Location: Deutschland

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.HighlightsPicturesque setting as a classic photo motif in front of the Watzmann and UntersbergUnusual elliptical baroque floor planHigh altar in walnut wood from 1715Frescoes by Christoph Lehrl on the life of MaryQuiet starting point for walks towards the KneifelspitzeGood to knowConstruction period1708–1724Consecration21 November 1724StyleBaroqueFloor planelliptical…

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.HighlightsClassic view: wooden bridge, the Ramsauer Ache and the church with a mountain backdropReiter Alpe as a striking ridge in the backgroundLate-Gothic architecture with a baroque onion domeHistoric painters' motif, one of the most depicted church scenes in the AlpsStarting point…

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.HighlightsPanoramic view of the Watzmann and the Königssee around 600 m belowModern gondola (2019) with a mid-station, family-friendlyViewing platform and a short…

A staffed Alpine Club hut (1,638 m) of the DAV Berchtesgaden section, north-west of the Funtensee in the Steinernes Meer. The nearby Funtensee is regarded as Germany's cold pole (−45.9 °C on 24 Dec 2001).HighlightsClassic base for crossing the Steinernes MeerThe Funtensee as Germany's cold pole (a frost hollow with a cold-air lake)Ascent from the Königssee via the Saugasse (from Salet or St. Bartholomä)Starting point for peaks such as…

At 2,962 m the Zugspitze is Germany's highest mountain, in the Wetterstein range on the German-Austrian border. It holds Germany's last glaciers, the Höllental and Northern Schneeferner. The summit is reachable by three mountain railways and offers a panorama over four countries.ActivitiesAscent by cable car or rack railwayViewing platform & summit crossGlacier ski area…

The Obersee is a quiet mountain lake about 600 metres south-east of the Königssee, reached via the Salet boat landing. The Röthbach Falls plunge over the Röthwand, at around 380 m the highest waterfall in Germany.HighlightsBoat trip across the Königssee to Salet, then a short walkTurquoise, very quiet mountain lake framed by steep rock facesRöthbach Falls – at around 380…