Immenstadt in Allgäu: Museums, festivals and trails by Lake Alpsee

Immenstadt in Allgäu can be explored through a range of highlights: the Hofmühle Museum, festivals throughout the year, and activities by Lake Alpsee as well as in Bühl and Diepolz. If you are looking for a hotel, you can first consider whether culture, an event date or time outdoors will shape your trip. The following places show which specific themes are worth exploring and what to consider when planning.

Culture and museums in Immenstadt

The Hofmühle Museum is a regional specialist museum for the Upper Allgäu and has 1,000 m² of exhibition space. Its regional focus gives your visit a clear thematic framework, while the stated floor area conveys the scale of the exhibition.

The MuseoApp Immenstadt offers an augmented reality experience through the royal town of Immenstadt and around the Hofmühle Museum and the Mountain Farming Museum in Diepolz. The digital experience thus encompasses both the town and two specific museum sites.

In the wider Oberallgäu travel region, the Allgäu Mountain Farming Museum is located in Immenstadt-Diepolz. As an interactive open-air museum, it documents the lives of Allgäu mountain farmers in historic buildings; it opens seasonally. You can get there via the Kuhnigundenweg trail. At the museum, you can walk through a life-size cow’s stomach and churn butter yourself. If you plan to take part in these activities, it is best to check the latest program details in advance.

Annual festivals: Advent market and Viehscheid

The traditional Immenstadt Christkindlesmarkt is held every year on the first weekend of Advent at Marienplatz and Klosterplatz. The market features crafts, Christmas treats and musical entertainment. The Viehscheid takes place at a different time of year: it is always held on the third Saturday in September and is accompanied by a party in the festival tent. When planning your trip, you can therefore choose between a pre-Christmas market visit and the date of the traditional September event.

Trails and activities by Lake Alpsee

The Alpsee circular trail is a moderately difficult loop around the Großer Alpsee. The route is 10.94 km long and starts and ends at the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park Centre in Bühl. To get to the trail, you can take the train to Immenstadt station and then take bus 39 or 11 towards Oberstaufen to the “Bühl, Naturparkzentrum” stop. Check the timetable before you travel, as bus services may change.

The Nagelfluhkette Nature Park Centre is right by Lake Alpsee. It has a free interactive exhibition about animals, plants, their habitats and the special features of the protected area. Opening hours may vary. This makes it easy to connect a visit to the exhibition with the natural surroundings where the Alpsee circular trail also begins.

The landscape park in Bühl includes a wildlife pond that you can explore by raft. Another way to experience the landscape is to take the route over Immenstädter Horn: it leads through natural mountain forests and species-rich alpine pastures, with smaller and larger waterfalls along the way. The Panorama Climbing Park on Mittagberg rounds out the options with climbing fun on three levels and panoramic views of the royal town of Immenstadt and the Großer Alpsee. This gives you a choice between a circular route with a specified length and difficulty, a climbing attraction and a scenic route.

In the wider Oberallgäu travel region

Beyond Immenstadt, the Oberallgäu offers a variety of themes to consider when planning your trip. In Oberstdorf, hiking trails and nature trails together cover 200 kilometres. Visitors can tour the Heini-Klopfer ski flying hill; the tower elevator takes them to the viewing platform. The Breitachklamm gorge can be explored on well-maintained, secure paths, although conditions may vary by season. Cycling in the Oberallgäu ranges from leisurely to sporty. Traditional mountain huts serve regional specialities; offerings may vary from hut to hut.

Discover more destinations: Diepolz, Wiggensbach, Waltenhofen, Weitnau, Bad Hindelang, Buchenberg, Balderschwang, Wildpoldsried.

Return to the wider travel overview: Oberallgäu.