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• Just half a block down the busy street stands...
Hotel Hirsch and Medieval Towers:
Recent renovations have restored some of the
original Art Nouveau flavor to Hotel Hirsch, which opened in 1904. In those days, aristo-
cratictouristscameheretoappreciatethecastlesandnaturalwondersoftheAlps.Acrossthe
busy street stands one of two surviving towers from Füssen's medieval town wall (c. 1515),
and next to it is a passageway into the old town.
•Walk50yardsfartherdownthestreettoanothertower.Justbeforeit,you'llseeaninform-
ation plaque and an archway where a small street called Klosterstrasse emerges through
a surviving piece of the old town wall. Step through the smaller pedestrian archway, walk
along Klosterstrasse for a few yards, and turn left through the gate into the...
Historic Cemetery ofSt.Sebastian (Alter Friedhof):
Thispeaceful oasisofFüssen
history, established in the 16th century, fills a corner between the town wall and the Francis-
can monastery. It's technically full, and only members of great and venerable Füssen fam-
ilies (who already own plots here) can join those who are buried (free, daily April-Sept
7:30-19:00, Oct-March 8:00-17:00).
