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1 Lake trips of King Ludwig II a memorial 10 Münter Haus 15 Ferry around Kochelsee 19 The Church of Wies 23 ‘Fünf Höfe’, Take the museum’s ship, the MS chapel was erected between A regular boat service departs UNESCO World Heritage Site Up-market designer stores and ‘Phantasie’, across Lake Starn- 1896 and 1900 near Berg, above from the centre of the village The pilgrimage church of Wies cafés, bars and restaurants berg to the Buchheim Museum. the place the king drowned. for the Museum dedicated to ‘the Scourged are an open invitation to shop www.seenschifffahrt.de/ A wooden cross encased in (own ferry stop) or take a trip Saviour’ is considered the most in an unusual atmosphere. Art and the Countryside starnberger-see iron marks the spot in the lake. around the whole lake and perfect example of Bavarian The ‘hanging gardens’ create Between Munich and the www.vereinigung-ludwig-ii- enjoy the magnificent views Rococo architecture. a vivid, tropical flair right next deine-treuen.de of the mountains. www.wieskirche.de to the Hypo Kunsthalle where www.motorschiffahrt-kochelsee.de temporary exhibitions of a Hotel Marina Bernried **** Hotel Seeblick Hotel Garni Sterff Stadthotel Berggeist 7 Church of Christ the King 20 Abbey high standard are held in this MuSeenLandschaft and the Mosque in 16 Art trail in a. See central location. 82347 Bernried 82347 Bernried 82402 am 82377 Penzberg The dynamic former mining Gabriele Münter and Wassily Find out more about Franz www.simply-munich.com Expressionismus T +49 (0)8158 9320 T +49 (0)8158 2540 Starnberger See T +49 (0)8856 8010 town offers a varied programme Kandinsky lived together in Marc on a tour of Kochel a. www.marina-bernried.de www.seeblick-bernried.de T +49 (0)8801 90630 www.hotel-berggeist.de of events. Apart from the mu- this house from 1909 until 1914. See, visiting interesting places 24 Schwabing, Munich seum, a visit to the Church of This was where the almanac, that inspired the famous artist This lively district that has www.hotel-sterff.de 2 Museum Starnberger See Christ the King with its Campen- ‘’ was created, to paint several of his works. been shaped by artists since The Marina Resort with its A warm welcome awaits you The hotel has 45 cosily fur- Located in the historical Loch- donk windows, the Mining among other works of art. Information on the respective time immemorial calls out to remodelled restaurant is lo- at Hotel Seeblick, very close All rooms and holiday flats nished rooms with telephone, mann House, the collection fo- Museum and the impressive www.muenter-stiftung.de works can be found on explana- be explored. In the streets and cuses on life and culture on the modern mosque are all a must. www.murnau.de tory boards. This art trail is also cafés around the Academy of cated right on the shore of to the lake in the picturesque are cosily and comfortably flat-screen TV, minibar and lake in the 19th and 20th centuries. www.penzberg.de available as an audio app. Fine Arts, right up as far as and boasts spa resort of Bernried. Still furnished. Enjoy our hospi- WiFi. Guests can look forward www.museum-starnberger-see.de www.bergwerksmuseum-penzberg.de 11 Murnau pedestrian precinct www.kochel.de Located on the ‘Holy Mountain’ large rooms for events and under private management, tality in a family atmosphere! to a varied and extensive buf- www.islam-penzberg.de Remodelled by Emanuel von on the east shore of Ammersee, 3 Rose Island and Seidl, this colourfully painted 17 The Lovis Corinth Andechs is the oldest place of a varied cuisine. it is now in the fourth gener- fet breakfast in the morning. Feldafinger Park 8 Polling artists’ village listed ensemble with its many Museum in pilgrimage in and, since ation of the Lütjohann family. There are two masterpieces of little shops and cafés is now a In the hamlet of Urfeld on 1850, has been a Benedictine landscape gardening on Lake conservation area. Walchensee 180 original works priory affiliated to the Abbey LAKE STARNBERG REGION BICYCLE TOUR IN Starnberg: Rose Island and www.murnau.de on paper by Lovis Corinth are of St. Boniface in Munich. Inde- Feldafinger Park, both designed on display. Discover more about pendent of other business, the THE TRACKS OF THE by Peter Joseph Lenné. 12 Murnau Moor Lovis Corinth on a themed walk abbey brewery is still run by the ‘BLAUER REITER’ www.roseninsel.bayern Thanks to its size, varied land- with 7 explanatory boards. religious order. Münchner Freiheit, this is where www.schloesser.bayern.de scape and its flora and fauna, www.walchenseemuseum.de www.andechs.de you will find yourself among Kandinsky with his this wetland moor area forms a www.walchensee.de students and creative minds, ‘Phalanx’ class in Kochel 4 Bernried on Lake Starnberg unique entity in central Europe. 21 Weilheim and is where the ‘Blauer Reiter’ summer 1902 Apart from the nearby Buch- Tourentipps: www.murnau.de 18 The cable car The lively Old Town of Weilheim artists used to meet. Photo: Gabriele Münter heim Museum, the gold-medal Yesteryear today. Former mon- with its restored patricians’ www.simply-munich.com Gabriele Münter- und Johannes winner of ’s ‘Most astery buildings are home to 13 Staffelsee houses, partly surrounded by Eichner Foundation, Munich Beautiful Village’ competition studios, exhibitions and instal- With its seven islands and warm the ancient town walls, is an in- 25 Nymphenburg Palace Golfhotel Schlossgut Oberambach boasts a lovely centre, an Eng- lations by contemporary artists water this is one of the most viting place to stroll and shop. and the palace park lish-style landscaped park and as well as series of concerts of popular lakes for swimming. Our www.weilheim.de This magnificent palace and its Kaiserin Elisabeth **** Biohotel + Vitalzentrum ART AND CULTURE a monastery complex – all right the highest standard. tip: Walk the hiking trail or take extensive park are a gesamt- 82340 82541 Münsing on the lake. www.polling.de a trip on the motor launch. 22 Viktualienmarkt Munich kunstwerk of international im- T +49 (0)8157 9309-0 T +49 (0)8177 9323 TOURS FOR GROUPS www.bernried.de www.staffelsee.org The ‘Viktualienmarkt’ is a popu- portance. The palace, park and 9 Artists’ trail, Sindelsdorf lur culinary meeting place in the the Café Palmenhaus are worth www.kaiserin-elisabeth.de www.schlossgut.de Starting in Munich and taking Our partner for organising tours 5 Kaiserin Elisabeth Museum A walk through this pretty 14 Murnau art trail Soar into the blue Bavarian heart of the city where you can a visit whatever the weather – in Bernried, Penzberg, Murnau for groups would be happy to Collection on the Austrian Em- village, the birthplace and Look for the original motifs used sky and enjoy the unique 360° sit around the maypole amidst just as in the days of kings and The hotel’s unique charm, A country house in a pictures- and Kochel, explore the help you plan your visit. press in the historical station home of the ‘Blauer Reiter’ – by Gabriele Münter and Wassily views over turqoise-coloured a sea of colours, scents and nobles. countryside by bike that so building in Possenhofen. first and foremost Franz Marc Kandinsky and compare them lakes and blue mountain peaks. sounds. This is where fruit, vege- www.simply-munich.com the idyllic gardens and que and idyllic setting, surroun- inspired Franz Marc, Gabriele Weilheimer Reiseservice GmbH www.kaiserin-elisabeth-museum-ev.de – to where the artists lived and with their paintings on a walk The panoramic nature trail and tables and all conceivable types the wonderful views of the ded by woods and fields, with a Münter and . 82362 Weilheim where they found their motifs around the town of Murnau. a break at the mountain guest- of delicacy can be bought for lake are a guarantee for a view of the lake. 5 seminar and Route length: 180 km T +49 (0)881 1062 6 Memorial chapel and cross and created their works. www.murnau.de house at both well worthwhile. later … or eaten straight away. www.museenlandschaft- [email protected] Some 10 years after the death www.sindelsdorf.de www.herzogstandbahn.de www.simply-munich.com quiet holiday in relaxing conference rooms, perfect for expressionismus.de www.derpart.com/weilheim surroundings. focussed and creative work.

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See, 82377 Penzberg Tourismusverband Pfaffenwinkel Walchen- Photo Thomas Kujat see T +49 (0)8856 813-480 Bauerngasse 5, 86956 Schongau 18 www.museum-penzberg.de T +49 (0)8861 211-3200 Andechs Abbey: Osterseen Our family-run hotel in a Situated in the pedestrian Excellent cuisine, spa with Family-run hotel, steeped in Herzogstand Tourist Information Starnberg [email protected] Benedikten- 17 B2 historical building with its precinct and now in the 16th outdoor and indoor swim- tradition, centrally located, wand www.pfaffen-winkel.de - Penzberg own brewery is located right generation, the hotel offers ming pools, only 10 min. from own art gallery, wine bar and Academy of Fine Arts Munich: München Tourismus Ober- ammer- in the middle of Murnau. guests an unforgettable stay the Münter Haus; perfect for restaurant serving regional gau 15 Panorama map: 16 with a blend of and contem- relaxing and enjoying the cul- and international dishes. Kochelsee ©Tourismus Oberbayern Franz Marc porary styles. tural highlights of the area. München e.V. Museum M Murnauer Kochel 12 Moos Murnau a. See Tourist Information Kochel a. See Staffelsee Murnau Bahnhofstraße 23 Kochel a. See KOCHEL- AND WALCHENSEE REGION Bad Tölz 9 11 14 Schloßmuseum M Murnau Franz-Marc-Park 8-10 82431 Kochel a. See 7 Museum Riegsee 10 Kochelsee M Penzberg 82431 Kochel a. See T +49 (0)8851 338 Penzberg Seehausen 13 Ober- Walchensee Staffelsee T +49 (0)8851 92488-0 [email protected], www.kochel.de ammergau Iffeldorf www.franz-marc-museum.de Uffing Osterseen Garmisch- Walchensee 19 Partenkirchen Seeshaupt Polling IMPRINT 8 Peißenberg 2020 4 Bernried Published by MuSeenLandschaft Expressionismus: Münsing 1 Tourist Information Murnau Buchheim 21 Weilheim Tourist information offices of Kochel a. 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Treat your‑ M MUSEUMS Staffelsee: Photo Florian Werner | Werdenfels line: Photo Uwe Miethe | München Luisenstraße 33 München Tourismus Franz Marc Museum + Kochel- and Walchensee: Tourist Information Bavarian cuisine. extensive buffet breakfast. restaurant and lakeside ter- breakfast buffet, ‘Postillion’ self to a delicious buffet-break‑ HOTELS 80333 München 80331 München Kochel a. See, Photo Thomas Kujat | Lake Starnberg: Tourist Information Just 800m from the Franz race. Just a few minutes walk café restaurant, indoor swim- fast on the terrace with beauti‑ © Tourismus Oberbayern e.V. T: +49 (0)89 23396933 T +49 (0)89 233-96500 1 EXCURSIONS Starnberg | Buchheim : Photo Julia Rejmer Marc Museum. from the Franz Marc Museum. ming pool, holiday flats. ful views of the mountains. www.lenbachhaus.de [email protected] Lenbachhaus: © Florian Holzherr | Munich: München Tourismus, www.simply-munich.com Photo Thomas Klinger Between Munich and the Alps Gabriele Münter Self-Portrait, 1909 MuSeenLandschaft PLUS MURNAU – THE ARTISTS’ Schloßmuseum Murnau BETWEEN THE LAKES © VG Bild-Kunst MuSeenLandschaft TOWN ON STAFFELSEE Bonn 2020 KOCHELSEE AND WALCHENSEE Expressionismus Partner hotels | Tips for excursions On the trail of Wassily Kandinsky Experience the world of Franz Marc and the Modernists an idyllic stretch of countryside, set against Information about partner hotels and sugges­ and Gabriele Münter the magnificent backdrop of the mountains – tions for other excursions in the MuSeen­ a perfect place to relax or hike. The lakes in Landschaft region can be found on the back Kochel and Walchensee are an invitation to One of the most beautiful regions in Germany lies of this flyer. swim or windsurf, to sample the cosy restau- between the Bavarian capital and the Alps. The rants and hotels and to recharge one’s batteries. lush green moraine landscape with its crystal clear MuSeenKarte Expressionismus Nature, art and culture go hand in hand in rivers and stunning views of the majestic mountains Murnau. The picturesque area with expan- inspired the writer Ludwig Thoma to exclaim: “Just sive views of the Alpine range and its chang- open your eyes; everything is beautiful!” ing shimmering blue light, the moor around

In the early 20th century the young Expressionists from Munich came here to paint the countryside in For Franz Marc, the ‘Blue Land’ – the idyllic and bold colours and shapes. Emil Nolde and Ernst Lud- breathtaking stretch of countryside between wig Kirchner stayed here before the ‘Brücke’ group With the ‘MuSeenKarte Expressionismus’ Kochel, Murnau and Sindelsdorf with its lakes, of artists was established in Dresden. The ‘Blauer ticket you can explore the museums in the moorland, hills and mountain slopes – was Reiter’ artists Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, foothills of the Bavarian Alps. Pay the standard not just a place to breathe the country air or Franz Marc, and Heinrich Camp- admission fee at the first museum and visit a destination for a day-trip. He had known it endonk all had particularly closely ties to this region. three other museums at reduced rates. Tickets since childhood and he came back here time are available free of charge at participating Murnau and the lake – Staffelsee – inspired and again. In 1914, two years before his death, ‘MuSeenLandschaft Expressionismus’ provides a museums. the world-famous ‘Blauer Reiter’ artists. Franz he bought a house in Ried, near Kochel, for unique way to experience and enjoy both art and the Marc even named the region ‘the Blue Land’. himself and his wife Maria. The ‘Blue Land’ is countryside. The Buchheim Museum of Imagination The pedestrian precinct with its listed buildings not just inextricably linked to the ‘Blauer Reiter’ with its world-famous Expressionist works draws remodelled by Emanuel von Seidl, street cafés by name. The area around Kochel that Marc Schloßmuseum Murnau visitors to the shore of Lake Starnberg, the Franz and shops has a southern flair and a view of loved so much was also the starting point and Marc Museum on Kochelsee provides an exquisite the mountains, inviting visitors to while away source of inspiration for his art. For this reason insight into the artist’s œuvre, and the Schloßmuse- the time. The Schloßmuseum in the castle in the Franz Marc Museum in Kochel am See was um Murnau on Staffelsee with its works by Gabriele the centre of the town houses an exceptional founded in 1986 to present Marc’s work in the Münter and other ‘Blauer Reiter’ artists and the Mu- collection. Its core comprises works by Gabriele surroundings that influenced him as an artist. seum Penzberg – Sammlung Campendonk, near the Trains on the Werdenfels line run every hour Münter, the artists of the ‘Neue Künstlerverein- Apart from important works by Franz Marc Franz Marc Museum – Art in the 20th Century Osterseen group of lakes, are both major attractions from Munich to the ‘MuSeenLandschaft igung München’ and the ‘Blauer Reiter’ – in- onwards, how they became familiar with Bavar- himself, paintings by Wassily Kandinsky, Alexej too. And if you visit the and Expressionismus’ museums. The museums cluding Kandinsky, Marianne von Werefkin and ian folk art – especially reverse glass painting – Jawlensky, and Gabriele Münter the Lenbachhaus in Munich as well you will be able can easily be reached on foot from each Alexej von Jawlensky. The works exhibited show and how they succeeded in taking that decisive can also be seen. They mirror a fascination for to marvel at an unparalleled number of works by the respective station. The routes are signposted. the motifs the artists found for their pictures artistic step towards a new expressive form of a landscape that not only has a lot to offer art Franz Marc, Leaping Horse, 1912 Franz Marc Museum Kochel a. See pioneers of German Modernism. Timetables: www.bahn.de/werdenfelsbahn in Murnau and the surrounding area from 1908 painting. lovers. The foothills of the Bavarian Alps are On loan from a private collection

Alexej von Jawlensky Head in Blue, 1912 group of Expressionist artists found its begin- THE FIVE LAKES’ REGION Buchheim Museum PENZBERG NEAR THE PICTUR‑ MUNICH – THE CITY OF AROUND STARNBERG der Phantasie ESQUE OSTERSEEN LAKES ART AND CULTURE nings in Munich. Today, world-famous works of art such as the ‘Blue Horse’ can be admired in Lakeside ‘Laboratory of the Imagination’ Discover where Heinrich Campendonk Sammlung Campendonk has been home to the Following the tracks of the great Expressionists the Lenbachhaus. The museum café, with a lovely found inspiration largest collection of his work. With his reverse view of the Propylaea and the Königsplatz, is an glass paintingsin particular he skillfully created inviting place for animated discussions on what The Five Lakes’ Region is the most popular desti- artworks of unique beauty and fascination. A wealth of top-class museums and collections, you have seen and experienced. nation for day-trips from Munich. The lush green displaying exhibits from Antiquity to the pres- hills and the streams, rivers and lakes – Starn- ent day, are waiting to be explored in Munich. berger See, Ammersee and their smaller siblings For many centuries, the Bavarian royal family, Pilsensee, Wörthsee and Weßlinger See – offer the Wittelsbachs, promoted the arts in the city that now boasts a centrally located ‘Kunstareal’ art hub with museums of world renown.

The area around the Osterseen lakes that stretches from Lake Starnberg southwards to the undulating foothills around Penzberg, is one of nature’s real treasure troves. The 19 lakes near Iffeldorf present an impressive spec- breathtaking views of the Alps. Unspoilt farming trum of colours, from silver-grey to turquoise villages, grand villas, Baroque churches, mon- green, set against the incomparable panorama asteries and castles characterise this unique of the Alps – a magical landscape that attracted This is where you will find the largest collection area. 100km of lakeshore, 180km of hiking trails, Franz Marc to Sindelsdorf at the beginning of of works by the ‘Blauer Reiter’ movement, for Franz Marc Blue Horse, 1911 250km of cycle paths as well as lakeside beaches the 19th century. And with him his artist friends example. The museum, partly housed in the © Lenbachhaus and boat trips make this area a real eldorado Kandinsky, Jawlensky and Münter who often former residence of the ‘princely painter’ Franz Buchheim Museum der Phantasie for holiday-makers. Andechs Abbey, the minster spent time in the summerhouse in his garden. von Lenbach with its idyllic garden, is one of the in Dießen, the castle in Seefeld, the palace and In 1911, at the age of 21, Heinrich Campendonk most beautiful spots in the city. The house in the Kaiserin Elisabeth Museum in Possenhofen are ities collected from around the world are a true (1889–1957) came to from the style of a Tuscan villa forms a stunning counter- all attractions for the culturally interested. One eye-opener. Children love the mini circus, the sub- Rhineland and became the youngest of the point to the new, gleaming golden building de- undoubted highlight is the Buchheim Museum marine car, the brightly coloured helicopter and ‘Blauer Reiter’ artists. During his search for mo- signed by the architectural firm Foster + Partner. of the Imagination that Günter Behnisch, the the ‘Laboratory of the Imagination’ where they tifs for his paintings he was impressed by the Following the gift made by the artist Gabriele Museum Penzberg – Sammlung Campendonk architect of the Olympic Park in Munich, com- can clamber around or make their own things. An mining town of Penzberg with its miners’ hous- Münter in 1957, the museum now holds works by posed for a site in Bernried right on the edge impressive list of events, focussing on Hundert- es and pitheads. His paintings from this phase Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Alexej von of the lake. In addition to the famous collection wasser or Nolde for example, attracts crowds of were only the start of his own very independ- Heinrich Campendonk, Lovers Jawlensky, Marianne von Werefkin, Franz Marc, (Adda and Heinrich), 1912 Lenbachhaus München of Expressionist works amassed by the author visitors the whole year round. The romantic park ent artistic output which continued into the Museum Penzberg – , August Macke and many others. Under Sammlung Campendonk of The Boat, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, curios- surrounding the museum is perfect for a picnic. 1950s. Since 2016 the new Museum Penzberg – © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2020 the name the ‘Blauer Reiter’, the history of this