Allgäu: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Neuschwanstein Castle is located in Hohenschwangau in the eastern Allgäu. This appeals to travellers who would like to include a cultural destination in their trip to the Allgäu.

You can rent a holiday apartment in the Allgäu.

Geographical Classification

The Allgäu is a geographical region and not an administrative unit.

Culture

The Allgäu is associated with agricultural products, particularly the milk cheeses Shepherd's cheese and mountain cheese.

Nature

The landscape of the Allgäu includes hills and lakes shaped by the Ice Age.

The landscape in the wider Allgäu combines rugged Alpine peaks, the foothills of the Alps, valleys, forests, gorges, lakes and moorlands.

Getting Around

The higher Alpine parts of the Allgäu extend beyond 2,000 metres and are associated with skiing in winter. This appeals to travellers who would like to go skiing in the Allgäu in winter.

A large network of hiking trails runs through the Allgäu, including many routes classified as easy.

The Allgäu is associated with scenic routes and summer travel.

Getting There

Memmingen Airport serves the Allgäu region.

Orientation

The named map features in the vicinity of the mapped reference point for Allgäu are Schindelberg, approximately 5.7 km to the west; Taubenberg, approximately 6.0 km to the east; Fentberg, approximately 8.0 km to the east; and Jasberg, approximately 8.4 km to the northwest, each in an approximate straight line. Also located in the vicinity are Tegernsee Abbey, approximately 14.1 km to the southeast; Bergham (Kr. Miesbach) St. Valentin, approximately 9.4 km to the north; and Bad Tölz Town Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary, approximately 11.7 km to the southwest; in the wider vicinity, Schwaneck lies approximately 28.5 km to the northwest as a named map feature.

For comparison with other destinations, you can also view Dachau, Miesbach, Freising, Aschaffenburg, Bavarian Forest, Haßberge, Bavarian Swabia and Neuburg-Schrobenhausen.

To the higher-level travel overview: Bavaria.