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Rainy days are no reason to be down in the dumps and cast dejected looks at the sky. The Tannheimer Tal offers a colourful range of alternative activities. Take a close look at our “Tannheimer­ Tal Aktuell” publication, where you find a list of things on offer by way of sport and leisure activities. From active sport to beauty farms and dancing, you will find a host of suggestions for days when the weather is not so good. Whether it is looking through the local libraries or a shopping trip in the local shops (where the staff are happy to advise and serve you) or a visit to the local sights – there are enough possibilities to get the better of the weather.

Below you will find the most popular cultural and excursion On your arrival you will receive the Tannheimer Tal card spots of the Tannheimer Tal and the surrounding area. (visitors card) from your host. With this card you will get special offers or free entry. Tannheimer Tal, including the amazing surrounding area, is a beautiful spot. It is definitely worth exploring the fantastic Summer cultural and natural treasures in the immediate vicinity. On · Hiking bus (free) days when the weather is bad, an excursion guarantees lovely · Lift entry (reduced ticket price) memories to take home with you. What follows is a selection · Outdoor swimming pool Haldensee (reduced ticket price) of places to visit. You can obtain more information about · Fishing Card (reduced ticket price) individual trips from tourist information centres, subject to · Tennis hall and tennis court (reduced ticket price) availability. · Bike rental helmet and bike (reduced ticket price) · Raiffeisen Galerie Augenblick Exhibition (voluntary donation) · Indoor and outdoor swimming pools in and around the Tannheimer Tal (reduced ticket price) - Indoor playground and climbing (bouldering) hall (reduced ticket price) Imprint Weekly Program (all the year around) Published by: The Tannheimer Tal Tourist Association, A-6675 · Guest reception (free) Vilsalpseestraße 1, Tel.: 0043 5675 6220-0, Fax: 0043 5675 6220-60, · Guided Museum tour (voluntary donation) [email protected], · Small-Bore shooting (reduced ticket price) www.tannheimertal.com · Air gun shooting (reduced ticket price) Publisher: desingskills.at, · Museum of local history (voluntary donation) Photos: Archiv Tourismusverband, vmm-Archiv, Tirol Werbung, · Guided Church tour (voluntary donation) Achim Meurer, Markus Wagner Copyright: All printed material in “What To Do On Holiday” is protected by copyright. Reproduction or other use is only allowed by prior express permission of the publishers. February2 2018 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 3 Weekly Program summer Breweries p. 9 · Alphorn concert (free) Bus Trips p. 10 · Tanni child club (reduced ticket price) Chapels and Churches p. 10 · Bowling alley (reduced ticket price) Cheese Dairy p. 16 · Theater (reduced ticket price) Farmers Market p. 16 · Concerts of local brass bands (free) Felixe Minas Haus p. 17 · Guided hiking tour (free) Flights around the p. 17 Forts and Castles p. 18 Winter Fun Parks p. 20 · Ski and hiking bus (free) Gamskopf p. 21 · Lift for hikers (reduced ticket price) Geo-Trail p. 22 · Ski rental (Alpin, cross-country-ski, snowboard, Glass-blowing Workshop p. 22 ski poles, touring ski, ski boots, helmet, toboggan) Glens and Gorges p. 23 · Raiffeisen Galerie Augenblick Exhibition Hammer Mill p. 24 (voluntary donation) Herb Gardens p. 24 · Indoor swimming pools around the Tannheimer Tal High ropes/Zipline courses p. 25 (reduced ticket price) Horseback Riding p. 26 · Indoor playground and climbing (bouldering) hall Hot-air Ballon Trips p. 27 (reduced ticket price) Ice skating and Curling p. 27 Indoor Climbing Center p. 28 Weekly Program Winter Indoor Ice Rink p. 28 · Snowshoeing tours (free) Karting Track p. 29 Kletter & Bouldertreff p. 30 We wish you a great time in Tannheimer Tal. Lakes p. 31 Lifts in the Tannheimer Tal p. 31 Mines p. 33 Minigolf & Golf p. 34 Ausgezeichnet Wandern Mini-Mobile Model Exhibition p. 35 Museums p. 35 1. Tiroler Alpenkräuterdorf Open Air Swimming Pool p. 39 Ötzi Village p. 40 Our Father trail p. 40 Paragliding p. 41 Planetarium p. 41 Playgrounds p. 42 Ski Childrens World p. 44

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Experience the Neunerköpfle with the informative stations Proffessional mountain and ski guides will do something different at a hight of 1.756 m on a 2 km path. Take an excursion to the with you. Leaded hiking tours, mountain and high tours, sunrise Neunerköpfle, regardless of the weather and be inspired by the tours, fixed rope routes, climbing tours, canyoning, nordic walking, experience. Eleven stations give you information about our nature winter hiking, ski tours, single tours or ice climbing etc. and the animals. The largest summit visitors book in the Alps! When you arrive at the top of the Neunerköpfle, write your name in Tannheim: the largest summit visitors book in the Alps and enjoy the fantastic · Tannheim Guides, Martin Schölll, view with a panorama of up to 200 km. tel. 0043/676/7530883, www.tannheim-guides.at · Hubert Rief, tel. 0043/676/3837354 Start: Mountain station cable-railway Neunerköpfle in Tannheim Grän: Duration: around 1 – 1 1 ⁄2 hours, depending on speed and station · Leo Ammann, tel. 0043/664/5328316 stops Jungholz: Weather: the tour can be taken in any weather · Jungholzer Bergsportführer, Equipment: walking shoes, windproof jacket, camera tel. 0043/5676/83535, www.junholzer.com Address: Bergbahnweg 12, 6675 Tannheim Internet: www.tannheimer-bergbahnen.at Area 47

Between Haiming, Sautens and Roppen, nature has merged with the latest technology to create an unusual experience for visitors of all ages. The world’s largest adventure playground offers adrenaline- filled action in a way never before seen. Whether outdoor adventure, an event arena, waterpark fun or a platform for business-incentives – this location at the 47th parallel leaves nothing to be desired. Further information: 0043/5266/87676 Address: Ötztaler Achstrase 1, 6430 Ötztal-Bahnhof Internet: www.area47.at Travelling time around 100 min/ca. 90 km (via , Fernpass, Imst, Ötztal).

Art Exhibitions Alpenexpress Dengel Gallery Reutte’s public gallery is in historic Dengel House. The Gallery With the Tannheimer Alpenexpress, a small train on wheels you can Association is responsible for presenting local artists and linking travel comfortably to the Vilsalpsee. up with outside partners. The gallery hosts about 5 - 6 exhibitions Times: In the summer daily from 10 am. Each trip takes aproxx. 20 annually, in which foreign artists are also represented. minutes and is every half hour. When the weather is bad, the trips Further information: 0043/5672/5111 are every hour. Changed operating hours per notice! Address: Obermarkt 3, 6600 Reutte You can buy the tickets in the train. Internet: www.ausserferner-galerien.com Group enquiries and further information from Mr. Arthur Näckler, Travelling time around 35 min/ca. 25 km tel. 0043/676/7123459 (via Nesselwängle, Weißenbach, towards Reutte).

6 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 7 Raiffeisen Galerie Augenblick delights or celebrations to sight-seeing – there is something for The gallery is perfect for all those who love art. There are almost everyone. always exhibitions by various artists. All the arts are represented, Further information: 0043/5574/42868 from painting to sculpture. Pop in and spend a moment with us. Adresse: Seestraße 4, 6900 Bregenz Internet: www.vorarlberg-lines.at Address: Höf 33, Travelling time around 90 min./ca. 90 km (via Sonthofen, 6675 Tannheim Oberstaufen).

Heiterwanger See & Plansee Take a trip on the MS Margarethe and MS Willhelm over the fjord- like mountain lake and enjoy the peace. The boat has a sun deck for 100 people. Tickets can be purchased on board. Kunsthaus Lipp Further information: 0043/5674/5116 Year round, permanent exhibition of current works in a gallery Address: Fischer am See 1, 6611 with 400 sqm by the well-known Allgäu artist, Kilian Lipp. Internet: www.fischeramsee.at Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 2.00 - 5.00 pm Travelling time around 40 min./35 km (via Reutte, Heiterwang). Further information: 0049/8324/952237 Address: Gailenberg 13, D-87541 , near Füssen Internet: www.kilianlipp.de The Forggensee-Shipping has two motorised vessels, the MS Travelling time around 35 min/ca. 20 km (via / “Füssen” and the MS Allgäu which sail across the lake regularly. Oberjoch). These tours allow passengers to enjoy the wonderful mountain panorama with a view to Schloss Neuschwanstein and the historical Barefoot Hiking Path town of Füssen. Further information: 0049/8362/921363 Address: Weidachstraße 80, D-87629 Füssen The barefoot hiking path in Höfen at the Hahnenkamm offers Internet: www.stadt-fuessen.de new experience of nature. The beginning is five minutes from the Travelling time around 45 min/33 km (via , Füssen). mountain station on foot. You can hang your shoes around your neck or leave them at the start. Then you’re ready to start, through Breweries straw and water through various elements of the nature. Eight stops offer a special experience, where your five senses and skills ensure unlimited barefoot fun! You can make your way between the stops, s’Höfbräuhaus in Tannheim any way you like and each stop can be seen from the previous one. The first private brewery in the Tannheimer Tal is waiting for you. You can go hiking at loftly heights, where you don’t even need shoes! Tours and special tasting by prior telephone appointment. The last stop is the Höfener Alm where you have the opportunity to Further information: 0043/676/9122643 wash your feet. Address: Höf 19, 6675 Tannheim Further information: 0043/5672/62420 Address: Bergbahnstraße 18, 6600 Reutte Stadl-Bräu Rinnen Internet: www.hahnenkamm-reutte.at Restaurant and brewery in the Außerfern. Home-brewed beer is Travelling time around 30 min/25 km (via Weissenbach). waiting for you. If you like to take part in a tour, please call ahead. Further information: 0043/5674/8150 Boat Rides Address: Hotel Thaneller, 6622 Rinnen/ Internet: www.hotelthaneller.at Travelling time around 55 min/45 km (via Reutte, Heiterwang, Bodensee Berwang). Lake Constance Cruise Trips Beside the regular daily service on the lake beginning early April til mid-October, friends of the boating life can enjoy special cruises with themes, from gastronomic

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Brauerei Zötler Visit ’s oldest family brewery. Do you know how brewers Church St. Wendelin in Grän manage to make beer with a head on it? And how the alcohol in beer The St. Wendelin church with its onion-shaped bell tower, is located is produced? Find the answers to these and many more questions in the center of Grän. Grän had been an “Expositur” (“outpost”) of about the art of brewing. The brewery offers a special tour, with an the Tannheim church since 1794, and was named an independent interesting slide-show, Zwickelbier tasting and a lot more. parish in 1980. The shepards and cattlemen worshipped the patron Further information: 0049/8327/9210 St. Wendelin, and this led to the construction of a small chapel here Address: Grüntenstraße 2, D-87549 Rettenberg already in the 15th century. In 1617, the chapel was demolished and Internet: www.zoetler.de replaced by a new building. The present building was completed in Travelling time around 30 min/35 km (via Oberjoch, Wertach). 1789 under the supervision of the local builder, Michael Zobl, and was inaugurated in 1793. Stylistically, the interior already displays significant elements of Classicism. It has a quadruple-bay great hall Bus Trips with a starkly protruding cornice on doric pilasters, which also encircles the choir stall. The renovation took place from 1986 to 1992. If you feel like a trip, you can always go on a little bus tour, taking in: Expositur Church St. Joseph in Zöblen · The Königsschlösser (Royal Castels) Zöblen with the hamlets of Katzensteig, Oberhalde and Unterhalde · Mainau Island has had a “branch” church since 1794 and is today under the · Kristallwelten (Chrystal Worlds) stewardship of Schattwald. St. Joseph’s church was built in 1785 It is easy to book these tours. Just go along to the travel agency and consecrated in 1793, and replaced the chapel built here in 1682. Wötzer in Grän and enjoy a fantastic day trip! After a fire in 1932, the church was restored and refurbished late Further information: 0043/5675/6221 19th century. It was last renovated in 1989. The interior has a hall Address: Dorfstr. 13, A-6673 Grän with rounded-off corners on the choir arch wall, with a barrel vault Internet: www.woetzer.com ceiling above an encircling cornice; the East side displays a retracted choir room with rounded ends, and the West side has a double Chapeles and Churches gallery.

Church St. Wolfgang in Schattwald Church St. Nikolaus in Tannheim Schattwald with the hamlets of Fricken, Wies, Kappl, Steig, The parish church in Tannheim, once the religious focus for the Rehbach and Vilsrain had been pastorally cared for by the clergy entire Tannheimer Tal, is the second largest church of the Diocese of from Nesselwängle since 1506. In 1699, it became a “Kaplanei” Innsbruck next to Neustift in the Stubai Tal. It was built in Baroque with its own chaplain, in 1787 an style from 1722 to 1724. The builder was Andreas Hafenegger from “Expositur” (branch), and in 1948 Haldensee. A complete renovation of the church took place from an independent parish. In 1835, 1989 to 1996. Additionally, the Tannheim parish church also has a the church tower was raised, in historically significant set of church bells by the famous Tyrolean 1863 a restoration took place, and bronze-casting family, Löffler, which incidentally, is the only in the following year, the newly completely preserved one in . renovated church was consecrated. Today’s existent church is a Church Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption of Mary) in completely new building dating to Nesselwängle 1893. The ceiling frescoes in the The first late Gothic church above the village on the "Lahn" was choir show the patron as protector destroyed in the early 18th century by an avalanche. The church of the parish church and the which followed, located on the present site and built between 1728 village. and 1732, was badly damaged by fire in 1882. It was rebuilt and consecrated in 1885. The tower with the chamfered corners on the top story was covered with an original-style roof in the late 19th century. The most recent church renovation was completed in 1992.

10 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 11 Parish Church Mariä Namen in Jungholz Built in the beginning of 1700 with a beautiful high altar, precious ceiling frescoes, and colorful church windows depicting saints.

Tannheim Valley Chapels These all belong to the Tannheim parish:

Maria-Hilf Chapel (Our Lady of Perpetual Succour) The reason for its erection was the „black plague“, which raged in Tannheim in 1635. The chapel was built in 1649, and only in 1685 was it consecrated with its high altar. The chapel with its shingled onion-domed tower has a spacious interior and uniform altar Dreifaltigkeit Chapel (Holy Trinity) in Kienzerle furnishings from the period around 1680. The shrine-shaped high The construction of the chapel (1680-1700) has to do with the vow of altar bears a statue of the Madonna with Child in its central niche. two women who survived the plague. Flat-roofed prayer room with a round apse and riders, altarpiece depicting the Coronation of the St. Martin in Innergschwend Virgin (19th c.). Renovated in 1989. Between Grän and Tannheim, the small hamlet Innergschwend lies with its chapel consecrated in the name of the Holy Bishop Martin. St. Michael in Kienzen Mentioned the first time in 1494, the original Gothic building The small chapel devoted to St. Michael at the edge of Kienzen was altered in a Baroque style in 1685/86. The conse-cration of harbours a small altar erected around 1680 with a statue of St. the chapel took place in October of 1725 by the then Bishop of Michael, and in the upper part of the altar, God, the Father. . The Rocaille cartouche in Rococo style (around 1760) above the choir arch is decorated with the attributes of St. Martin. Herz-Jesu Chapel on the Hill (Sacred Heart) For the 200th anniversary of the vow of the Sacred Heart, St. Sebastian in Berg Bernadette Müller had a chapel erected in the meadows of Berg The rather unassuming exterior of the Baroque St. Sebastian chapel with a statue in it. On the chapel wall the inscription reads: „Sacred in the hamlet of Berg, north of Tannheim, surprises visitors with Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us, 1796 - 1996“. beautiful stucco features on the interior. Built around 1653, the chapel was expanded and redesigned in 1757, and was most recently These all belong to the Grän parish: renovated in 1995. Michael’s Chapel in Lumberg St. Leonhard in Kienzen (Plague Chapel) Verifiably traced back to 1695, it must have existed much earlier. In 1635 the plague was imported into the Tannheimer Tal by Features: Rocaille beaded stucco from ca. 1760. Altar from the soldiers. At least two-thirds of the population then fell victim to 2nd half of the 17th century, with the image of Archangel Michael the epidemic. Built in the late Gothic period from 1488 to 1495, painted by Rudolf Rief of Tannheim in 1946. the inviting chapel stands in an open field between the hamlets of Kienzen and Untergschwend. St. Jakob Chapel in Haldensee The chapel of St. Jakob the Younger in Haldensee, the birthplace Lourdes Chapel in the Grotto of architect Andreas Hafenegger, first documented in 1695, was South of Tannheim, on a wooded hill, the idyllic Lourdes Chapel is perhaps built under his supervision. a replica of the „Lourdes Grotto“ with the Madonna standing on a bubbling spring. Fourteen stations of the cross lead up to the chapel. These all belong to the Nesselwängle parish: It was built in neo-Gothic style on the occasion of the parish silver jubilee of pastor Anton Zoller in 1902 and decorated by the school Antonius Chapel inspector, Anton Peterlunger, with depictions from the Litany of The St. Antonius chapel, which is part of the “Sunneschlössli” Loreto. Hotel, was consecrated in 1997. It has a wine cellar in its cryptic basement.

12 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 13 Salt Road, three crosses stood here which were called „the three Dreifaltigkeit Chapel (Holy Trinity) in Rauth Built in 1726 by the property owners. Rectangluar-shaped praying hagglers“ in the local vernacular. room with a 3/8th end, ribboned stucco on choir archway. These all belong to the Zöblen parish:

Kreuzkapelle (Cross Chapel) „Eisr Hear im Ölend“ (“Our Sorrowful Lord”) in Zöblen Barrel-vaulted room with round apse, a crucifixion grouping on the altar (end of 17. c.) and statues of Rochus and John.

Lourdes Chapel in Katzensteig Built in 1891/92, with fresco by Hans Buchgschwenter, 1955.

Maria-Hilf Chapel (Our Lady of Perpetual Succour) Located at the fork in the road on the way to Rauth, this chapel was restored after the war by Josef Bilgeri. Prayer room with bell riders, a painting of Madonna and Child by Melchior Paul von Deschwanden, 1874.

St. John the Baptist in Haller Right on the street it was built in 1736/37. High altar from 1641 sponsored by the inhabitants of the small hamlet of Haller, painting These all belong to the Schattwald parish: of Maria with Child and John of Nepomuk and St. John the Baptist. Kreuzigungskapelle (Crucifixion Chapel) in Vilsrain Rainbow Chapel Pointed barrel-vaulted room with a round apse and bell riders. On On the way to the hamlet of Rauth, it is owned by the Perle family. the neo-Gothic altar there is a crucifixion scene, depiction of the Praying room with barrel vaulting, triangular choir room with a entombment of Christ and angels. very valuable Baroque crucifix. Kreuzkapelle (Cross Chapel) in Rehbach Stanzle Chapel near Rauth It was built in 1838 and contains a valuable crucifix. An open chapel on the way to the Birkental valley. Small Baroque altar with a statue of Magnus. Privately owned by the Erdle family. Dairy

Kreuzkapelle (Cross Chapel) at the Gaicht Pass The chapel from the time of the Plague, formerly stood alongside Dairy Biedermann the Gaicht Pass Road, it was rebuilt on a more visible location above This cheese dairy is laid out in modern style. Situated in Haldensee the road by the local community in 1990. (cross­ing Grän – Tannheim – Reutte) you see cheese being made in the traditional way, but with modern equipment. Please note that Visitation of Mary Chapel in Gaicht tours are NOT POSSIBLE for reasons of hygiene. It was built by the locals from Gaicht in 1695 at the sight of the Further information: 0043/5675/6463 previous Gothic chapel. Address: Seestraße 1, 6673 Haldensee Internet: www.biedermann-kaese.com Dreikreuzkapelle (Three Crosses) in Schmitte At the western end of the hamlet called Schmitte, it belongs to the family of Roland and Emma Knittel. During the time of the

14 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 15 Weisslacker Cheese Where do the holes in the cheese come from? Find answers to these and many other cheese-related questions at the mountain cheese dairy hut (Bergkäse-Sennerei), Wertach. Cheese has a particular significance – The Kramer brothers from Wertach invented Weisslacker cheese purely by chance in 1874. Further information: 0049/8365/702199 Adress: Weißlackerplatz 1, D-87494 Wertach Travelling time around 25 min./22 km (via Oberjoch, towards ­Kempten).

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Farmers Store in Felixe Minas Haus The range of regional products includes cured ham, cheeses, The Deutscher Alpenflug flying school based at Durach near sausages, jams, honey, liqueurs, schnapps, herbal teas, herbal salts, Kempten offers air tours over the Alps, to the Bodensee or the Royal herbal soaps, and things made by hand with wool, felt, wood as well Castles. The school offers flying lessons and vouchers can also be as gift baskets and genuine souvenirs. purchased. We try to make everything possible. Address: Höf 6, 6675 Tannheim Further information: 0049/831/5700414, Opening hours: Thuesday and Friday 2.00-5.00 pm Internet: www.deutscher-alpenflug.de Address: Weidacherstraße 17, D-87471 Durach Farm Market at Käthrer’s  Find Tannheimer Tal specialties here on our working farm: we The flight sport club Reutte-Höfen offers flights around Reutte, produce our own cured ham and sausage, eggs from happy chickens, ­Plansee, , Füssen or to the Royal Castles. honey and cheese, personalized gift ideas and a lot more! Further information: 0043/5672/63207 Further information: 0043/650/7377199 Address: Lechau 2, 6600 Höfen Address: Zöblen 17, 6677 Zöblen Internet: www.flugsportverein-reutte.at Internet: www.hofladen-tannheimertal.at Opening hours: Monday-Friday 4.00-6.00 pm, Forts and Castles Saturday 9.00-12.00 am, closed on sundays and holidays.

Ruins of fort Ehrenberg Reutte Felixe Minas Haus This outpost fort was built by Count Meinhard II, the founder of Tirol and was extended to become the furthest outpost castle in Tirol. Further information: 0043/5672/62007 Felixe Minas Haus, located in the center of the village, is one of Address: Klause 1, 6600 Reutte/Tirol the most valuable cultural heritage buildings in Tannheim and the Internet: www.ehrenberg.at region. It was built at the end of the 17th century, is a typical farm Travelling time around 40 min/35 km (via Nesselwängle, house for the area, and is a preserved historic landmark. In Felixe Weißenbach, turn left towards ). Minas Haus there are authentic „Stuben“ (parlours) with original wood paneling and old tiled and masonry stoves. A farmer’s market, Ruins of fort Eisenberg and Hohenfreyberg Zell the music pavillion, and Cultural Liaison of the village are also These date back to the fourteenth century and are the largest castle located here. Group tours upon request. ruins in the Allgäu. Both castles were destroyed in 1646. The castle Further information: 0043/676/9303961 museum is in Zell. Address: Höf 6, 6675 Tannheim Further information: 0049/8364 1237 Travelling time around 25 min/20 km (via Pfronten, Zell bei Eisenberg).

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Neuschwanstein Castle Neuschwanstein was opened to the public in 1886, seven weeks after the death of King Ludwig II. The shy and retiring king had built Neuschwanstein to retire from the public eye. His refuge is now a magnet for the public. Further information: 0049/8362/939880 Address: Neuschwansteinstraße 20, D-87645 Hohenschwangau Internet: www.neuschwanstein.de Travelling time around 45 min/35 km (via Pfronten, Füssen).

Hohenschwangau Castle Built in the twelfth century by the nobles of as castle The 28th April 1330 is regarded as the foundation and inauguration Schwanstein. Having been partially destroyed in the Napoleonic date of this monastery. Up to today, the image of Mary is the wars, Hohenschwangau was rebuilt in neo-gothic style under crown monastery’s centrepiece, which was pledged by Kaiser Ludwig IV. prince Maximilian of by Dominico Quaglio. In Ettal there have been monks living by the Benedictine rules since Further information: 0049/8362/930830 1900. The monastery is also known the world over for the baroque Address: Alpseestraße 12, D-87645 Hohenschwangau organ, the boarding school, the distillery and the brewery. Internet: www.hohenschwangau.de Further information: 0049/8822/740 (gate of monastry) Travelling time around 45 min/35 km (via Pfronten, Füssen). Address: Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 1, D-82488 Ettal Internet: www.kloster-ettal.de Linderhof Palace Travelling time around 70 min/60 km (via Reutte, Plansee). In 1868 Ludwig II was already making his first plans for Linderhof. However, neither the palace modelled on Versailles that was to be sited on the floor of the valley nor the large Byzantine palace Fun Parks envisaged by Ludwig II were ever built. Instead, the new building developed around the forester‘s house belonging to his father Maximilian II, which was located in the open space in front of the Das Spielhaus present palace and was used by the king when crown prince on The “Spielhaus“ is a freely accessible playing paradise for kids hunting expeditions with his father. Linderhof Palace, the eventual from 6 - 16 years of age and is open year-round. The grounds cover result of a long period of building and rebuilding, is the only large almost 300 sqm and have a multiple of indoor activities, like a palace King Ludwig II lived to see completed. boulder room with climbing routes, giant slide and hay jumping, Further information: 0049/8822/92030 billards, darts, table tennis, kicker, children’s big screen cinema or Address: Linderhof 12, D-82488 Ettal a multifunctional room with stage. The use of the playhouse is free Internet: www.linderhof.de of charge, yet prices for the events are listed on site! Open hours are Travelling time around 60 min/50 km (via Reutte, Plansee). the same as that of the clubhouse/restaurant. Further information: 0049/8361/616 Adrdess: Bürgermeister-Martin-Straße 8, D-87484 Internet: www.feriendorf-reichenbach.de Travelling time around 35 min/ca. 30 km (via Pfronten).

18 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 19 Further information: 0049/8374/7477 Buron Kinderpark Address: Hinwang 2, D-87493 Lauben The kids’ park near the chair lifts in Buron are on the southside Travelling time around 50 min/60 km (via Schattwald, Oberjoch, of the Grüntensee between Haslach and Wertach. The playground Kempten-Leubas). is outdoors on a slope and is suitable for kids up to about 12 years. Most of the equipment can be accessed free of charge. For the more Allgäulino Wertach spectacular activities like the tire run, a fee is charged. There is a The hall playground with more than 3000 sqm is a ­paradise for rustic hut at the bottom with a beer garden. children. Climbing towers, a 10 m high dragon castle and electronic Further information: 0049/8365/703536 scooters invite all children to have a lot of fun. Address: D-87497 Wertach Further information: 0049/8365/1027 Internet: www.buron-skilifte.de Address: Alpenstr. 20, D-87497 Wertach Travelling time around 25 min/ca. 25 km (via Oberjoch, Wertach). Internet: www.allgaeulino.de

Legoland Günzburg Gamskopf Everyone knows that there’s always something happening at the Legoland in Germany. Here we have the whole world as games and Travelling time around 25 min/25 km (via Oberjoch). fun in Lego format. Over 50 million Lego bricks and more than 40 You go up with the 8-seater cable railway Füssener Jöchle and attractions. hike on the trail to Gamskopf. The “Panoramic view informer” at Further information: 0049/8221/70075701 the summit of Gamskopf informs you comprehensively about the Address: LEGOLAND Allee, D-89312 Günzburg surrounding mountains. Easily accessible in about 15 minutes from Internet: www.legoland.de the mountain station Füssener Jöchle. From there you can also reach Travelling time around 100 min/150 km (via Oberjoch, A7 the „Kuckst du - sun panorama hat,“ the largest revolving hat of the Kempten/Ulm, A8 Günzburg). Alps (diameter 3.70 m / height 2.90 m). Also in winter time the way to the Gamskopf is very good to commit. Ravensburger Spielepark What was once a corn field in 1997 is now a place where families can enjoy more than 70 attractions in a beautiful natural setting. GEO-Trail Families with children from 2 – 14 years of age play together in various worlds and have fun together. Further information: 0049/7542/400-0 The new Geo-Trail starts at the summit of the Füssener Jöchle Address: Am Hangenwald 1, D-88047 Meckenbeuren 8-seater cable railway and informs visitors about the creation Internet: www.spieleland.com of the Alps and their geology. Additionally, spectators enjoy Travelling time around 115 min/125 km (via Oberjoch, towards spectacular mountain scenery and views of the Tannheim Valley Kempten-Isny, Argenbühl, Meckenbeuren). and surrounding Allgäu.

Skyline Park Bad Wörishofen The leisure and games park for the whole family with Roller- coaster, Nautic jets and a lot, lot more... Further information: 0049/8245/96690 Address: Im Hartfeld 1, D-86825 Bad Wörishofen Internet: www.skylinepark.de Travelling time around 90 min/105 km (via Pfronten, , Kaufbeuren).

Illerparadies Lauben The entertaining leisure park with Animal sanctuary, Mini- Autoscooters, Western Railway and a lot more. The ideal family day in the middle of the Allgäu.

20 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 21 Glass-blowing Workshop Zammer Lochputz The Zammerloch fascinated visitors with its hissing waterfall as far back as the previous century, who were brought by coach to the Pfronten’s glass-blowing workshop produces unique pieces and point where the natural wonder began. The wild natural beauty and small series and of course it is possible to watch the master at work. the secrets of the Zammer Loch are however still as yet reserved for Tours are also available, lasting around half an hour to an hour. climbers who scale the glen with ropes and a due dose of courage. The tour includes information about glass itself, its history and the Nowadays visitors can go through drifts, paths and bridges to the ­future of glass. When visitors bring their children, the tour is of place where the rush of hissing water thunders over sheer cliffs, course oriented towards them. the same water that created the mystique of the gorge over the Further information: 0049/8363/5768 centuries. This natural wonder fascinates young and old alike and Address: Füssener Straße 300 a, D-87459 Pfronten offers dizzying views over one of the most beautiful of Tirol’s “Wild Internet: www.glasblaeserei-endres.de Waters”. Travelling time around 20 min/15 km (towards Pfronten). Further information: 0043/5442/656000 Address: Römerweg 21, 6511 Zams Glens and Gorges Internet: www.zammer-lochputz.at Travelling time around 100 min/90 km (via Reutte, Fernpass, Imst, towards Zams). Breitachklamm The way through the glen leads partly directly through the water Hammer Mill and partly through airy heights. And there are not only natural wonders to admire over the hiker’s head. There are also surprises down below... Wertachs Hammer Mill is on the eastern edge of the town and Further information: 0049/8322/4887 almost 400 years old. Visits are only by appointment. Visitors can Address: Klammstraße 47, D-87561 Oberstdorf see the chapel (“Kleine Wies”) and the 400-year-old hammer mill Internet: www.breitachklamm.de (the former armoury). The hammer mill is estimated to have been Travelling time around 60 min/40 km (via Oberjoch, Hindelang, established between 1610 and 1620. Sonthofen). Further information: 0049/8365/457 Adress: Grüntenseestraße 33, D-87497 Wertach Starzlachklamm Travelling time around 25 min/20 km (Oberjoch, Wertach). A popular destination in Sonthofen ist he picturesque Starzachklamm, which can be explored from the local part Winkel. Herb Gardnes Further information: 0049/8321/615-291 Address: Winkel, D-87527 Sonthofen Internet: www.starzlachklamm Kräuterfee Doris Travelling time around 40 min/30 km (via Oberjoch, Hindelang). Discover the world of wild herbs with the specialist, Kräuterfee Doris. Homemade herbal products based on traditional recipes. Sturmannshöhle Dandelion and pine honey, herbal vinegars, sleeping pillows filled 120 million years of history. The only accessible cave in the with herbs, gifts and a whole lot more. Guided walks, min. 5 Allgäu. Discover the trail of mystical narratives and legends. The persons. illumination in the Sturmannshöhle shines in modern LED light, Further information: 0043/676/5603353 which is also good for the inhabitants of the cave, especially for the Address: Bogen 5a, 6675 Tannheim bats. An experience in the earth‘s interior - all year round. Internet: www.kräuterfee-doris.net Further information: 0049/8326/277 Address: Am Scheid 18, D-87538 Obermaiselstein Internet: www.obermaiselstein.de Travelling time around 50 min/40 km (via Oberjoch, Hindelang, Sonthofen, Altstädten, Maderhalm).

22 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 23 Kräuterdorf Jungholz High Rope Forest - Kletterwald Bärenfalle Jungholz is a place which appeals to all the senses. Everywhere in Total action in Bavaria’s largest high rope course and on Germany’s the village, and done with a lot of love and time commitment, you longest summer toboggan run! Try it out! find a wide range of wild herbs and aromatic spices for teas and Further information: 0049/8323/968050 cooking. Take a herbal tour and visit the herbal gardens. Short Address: Ratholz 24, D-87509 Immenstadt classes by the local experts range from making your own herbal Internet: www.kletterwald-baerenfalle.de balms and soaps to bread-baking. Travelling time around 40 min./ca. 35 km (via Oberjoch, Hindelang, Sonthofen, in the direction of Immenstadt, Buhl am Alpsee). Further information: 0043/5676/8120 Address: Im Gemeindehaus 55, 6691 Jungholz High Rope Forest - Kletterwald Alpine high ropes course in the recreational park “Freizeitpark High Ropes/Zipline Courses Bichlbach”. Climbing, swimming, playing, relaxing, having fun … 5 parcours with 46 elements, suitable for children 6 years and High Rope Garden older. Minigolf, beach volleyball, short field soccer, cafe, hot pool, Fun, excitement and adventure swimming pond, rafting facility, playground and kids parcours. is guaranteed at the high rope Further information: 0049/170/6349688 garden in Nesselwaengle. Address: Hinterbichl 170, 6621 Bichlbach 8 Parcours with two mega Internet: www.kletterwald-bichlbach.at “Flying Fox” routes make Travelling time around 40 min/ca. 35 km (via Reutte, Heiterwang). the facility to a one-time Experience! The high ropes garden is Horseback Riding directly below the famous climbing areas Rote Flüh and Nesselwängle Gimpel in a beautiful forest area. Ideal for children and families. Reiterhof Berggut Gaicht, 0049/8323/968050 Further information: Further information: 0043/676/7805045 Nesselwängle 145, 6672 Nesselwängle Adress: Adress: Gaicht 17, 6672 Nesselwängle Internet: www.kletterwald-tannheimertal.de Tannheim: Alpspitzkick Nesselwang on request, Elisabet Lechleitner The spectacular zip line at the Alpspitzbahn in Nesselwang is Further information: 0043/676/7713884 something for the brave. For 1,2 kilometers you „fly“ down the valley on a tightrope. You can reach speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour. Hot-air Ballon Trips Further information: 0049/8361/1270 Address: Alpspitzweg 5, D-87484 Nesselwang Internet: www.alpspitzkick.de How about an alternative kind of trip high above the rooftops Travelling time around 30 min/ca. 30 km (via Pfronten). of the Tannheimer Tal? You can also explore the Tannheimer Tal and the surrounding area by air. Treat yourself to something High Rope Garden special. It is very simple to book directly at the Tannheimer Tal The forest high ropes course (Waldseilgarten) in Pfronten offers an Balloon Festival in the centre of Tannheim (at the take-off point unforgettable climbing experience for the young and young at heart. Sägerklause). Alternatively you can book through Rudi Höfer Trained professionals monitor the safety of the visitors. (tel. 0043/676/9490250). 0049/8363/9259896 Further information: Internet: www.ballonfestival-tannheimertal.de Ällgauer Straße 12, D-87459 Pfronten/Kappel Address: OR Internet: www.waldseilgarten-hoellschlucht.de Travelling time around 30 min/ca. 20 km (in the direction of Further information.: 0043/676/4556390 (Bernhard Langhans) Pfronten). Internet: www.aggenstein.at/ballonfahren 24 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 25 Ice Skating and Curling Recreation. (Booking Hotline Tel. 0049/8321/615-227). Further information: 0049/8321/609004 Ice Skating Address: Hindelanger Straße. 24, D-87527 Sonthofen It is possible to skate on the frozen Haldensee lake at the village Travelling time around 40 min./ca. 25 km (via Oberjoch, Bad Haller. Here skating fanatics and ice hockey players can practice Hindelang). their hobbies. Please note the signs, if the ice scating is possible. Further information: 0043/5675/6220-0 Bundesleistungszentrum Füssen Open skating for the public daily from 2.00 - 3.50 pm according to Curling daily schedule (see “Eisplansuche”). Tauscher’s Alm, open daily at 11.00 am, except Wednesdays. Only Further information: 0049/8362/5075-0 curling, also available at night with flood lights upon request. Address: Am Eisstadion 1, D-87629 Füssen Further information: 0043/676/6060209 Traveling time about 40 min/30 km (via Pfronten).

Indoor Climbing Center Pfronten There is also a large indoor skating rink in Pfronten, which is a lot of fun even when the weather is bad. Regardless of whether there’s DAV-Kletterhalle Rieden a storm or snow outside, it is lovely and dry inside and ­there is The 880 sqm indoor facility offer routes up to 15 m high, with nothing to stop you having a wonderful time on the ice. almost all levels of difficulty. Attractive boulder areas in indoors Further information: 0049/8363/69888 and outdoors enhance the training possibilities. Address: Frühlingsstraße 12, D-87459 Pfronten-Heitlern Further information: 0049/8362/940187 Opening times: from September to March Address: Dietringer Str. 50, D-87669 Rieden am Forggensee Travelling time around 25 min/20 km. Travelling time around 40 min/ca. 35 km (via Reutte, Füssen). Oberstdorf Kletter& Bouldertreff Tannheim This is the place for all skating fans, in summer or winter. Visitors See Page 28 can skate, just watch, relax and take it easy. This ice sport centre attracts both, visitors from near and far as well as locals. Not only is the ice sport centre architecturally interesting, but the many possibilities to enjoy yourself make it to an unique experience. Further information: 0049/8322/700510 Address: Roßbichlstraße 2-6, D-87561 Oberstdorf Travelling time around 50 min/40 km (via Oberjoch, Sonthofen).

Karting Track

Enjoy more than just the largest and most modern indoor carting Indoor Ice Rinks track in south Germany. The whole track covers an area of 6,000 square metres and allows you to experience the fascination of the sport from close up. Twenty-six nine horsepower gas-powered carts Eissporthalle Sonthofen with 270 ccm engines ensure a thrilling ride in Kaufbeuren. Amusement of a different kind is offered at the Ice Sports Center Further information: 0049/8341/94959 for all skate enthusiasts. Whether in the disco, or during public Address: Daniel-Kohler-Straße 2, D-87600 Kaufbeuren skating or as on-looker at a hockey game, fun is guaranteed! Open Internet: www.all-kart.de rink skating for the public is during the winter season (October- Travelling time around 70 min/85 km (via Pfronten, mid March). Additionally, recreational groups/corporations can Marktoberdorf). rent the rink; further information at City Hall, Dept. of Sports and

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Upstairs at the tourist information in Liftgesellschaft Nesselwängle Tannheim a climbing area was created with a This mountain station is situated at a height of 1.506 m with a two- total of 250 sqm - of which 170 sqm are Boulder seater chair-lift ­(summer and winter), 3 ski tows, area. With up to four meters high walls the 1 beginners lift. boulder area is suitable for kids and less Further information: 0043/5675/8250 experienced climbers to try in the vertical. Internet: www.lifte-nesselwaengle.at The ideal place for training for all alpinists and those who want to become one. Sonnenbergbahnen Grän Further information: 0043/5615/6220-31 This mountain station is situated at a height of 1.821 m with an Opening hours: 8-seater cable railway (summer and winter), a six-seater chair-lift, 2 ski tows, 1 beginners lift. Further information: 0043/5675/6363 Internet: www.lifte-graen.com

Tannheimer Bergbahnen Neunerköpfle Tannheim This mountain station is situated at a height of 1.810 m with an 8-seater cable railway (summer and winter), a two-seater chair-lift, 3 ski tows, 1 beginners lift and Ice Age children land. Further information: 0043/5675/6260 Internet: www.tannheimer-bergbahnen.at

Tannheimer Bergbahnen Rohnenspitze Zöblen This mountain station is situated at a height of 1.400 m, four-seater chairlift, 1 beginners lift (open only in winter). Further information: 0043/5675/6260-30 [email protected] Internet: www.tannheimer-bergbahnen.at

Tannheimer Bergbahnen Wannenjoch Schattwald This mountain station is situated at a height of 1.565 m, three-seater chairlift, one ski tow (summer and winter). Further information: 0043/5675/6260-41 [email protected] Internet: www.tannheimer-bergbahnen.at

Jungholzer Skilifte Lakes This mountain station is situated at a height of 1.450 m with 2 four- seater chair-lifts, 4 ski tows and the N’Ice Bear children’s land (open only in Winter). Vilsalpsee & Haldensee Further information: 0043/5676/81450 The outdoor swimming pool at the south-east end of the Haldensee Internet: www.jungholz.de invites visitors to go swimming and paddling. The Vilsalpsee in the nature reserve ­alpsee offers visitors an idyllic mountain panorama and rare flora and fauna close up.

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Mining Museum Minigolf Jungholz Helmet lamps point the way into this “dark At the open air swimming pool in Jungholz. chapter” of the Allgäu history. Deep inside the 1.738 Further information: 0043/5676/8187 m high Grünten, miners dug coal until the middle of the 19th century in dark mine shafts. Outside Alpenseehof Golf range in the fresh air, where once the ore was smelted to Nestling in the wonderful Alpine foothills between Nesselwang iron, the “Mining Experience” was founded. On and at the Attlesee. There is a driving range over 55,000 sqm, the “Königssträßle” rustic huts form the centre of including a putting-green of around 700 sqm, a pitch-and-chip a “museum to touch”, an educational and varied green, a driving range with open-air and covered tees, three golf experience for all visitors ranges and golf instructors. Further information: 0049/8321/7884646 Further information: 0049/8361/925834 Address: Grüntenstraße 2, D-87545 Burgberg Address: Attlesee 14, D-87484 Nesselwang Internet: www.erzgruben.de Internet: www.alpseehof.de Travelling time around 35 min/25 km Travelling time around 40 min/40 km (via Pfronten, Nesselwang). (via Oberjoch, towards Sonthofen). Golf course Oberstaufen Silver Mines Schwaz The golf course in Oberstaufen combines a public 9-hole course Another special experience is a visit to the Silver Mine in Schwaz. with a driving range. The course also offers golf lessons. At For more than 500 years over 11,000 miners extracted silver and Oberstaufen, the philosophy is “Golf for everyone”. copper through their exhausting work. The Silver Mine Schwaz is Further information: 0049/8386/939250 also called the “mother of all mines”. After a short ride in a mining Address: Buflings 1, D-87534 Oberstaufen car you gain first-hand experience of the work, the life and the Internet: www.golfclub-oberstaufen.de special features of the Silver Mine in Schwaz. Travelling time around 60 min/50 km (via Oberjoch, Sonthofen). Further information: 0043/5242/72372-0 Address: Alte Landstraße 3a, 6130 Schwaz/Tirol Golf course Oberstdorf Internet: www.silberbergwerk.at The most southern and (from the point of view of the landscape) Travelling time around 130 min/150 km (via Reutte, Innsbruck A12, one of the most beautiful golf courses of Germany is just waiting for exit Schwaz). your visit. Play 18-hole golf on our idyllic course. Further information: 0049/8322/2895 Knappenwelt Gurgtal Address: Gebrgoibe 2, D-87561 Oberstdorf The mining experience in Tarrenz. Nine buildings invite you to Internet: www.golfclub-oberstdorf.de discover the fascination of the mining industry and go to a journey Travelling time around 60 min/45 km (via Oberjoch, Hindelang, into the past. A visit in „Happi’s hut“ and the wonderful Kneipp Sonthofen). water-treading facility „Frauenbrunnen“ are worth seeing. Further information: 0043/5412/63023 Golf course Address: Tschirgant 1, 6464 Tarrenz One of the greatest assets of this course is without doubt the ideal Internet: www.knappenwelt.at location. The course has nine holes and the clubhouse provides the Travelling time around 75 min/60 km (via Weißenbach, towards opportunity to relax in comfortable and elegant surroundings. Reutte, Fernpass, ). Further information: 0043/5673/22366 Address: Am Rettensee 1, 6632 Ehrwald Internet: www.tiroler-zugspitzgolf.at Travelling time around 60 min/50 km (via Reutte, towards Fernpass).

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Mini-Mobile Model Exhibition Green House The museum of local life is in the so-called Grünes Haus in the centre of Reutte. The objects on display show the artistic The exhibition is a small-scale transport museum. More than development of the area. The museum provides an overview of the 12.000 models from all over the world grant us an insight into changing cultural history of the Außerfern over the years. the history of the car, air and space travel, sea travel and the Further information: 0043/5672/72304 railway network. Address: Untermarkt 25, 6600 Reutte Further information: 0049/8321/87717 Internet: www.museum-reutte.at Address: Oberstdorfer Straße 10, D-87527 Sonthofen Travelling time around 30 min./25 km (via Nesselwängle, Travelling time around 40 min/30 km (via Oberjoch, Bad Weißenbach, turn left towards Reutte). Hindelang). Internet: www.minimobil-museum.de European Castle Museum Experience the exciting story of Knight Henry and his beloved, Museum Mary, which takes place in the middle of the 14th century. Have you ever laughed out loud in a museum? No? Then visit the museum in Ehrenberg and submerge yourself in the Local museum in Tannheim Middle Ages within the historic walls of the Ehrenberg Klause. Experience history with all your senses. A museum filled with touching, smelling, looking and listening. Further information: 0043/5672/62336 Address: Klause 1, 6600 Reutte/Tirol Internet: www.burgehrenberg.com Travelling time around 30 min/25 km (via Nesselwängle, Weißenbach, turn left towards Reutte, Fernpass).

Museum of Local Life In this museum you can see how the farmers of the region lived around a hundred to two hundred years ago. It is always worth visiting our museums, particularly the Further information: 0049/8365/702199 Heimatmuseum at Tannheim/Kienzen. The old farm house Address: Grüntenseestraße 27, D-87497 Wertach transports you back in time. Visitors pass through rooms done Travelling time around 25 min. /20 km out in the style of our ancestors and can see all the equipment and vehicles they used, together with musical instruments and Museum of Local Life accessories. In addition there are countless photographs of a bygone This museum in Oberstdorf is a whole treasure trove for the age showing us how life used to be … enthusiast and interested visitor. It will be impress even for those Open in the summer Wednesday and Friday 1.30-5.00 pm and in who are not normally interested in museums. The building is an the winter Wednesdays 1.30-4.30 pm. Closed on public holidays. old farm, one of the few wooden houses in the centre of town which Address: Kienzen 7, 6675 Tannheim was spared in the great fire of 1865. It is a beautiful old house with Further information: 0043/676/9303961 low rooms, panelled walls and ceilings, separate passageways and a fascinating history. Further information: 0049/8322/5470 Address: Oststraße 13, D-87561 Oberstdorf Internet: www.oberstdorf-heimatmuseum.de Travelling time around 60 min/40 km (via Oberjoch, Hindelang, Sonthofen).

32 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 33 Museum of tyrolian Farms Carnival of Imst Museum The tour through the open-air museum lasts 1 1 ⁄2 hours, taking you This newly-designed museum uses modern technology to show an through the Wipptal and to the Unterinntal North Tirol via East established tradition in many aspects. Extracts from films from and South Tirol up to the Oberinntal and allows you to experience the 1930’s to today enable visitors to immerse themselves in the the farms architecture of the whole Tirol in a day. primeval force, the rhythm and also the secretive aspect of the Further information: 0043/5337/62636 masked parade. Address: Angerberg 10, 6233 Kramsach Further information: 0043/5412/69100 Internet: www.museum-tb.at Address: Streleweg 6, 6460 Imst Travelling time around 145 min/170 km (via Reutte, Fernpass, A12 Internet: www.fasnacht.at exit Kramsach). Travelling time around 80 min/60 km (via Reutte, Heiterwang, Fernpass, towards Imst). Alpine Museum The museum shows the history of the Alps as a place to live. The Skiing Museum pictures illustrate how people saw and experienced the mountains The beginning of the exhibition shows the posters of various at various times in history. This comprehensive exhibition shows Olympic Winter games. Also the official Olympic banner from you how the mountains were portrayed in the earliest times, a Grenoble 1968 with its own history. Ski jumping from 1925 to selection of trees, animals and a lot more. In the ski collection there today is shown in front of the backdrop of the old mill trench. The are winter sports equipment from all periods of history. museum’s treasure box contains the oldest exhibits. Further information: 0049/831/2525740 Further information: 0049/8326/3646-0 Guided Tour: 0049/831/2525369 Address: Hauptstraße 3, D-87538 Fischen im Allgäu Address: Landwehrstraße 4, D-87435 Kempten Internet: www.skimuseum-fischen.de Internet: www.kempten.de Travelling time around 45 min/30 km (via Oberjoch, Sonthofen, Travelling time around 50 min/50 km (via Oberjoch, A7, Kempten- towards Oberstdorf). Leubas, towards Lorenzkirche). Museum of Mountain farming Allgäu-Museum Kempten At the foot of the majestic peaks of the Alps, surrounded by hills, The Allgäu Museum is located in the historical Kornhaus and is de­ lakes, meadows and forests, in the small village of Diepolz near signed in a modern way which at the same time takes account of the the town of Immenstadt at an altitude of 1037m, lies our open air spatial arrangement of the late 16th-century building. The museum museum, the Allgäuer Bergbauernmuseum. is set out in an exciting way and continues to guarantee surprises in The tour around the museum will lead you past our herb and our the form of sights and sounds. A children’s path with various play cottage garden and our apiary. Inside the farmhouse children will stops was designed for younger visitors. love to find real farm-animals and a hay-stack open for play while Further information: 0049/831/540212 the parents can enjoy spectacular views of the mountains. Address: Großer Kornhausplatz 1, D-87439 Kempten Groups can book guided tours in English and French (advance Internet: www.allgaeu-museum.de booking is required). Travelling time around 50 min/50 km (via Oberjoch, A7, Further information: 0049/8320/709670 Kempten-Leubas, towards Lorenzkirche). Address: Diepolz 44, D-87509 Immenstadt-Diepolz Internet: www.bergbauernmuseum.de Swabian Farm Museum Travelling time around 45 min/45 km (via Oberjoch, Sonthofen, This museum is located in Illerbeuren and invites you to come and Immenstadt). take a stroll through the history of . More than 30 buildings spanning four centuries does not only make the past come alive. The Bee-Keeping Nature Center extensive museum grounds contain not only furnished houses and The center offers interesting facts about the life and work of bees, courtyards but a lot of interesting things connected with rural history. including their endangerment, about honey, honey production and Further information: 0049/8394/1455 the profession of bee-keepers. Presentations and education on bee- Address: Museumstraße 8, D-87758 Kronburg (Illerbeuren) keeping also take place here. Internet: www.bauernhofmuseum.de Further information: 0049/8364/983033 Travelling time around 60 min/80 km (via Oberjoch, towards Kempten). Address: Hauptstraße 66, D-87637 Seeg 34 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 35 Opening hours: Mid April - End October: Ötzi Village Thursday and Sunday from 2.00-5.00 pm. Registration by Wednesday 12.00 pm! Travelling time around 40 min/ca. 30 km (in direction of Pfronten). Get to know the life in the late stone age. The “Ötzi-village” Raftsmen Museum is an archeologic open-air This exhibition imparts an overview of the historic rafting museum, which shows the profession on the River, the quarrying of sandstone and life in visitors the lifestyle but also the raftmens’ town. Open only in summer months. economic activities during the Further information: 0049/8862/9878-30 lifetime of Ötzi. Address: Weidach 8, D-86983 am See Internet: www.floesser-lechbruck.de Further information: 0043/5255/50022 Travelling time around 55 min/ca. 50 km (Pfronten, Füssen, Address: Am Tauferberg 8, 6441 Umhausen Roßhaupten). Internet: www.oetzidorf.com Travelling time around 115 min/90 km (via Reutte, Fernpass, Imst, Open air swimming pools Ötztal).

Our Father Trail Haldensee open air swimming pool Swimming fun with a unique mountain backdrop! · Pool for small children On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Tirol’s dedication to · Non-swimmer area the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the parish of Grän set up a meditation · Water massage jets and waterfall path in 1996, which invites visitors to a reflective walk among · Sports pool wonderful countryside. We invite you to use the peace and quiet of · The special highlight is a 50 m long water slide your holiday to take some for spiritual rest. The way begins at the Open from June to the beginning of September daily from Grän/Lumberg hiking tour path. 10.00 am - 7.00 pm Paragliding

Enjoy the indescribable experience of soaring through the air, as silently as a bird. From the bird’s eye perspective you have an unforgettable view, high above the Tannheimer Tal. Tandem flights are also possible, if you prefer fun for two. With an experienced paraglider you can enjoy a wonderful flight from the Neunerköpfle in Tannheim. Further information: 0049/172/6070564 Address: Bergbahnweg 12, 6675 Tannheim Internet: www.flugschule-tannheimertal.com Felsenbad ­Jungholz Enjoy the natural water from the mountains! Tandem Flights · Heated open air pool (21-25°C) - Happy to fly: Florian Peintner, Tel. 0043/676/5282230 · Children’s paddling area with an area for small children - Flugschule Tannheimertal: see obove · Sunbathing lawn Further information: 0043/5676/8187

36 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 37 Planetarium New Playground in Grän The new designed playground with treehouses, a maze, rope slide, sandboxes and a lot more, is worth a visit. Bringing the sky a bit nearer! The Planetarium in Schwaz is a multimedia entertainment, cultural and educational experience Forest Playground in Grän which appeals to everyone regardless of age. A small playground in a lovely quiet spot directly by the cycle and Further information: 0043/5242/72129 hiking path. Address: Alte Landstraße 15, 6130 Schwaz/Tirol Internet: www.planetarium.at Big Playground in Tannheim Travelling time around 135 min/150 km (via Reutte, Innsbruck, A12 The large play area behind the building of the tourist information exit Schwaz). invites kids of all ages to try the slackline, the rope slide or the climbing tower. Playgrounds Jungholz The Neandertal Playground right at the Felsenbad offers his visitors Forest Play Area in Nesselwängle unique created slides, swings and a lot more to discover. This play area is in a quiet spot and boasts a rope slide, swings, a St. Leonhard playground slide, rocking animals and a lot more. Definitely worth a visit! Directly at the St. Leonhard chapel in Kienzen along the bicycle path lies this neat playground with a swing, a slide and a little Schmittebächle Playground stream to build dams. This playground at the Schmittebächle in Nesselwängle is completely new. There is a car park at the lifts in Nesselwängle.

„Plitsch Platsch“ Playground in Schattwald The playground directly adjoins the elementary schooland all children are invited to come and play, climb and work off some energy. The playground has a rope slide, a slide, swings, a sand pit and a climbing frame. Those who are not tired when they’ve finished can go on to the Moorweiher “Floschen”. Here children can play and splash around in natural surroundings.

Wellness Loungers Along the „Höhenweg“ Berg in direction Grän. Just let yourself go in one of the hammocks and get your mind and body to become one. Enjoy the peacefulness and the gurgling water sounds of the spring. Michels children land The children playground at the Wannenjoch – directly at the Children’s World in Zöblen mountain station of the three-seater chair-lift. The rope slide, the Below the Gasthaus Alpenrose, near the bicycle path you will find a climbing tower and the swings are very interesting for children. small playground with swing and slide, a Sandbox, a Rope climbing The Wannenjoch invites the adults for a comfortable day. carousel and a lot more. Free parking directly at the playground.

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Ice Age children‘s land, Tannheim Erdinger Arena, Oberstdorf Includes magic carpet and a tubing run for everyone. Everyone can, like the ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer and Further information:0043/5675/6260 Severin Freund, easily arrive by elevator at the Schanzenturm Internet: www.tannheimer-bergbahnen.at and enjoy the magnificent view. With another lift you get to the jumping-of platform with stunning views of Oberstdorf and the N’Ice Bear children‘s land, Jungholz surrounding mountain landscape. For happy hours in the snow. There is a separate children’s area Further information: 0049/8322/8090-300 with magic carpet, an Iglo, a massive pipe slide, a snow carousel, a Address: Am Faltenbach 27, D-87561 Oberstdorf bouncy castle, a small zoo with animals and a woodsman’s house. Internet: www.erdinger-arena.de Access only with a valid skiing card from the Lift Jungholz. Travelling time around 40 min/35 km (via Oberjoch, Sonthofen). Further information: 0043/5676/81450 Internet: www.jungholz.de Ski Flying Hill, Oberstdorf Playful elegance and captivating weightlessness characterize the Pumuckl slope, Zöblen Heini Klopfer Ski Jump. It blends well into the charming landscape In Zöblen you find the perfect beginners slope with children’s and offers ski jumpers a maximum sporting possibilities. On the 139 carousel and parcour. m long runway, the jumpers take off with about 106 km/h and carry Further information: 0043/5676/6260-30 speeds of 130 km/h upon landing. From the highest starting point Internet: www.tannheimer-bergbahnen.at to the bottom there is a 207 m height differential; the tower itself is 72 m high. Fairytale meadow, Grän Further information: 0049/8322/8090-300 In Grän on the fairy tale meadow slope our little beginners Address: Am Faltenbach 27, D-87561 Oberstdorf, GERMANY can get acquainted with the snow. Internet: www.skifliegen-oberstdorf.com Further information: 0043/5675/6363 Travelling time around 60 min/ca. 40 km (via Oberjoch, Sonthofen). Internet: www.lifte-graen.com Smuggler Path

The secret way between Wannenjoch and Iseler. In former times salt and some other goods were smuggled in the bordering Allgäu. And also on the way back the backpack was always filled with a Kids land, Nesselwängle lot of smuggled goods. Appropriate hidden and wildromantically In the Kids land in Nesselwängle there is a tow rope, a wavy lane, a is the route still today. You can complete this route in 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 bob run and a fairy tale hut with statues. hours, it’s depending in which mood you are. After ascent with the Fun is guaranteed! Wannenjoch 3-seater chair lift from Schattwald, it goes directly Further information: 0043/5675/8250 from the mountain station to the path. The way leads across the Internet: www.lifte-nesselwaengle.at tyroleans national borders to the mountain station of the Iseler mountain railway.

40 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 41 Summer Toboggan Run Further information: 0049/8362/98360 Address: Tegelbergstraße 33, D-87645 Schwangau Internet: www.tegelbergbahn.de Alpspitzbahn Nesselwang Travelling time around 50 min/35 km (towards Pfronten, Füssen). Hours of pleasure for old and young at the summer toboggan run (over 1 km long). Wally Blitz, Further information: 0049/8361/1270 The newest summer coaster in the Außerfern! Speeds up to 40 Address: Alpspitzweg 5, D-87484 Nesselwang km/h, 900 m long run, 25 curves, 4 jumps, 1 tunnel, 1 steep curve, Internet: www.alpspitzbahn.de 100 % fun! Travelling time around 40 min/35 km (via Pfronten). Further information: 0043/5634/6240 Address: Untergiblen 15, 6652 Elbigenalp Alpsee Coaster Bühl at the Alpsee (summer and winter) Internet: www.wallyblitz.at On the 3 km long distance with 68 blends, 23 waves, 7 jumps and 4 Travelling time around 40 min/ca. 40 km (über Nesselwängle, bridges over ways and streams, younger and older guests will have a Weißenbach, Lechtal). lot of fun. Further information: 0049/8325/252 Suspension Bridges Address: Ratholz 24, D-87509 Immenstadt Internet: www.alpsee-bergwelt.de Travelling time around 50 min/40 km (via Sonthofen). highline179 Reutte Due to the suspension Alpine Coaster Oberstdorf bridges narrow and open The toboggan run guarantees a lot family fun in all weathers. This design, visitors experience nerve-racking trip is on the 850 m long. a remarkable floating Further information: 0049/8322/98756 sensation. At a heigt of Address: Kornau-Wanne 8, D-87561 Oberstdorf 114 m and with a 360° Internet: www.soellereckbahn.de panorama, the visit ist Travelling time around 60 min/45 km (via Oberjoch, Sonthofen). really a unique experience. In December 2014, the rope suspension bridge gained a place in the Alpine Coaster Imst Guinnes Book of Records as “Longest Tibet-style footbridge”. The longest Alpine roller-coaster in the world slides up hill and Further information: 0043/5672/62336 down dale in Imst. You go 3.5 km downhill on a sledge, up to 6 m Address: Klause 1, 6600 Reutte above the ground. Internet: www.highline179.com Further information: 0043/5412/66322 Travelling time around 30 min/ca. 30 km (in the direction of Address: Hoch Imst 19, 6460 Imst Weißenbach, Reutte). Internet: www.alpine-coaster.at Travelling time around 85 min/65 km (via Reutte, Heiterwang, Pedestrian Bridge Fernpass). 105 m above the Höhenbachschlucht, the 200 m long bridge provides an excellent view onto Holzgau and into the tranquil Summer Toboggan Run Höhenbachtal. All around the suspension bridge, there is an The longest toboggan run in Tyrol. 1,3 km and 40 bends are the extensive network of hiking trails. The certified “Lechweg” Trail, dates of the Rolba-Run-Express. The speed you can choose yourself which follows the River Lech all the way from its source to its fall, – a unique fun in the summer also leads across the bridge. One special characteristic of the bridge Further information: 0043/5673/2323 – during the night the handrail is lit with LEDs and is thus visible in Travelling time around 45 min/35 km (via Reutte, Heiterwang) the dark . Further information: 0043/5634/5315 Tegelbergbahn Schwangau Travelling time around 50 min./ca. 50 km (in the direction of A summer toboggan run (760 m long), children’s playground, Weisenbach, Lechtal). scooter track, beer garden...

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In Tanni‘s Kinderparadies the little ones Multimedia artist André Heller designed a unique and magical Tanni‘s place. This beloved attraction has brought moments of wonder to have plenty of room to play. over thirteen million visitors from all around the world. Visitors are The new Indoor play area in the Tourist surprised, touched, and perhaps even transformed by crystal in all information building in Tannheim offers its facets. children until about twelve years an area of 350 sqm a lot of Action, fun and variety, 0043/5224/51080 K Further information: in with game elements like a Suspension Kristallweltenstraße 1, 6112 Wattens/Tirol de ies Address: rparad bridge, ramps or Bungee snakes. The Internet: www.swarovski-kristallwelt.com Travelling time around 130 min/135 km (via Reutte, Innsbruck A12, smallest ones have a separated play area, exit Wattens). where the game elements are made of special soft materials. Further information: 0043/5675/6220-31 Tannis Children Club Opening hours:

For our small guests, we offer the Tanni children’s club in summer time. This daycare is for children from 4 to 12 years. During common excursions, outdoor games and a varied program, fun and excitement are guaranteed. Under the supervision of trained childminder, every day turns into an unforgettable experience for all children.

Further information: 05675/6220-0 Address: Vilsalpseestraße 1, A-6675 Tannheim Internet: www.tannheimertal.com

44 · www.tannheimertal.com · www.tannheimertal.com 45 Toboggan Runs Hindelang Two runs for those who like to take it easy and for those who prefer things a bit faster. Each run is 3.5 km long and a chair lift Tannheim will carry you comfortably to the toboggan starting point. You can At he Ice Age children‘s land there is a 200 m long run. either bring your own toboggan or rent one directly from the lift station. Haldensee Further information: 0049/8324/2404 At the Haldensee towards Tauscher‘s Alm you can reach the starting Internet: www.hornbahn-hindelang.de point of the toboggan run on foot. The run is around 500 metres Travelling time around 20 min/20 km (via Schattwald, Oberjoch). long.

Nesselwängle Treetop Walkway Baumkronenweg This toboggan run is fun for the whole family and is 3,5 km long. You can reach the starting point comfortable with the lift or on foot. Then the fun can begin. As part of the woodland educational science project of the “Walderlebniszentrums Ziegelwies” near Füssen, visitors walk along a 450 m long wooden construction in dizzying heights of over 100 meters above the forest floor reaching several barrier- free “heaven’s platforms”. A particular highlight is that the Treetop Walkway leads across the border into and connects the alpine regions Tyrol and Allgäu. In addition to the elevated “high” you get, there is also a climbing course, a barefoot path, and places for the entire family to play in the “Valley of the Senses”. Further information: 0049/8362/93875-50 Internet: www.walderlebniszentrum.eu Travelling time around 35 min/ca. 30 km (via Pfronten, old border road to Füssen).

Water Sports Haller From the Adlerhorst you can go back the valley by the toboggan. If you have no toboggan, you can easily rent one from 12.00 - 5.00 pm Island Lake and hand it back at the finishing point. Evening tobogganing can This place offers pure fun with something for everyone and the also be arranged by appointment. numerous pieces of sports equipment can all be tested or mastered. Further information: 0043/5675/8224 Whether waterskis, kneeboards, monoskis, trickskis, rings or wakeboards – the lift team is happy to give tips on enquiry. And Schattwald those who don‘t want to go on the water can take a dip in the lake at In the local part Wies you can find a 500 m long toboggan run. pleasant temperatures in clear water or watch the action at the bar over a coffee. Jungholz Further information: 0049/8323/9896910 The toboggan run from the Alpe Stubental is 3.5 km long. Address: Am Inselsee 2, D-87544 Blaichach Toboggans can be rented and there is the possibility to go Internet: www.wakeboard-allgaeu.de tobogganing at night. Travelling time around 40 min/30 km (via Oberjoch, towards Further information: 0043/676/9301963 Kempten).

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A new part of the St. James Trail or Jakobsweg, leads through the Alpenzoo Innsbruck Tannheimer Tal. On the 40 km long trail, which mainly travels More than 2,000 animals covering 150 species from the whole Alps along the Salt Road in direction of Lake Constance, pilgrams region ensure an unforgettable experience in Europe’s highest zoo wander from Berwang in the Austrian Zugspitz Region through the (727 m). Tannheimer Tal to Oberjoch, Germany’s highest mountain village. Further information: 0043/512/292323 The trail through the Tyrolean region is hikable in two to three Address: Weiherburggasse 37, 6020 Innsbruck days and has many scenic attractions. Among them the rounded- Internet: www.alpenzoo.at arch bridges on the old Gaicht Pass, the crystal-blue Haldensee Travelling time around 120 min/125 km (via Reutte, Fernpass, A12, embedded in the Tannheim mountains and the small „cathedral of exit Innsbruck West). Tyrol“ in Tannheim, a reproduction of the St. James Cathedral in Innsbruck. If the „Ausserfern Way of St. James“ has you enthralled, you can simply continue to the final destination of the „Jakobsweg“ in Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

Wild Animal Observation Point

As soon as the temperatures start to fall below freezing and the first snow falls, visitors can observe a natural spectacle in the Tannheimer Tal. Two to three hours before sundown, wild stags and roe deer appear at the feeding site in Zöblen. Three telescopes are set up near the feeding grounds in order to watch the very shy animals at a close range, but not to disturb them. The observation stand is located at the “Berggasthof Zugspitzblick“, which at 1.300 m altitude offers a spectacular view into the Tannheimer Tal and, with a little luck, also to Germany’s highest mountain. Further information: 0043/5675/6648 Steichelzoo Bichlbach Address: Oberhalde, 6677 Zöblen Countryside and a lot of lively fun! Owls, monkeys, birds, ducks, ponies. Come and stroke our animals! Woodland Nature Center Further information: 0043/5674/5209 Internet: www.streichelzoo.com Travelling time around 40 min/35 km (via Reutte, Heiterwang). An experience of nature for the whole family Here you can experience the forest in its original form and Burgberger Tierparadies understand its significance in the nature. Since 2002 we have been The most diverse animals live on our animal paradise. Many of making it possible for you to explore the natural habitat between them like to be petted. Young and old alike can enjoy the wonderful the wild river Lech and the precipices of the Allgäu forest through atmosphere and relax while watching and petting the animals. A lot both German and Austrian territory – nature does not recognise can be learned about the animals in the petting zoo areas. borders! Our informative exhibitions and a varied outdoor Further information: 0049/160/996209599 landscape invite you to come and take in new things in the forest, in Address: Häuserer Allee 2, D-87545 Burgberg im Allgäu the countryside and in the mountains and to find out more. Internet: www.burgberger-tierparadies.de Further information: 0049/8362/9387550 Travelling time around 35 min/ca. 30 km (via Sonthofen, Burg- Address: Tiroler Straße 10, D-87629 Füssen berg). Internet: www.wez-ziegelwies.de Travelling time around 35 min/30 km (via Pfronten, old road to Füssen).

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Further information about all the leisure activities and excursions are available at the local tourism offices or tel. 0043/5675/6220-0.

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