Accommodation in Gunzenhausen

Gunzenhausen: Altmühlsee, Limes und fränkische Gemütlichkeit

Gunzenhausen sits on the shore of Lake Altmühlsee as if made for summer holidays: surfers and sailors cross in front of the bathing peninsula, the Seenländer cycle path circles the water, and on the bird island little grebes breed within sight of the beach chairs. Remains of the Limes and the Burgstallwald show that Rome's frontier once ran through here.

Beds wait between market square and lakeshore: the Blauer Wolf keeps Franconian inn tradition alive in town, the Gulden farm guesthouse lets children help with morning feeding, Bioland farms like Hans Röttenbacher's rent holiday flats with farm-shop access, and apartments such as Amelie or Haus Carolin give families room. Campers head for the sites at Schnackensee and Altmühlsee Camping Herzog.

Evenings call for a draught Seidla, days for fossil hunting in the Altmühltal or a dip in the lakeside lido. Book directly with your host to bypass any portal commission – and local knowledge will tell you where the carp is served best in autumn.