Berchtesgaden, at the end of the Deutsche Alpenstrasse, is perhaps the best known tourist town and one of the most popular climatic resorts in the Bavarian Alps. It is surrounded by mountains - the Hoher Göll, Watzmann, Hochkalter and Untersberg.
The 6.5km/4mi long Kehlsteinstrasse, near Berchtesgaden, is a private road built by Hitler to give access to his "tea-house" on the Kehlstein. It has five tunnels and gradients of up to 28%, and can be used only by special buses. From the parking place at the end of the road a tunnel leads to a lift up to the Kehlsteinhaus (1,834m/6,017ft). There can be found a restaurant and magnificent panoramic views.
Berchtesgaden National Park (area 210 sq.km/81sq. mi) takes in the southern tip of the Berchtesgadener Land, including the Königssee and the Watzmann group, and extends northward to near Bad Reichenhall.
Address: Berchtesgaden National Park, Doktorberg 6, D-83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany
The Eagle's Nest is the famous former meeting place of Hitler and his officers. It is situated at an altitude of 1834 meters, requiring a coach and elevator trip.
Address: Kehlsteinhaus, Berchtesgaden , Germany
Hours:
May 1 to October 31: 8:20am-5pm
Tips: Weather concerns or rocks falling may cause the building to close and buses to stop running.
From the village of Königssee (German Heraldic Museum; seen by appointment) a cabin cableway ascends the 1,874 m/6,149ft high Jenner (magnificent views; skiing area).
Address: Jennerbahn / Mount Jenner Cable Car, Berchtesgadner Bergbahn AG Jennerbahnstrasse 18, D-83471 Schönau am Königssee, Germany
Obersalzberg, southeast of Berchtesgaden, is a cableway with a park-like landscape and superb views. Hitler's mountain retreat, which stood here, has been largely destroyed.
The handsome palace of the Wittelsbachs in Berchtesgaden was originally a house of Augustinian canons, founded about 1100, which was secularized in 1803. It now houses a museum (weapons, furniture, porcelain, pictures).
Ramsau, near Berchtesgaden on the Deutsche Alpenstrasse, is a high altitude resort and offers brine inhalation treatment. At the Hintersee there are boats for rent.
The Salt Mine in Berchtesgaden conducts tours in miners' clothes and has a Salt Museum.
There is a film that describes the production of salt and where salt deposits are found. The Salt Mine Museum highlights the history of salt mining and historical tools.
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Königssee, Berchtesgaden
Königssee, Berchtesgaden
Kehlsteinstrasse, Berchtesgaden
