Car rental options
by BettyTyranny
Not a "favorite thing" but a good tip for car rental in and near Füssen...
Don't be mislead by the tourist office, who is quick to give you the minimum amount of information: there are several places to rent cars in and near Füssen. For day trips, I like to use Schlichtling on Kemptenerstraße, not far from the Altstadt (old town). They offer all sorts of rates to suit any day trip, but no one-way journeys. At least one employee there speaks English.
http://www.schlichtling.de/
There's also a Europcar pick-up station not far from Lechfall, but you need to arrange for the car to be there in advance because it's not an actual station.
There's also a Budget/National/Alamo station in Schwangau/Horn near the castles. Not sure if they are just a pick-up station or a full-service office, but you can reserve cars there online. (unlike Europcar, who doesn't list Füssen as a pick-up station)
Have fun!
History III
by Kuznetsov_Sergey
In the end of the XIX century Ludwig II constructed his new castle - Neuschwanstein in Hohenschwangau near Fuessen. The railway connected Fuessen and Kaufboiren in 1899. The artificial lake Forggen-see was created as a result of construction of a dam on the Lech.
Now Füssen is a small town in which 16 thousand inhabitants live. Today it is a resort and the center of winter sports. Füssen is at the southern end of the famous Romantic Road and attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world (even from Russia!).
Alte Stadtapotheke
by Kuznetsov_Sergey
The building of the old drugstore (Alte Stadtapotheke) has one of the most beautiful facades of the city. I've already wrote, that there are many very beautiful old houses in Fuessen. But Alte Stadtapotheke is allocated among them.
I am glad, that my opinion coincides with opinion of Michael which can be found out on his magnificent page Fuessen by Michael.
Franciscan monastery
by Kuznetsov_Sergey
There is the bridge across the Lech River in the city centre. Very fine views open on Schlossberg, Kurfuerstliches Schloss and Benedictine monastery of St. Mang from the bridge.
The Franciscan monastery and baroque church of Sacred Stephen is appreciable in the distance. The venerable monastery buildings with the baroque St Stephan’s Church are situated on a small hill above the River Lech from where there is a magnificent view of the medieval town centre. Next to them is the old St Sebastian Cemetery.
Unfortunately we did not manage to get there. Probably, we badly searched for an entrance, may be there is no free entrance. I don't know yet. Next time we'll try to find it out.
Baumgarten
by Kuznetsov_Sergey
There is a fine landscape park near to the Castle. A pass to the Castle is cut through a rock. A walk around of the Castle and picturesque park has given us huge pleasure. Pity that we hadn't enough time to stroll over the whole park.
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Spital Church, Fuessen, DE
Busbahnhof.....
It towers above the little town......
Room detail......
