Landmarks, Culture & Leisure Tips

The "Berchtesgadener Land" District

In the Berchtesgadener Land district, you can stop and listen to the echo of your voice resounding across the dark green waters of the Königssee lake, which borders five municipalities: Berchtesgaden, Bischofswiesen, Marktschellenberg, Ramsau and Schönau am Königssee. You can also let your eyes wander over more than one hundred German and Austrian mountain peaks. On top of this, you addtionally have the opportunity to visit landmarks like the Eagle’s Nest building or the historic salt mine, wander along the scenic roads, go hiking or mountaineering, enjoy a bike or mountain bike ride, go fishing, play some golf or even make the most of the winter sport opportunities…providing it’s the right time of year, of course!

· Sights and Attractions Located Less than 30 Minutes Away
Salzburg and its Landmarks

• The "Getreidegasse" shopping street
• Mirabell Palace
• Salzburg Cathedral
• St Peter's Cemetery
• Hohensalzburg Castle
• Mozart's house of birth and residence
• The "Residenzbrunnen" fountain
• The "Haus der Natur" museum
• Holy Trinity Church ('Dreifaltigkeitskirche')
• Salzburg Puppet Theatre
• Festival Hall
• The Hellbrunn Palace Trick Fountains
• Salzburg Zoo
• Untersberg Cable Car
• Go-kart racetrack
• The "Silent Night Chapel" in Oberndorf
• Arnsdorf Museum

Hallein

• Celtic Museum
• Salt mine

 

Berchtesgaden

• Königssee lake and St. Bartholomew's Church
• Castle Church
• The "Bauerntheater" folk theatre
• Berchtesgaden National Park
• Salt mine
• The Watzmann Therme spa
• "Jennerbahn" cable car
• Bob and sledding run
• The Magic Forest by the Hintersee lake
• Salt water pipeline
• Obersalzberg
• Eagle's Nest building
• Roßfeld Panoramic Road (1600m high)
• Wimbachklamm Gorge
• Maria Gern Pilgrimage Church

Ruhpolding

• The German National Biathlon Training Centre
• "Rauschbergbahn" cable car
• The "Märchenpark" fairy tale park

Waging am See

• Alfons Schuhbeck's "Kurhausstüberl" restaurant

Lofer

• The Lofer mountain pastures
• The Loferer Steinberge mountain range
• Maria Kirchenthal Pilgrimage Church
• Summer toboggan run in Saalfelden

Mondsee

• Gothic Collegiate Church
• Stilt house museum

 

· Sights and Attractions Located Approx. 60 Minutes Away
St. Gilgen by the "Wolfgangsee" Lake

• "Zwölferhornbahn" cable car
• Mozart memorial
• (the second-highest plateau in Europe)
• Summer toboggan run
• Laimeralm

St. Wolfgang

• "Weißes Rössl" hotel
• Nostalgic rack railway on Schafberg mountain, Austria's most attractive mountain with a panoramic view
• The Pilgrimage Church and famous polyptych altarpiece

Bad Ischl

• The "Kaiservilla", the summer residence of Emperor Franz Joseph I
• Salt mine
• Lehár Villa

Reit im Winkl

• Winklmoos Alm
• Maria Hellwig's "Kuhstall" ('Cow Stall') Café

Chiemgau

• Chiemgau Alps
• Kampenwand Cable Car in Aschau
• Maria Eck Monastery
• Prien am Chiemsee
• Herrenchiemsee Palace
• Frauenchiemsee Island and Abbey
• Seeon Abbey
• The German Automobile History Museum

Tyrol

• Tyrol is well known for its cultural monuments and the incomparable beauty of its nature. In Tyrol, you can visit a number of attractions such as the Alpenzoo and Swarovski Crystal Worlds or explore Innsbruck and its charming old city centre.

Kitzbühel

• Kitzbühler Horn mountain
• Hahnenkamm mountain and the "Streif" downhill course
• Steinplatte mountain
• Waidring
• Pillersee lake
• St. Johann
• Wilder Kaiser mountain

The Dachstein-Tauern Region

• The Schladming-Dachstein region is located in the northwest of the Austrian state of Styria and extends from Dachstein mountain to Grimming mountain. It is home to a number of attractive locations such as Pichl, the Reiteralm mountain, the town of Schladming, the village of Rohrmoos, the village of Haus im Ennstal, the towns of Aich and Gössenberg, the "Gröbminger Land" culinary region Sölktäler Nature Park, the towns of Öblarn and Niederöblarn, the Grimming mountain region, the forest town of Donnersbachwalk and many more.

Zell am See

• Schmittenhöhe mountain
• Großglockner mountain
• Kitzsteinhorn mountain
• The "Tauernkraftwerke" power plant in Kaprun
• The "Eisriesenwelt" ice cave
• The town of Filzmoos at the foot of the Bischofmütze mountain with the Oberhofalm mountain pasture
• Ramsau
• The Dachstein Ice Caves
• Trautenfels Castle
• Schladming
• Gastein Valley
• The Krimml Waterfalls

Tegernsee Lake

• Rottach-Egern
• Bad Wiessee
• Schliersee
• Spitzingsee lake
• Wendelstein mountain

Bad Tölz

• Alpamare Waterpark

Altötting

• Pilgrimage Church

Burghausen

• The longest castle complex in Europe

 

· Sights and Attractions Located Approx. 1 to 2 Hours Away
Munich

• Nymphenburg Palace
• The Olympic Park and Village
• BMW Museum
• Hofbräuhaus
• The "Valentin-Musäum" museum
• Frauenkirche cathedral
• Bavaria Film Studios
• The treasury of the Munich Residenz palace
• English Garden
• German Museum

The Austrian State of Salzburg

• Lake Hallstatt
• Gosausee lake
• Attersee lake
• Gmunden by Traunsee lake and its landscape and waters
• Schloss Ort castle
• Cumberland Wildlife Park
• Weyer Castle Gallery

 

· Sights and Attractions Located 2 Hours Away
Innsbruck

• Golden Roof
• Ski jump stadium
• Alpenzoo

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

• Zugspitze mountain
• Eibsee lake
• Oberammergau
• The Pilgramage Church of Wies
• Linderhof Palace
• Neuschwanstein Castle
• Hohenschwangau Castle
• Ambras Castle
• "Großer Ahornboden" mountain pasture

Passau - The City of Three Rivers

• River Inn
• River Danube
• River Ilz
• The "Donauschifffahrtsgesellschaft" shipping company
• Passau University
• Old city centre