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Pfronten: Hotels and Accommodations

Accommodation in Pfronten

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Falkenstein castle near Pfronten Falkenstein castle near Pfronten Photo: Johannes Robalotoff via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE

Pfronten is located in the Pfronten Valley on the northern edge of the Allgäu Alps, directly on the border with Tyrol in Austria.

The landscape combines pre-Alpine hills, green meadows, forests, waterfalls, and natural lakes with views toward the Alps. The Vils River flows through Pfronten; the surrounding area includes meadows, forests, valleys, and distinctive mountains.

Nature and Trails

Hiking trails run through the Allgäu cultural landscape, including mountain hikes as well as full-day and half-day tours into the Allgäu and Tyrolean Alps. Breitenberg, Pfronten’s local mountain, is 1,838 meters high and can be reached via hiking trails or by the Breitenberg cable car.

Pfronten’s marked hiking and cycling trails include around five nature experience trails with information boards about the natural environment.

Structure of the Town

Pfronten consists of 13 districts.

Places of Interest and Surroundings

Falkenstein Castle, a castle ruin considered the highest-elevation castle ruin in Germany, is one of Pfronten’s notable attractions.

Falkenstein is located near Pfronten. Kienberg and Kappelköpfl are also nearby; Vilsfall and Schallerkapelle are located in the surroundings of Pfronten.

The wider regional area includes Hohenschwangau Castle, Hugofels Castle Ruin, and Kempten Abbey.

If you are looking for and would like to book a hotel in Pfronten, you can focus your accommodation search specifically on this location.

For the higher-level travel overview: Ostallgäu.

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