Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

17 September 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Berchtesgaden © Skyguy414

Berchtesgaden © Skyguy414

Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich. To the south of the city the Berchtesgaden National Park stretches along three parallel valleys.  read more…

Koenigssee in southeast Bavaria: Holidays in a real-existing postcard

13 September 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  7 minutes

Boathouses and Villa Beust at dusk © Bobak Ha'Eri/cc-by-sa-3.0

Boathouses and Villa Beust at dusk © Bobak Ha’Eri/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Königssee is a natural lake in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the border to Austria. Most of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park.   read more…

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