred on the Rathausplatz with its Renaissance town hall and fountain and the neighbouring St.-Mang-Platz — a free stroll through Kempten's civic heart, distinct from the abbey quarter.
Open 24/7
2. St. Lorenz Basilica~30 min
The Baroque former abbey church, one of the first great churches raised in Germany after the Thirty Years' War and consecrated in 1748, a minor basilica since 1969. Its bright twin-towered nave anchors Kempten's abbey quarter, steps from the Residence.
3. Residenz Kempten~1 hr
The prince-abbots' palace, the first grand monastery complex built in Germany after the Thirty Years' War, with Rococo state rooms — the Prunkräume — decorated in the 1730s and 1740s. The lavish ceremonial apartments are the draw, seen on a guided tour.
Tuesday - Thursday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Closed Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Cash Only
State rooms by guided tour only; tickets sold on site.
4. Archäologischer Park Cambodunum~1 hr 30 min
An open-air Roman museum on the site of Cambodunum — often cited as the oldest written-recorded town in Germany and the first capital of the province of Raetia. A reconstructed temple precinct, baths and forum let you walk the Roman town across the Iller from the old centre.
Tuesday - Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Closed Monday
Open March to November; tickets at the park entrance.
Day 3
1. Nebelhorn~2 hr 30 min
A 2,224 m summit above Oberstdorf reached by the rebuilt Nebelhornbahn, the highest cable car in the Allgäu. The top station opens a panorama of some 400 Alpine peaks — the big-mountain finale to the trip.
Daily 8:30am - 4:45pm
Cable-car tickets at the valley station; bring a warm layer — alpine weather shifts fast.
2. Breitachklamm~1 hr 30 min
One of the deepest rock gorges in Central Europe, opened up in 1905 and threaded by a boardwalk between sheer walls and rushing waterfalls. A thrilling, cool walk near Oberstdorf — dramatic with summer torrents or winter ice.
Daily 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tickets at the gorge entrance; closed for maintenance early November to mid-December and mid-March to late April.
45 min walk
Day 4
1. Hohenfreyberg & Eisenberg Castle Ruins~2 hr
Twin medieval ruins crowning a double-topped ridge before the Tannheim mountains — Eisenberg, begun in 1313, and the larger Hohenfreyberg, raised 1418–1432, both burned in 1646. A scenic loop hike links the two with sweeping Alpine views over the Ostallgäu.
Open 24/7
Hilltop ruins reached on foot — a 4.5 km loop with 170 m of climbing; wear proper shoes.
60 min walk
25 min uphill
2. Hohes Schloss Füssen~1 hr
One of Swabia's finest late-Gothic castle complexes, the Augsburg bishops' summer residence, famous for the trompe-l'œil illusion paintings of 1499 covering its courtyard and outer walls. It crowns Füssen's old town and houses a branch of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
Tuesday - Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm
Closed Monday
Cash Only
Tickets at the castle or the Füssen city museum.
3. Lechfall~25 min
A 12 m stepped weir where the turquoise Lech leaves the Alps and rushes into a narrow limestone gorge at Füssen's southern edge. The 1895 König-Max-Steg footbridge gives a head-on view of the falls — a quick, photogenic stop to end the day.
Open 24/7
Day 5
1. Hohenschwangau Castle~1 hr 30 min
The neo-Gothic palace King Maximilian II rebuilt in 1833–1837 on a medieval fortress above Lake Alpsee, and the childhood home of King Ludwig II. Its lived-in royal rooms and lake-and-mountain setting make it the perfect first half of a castle day.
Daily 9:00am - 4:30pm
Guided tour only — collect timed tickets at the Ticket Center in Hohenschwangau village.
2. Neuschwanstein Castle~2 hr 30 min
King Ludwig II's fairy-tale Romanesque-Revival palace, perched on a crag above the Pöllat gorge and the model for Disney's Sleeping Beauty castle. The interiors are seen by guided tour; the classic view is from the Marienbrücke footbridge above the falls.
Daily 8:00am - 4:00pm
Timed-entry guided tour only — book online well ahead; allow a 30–40 min uphill walk or shuttle from the village.
35 min uphill
Heights · Marienbrücke footbridge
3. Forggensee~45 min
Bavaria's fifth-largest lake and Germany's largest reservoir by area, ringed by shoreline viewpoints that frame the turquoise water against the Allgäu and Ammergau Alps — a calm, scenic close to a castle-filled day, just north of Füssen.
Open 24/7
The reservoir is drawn down in winter — fullest and most scenic from May to mid-October.
Day 6
1. Wieskirche~45 min
An oval Rococo pilgrimage church completed in 1754, the masterwork of the Zimmermann brothers and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. Standing alone in alpine meadows, its dazzling white-and-gold interior under a vast painted ceiling is one of the great rooms of Bavaria.
Daily 8:00am - 8:00pm
Free
Closed to sightseeing during Mass — avoid Sunday and holiday mornings.
2. Rottenbuch Abbey~30 min
A former Augustinian collegiate church founded in 1073, its Romanesque bones wrapped in exuberant 18th-century High Baroque — frescoes by Matthäus Günther and stucco by Josef Schmuzer. A serene counterpoint to the Wies, in a quiet Pfaffenwinkel village.
Day 7
Marktoberdorf → München Hbf · Bayerische Regiobahn · 1 hr 16 min
book at: Deutsche Bahn
7:10am Marktoberdorf → 8:19am München Hbf
8:10am Marktoberdorf → 9:19am München Hbf
9:10am Marktoberdorf → 10:19am München Hbf
1. Marienplatz & New Town Hall~30 min
Munich's central square, dominated by the neo-Gothic New Town Hall with its 85 m tower. The Rathaus-Glockenspiel re-enacts two 16th-century Munich stories in a 15-minute carillon show at 11:00am and 12:00pm daily.
Open 24/7
2. Frauenkirche~30 min
Munich's brick-Gothic cathedral, built in barely 20 years from 1468, whose twin domed towers are the city's defining silhouette. The vast, luminous hall church is free to enter and just a couple of minutes off Marienplatz.
Monday - Saturday 8:00am - 8:00pm · Sunday 9:30am - 8:00pm
Free
Not open to visits during services.
3. Munich Residenz~2 hr
The Wittelsbachs' former royal palace and the largest city palace in Germany — ten courtyards and some 130 rooms, including the spectacular Renaissance Antiquarium. A blockbuster of decorated halls and royal collections in the heart of the Altstadt.
Daily 9:00am - 6:00pm
Timed tickets — book online ahead.
4. Englischer Garten~1 hr
Munich's English Garden is one of the world's largest urban parks, laid out from 1789, with beer gardens, meadows and the Chinese Tower. At its southern edge the Eisbach forms a permanent standing wave where river surfers ride year-round — a fine place to wind down before the train home.
Open 24/7
München Hbf → Marktoberdorf · Bayerische Regiobahn · 1 hr 16 min
book at: Deutsche Bahn
5:50pm München Hbf → 7:01pm Marktoberdorf
6:50pm München Hbf → 8:01pm Marktoberdorf
7:50pm München Hbf → 9:01pm Marktoberdorf
Weekly Closures
Museums & Galleries · Closed Monday
Tours
Viator
A 10.5-hour guided group day trip from Munich visiting both Neuschwanstein Castle — the fairy-tale Bavarian alpine fortress — and the intimate Rococo gardens of Linderhof Palace, with a scenic drive through the Allgäu foothills. Nearest Viator product to the Allgäu region.
10 hr 30 min · Small group
GetYourGuide
A 3-hour guided tour from Füssen Bahnhof to Neuschwanstein Castle and the surrounding Bavarian alpine landscape — the closest qualifying guided tour to the hotel, 40 min by car. Expert local guide covers the history of Ludwig II and the castle's construction in the Schwangau valley.
3 hr · Small group
Cappuccino
Café Greinwald · 4.5 · 700+ reviews
Tuesday - Saturday 9:00am - 6:00pm · Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Closed Monday
Eiscafé Pinocchio · 4.4 · 400+ reviews
Stadtcafé Fischer · 4.1 · 100+ reviews
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 6:30pm · Saturday - Sunday 9:30am - 6:00pm
Eiscafé Venezia · 4.5 · 300+ reviews
Tuesday - Wednesday 8:00am - 9:00pm · Thursday - Saturday 8:00am - 10:00pm · Sunday 10:00am - 9:00pm
Closed Monday
Restaurants Near Hotel
Café-Restaurant Greinwald · 4.5 · 700+ reviews
Regional German cooking — a daily lunch menu and house Konditorei cakes.
In the hotel · Ground floor
Tuesday - Saturday 9:00am - 6:00pm · Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Closed Monday
H-Asia · 4.7 · 100+ reviews
Pan-Asian — Thai, Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese dishes.
Monday - Friday 11:00am - 9:00pm · Sunday 11:00am - 9:00pm
Closed Saturday
Ristorante Rusticana · 4.7 · 700+ reviews
Italian — wood-fired pizza and pasta, a long-running town favourite.
Monday - Friday 11:00am - 2:00pm · 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday - Sunday 11:00am - 11:00pm
Downtown Restaurants
Da Amici im Baldauf · 4.7 · 100+ reviews
Italian — pizza, pasta and antipasti with a Marktplatz terrace and Vinothek.
Wednesday - Monday 11:00am - 2:30pm · 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Closed Tuesday
Dining Areas
Füssen Altstadt
Marienplatz · Munich
Local Tastes
Allgäuer Kässpätzle
Soft egg-noodle dumplings layered with grated Allgäu mountain cheese and crowned with fried onions — the region's signature comfort dish, found across its Gasthöfe.
Dampfnudeln
Steamed sweet yeast dumplings with a crisp caramelised base, served warm with vanilla sauce — a classic Bavarian-Swabian sweet from the region's Konditoreien.
Allgäuer Bergkäse
A hard, nutty raw-milk mountain cheese from the Allgäu's alpine dairies — PDO-protected and central to local cooking and cheese boards.
Food Delivery
Lieferando
Foreign number: accepted. — no SMS code is sent; sign-in is by email and the number is used only for delivery updates.
Germany's dominant delivery platform, covering the main restaurants and Gasthöfe around the Marktplatz and the commercial streets extending toward the Bahnhof. Most kitchens available for lunch from noon and dinner from 5:00pm or 6:00pm.
Getting Around
FreeNow
Foreign number: accepted. — the SMS code reaches foreign carriers; one account works in every FreeNow city, so set it up before the trip.
Covers Marktoberdorf and the surrounding Ostallgäu district, connecting registered local taxi drivers. The primary app-based option in smaller Bavarian towns where Uber does not operate — availability improves on weekend evenings and after events at the Konzerthaus or Allgäuer Festwoche.
Train Stations Near Hotel
Marktoberdorf Bahnhof
Bayerische Regiobahn RB68 → Füssen · Kaufbeuren · Buchloe · München.
Day Trips by Train
Kaufbeuren · 13 min
A well-preserved medieval old town ringed by intact walls and towers — an easy short hop down the Füssen line.
book at: Deutsche Bahn or Omio
Memmingen · 32 min
A well-preserved medieval town with intact city walls, the Gothic Martinskirche, and a vibrant market square — one of the most handsome small cities in Swabia.
Kempten · 33 min
One of Germany's oldest cities — Roman Cambodunum, the Baroque prince-abbots' Residence and St. Lorenz Basilica, and a lively old town.
book at: Deutsche Bahn or Omio
Füssen · 38 min
Gateway to King Ludwig's Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles and the Alpine lakes — the castle village lies a short walk uphill on a signposted path.
book at: Deutsche Bahn or Omio
Augsburg · 1 hr 10 min
A 2,000-year-old city with the UNESCO-listed Fuggerei, Renaissance canals and the grand Maximilianstraße.
book at: Deutsche Bahn or Omio
Hiking
Marktoberdorf–Rieder Rundweg · Moderate
Forest-and-meadow loop south of the old town with a ridge view of the Alps.
10.8 km loop · 243 m ascent
2 hr 45 min
Kleine Trampelpfad Runde · Easy
Gentler woodland circuit on quiet paths through the hills east of town.
6.9 km loop · 174 m ascent
1 hr 50 min
Worth Knowing
A Weeping Statue and a King Who Never Wanted Visitors
The Wieskirche exists because of a discarded wooden statue. In 1738, a farmer's wife named Maria Lory noticed what looked like tears in the eyes of a worn-out figure of the scourged Christ that a local abbey had stopped using and left in storage. Word of the "weeping" statue spread by word of mouth, pilgrims began reporting healings after praying in front of it, and within a few years so many people were arriving that the Zimmermann brothers were commissioned to build an entire Rococo church around it — the building now protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
King Ludwig II built Neuschwanstein purely for himself — he explicitly never intended to let the public inside. It didn't matter for long. He died under mysterious circumstances in 1886 with the castle barely finished and enormous construction debts still outstanding, and within six weeks the Bavarian regent had opened his private retreat to paying visitors specifically to help cover what he owed. The fairy-tale castle you tour today was never meant to be toured at all.
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