Discover Amtzell

If you are looking for a hotel in Amtzell, the historic and religious sites in the municipality and its immediate surroundings can shape the focus of your trip. These include the Holy Cross Chapel and the Reibeisenmühle mill, as well as the Church of the Nativity of Mary in the hamlet of Pfärrich. The wider Ravensburg travel destination also offers further cultural and scenic attractions.

Chapels and pilgrimage sites around Amtzell

The hamlet of Pfärrich lies on a wooded ridge between Wangen and Amtzell. Its Church of the Nativity of Mary is visible from far away. Visitors can light a candle there or write their requests and thanks in a prayer book. Alongside the church’s striking location, these practical opportunities for prayer are also a focus.

For centuries, pilgrims have come to Pfärrich on the Friday before Palm Sunday. The day is called Seven Sorrows Friday. The pilgrimage connects the place with a long-standing religious tradition; no current event date is specified. In Amtzell itself, the Holy Cross Chapel is a landmark. It was first mentioned in 1468. While Pfärrich is associated with pilgrimage and prayer, the chapel offers its own historical connection to the municipality.

Mill history and a glimpse into everyday life

The Reibeisenmühle mill lies just under three kilometers west of Amtzell and dates from 1711. Its restored milling equipment includes original millstones, tanning and groat-cleaning machines, and sieving equipment. The mill is powered by an overshot waterwheel. A channel supplies it with water from the Rohnebach—the water supply and the power source are directly connected here.

The residential building also offers a glimpse into everyday life at the mill in the past: furniture and furnishings remain in their original places. These include the kitchen of the last owner, Rosa Kübler, the mill worker’s room, and the living room and bedroom with a filled trousseau cabinet. Visits to the residential building are possible only by prior arrangement.

Culture and scenery in the wider Ravensburg travel destination

The Humpis Quarter Museum in the wider Ravensburg travel destination opened in July 2009. Its permanent exhibition spans five buildings in a late-medieval residential quarter. The museum offers regular public tours as well as tours that can be booked individually for school classes, children, and adults. Check current tour dates and booking details before visiting.

Twenty-eight historic buildings have been preserved at the Allgäu-Oberschwaben Wolfegg Farmhouse Museum, some of them several centuries old. The museum vividly shows how people in the region’s past worked, lived, and went about their daily lives. It is easily accessible via numerous cycling and hiking trails.

Achberg Castle is the district cultural center of Ravensburg district. Perched high above the Argental valley, it showcases Baroque architecture. The castle is open to all visitors and offers educational activities for children. Circular hiking trails starting from the castle pass through gently rolling meadows on the high bank and along steep slopes with ravines on the valley flank of the Argental.

The wider Ravensburg travel destination also offers different ways to experience its scenery and architecture: at nearly 2,600 hectares, the Pfrunger-Burgweiler Ried is southwestern Germany’s second-largest contiguous moorland area. The Ravensburg Art Museum opened in 2013 and is the world’s first certified museum built to passive house standards. The Tannsberg circular hiking trail lies in the Schmalegger Tobel nature reserve, in the Ravensburg district of Schmalegg; it can be walked as either a short or a long loop. The area is about eight kilometers from the center of Ravensburg.

When researching hotels, you can distinguish between the places that will form the focus of your stay: Amtzell and its surroundings are known for the chapel, pilgrimage, and mill history, while museums, the castle, and scenic destinations add to the wider Ravensburg travel destination. Ravensburg has bus and train connections within the city and to the surrounding region. As schedules can change, check current connections when planning your trip.

Discover more destinations: Bergatreute, Vogt, Isny im Allgäu, Leutkirch im Allgäu, Wolfegg, Fronreute, Bad Wurzach, Wolpertswende.

View the wider travel overview: Ravensburg.