The garden in Füssen

The romantic Stadtpark Baumgarten is located directly behind the Hohe Schloss, standing on a hill above the old town of Füssen. The quietly located park enchants with magnificent walking paths surrounded by linden trees and the best views of the surrounding mountains and the Hohe Schloss, which is one of the most important professor buildings of the German late Gothic period.

The Stadtpark Baumgarten originally belonged to 14. Century to the Baroque, former Benedectine monastery of St. Mang. About the year 1900 Around it, the city of Füssen bought up the site and transformed it into a public park. Today, the city park is one of the most beautiful places in Füssen and is a small idyllic oasis where you can come to rest and walk on tranquil paths. Cozy park benches invite you to rest in between and enjoy the view of nature, the mountains and the High Castle, which can be admired here at close range. In the Stadtpark Baumgarten there is the so-called "Wasserburg", which is a 19. century built and designed in the style of a castle water reservoir. The tower and battlements of this old water reservoir are very worth seeing. Those who explore the beautiful and romantic old town of Füssen, which has much to offer with its old houses, historic buildings, snacky shops and cozy cafes and restaurants, should not miss a trip to the Stadtpark Baumgarten. The idyll here offers a pleasant contrast to the lively activity in some places in the old town.

Since the Stadtpark Baumgarten is located directly behind the Hohe Schloss, a trip to the park naturally also offers a visit to this Füssen landmark, which was once the summer residence of the prince bishops of Augsburg. It is considered one of the best preserved medieval castles in Bavaria and already impresses from the outside with magnificent illusion paintings on the facades provided with white-limed exterior plaster. The interiors, military passages and towers of the castle are also extremely interesting. The six-storey gate tower offers a magnificent view of the old town of Füssen and the surrounding mountains. Also the Fallturm, which at that time as a dungeon It serves, and the clock tower can be visited. In addition to two so-called “French rooms” with pretty late Gothic wooden ceilings, the magnificent Knights’ Hall, which has a richly decorated late Gothic carving ceiling, is particularly impressive. The High Castle also includes the Veitskapelle, probably the highest castle chapel in Germany, where you can also get married, and a cozy terrace garden, with numerous medicinal and spice plants, which enjoyed great popularity in the Middle Ages.

Art and culture lovers can expect two special highlights in the Hohe Schloss, as it houses the branch gallery of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and the Städtische Galerie. Here you can find late Gothic panel paintings, Allgäuer sculptures from the 15. and 16. century and numerous works of art of the 19. The century of painters from the region. Five tablets also retell the life of St. Magnus, the Füssen city patron. Also worth seeing are the works of Count Pocci, which are presented here with changing special exhibitions. Anyone interested in art and culture can really look forward to numerous highlights in the Hohe Schloss.

A trip to the Stadtpark Baumgarten and the Hohe Schloss is best started in the Füssener pedestrian zone in the historic old town. Passing small shops and cozy cafes and restaurants, which pamper their guests with all kinds of delicacies, you walk through narrow streets, which are surrounded by Gothic houses and old buildings, such as historical churches, to the old Benedectin monastery St. Mang, which rises on the high bank of the Lech, and which today houses the Museum of the City of Füssen, the city administration and the parish church. Particularly worth seeing in the monastery of St. Mang is the richly stuccoed and frescoed Imperial Hall, which today is a romantic ambience for Weddings and in which the traditional Kaisersaal concerts with renowned musicians take place regularly. The highlights of the Füssen Museum are a valuable collection of historical lutes and violins – after all, Füssen is considered a European cradle in the lute and violin construction – as well as the oldest death dance in Bavaria, the 1602 was completed and impressively reminded of the transience of life. It is located in the baroque Annakapelle of the monastery. From the monastery of St. Mang it is only a stone's throw to the city park Baumgarten. But if you want to, you can also walk even further and, for example, follow the course of the Lech over the Faulenbach Gäßchen to the imposing Lechfall.

The romantic city park Baumgarten should definitely be known during a stay in Füssen. It enchants with a dreamlike natural idyll and beautiful views. While you have just admired cultural highlights in the High Castle or in the monastery of St. Mang, you can expect a wonderful natural enjoyment in the city park. Such contrasts make the city of Füssen so interesting, versatile and simply beautiful.