Location: Berchtesgaden Region

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…

Baroque pilgrimage church in the Vordergern district, built 1708–1724. Known for its elliptical floor plan and its picturesque setting as a photo motif in front of the mountain backdrop. Highlights Picturesque setting as a classic photo motif in front of the Watzmann and Untersberg Unusual elliptical baroque floor plan High…

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…

The Watzmannhaus at 1,930 m is one of the best-known mountain huts in the Bavarian Alps and the central base for climbs of the Watzmann. Run by the German Alpine Club (DAV), it offers food and overnight stays in dormitories and rooms. Ascent The normal route leads from the Wimbachbrücke…

Set on a hillside high above Berchtesgaden, the Camping-Resort Allweglehen is one of the best-known sites in the region, above all for the wide view of the Watzmann and Untersberg from many of its pitches. Who the site suits Open year-round, a base for ski tours and winter hiking even…