Benediktbeuern Abbey (Kloster) was founded in AD 789, and was famous for housing the Carmina Burana manuscript before it was moved to Munich during secularisation....

Kochel am See’s main visitor attraction after the lake is the Franz Marc Museum. Marc was a painter who lived in the town from 1908...

The Kochelsee is a large lake in southern Bavaria, which is twinned with the nearby lake of Walchensee. The lake is popular for recreation and...

The Herzogstand is a mountain alongside the Walchensee lake, close to Walchensee and Urfeld. The mountain stands 1,731 metres tall and is a popular walking...

The Walchensee is a lake in southern Bavaria close to the Austrian border. It is twinned with the lake of Kochelsee nearby. The Walchensee is...

Situated on the shore of Lake Starnberg is the Buchheim Museum, also known as the Museum der Phantasie. It was set up by Lothar-Günther-Buchheim –...

From the village of Rottach-Egern at the southern end of the Tegernsee lake in Bavaria, you can take a cable car to the summit of...

Just to the east of Oberammergau is Mount Laber. The summit of this mountain reaches 1,683 metres, and offers some of the best views around....

Starnberger See is a lake located 27km south of Munich’s centre, and is the closest lake to the city. It covers 57km square and has...

Oberammergau is a pleasant little town with numerous important buildings in the centre. These include the church of St. Peter and St. Paul from 1740....

In the centre of Oberammergau is the Heimatmuseum, or regional history museum of the town. It naturally covers the history of the village, explaining the...

The Passionspielhaus in Oberammergau is the theatre in which Passion Play performances are held. The theatre, with an open-air stage and covered auditorium, was built...

The abbey at Ettal is just over two miles from Oberammergau. It was founded in 1330 by Emperor Ludwig IV of Bavaria, and was of...

Close to the lake shore in the village of Schliersee is the Regional Museum for the lake and village. It covers much of the town...

Karwendel is the mountain peak outside the town of Mittenwald in Bavaria. It stands 2,244 metres tall and offers magnificent views from the top of...

The Geigenbaumuseum in Mittenwald is a musical instrument museum located in the city centre. A lot of the display space is dedicated to Matthias Klotz,...

The Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Mittnewald epitomises the family feel of the village, with a lot of history. Name plates...

The Schliersbergalm is a mountain peak just outside the village and lake of Schliersee in southern Bavaria. A cable car can be taken from the...

Just outside Steingaden is the Wieskirche, which translates to Meadow Church. It is well-known as a place of pilgrimage – probably the most travelled-to in...

Steingaden’s main attraction is the Welfenmünster. This is a church built for the former monastery which dominated the little town. Architecture fans flock to see...