Isny im Allgäu

Discover Art and the City's History

The former Benedictine monastery, Schloss Isny, is home to the Friedrich Hechelmann Art Gallery, the Isny City Museum and the Municipal Gallery. The three institutions offer different cultural perspectives: the art gallery, museum and gallery each have their own focus. If you would like to combine the city's history with art, you can consider including these venues in your plans for your stay.

The Preacher's Library, city wall, towers, gates, patrician houses, churches and castle offer further insights into Isny's almost thousand-year history. The variety ranges from fortifications and gates to residential buildings and religious architecture. One particularly vivid detail is the original loopholes along the battlement walk on the Lower City Wall. It is partly accessible; the combination of preserved building fabric and visible defensive features makes it a distinct historical landmark.

The free Lauschtour app offers another way to discover the city's history. It takes you along the Isny Oval through the city's past and the surrounding natural landscape. This lets you explore Isny at your own pace. It may be useful when planning your trip if you would like to compare a self-guided tour with a stay focused on individual cultural sites.

Winter Activities: Cross-Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing and Tobogganing

Isny has a network of around 40 kilometres of officially designated cross-country ski trails. A further 30 kilometres of routes in and around Isny add to it. The figures distinguish between the designated trails and the additional routes; both give you an idea of the scale of the cross-country skiing available.

The Volksbank Allgäu-Oberschwaben eG cross-country skiing stadium in Isny has sprint and competition courses. Snowmaking and floodlighting make it possible to train there even when there is little snow and after dark. Alongside the size of the trail network, this is a specific training option that may be a factor when planning a winter stay.

At Felderhalde, the ski area has a 300-metre downhill run where beginners can practise the snowplough and parallel turns. There is also the sledging and toboggan run at the Max-Wild-Arena. These activities differ from cross-country skiing: the downhill run focuses on practising on a short slope, while the arena offers sledging and tobogganing. If you are looking for a holiday apartment for winter, you can consider which of these activities you would like to shape your stay around.

A Visit to the Weekly Market

The Isny weekly market offers food and snacks with a wide variety of flavours, including Indian curry, bratwurst, Leberkäse rolls and fish sandwiches, as well as sweet and savoury baked goods. The selection gives a visit to the market its own culinary focus. You can consider it as another part of your trip between cultural or winter activities, without limiting your stay to a single theme.

When looking for a holiday apartment in Isny im Allgäu, it can help to decide first what kind of trip you want. The city's history and art, exploring on your own with the Lauschtour app, cross-country skiing and other winter activities, or the weekly market can all help guide your choice. This way, you can choose your destination according to the experiences that matter most to you during your stay.

Other destinations: Hoßkirch, Vogt, Berg Bei Ravensburg, Bad Wurzach, Aulendorf, Waldburg, Fronreute, Achberg.

For the broader travel overview: Ravensburg.