Via Claudia Augusta

Across the Alps from AUGSBURG to MERANO

Out of the city and into nature!
The cycle path leads from the local recreation area of the Augsburg forest along the Lech river through botanical treasures and the Lech heathlands and passes on the lead by Schongau to the gentle hills of the Pfaffenwinkel nature region all the way to Forggensee, the Füssen bathtub. After a short intermezzo with King Ludwig’s visions in his castle of Neuschwanstein your cycle trip proceeds past the Füssener Lechfall, then the cycle path continues along river Lech into the Tyrolean Alps. From Reutte an organised shuttle-transfer takes you to Fernsteinsee Castle and the cycle path takes you through the picturesque Gurgltal (Gurgl Valley) and into the Upper Inn Valley. Another shuttle-transfer takes you from Landeck to Nauders on the Reschenpass.
From Reschensee in South Tyrol you take the Adige Cycle Path, along the playful river, through the lush fruit growing landscapes of the sun-drenched Vinschgau valley to the spa town of Merano.

Highlights
  • Roman museum in the Augsburg armoury
  • Augsburg dome with the oldest glass window cycle
  • Historic Augsburg water management (UNESCO world heritage site)
  • King Ludwig’s fairy-tale castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau, Füssen/Schwangau
  • Sunken church tower of Altgraun (14th century), Reschenstausee water reservoir
  • Botanical gardens of castle Trauttmansdorff, Merano
Itinerary
Day 1: Individual journey to Augsburg

Visit of the Roman provincial capital „Augusta Vindelicorum“

Included Services | Price per Person | Extras

Included services

  • Accommodation in carefully selected 3-star hotels *
  • 7 Overnight stays including large breakfast buffet
  • Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
  • Transfer across Fern Pass and Reschen Pass
  • Extensive travel papers | GPS-data available on demand
  • Local tax in all places of accommodation
  • Phone service daily from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm

* Restaurant recommendations for dinner in all stage towns can be found in the travel information after booking

Price per person

Accommodation in a double room (from May 1st)
EUR
1.129,00
Accommodation in a double room (from May 15th)
EUR
1.179,00
Accommodation in a double room (from July 15th)
EUR
1.215,00
Single room surcharge
EUR
289,00

Extras

Rental of 21-gear touring bicycle
EUR110,00
Rental of Pedelec/E-Bike
EUR230,00
Extra night in Augsburg in DR/B&B
EUR80,00
Extra night in Augsburg in SR/B&B
EUR108,00
Extra night in Merano in DR/B&B
EUR105,00
Extra night in Merano in SR/B&B
EUR139,00
Transfer Merano-Augsburg (Sunday)
EUR210,00
Vehicle transfer Augsburg-Merano
on request