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by car from Munich-what type of roads?
We are driving south from Munich to Ludwig's castles in Hohenschwangau
and Neuschwansteinin April. Can anyone advise what type of roads these are (mountainous, twisty, major highways?) I'm a good driver but a little nervous since this is the only part of a three-week trip that will be done by car. After the Fussen area, we go to Lake Constance-Bodensee for a few days. Thank you for your help |
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by car from Munich-what type of roads?
eileen wrote:
We are driving south from Munich to Ludwig's castles in Hohenschwangau and Neuschwansteinin April. Can anyone advise what type of roads these are (mountainous, twisty, major highways?) I'm a good driver but a little nervous since this is the only part of a three-week trip that will be done by car. After the Fussen area, we go to Lake Constance-Bodensee for a few days. The roads there are excellent. The road that heads south from Landsburg to Garmische-Partenkirchen gets very windy for a few miles as you get close to G-P. But as you head south form G-P to Reute and across to Fussen is a delight to drive on and the scenery is wonderful. |
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by car from Munich-what type of roads?
"eileen" wrote in message om... We are driving south from Munich to Ludwig's castles in Hohenschwangau and Neuschwansteinin April. Can anyone advise what type of roads these are (mountainous, twisty, major highways?) I'm a good driver but a little nervous since this is the only part of a three-week trip that will be done by car. After the Fussen area, we go to Lake Constance-Bodensee for a few days. I know the route very well. The usual way is to take Autobahn A96 from the Munich suburb of Laim west to Landsberg (Hitler was imprisoned there after Munich Putsch). Very fast, usually quite lightly travelled (watch speed limit!). Leave at exit 25 (Landsberg am Lech-Nord) and go south on B17. This is a fairly fast all-purpose road, pretty straight and level, following the river Lech. Following Schongau by-pass, take the sign for Steingaden and Füssen (still B17). It gets more undulating, with distant views of the Alps (Alpenvorland). You are in an area known as Pfaffenwinkel (Vicar's Corner), because of the large number of churches and monasteries. From the pretty village of Steingaden, you can make a 5 km detour to the famous Wies church with fabulous baroque interior (car parking charge; church itself is free). As you get nearer Füssen, the traffic level increases, but the view becomes even more impressive as the road skirts round a lake (Bannwaldsee) with high Alpine peaks in the distance (mostly in Austria). Just before you enter the city, there is a clear sign to the left for Königsschlösser (Royal Castles), which leads you to a series of car parks for both Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein (no free parking, so go for the one at the far end). Both castles are within walking distance, or you can take an expensive carriage ride to the entrance. From Füssen, you can follow the picturesque German Alpine road (Deutsche Alpenstrasse) to Lindau on Lake Constance. Alec |
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by car from Munich-what type of roads?
eileen wrote:
We are driving south from Munich to Ludwig's castles in Hohenschwangau and Neuschwansteinin April. Living in Munich and having quite some international visitors, I have to do that quite frequently :-( Can anyone advise what type of roads these are (mountainous, twisty, major highways?) None of the above. Just in between. I'm a good driver but a little nervous since this is the only part of a three-week trip that will be done by car. After the Fussen area, we go to Lake Constance-Bodensee for a few days. There's no need to be nervous. The German way of driving is a bit more agressive than in the US of A but you will make it. Also, probably driving a rental car with a "I'm not from here" number plate will make the locals a bit more patient :-) Jens |
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by car from Munich-what type of roads?
Thank you so much for the information. It's wonderful to get this
kind of information from people who know the area. "Alec" wrote in message ... "eileen" wrote in message om... We are driving south from Munich to Ludwig's castles in Hohenschwangau and Neuschwansteinin April. Can anyone advise what type of roads these are (mountainous, twisty, major highways?) I'm a good driver but a little nervous since this is the only part of a three-week trip that will be done by car. After the Fussen area, we go to Lake Constance-Bodensee for a few days. I know the route very well. The usual way is to take Autobahn A96 from the Munich suburb of Laim west to Landsberg (Hitler was imprisoned there after Munich Putsch). Very fast, usually quite lightly travelled (watch speed limit!). Leave at exit 25 (Landsberg am Lech-Nord) and go south on B17. This is a fairly fast all-purpose road, pretty straight and level, following the river Lech. Following Schongau by-pass, take the sign for Steingaden and Füssen (still B17). It gets more undulating, with distant views of the Alps (Alpenvorland). You are in an area known as Pfaffenwinkel (Vicar's Corner), because of the large number of churches and monasteries. From the pretty village of Steingaden, you can make a 5 km detour to the famous Wies church with fabulous baroque interior (car parking charge; church itself is free). As you get nearer Füssen, the traffic level increases, but the view becomes even more impressive as the road skirts round a lake (Bannwaldsee) with high Alpine peaks in the distance (mostly in Austria). Just before you enter the city, there is a clear sign to the left for Königsschlösser (Royal Castles), which leads you to a series of car parks for both Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein (no free parking, so go for the one at the far end). Both castles are within walking distance, or you can take an expensive carriage ride to the entrance. From Füssen, you can follow the picturesque German Alpine road (Deutsche Alpenstrasse) to Lindau on Lake Constance. Alec |
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by car from Munich-what type of roads?
eileen wrote:
We are driving south from Munich to Ludwig's castles in Hohenschwangau and Neuschwansteinin April. Can anyone advise what type of roads these are (mountainous, twisty, major highways?) I'm a good driver but a little nervous since this is the only part of a three-week trip that will be done by car. After the Fussen area, we go to Lake Constance-Bodensee for a few days. You have several options, but mostly you start out on nice highways (the Autobahn, be very careful about using the left lane). Then through the Alps, twisty mountaing roads. The Romantischestrasse is a rural road with big sweepers, much like parts of America's Blue Ridge Parkway, but it goes past or into towns also. We drove from the Rhine thtrough the Black Forest, south around the Bodensee and through Austria (most twisty roads are here) to the Alps, and all the r roads were in great shape, clearly marked (auf Deutsch, naturlich). Be sure to stay right except to pass and you will be fine. Julie -- Julie ********** Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm |
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