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The Top 20 Castles in the Allgäu Alps

A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 20

beautiful castles to choose from in the Allgäu Alps. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!

Last updated: November 12, 2025

View of the Forggensee and Neuschwanstein Castle

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The Forggensee is a paradise for water sports enthusiasts in summer and in winter, when it is drained, you can hike on its bottom.

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Falkenstein Castle Ruins

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Ruins already have their charm. But when they stand spectacularly on a mountain and offer an unobstructed all-round view – amazing. We had beautiful light in the late afternoon and …

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View from the ruins of Falkenstein Castle

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The ruin as such is relatively unspectacular. But the view is gigantic. You can eat deliciously in the Burghotel Falkenstein

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High Castle Füssen

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The High Castle in Füssen is one of the most important secular buildings of the German late Gothic period and is a sight not only in its interior: unique illusion paintings can be discovered in the courtyard.

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Below the Falkenstein

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Wonderful Vespermöglichkeit with ingenious view

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Vilsegg Castle Ruins

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Beautiful little castle ruin with a great view 👍

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Nesselburg Castle Ruins

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This ruin, which can hardly be seen, is in the middle of the forest

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Füssen High Castle Courtyard and Gardens

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Very nice castle.

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View of Eisenberg and Hohenfreyberg Castles

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Both ruins and the view are great 👍

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Werdenstein Castle Ruins and the World’s Largest Horseshoe

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The ruin Werdenstein is located above the hamlet of the same name and is a manageable masonry. The real hit in this place is located in the immediate vicinity of …

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Ruins of Gottesackeralpe

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Only in good weather !! And enough food in the backpack, because - as already written above - there are no rest stops!

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View of the Forggensee and Neuschwanstein Castle

Falkenstein Castle Ruins

View from the ruins of Falkenstein Castle

High Castle Füssen

Below the Falkenstein

Vilsegg Castle Ruins

Nesselburg Castle Ruins

Füssen High Castle Courtyard and Gardens

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