Destinations

The Matterhorn, at 4,478 m, is one of the highest and at the same time the most famous mountain in the Alps. Its almost free-standing, pyramidal shape on the border between Swiss Zermatt and Italian Breuil-Cervinia is one of the most photographed mountain motifs in the world. The first ascent in 1865 by Edward Whymper's party ended on the descent…

The Dolomites are a striking mountain group of the Southern Limestone Alps with pale dolomite rock, jagged towers and walls, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site since 2009. The highest peak is the Marmolada (Punta Penia, 3,343 m), the only significant glacier region of the range.ActivitiesHiking and mountain toursVia ferratas (Vie ferrate)Multi-pitch climbingHigh tour up the MarmoladaPanoramic roads over the Dolomite passesHut tours / Dolomite high trailsHighlightsUNESCO World Natural Heritage since 2009Marmolada, queen of the…

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.ActivitiesHigh tour to the summitHiking in the Hohe Tauern National ParkGlacier walk (Pasterze)Panoramic road (high-alpine road)Mountaineering with…

At 3,768 m the Wildspitze is the highest mountain in North Tyrol and the Ötztal Alps and, after the Großglockner, Austria's second-highest mountain. The glaciated summit is a classic high tour with starting points in Vent and at the Pitztal glacier, requiring full glacier equipment.ActivitiesHigh tour over glacierSki tour/ski high tour in springHut walk to the Breslauer HütteGlacier/firn ascentguided tours /…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

An active salt mine that is also open to visitors, its first tunnel driven in 1517. The tour combines historic salt mining with a pit railway, slides and an underground salt lake.HighlightsRide into the mine on the pit railwayTwo miners' slides as in the miners' dayCrossing the underground salt lake by raftMultimedia show on the history of saltA constant 12 °C underground, pleasantly cool on hot daysGood to…

A former Nazi-era reception building on the Kehlstein (built 1937–1938), today a restaurant offering a wide view over the Berchtesgaden Alps.HighlightsPanoramic view over the Berchtesgaden region, Watzmann and UntersbergAscent via the spectacular Kehlstein road by special busHistoric brass lift through the rock tunnelA factual look at the Nazi history on the ObersalzbergRestaurant and café in the…

The Wimbachklamm lies at the mouth of the Wimbach valley in Ramsau, in the Berchtesgaden National Park. Since 1847 a roughly 200 m path has led over walkways and bridges through the gorge carved out by the Wimbach.HighlightsRoaring Wimbach with eddies, pools and waterfalls in a tight spaceHistoric walkways and bridges right above the white waterEntrance to the wide Wimbach valley…