Location: Garmisch & Werdenfels Region

Ettal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 14th century, whose magnificent baroque basilica with its mighty dome is visible from afar in the Ammer valley. To this day the monks produce the well-known Ettal monastery liqueur and beer. The abbey lies near Oberammergau and Linderhof Palace. Highlights Baroque…

The Höllentalklamm near Hammersbach is one of the most impressive gorges in the Bavarian Alps and a section of the demanding Höllental ascent of the Zugspitze. Over walkways and through tunnels the path leads along roaring water and overhanging rock walls. The gorge is only open in the snow-free season….

Mittenwald lies picturesquely at the foot of the Karwendel and has been famous for its violin-making since the 17th century. The houses of the old town are richly decorated with Lüftlmalerei. Above the village the Karwendel railway leads up to around 2,244 m to a wide mountain panorama and Germany's…

Linderhof Palace in the Graswang valley is the smallest of King Ludwig II's three palaces and the only one whose construction he saw completed in his lifetime. The lavish pleasure palace, inspired by Versailles, is surrounded by an extensive park with water features. Especially famous is the artificial Venus Grotto…

The Eibsee at the foot of the Zugspitze is regarded, with its clear, turquoise-green water and several small islands, as one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in Bavaria. A roughly 7 km shore path circles the lake before the backdrop of Germany's highest mountain. From the shore the cable…

The Partnachklamm near Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a roughly 700 m long, up to 80 m deep gorge through which the Partnach roars. Paths and tunnels hewn into the rock lead the secured trail through the narrow gorge. In winter, icicles and frozen waterfalls turn the gorge into a special backdrop. Highlights…