Places to go, things to see and much more

Discover historic towns, old monasteries, lovely baroque churches and stately castles.
Several of the most beautiful and interesting caves of southern Germany are located in our surroundings, too.

Below you can find a small summary of the possible leisure activities around Merklingen.



Merklingen:
• Protestant church
  “Zu den Heiligen Drei Königen“
• Extended hiking and biking trails
• Cross-country ski-tracks

Machtolsheim (3 km):

• Fairy tale park and pony yard
www.ponymaerchenpark.de

Laichingen (7 km):  

• “Tiefenhöhle“, Germany’s deepest cave open to the public
www.tiefenhoehle.de

• Climbing forest “Kletterwald“
www.kletterwald-laichingen.de

• Ski-lift and ski-tracks
http://skilift-laichingen.de

• “Rossnatour“ - horse-drawn carriage ride (starting 10 persons)
www.rossnatour.de

Westerheim (15 km):

• Cave “Schertelshöhle“
www.schertelshoehle.de

Blaubeuren (15 km):

• Monastery
www.blaubeuren.de/ceasy/modules/cms/main.php5?cPageId=67 

• “Blautopf“ (famous fount) and hammer mill
www.blautopf.de

• Panorama open air pool / indoor swimming pool
www.blaubeuren.de/ceasy/modules/cms/main.php5?cPageId=77

Ulm (20 km): 

• Cathedral with highest steeple in the world
www.ulmer-muenster.de

• Historic city center – fishermens‘ quarter
www.tourismus.ulm.de/tourismus/de/sehenswert/altstadt_city/altstadt_city.php

• Zoological garden and aquarium, leisure pool, ice skating facility, etc.
www.tourismus.ulm.de/web/de/ulm-und-neu-ulm/familie-kinder/familie-kinder.php

• Danube bank path

Owen (40 km):

• Castle “Teck“
www.kirchheim-teck.de/burgteck

Neuffen (46 km): 

• Castle “Hohenneuffen“
www.hohenneuffen.de

Sonnenbühl (56 km):

• Cave “Bärenhöhle“ with family park “Traumland“
www.hoehlenwelten-sonnenbuehl.de/baerenhoehle.html
www.freizeitpark-traumland.de

• Cave “Nebelhöhle“
www.hoehlenwelten-sonnenbuehl.de/nebelhoehle.html


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