Blautopf

A deep blue lake, which incidentally also inspired Eduard Mörike to write his "Stuttgart Hutzelmännlein" - written in Swabian dialect with a tongue twister: "S'leit a Klötzle Blei glei bei Blaubeura, glei bei Blaubeura leit a Klötzle Blei." of the beautiful Lau, a cross between a woman and a water nix, which her husband banished to the blue pot because she could not laugh and only bore him dead children.

The blue pot is the second most water-rich karst spring in Germany after the Aachtopf.
The blue color is caused by the light scattering on the smallest lime particles in the water. Due to the small size of the particles in the nanometer range, the blue light is preferably scattered.

The blue pot is followed by a large, mostly underwater cave system, which is explored by divers. In 2006, a 170 x 50 x 50m dry cave was discovered.

The Blautopf is a karst spring, 21m deep, in which springs the blue, barely imaginable that tile up to 32,000 L / s

Due to light scattering due to small molecules, this results in a special natural spectacle. Best to visit outside the holiday season, as the tourist crowd is now very large.

The blue pot in Blaubeuren in Baden-Württemberg is the second-richest karst spring in Germany. This is where the blue springs, which after about 22 kilometers in the city of Ulm flows into the Danube.

Known is the blue pot for the depending on the light more or less intense, but always striking blue color of its water. The blue color is caused by a physical effect of light scattering (so-called Rayleigh scattering) on the nanoscale lime particles that are dispersed in the water. Due to their small size, the blue light is preferably scattered and produces the blue glow. The same effect can be observed with the Blue Lagoon in Iceland; There, the effect is caused by nanoscale silicate particles.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blautopf

Already felt 100 times been there ... But a Blaubeuren visit without having been on Blautopf is like a visit to Berlin without the Brandenburg Gate ... 😉

A historical place. There springs the blue, which flows into the Danube in Ulm.
Some people discover the "beautiful Lau", according to legend, a water mermaid living there ...
More info at: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blautopf

I do not know how many times I've been there but I've never looked back. No matter what season you come, you will always be rewarded with great colors and impressions.

The color of the water is just something very special!

Very impressive color in the blue pot, also the entrance to a strongly branched cave system.

extremely deep and beautiful blue color

nice experience the blue pot source of the river blue - very nice colors And you can also walk here beautiful

According to the guide, the pond is 21m deep

Out of this world, belongs to the magical places‼‼‼
There are wonderful hiking trails right next to it with beautiful views and good air, for example to the kissing sow.

The blue pot with impressive colors and a lot of beautiful hiking opportunities

Not only the Blautopf itself is worth seeing, but also the beautiful old town and river landscape. At home, be sure to watch the exciting videos to explore the Blautopf cave system (on Youtube).

Simply awesome, you rarely see such clear water

full of beauty

The place invites you to linger.

Beautiful circular hiking trails and city scenery.

Always worth a trip.

Very nice place to stay.

Breathtaking play of colors👌.

R