Category: Attractions & Sights
Castles, gorges, historic towns and spectacular viewpoints, the Alps are full of rewarding sights. Here you find attractions across all six Alpine countries, from famous landmarks to quiet insider tips.
At 3,798 m the Großglockner is Austria's highest mountain and the defining pyramid of the Glockner group in the Hohe Tauern, on the Tyrol/Carinthia border in the Hohe Tauern National Park. The Großglockner High Alpine Road leads to the Franz-Josefs-Höhe with views of the summit and the Pasterze glacier. Activities…
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At 1,874 m the Jenner is a well-known viewpoint mountain right by the Königssee. The gondola reopened in 2019 takes visitors comfortably to the top station at around 1,800 m with panoramic views of the Watzmann and Königssee. Highlights Panoramic view of the Watzmann and the Königssee around 600 m…
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Late-Gothic parish church from 1512 in the centre of Ramsau, world-famous as a photo motif: a wooden footbridge over the Ramsauer Ache with the church and the Reiter Alpe behind. Highlights Classic view: wooden bridge, the Ramsauer Ache and the church with a mountain backdrop Reiter Alpe as a striking…
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The Hintersee is a small mountain lake about two kilometres west of the centre of Ramsau. It formed around 3,500 to 4,000 years ago when a rockfall from the Hochkalter massif dammed the Klausbach. Highlights Clear, turquoise water reflecting the Hochkalter and Reiter Alpe Zauberwald: a geotope of moss-covered rockfall…
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The Königssee is regarded as one of the cleanest and, at up to 190 metres, deepest lakes in Germany. Embedded between the steeply rising walls of the Watzmann massif and the Hagengebirge, it looks like a Nordic fjord that has strayed into the Alps. What makes the Königssee special Electric…
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