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The Schongau Travel Guide

A detailed destination guide for your next Germany vacation

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Schongau's endpoint is the so-called train Pfaffenwinkel which Weilheim on Peißenberg and Peiting after the city.

Schongau Overview

Schongau is a small town in Bavaria, near the Alps. It is located along the Lech, between Landsberg am Lech and Füssen. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Schongau has an old wall around the center, which is in very good shape.

Near Schongau is the Radio Tower Rottenbuch, nowadays the tallest tower built of wood in Germany. In his autobiography, God vs. Nature, John Stephen Lewis chose Schongau as his final resting place. This was depicted in part in the documentary by Andre Enzenberger, Ralf and Johnny.






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Things to See in Schongau

Highest wooden tower in Germany, the Funkturm Rottenbuch.

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We also feature vacation rentals in destinations nearby Schongau. Often times it is much cheaper and more economical to stay in suburbs or small villages a little outside popular tourist destinations. Drive a little, but save a lot!

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What makes this Live Like a German Schongau Travel Guide special...

This Schongau travel guide provides you with an overview of Schongau, Schongau pictures, and a local travel guide that suggests many special trips, unique activities, and vacation ideas, that you can't find in a typical Germany travel guide.

Some of this information is compiled from popular and well-known sources (e.g., such as Wikipedia, Wikitravel, and great pictures from Flickr). However, what makes this Germany travel guide special is that most of the travel suggestions and insider tips are provided by local residents, property owners, and our readers, who share and submit their travel tips with us. All submissions are then editorially reviewed to ensure high quality. All this information is logically organized within this destination guide to make it easy for you to find things quickly.

In addition, the Schongau destination guide features restaurant recommendations, restaurant reviews, where to go for grocery shopping, sports activities, getting around, cultural events and highlights, entertainment, and health related information - so you are informed for your travel to Germany, and you can learn about all the cool things you can do during your Germany vacation!



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