The Alpenrosenweg

The Alpenrosenweg is an easy high road between Füssen and Hohenschwangau, where you can expect beautiful views of numerous sights and scenic highlights of the area. He was around the year 1850 laid out by King Maximilian II for his wife Marie and is a part of the Ostallgäuer Höhenweg.

A hike on the beautiful Alpenrosenweg is best started directly in the romantic old town of Füssen, which has a very special flair with its narrow winding alleys, numerous old buildings and many cozy cafes and restaurants. Among the top attractions in Füssen's old town are the old Benedectin monastery of St. Mang with its magnificent rooms and the Gothic High Castle, which is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Bavaria and is decorated with remarkably artistic architectural and illusion paintings. The Hohe Schloss houses a branch gallery of the Bavarian and the Städtische Galerie. In A stroll through the old town of Füssen always catches the eye of beautiful historical churches, old fountains and Gothic houses. The bustle on the Schrannenplatz and around the city fountain awakens memories of an Italian Piazza. Numerous street cafes and restaurants invite you to relax and pamper your guests with delicious Allgäuer delicacies.

The Alpenrosenweg can be reached if you walk through the old town to the Lechfall. Here, where roaring water masses up to 12 Falling meters into the depth, expects an imposing natural spectacle. A perfect view of it and the impressive Lech gorge can be found on the King Max Steg, which leads directly over the Lechfall. With this bridge and a bust embedded in the rock face, Maximilian II was born. a monument, which also underlines the dedication "the grateful city of Füssen". Finally settled after Maximilian II. in year 1833 The Hohenschwangau Palace was built and enjoyed an enormous economic boom in the region. Here at the Lechfall you reach the Alpenrosenweg, the Maximilian II. around the year 1850 It was for his wife Marie. Around this path countless alpine roses were planted that explain its name. Of the alpine roses is hardly anything to see today, but you get on a hike over the alpine rose path grandiose views of the landscape and sights of the area offered.

Probably the most beautiful views that await you on the Alpenrosenweg go down to the Schwansee and its adjacent park. The areas around the Swan Lake left King Maximilian II. in the years 1837 and 1838 by the Prussian garden artist and landscape architect Peter Joseph Lenné in the style of a typical English landscape garden to the Schlosspark Hohenschwangau transformed. After the Schwanseepark had grown considerably over the years, it is now almost blossoming in its old glory and is home to numerous, sometimes rare, plant species. The Schwansee itself is a picturesque lake, which belongs to the landscape conservation area "Alpsee, Schwansee and Faulenbacher valley" and is a popular meeting point for bathers in summer. If you hike on the Alpenrosenweg then further towards Hohenschwangau, you can also expect a dreamlike view of the castle Bullachberg, the picturesque Bannwaldsee and the church of St. Coloman, which stands in the open field near Schwangau and is one of the top sights of the Allgäuer Königswinkel. The Alpine rose path then follows for a short distance the circular path around the Alpsee, which is one of the cleanest lakes in Germany and was once considered the favourite bathing lake of King Ludwig II, the creator of Neuschwanstein Castle and son of Maximilian II. On its shore has been since the end 2011 the Museum of the Bavarian Kings, which provides in a modern, interactive and entertaining way background information about the Kings Maximilian II and Ludwig II, their castles and other Bavarian rulers. It is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful museums in Germany and all culture lovers and King Ludwig enthusiasts should definitely visit it.

As a highlight of the hike on the Alpine Rose Route, one can expect the very near the Alpsee, in the middle of a picturesque mountain landscape, standing castles Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. Neuschwanstein Castle, which is reminiscent of an imposing castle from the Middle Ages from the outside and is furnished artistically and magnificently inside, is one of the most famous sights in Germany and is visited annually by more than one million people from all over the world. The romantic magnificent palace regularly amazes visitors with its beauty. The cozy residential palace Hohenschwangau standing directly opposite the royal family to large parts of the The year served as domicile, is no less worth seeing. Both castles can be visited guided, in about half an hour each.

A hike on the beautiful Alpine rose path from Füssen to Hohenschwangau gives you the opportunity to enjoy magnificent views over the beautiful landscape of the Königswinkel and get to know the top sights of the area.