Experience Kneipp
Effective healing traditions, such as the teachings of Pastor Sebastian Kneipp, play a key role in the Allgäu health region. Füssen and its Bad Faulenbach district have been a recognized Kneipp health resort for over 80 years (28.03.1938). The district of Hopfen am See has also held this title since 1968. Just in time for the Kneipp anniversary year 2021, the entire town of Füssen with all its districts was also recognized as a Kneipp health resort. Thanks to decades of experience and the claim to be a modern Kneipp health resort, Füssen has found new ways to experience Sebastian Kneipp's holistic health philosophy in a contemporary and uncomplicated way.
An intact immune system is the best prevention. The Allgäu health pioneer Sebastian Kneipp discovered just how healing the power of nature is through his own experience: suffering from lung disease and given up by doctors, he cured himself by bathing in the cold Danube. Since then, the effectiveness of Kneipp's health concept and its five pillars of water, exercise, nutrition, herbs and inner order have been proven many times over. The holistic approach of the natural healing method aims to sustainably strengthen our immune system and shows why the teachings of the "water doctor" are more relevant today than ever.
"Nature is the best pharmacy."
Kneipp experiences in Füssen
In and around Füssen, there are many opportunities to get closer to Kneipp's natural healing methods. For example, health-conscious people will find public Kneipp experience areas throughout the town, which can be used free of charge and have been expanded as part of the INTERREG funding project "Lech Trail of Life" until mid-2022. If you want, you can take the Kneipp cycle tour, which connects all Kneipp stations over a distance of around 26 kilometers. Information pillars in all districts tell you about the healthy ideas of Pastor Kneipp.
Old Town Füssen
Even in Füssen's old town, you can meet Kneipp with his striking bust in Reichenstraße and on a leisurely walk along the contemplation trail in the Füssen tree garden, you will be accompanied by quotes from the Allgäu health pioneer. If you visit the terrace garden of the High Castle, you will discover herb beds planted according to old plans by the Benedictine monks of St. Mang.
Bad Faulenbach
The healing power of water can be discovered particularly well during a visit to the Mittersee Park or the Kneipp meadow in the Bad Faulenbach district, where the Kneipp facilities have been expanded with a drinking fountain, a Kneipp watering point and a natural Kneipp point . But you can also feel the pillar of inner order at every corner in the idyllic Faulenbach valley - rest areas and promenades offer valuable retreats in green surroundings.
Hopfen am See
A special highlight of the Kneipp experiences in Füssen is the floating Kneipp island in Lake Hopfensee, where you can not only tread water but also enjoy romantic sunsets. In the district of Hopfen am See, with its Mediterranean flair, the colorful thought benches with Kneipp quotes or the richly planted and fragrant herb spiral in the Kneipp area directly on the lake shore also invite you to linger.
Weißensee
You will also find numerous Kneipp experiences at the picturesque Weißensee lake with its eponymous district of Füssen: in addition to the relaxation pavilion on the lakeshore, there is also a pedal and arm pool made of natural stone, an exercise trail and another idyllic resting place by the lake. A specially designed stream delta with large stones is both an inviting place for beautiful views over the Weißensee and an ideal play area for children in the shallow water.
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