OUR SUGGESTED EXCURSIONS IN BERCHTESGADENER LAND Highlights and Tips for a Memorable Stay Our Partners: 2 INTRODUCTION WELCOME TO NATURE & THIS HOLIDAY MOUNTAINS PARADISE Page 6 WATER, LAKES & WELLNESS Page 20 hat brings you ulti- mate happiness? WMaybe it’s packing SNOW & your backpack early in the WINTER FUN morning, jumping into your hiking Page 28 boots and scaling a mountain peak. Or exploring mysterious gorges for hours on end while discovering the wonders RELAX & ENJOY of nature with your kids. Perhaps it’s enjoying top-class concert Page 36 music surrounded by breathtaking panoramas. Or is it possibly having time for new ideas and CULTURE & truly pampering yourself? SIGHTS Page 42 To explore Berchtesgaden and the Alpine Town Bad Reichenhall, the mountains as well as world-famous STROLLING & sights, can only be done here in SHOPPING Berchtesgadener Land. Page 58 We hope you have PULL-OUT MAP & an enjoyable stay PARTNERS with us! Page 63 HANDY! 3 IMPORTANT INFORMATION CENTRAL INFORMATION TRAVEL BY BUS AND TRAIN CENTERS ON SITE Train Connections Bad Reichenhall: Wittelsbacherstr. 15 IC Königssee: Direct connection Bayerisch Gmain: Großgmainer Str. 14 between Hamburg Altona and Freilas- Berchtesgaden: Maximilianstraße 9 sing-Bad Reichenhall-Berchtesgaden. and Königsseer Straße 2, Schönau a. Take the Westbahn to Salzburg and Königssee: Rathausplatz 1 and See- change to the Berchtesgadener Land straße 3, Bischofswiesen: Hauptstraße Bahn (BLB) to Bad Reichenhall/ 18, Ramsau: Im Tal 2, Marktschellen- Bayerisch Gmain or Berchtesgaden berg: Salzburger Straße 2, Piding: via Freilassing. Bayern Ticket: take Petersplatz 2, Anger: Dorfplatz 4, the Meridian or RB from Munich to Teisendorf: Poststraße 14, Freilassing: Bad Reichenhall/Bayerisch Gmain and Hauptstraße 45, Saaldorf-Surheim: Berchtesgaden via Freilassing. Moosweg 2, Laufen: Rathausplatz 1 Transportation of Bicycles on the Trains EMERGENCY CALLS In the local Berchtesgadener Land International emergency cellphone trains, the transportation of bicycles number/European emergency is free. Please note: if trains are very number T 112 crowded, the railway personnel will Alpine emergency number (AT) T 140 decide if the bikes can be brought or not. GERMAN ALPINE Kurkarte / Guest Card = Bus Card ASSOCIATION (DAV) With the Berchtesgaden guest card, T +49 8652 9764615 overnight guests in the Watzmann and From mid-May to mid-October Königssee region can travel free and [email protected] environmentally friendly on most bus routes, with a few exceptions of RVO. EASY ARRIVAL BY CAR Kurkarte / Guest Card = Bus Card Take the Autobahn München-Salzburg The Bad Reichenhall guest card is (A8) from Munich and continue on your eco-conscious free ticket to tourist good secondary roads. Please note: If attractions, hiking centers and more in you are arriving on the A8 from Munich, and around the Alpine Town. we suggest you take the Bad Reichen- Use the city bus and Berchtesgadener hall exit. Continuing through Austria Land Bahn Train in Bad Reichenhall/ requires a vignette (toll-road sticker)! Bayerisch Gmain to get to, e.g., the Old Salt Works, RupertusTherme Spa, Predigtstuhl Cable Car, concerts, hiking FLY TO THE MOUNTAINS centers. The Salzburg Airport is around 20 km (12.5 miles), the Munich Airport around 170 km (105 miles) away. 4 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Dial-a-Bus Berchtesgaden (RufBus) Rental Stations Additional service, besides public • Spa & Family Resort RupertusTherme, transportation, for the townships Bad Reichenhall of Berchtesgaden, Bischofswiesen, • Nemo-Point, Bad Reichenhall Ramsau and Schönau a. Königssee. • Tourist Information, Piding T +49 8652 964822 • Intersport Renoth, Jennerbahn/ Schönau a. Königssee Alpine Experience Bus (ALMErlebnisBUS) e-Service Stations Starting at the bus stop Hintersee in Charging stations within the municipal the mountaineering village Ramsau and district can be found at following along the Alpine pastures and ladeatlas.elektromobilitaet-bayern.de huts of the Klausbachtal (End of May until the beginning of October). Accessibility almerlebnisbus.com Whether an interesting visit to a muse- Teisendorf Municipal Bus um or a relaxing stay at one of our ther- (GemeindeBUS Teisendorf) mal spa facilities – the following tourist Takes guests to the desired destina- attractions are disabled friendly. tions within the municipal district. It is Parts of the pedestrian zones as well possible to transport buggies, walking as a few hiking trails are accessible to aids or wheelchairs. buggies, wheelchairs and walkers. T +49 8666 928853 Destinations/accommodations tested for accessibility can be found at Flixbus reisen-fuer-alle.de Flixbus is a low-cost way to reach Bad Reichenhall, Berchtesgaden and Schönau a. Königssee. Bus routes are TAXI subject to the season. Office Berchtesgaden Cable Cars T +49 8652 4041 These cable cars will take you to mag- Office Bad Reichenhall nificent viewpoints: T +49 8651 4545 • Predigtstuhl Cable Car, Bad Reichenhall • Jenner Cable Car, Schönau a. Königssee • Hirscheck-Chairlift, Ramsau EASILY FIND YOUR WAY • Obersalzberg Cable Car, Berchtesgaden Check our markers: • Götschenkopf Cable Car, Bischofswiesen • Untersberg Cable Car, A/Grödig 1 1 Excursions 2 Restaurant tips TRAVEL ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WITH E-ENERGY They can also be found in the enclosed Swap a Car for an e-Bike map. The service provider “movelo GmbH” offers a comprehensive network of rental and charging stations. Check out the stations at ebike-holiday.com 5 6 NATURE & MOUNTAINS Lace up your hiking boots and off you go! For ambitious mountain lovers as well as leisure hikers. 7 NATURE & MOUNTAINS GORGES, RAVINES AND DAMS Hikes through Berchtesgadener Land’s gorges and ravines offer a fantastic experience that won’t easily be forgotten. 1 Wild and romantic: The 1 Almbach- 2 klamm near Marktschellenberg, with its thunderous waterfalls, is one of the most beautiful gorges in the Bavarian Alps. At its entrance one can admire 2 Germany’s oldest marble mill. Since 1683 chunks of marble are beautifully ground into smooth balls here. Throughout Berchtesgadener Land, mills and dams can be found, such as the Röthelbachklause near Bad Reichenhall – one of the earliest splash dams mentioned in a document – or the Theresienklause in the Almbach- klamm. These historical monuments tell a story of the economy and technology 8 NATURE & MOUNTAINS 3 4 in former times. They made use of the GLACIERS AND ICE power of water and served as a means Hikers wishing to explore gorges and for extracting salt, producing stone ravines will need good footwear. Warm balls, grinding grains, generating energy clothes are a further requirement for or enabling the transportation of wood exploring the 4 Schellenberger ice from hard to access forest areas. cave (1,550 m/5,085 ft) in the Untersberg Mountain, as the descent Many mills and dams have meanwhile into Germany’s largest ice cave gets been lovingly restored by associations colder with every step. and volunteer helpers. They are ideal eishoehle.net tourist attractions for young and old alike that still captivate our interest The reason why the 5 Blaueis Glacier today by their association of technology still exists despite global warming is with nature. thanks to its location on the north face of Hochkalter Mountain. Glacier Those who are up for more ravine enthusiasts can stop for refreshments adventures should explore the Speik at the Blaueis hut (1,680 m/5,512 ft) Valley and Speik Stream near and continue from there on hikes into a Bayerisch Gmain. Steep trails through unique glacier world. the romantic Weissbach Valley, with its deep ravines and numerous waterfalls, 5 lead to the wide streambed of the Speik. 3 Aschauer Gorge and Hiental Dam can be found nearby, in the neighboring township of Schneizlreuth. 9 NATURE & MOUNTAINS TAKE YOUR BIKE FOR A SPIN Numerous biking trails offer a diverse range of tours, for example to Thumsee Lake, around Saalachsee Lake, and the list goes on. Whether you want to explore the world with your kids or are looking for challenging mountain bike tours, such as up to Gotzenalm – the area offers bike fun for everyone. THE JOYS OF HIKING Those who prefer strapping on hiking boots can explore Berchtesgadener Land on well-marked trails. Whether half-day or full-day excursions, hiking through valleys or scaling mountain peaks – choose from a variety of hikes suiting your wishes and physical fitness. Multi-day tours on the SalzAlpenSteig or one of the SalzAlpen tours provide another special experience. Are you looking for good company or a knowledgeable mountain guide? Then why not join one of the guided hikes offered throughout the county. We also recommend the Berchtesgaden Alpine National Park’s hiking program. 10 NATURE & MOUNTAINS A GOLFER’S PARADISE Experience great golfing on Ober- salzberg Mountain at an elevation of approx. 1,000 meters (3,281 feet)! Here golfers of all levels can enjoy the game in front of a spec- tacular mountain backdrop. Twenty other golf courses can be found within an hour’s drive. STAY ACTIVE IN BAD REICHENHALL Bad Reichenhalll’s local mountains offer many hikes and mountain tours into nature and form a counterpart to the urban flair of the Alpine Town. Bayerisch Gmain is located above Bad Reichenhall: not only the Alpgarten loop, but also the Wald-Idyll trail and SalzAlpen tours lead through an impressive landscape with forests and streams at the foot of the Lattenge- birge. Special tips: Soleleitungsweg (brine pipeline trail) telling the history of salt or the three walking trails in the Alpine Town. the 2,000 m² (21,528 ft²) of climbing 1 DAV CLIMBING CENTER IN THE GANZ MOUN- surface as well as the two boulder TAINEERING CENTER rooms. Watzmannstraße 4 83483 Bischofswiesen T +49 8652 9764620 info@kletterzentrum- berchtesgaden.de kletterzentrum-berchtesgaden.de Mon, Wed, Fri open from The German Alpine Association’s (DAV) 10:00 – 22:00, Tues, Thurs climbing center in the mountaineering from 9:00 – 22:00, Sat, Sun house Ganz in Bischofswiesen provides and public holidays the ultimate climbing experience in the from 10:00 – 21:00 Berchtesgaden Alps.