A Holiday in Oberstaufen
In the middle of the idyllic Allgäu Region
Come to our Allgäu home. Explore Oberstaufen with all its facets during your holidays and discover lively customs and the alpine lifestyle between Neuschwanstein and Lake Constance. All this in combination with the warmth and hospitality of the Bergkristall
Visit the picturesque towns of Isny and Wangen, the Allgäu metropolis Kempten, the game town of Ravensburg, the Stuhrmannshöhle, the Breitachklamm gorge, Neuschwanstein castle or Lake Constance on your holiday in the Allgäu - all a short excursion away from the Bergkristall - My resort in the Allgäu.
I am a real native because I am always enthusiastic about the Allgäu.
Hans-Jörg Lingg, Host at the Bergkristall
Nagelfluhkette Nature Park
The Naglfluhkette Nature Park links the communities of the southern Allgäu and the Bregenzerwald and is thus the first cross-border nature park between Germany and Austria. In the nature park center at the AlpSeeHaus in Immenstadt, the exhibits show the special features of the nature park.
Nature is the destination
- Stuhrmann Cave: Immerse yourself in 120 million years of geological history in the legendary fissure cave near Obermaiselstein - this visit takes you 300 metres deep into the Schwarzenberg (approx. 40 minutes away)
- Breitach Gorge: deepest rock gorge in Central Europe near Oberstdorf, where the massive power of water becomes clear. In winter the water freezes to form huge ice curtains (approx. 45 min. away)
- Skywalk Allgäu: Nature adventure park in Scheidegg with 40 m high treetop path, adventure bridges and tube slide, nature adventure path, dexterity trail, barefoot path (approx. 30 min. away)
- Großer Alpsee: the largest natural lake in Allgäu, near Immenstadt
- Lake Constance: Stroll along Lake Constance, go boating and enjoy the sea air, e.g. in Lindau and Bregenz (approx. 40 min. from the Bergkristall)
Customs in Allgäu
In the Allgäu region we lovingly cultivate our culture and tradition. Visit Oberstaufen's most beautiful festivals, cultural highlights and museums during your holidays, which will bring you closer to life in the Allgäu.
- Funkenfeuer at the beginning of Lent
- Traditional Maypole on May 1st
- Staufener cattle drive and Thaler cattle drive: In mid-September we celebrate the Allgäu cattle drive with cows, goats, horses and pigs that have spent the summer in the mountains on the Alps
- Klausentreiben in December
- Christmas markets in December such as the Adventure Christmas market in Bad Hindelang, the Castle Christmas Market in Isny, the Christmas Market in Kempten, Advent Market in Oberstaufen and the Harbour Christmas in Lindau at Lake Constance
- The museum of mountain farming in Dipolz: Open-air musem with historical buildings and farm, walk-in cow stomach
Museum of mountain farming - Museum of local history "Strumpfarhaus" in Oberstaufen: Visit the farmhouse from 1788, where stockings were made until 1923.
Museum of local history - Brewery visits
- Distillery visits
- Cheese dairy visits
Cultural highlights
- Bregenz festival: annual performances in summer – among others on the world's largest lake stage on Lake Constance
Bregenz Festival - Schubertiade Schwarzenberg: the world's most important Schubert festival with first-class events in nearby Schwarzenberg in the Bregenzerwald, around 50 events in summer
Schubertiade - Cultural autumn Oberstaufen with numerous cultural events such as theater, music and dancing over several weeks
Calendar of events in Oberstaufen
You are welcome to contact us at Bergkristall - My Resort in Allgäu for further information on the region's cultural events.
Sightseeing & shopping
- Neuschwanstein Castle & Hohenschwangau Castle: the world-famous fairytale castle of King Ludwig II and the castle of his family in Schwangau are impressive buildings (approx. 1 h away)
- Kempten: Allgäu metropolis with beautiful patrician buildings. Also worth seeing are the rococo staterooms in the princely residence and the archaeological park with testimonies of the former Roman city of Cambodunum (approx. 30 min. from the Bergkristall)
- Isny: landmarked old town with several defence towers and the town hall, which consists of 3 former patrician houses (approx. 30 min. away)
- Wangen: picturesque, former imperial town with unusual fountains and many historical buildings (approx. 35 min. away)
- Ravensburg: City of towers and gates and also known as a city of games because of the publishing house Ravensburger Verlag (approx. 1 h away)
More experiences in around Oberstaufen
- Summer toboggan run at Hündle in Oberstaufen
- Climbing garden on the Imberg Mountain in Oberstaufen
- Aquaria adventure pool: in Oberstaufen, with whitewater gyroscope and 100-metre slide
Current offers
The Bergkristall offers for your individual holiday
Your individual holiday in the Bergkristall - My resort in Allgäu includes the daily changing Bergkristall AktivPREMIUM Program and the free use of our Kristall SPA as well as all other attractive Bergkristall included services.
Choose a Bergkristall offer, ask us about your desired holiday or book an unforgettable holiday in the 4-star Superior Resort Bergkristall in Oberstaufen.