Upper Bavaria is presided over by numerous mountains like the Zugspitze, Watzmann and the Karvendel range. The lower reaches are dominated by many marvellous lakeland regions like Chiemsee, Tegernsee, Starnberger See, to name just three.
These geographical benefits open up an unlimited selection of sports pursuits in all seasons, from Alpine skiing to yachting. In the many picture-book villages and charming towns one finds everywhere traces of the Baroque, Romantic and Gothic, pilgrimage churches and chapels with their typical onion towers.
It is a region brimming with tradition and the joys of life, where folkmusic, dancing and singing (like the famous yodelling) are still cultivated today as they were a hundred years ago.
With a tourism tradition going back 100 years the Allgäu has created an extensive offer of creative pursuits, from active holiday in a sport hotel to family vacation down on the farm. In summer more than 30 lakes beckon watersports enthusiasts. Winter vacation in this captivating landscape is a bracing experience with ski slopes for all abilities, langlauf, sledging, curling and bob-sleighing.
Mountain climbing is in season at every time of the year. And regardless of the weather one can visit the many interesting old towns, whose walls and museums bear witness to a fascinating history.
But whatever direction tourist's excursions take, one destination is certain: the famous fairytale castle Neuschwanstein in the footsteps of King Ludwig II.
