Page 249 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Germany

DRIVE 24: The German Alps 247

Left Bavarian Lion and lighthouse, the port
of Lindau Below top Rolling countryside
around Immenstadt Below right Romantik
Hotel Die Sonne, Bad Hindelang Below
left Pretty town centre, Immenstadt

EAT AND DRINK
LINDAU
Ratsstuben moderate
Fresh seasonal produce, from Allgäu
bear left along Cramergasse to ª Continue along Sonthofener cheese to fish from the lake, paired with
Maximilianstrasse 0, Lindau’s main Strasse. Follow the B19/B308 to excellent Italian wine, is served at this
street, lined with old patrician houses. Sonthofen, where the B308 leads to simple but stylish hotel restaurant.
Turn right into Schafgasse and left to Bad Hindelang. Stay on the B308 Ludwigstrasse 7, 88131; 08382 66 26;
the Peterskirche q, an ancient church to Reute. Park on the left next to www.ratsstuben.li; closed Sun, Mon &
Jan–Feb
which now serves as the town’s war the B308.
memo rial today. The interior contains Bayerischer Hof expensive
the only known frescoes by Hans 3 Bad Hindelang Local produce is cooked with an Italian
flair at this plush hotel’s dining room,
Holbein the Elder (c. 1460–1524). Next Bavaria; 87541 which offers dishes such as carpaccio
to it is the Diebsturm w, or Thief’s This Alpine paradise by the Austrian of Allgäu veal.
Tower, whose fairy-tale appear ance border is made up of scattered Bahnhofsplatz 2, 88131; 08382 91 50;
belies its his torical role as a jail. Take settle ments. The mead ows here www.bayerischerhof-lindau.de
Zeppelinstrasse, turn right are among the richest in IMMENSTADT
to return to the car park. Germany for wild flowers, Gasthof Drei König moderate
ª Return to the mainland and include some 40 There is a strong regional feel to the
across the causeway. At the species of orchid. The town menu at this restaurant in the centre
landward end, bear right. pro vides oppor tu ni ties in of Immenstadt, serving Maultaschen
Follow signs for A96, leave Logo of an Allgäu cheese summer for hiking and (Swabian ravioli) and Kässpatzen
(noodles with Allgäu mountain cheese)
the roundabout and get on factory, Immenstadt rock climbing. More than alongside meat and fish options.
to the B12. After Lindau, 60 hiking trails (tourist office; Marienplatz 11, 87509; 08323 86 28;
turn right on to the B31, which becomes Unterer Buigenweg 2; 08324 89 20) are www.drei-koenig.de
the B308 to continue to Immenstadt. available here. Visitors can try the BAD HINDELANG
Park in the signposted P2 Zentrum or Salewa Klettersteig climb ing course,
P4 Bahnhof. which has, since 2008, ascended the Chesa Schneider moderate
In a suitably rustic, pine-clad setting,
1,876-m (6,155-ft) Iseler peak (mountain the Romantik Hotel Die Sonne’s restau-
2 Immenstadt guides’ office; 08324 95 36 50). In winter, rant serves an authentic version of
Bavaria; 87509 the ski resort Oberjoch, which lies to Allgäu cooking. Home-made noodles,
To the east of Immenstadt town lies the east, has a reliable snow record. local cheese and fresh fish are served
alongside the more sophisti cated
the Grosse Alpsee, the Allgäu’s largest ª Continue on the B308/Jochstrasse venison Schnitzel (fillet).
natural lake. Popular in summer for to Oberjoch, follow the B310 and turn Marktstrasse 15, 87541; 08324 89 70;
watersports, visitors can hire pedal right on to the B309 to Nesselwang. www.hotel-sonne-hindelang.de
boats, rowing boats, sailing dinghies
or try wind surfing (www.immenstadt.
de) here. To the west lies Germany’s
longest sum mer tobog gan run, the
Alpsee Bergwelt Sommerrodelbahn
(Apr–Nov: open daily; Dec–Mar: open Sat &
Sun; www.alpsee-bergwelt.de).
The Viehscheid
Immenstadt’s famous cheese is
made with the milk produced by
cows that graz e the Alpine meadows
above the town in sum mer. At the
end of the season, in September,
some 1,000 cows are brought down
during the festival known as the
Viehscheid. The herds men wear tradi-
tional folk dress, including Lederhosen.

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