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Top 10 Things to do in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria
Winter sports enthusiasts will love Berchtesgaden, a village in the German Alps with several ski slopes and a top-notch bobsled track. Visit the Berchtesgaden Salt Mines (TripAdvisor travelers rave about their slides!). Nearby Lake Königsee makes a great day trip.
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1. Nationalparkzentrum - Haus der Berge
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 538 reviews
Germany's only Alpine National Park Lofty, wild and majestic, "King" Watzmann (2713m) reigns over the Berchtesgadener Land as he surveys his kingdom: Berchtesgaden National Park. High mountains, deep valleys and crystal-clear alpine streams define this protected area bordering Austria. "Allow nature to remain in its natural state" is the motto of Germany’s only Alpine National Park. Berchtesgaden National Park is located in the southeast of Germany, in Bavaria and adjoining the Austrian Salzburg region. Founded in 1978, the park includes an area of 210 square kilometres and is owned by the federal state of Bavaria. In addition, the park is the core and buffer zone of the biosphere reserve Berchtesgadener Land.
Reviewed By HBB85 - West Sussex, United Kingdom
We parked in the car park opposite the museum, which was only €1 for two hours. Entry to the museum is crazy value for money at only €4/adult, which is discounted further if you have a Berchtesgaden card. (However, there is a minimum spend if you wish to pay by card). We had the whole museum to ourselves for our entire visit! The staff (and reception bear!) are friendly and the exhibition itself is informative, surprising, interesting and captivating; it held our attention for a good hour. The displays have captions in both German and English (which I realised after slowly trying to translate the German!!) Haus der Berge is far more than stuffed exhibits; the animals and birds are arranged with real thought to add interest, it's hard to spot everything the first time you look! This, combined with the bitesize information makes natural history exciting! The tunnels section with torches is inspired! (Do mind your head though!!) Any nature lover will enjoy!
2. Schloss Berchtesgaden
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4.5 based on 123 reviews
Reviewed By Chooks64 - Gloucester, United Kingdom
We have just had a tour with Francisca. We arrived for the 3 o'clock tour and were greeted by a friendly cashier who spoke English and gave us an English script for the tour. We turned out to be the only 2 on it and our lovely guide spoke English for us explaining everything in detail and with good humour. There is so much to see and lots of rooms to visit- more than we saw at Hohenschwangau castle. I think we talked for longer than our allotted time but we're not rushed on our tour. A must see if you are in Berchtesgaden.
3. Berchtesgaden Salt Mines
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4.5 based on 1,953 reviews
Reviewed By Merrowmum - Guildford, United Kingdom
This salt mine is fascinating in of itself, but the whole experience is extremely well organised and executed - everyone in our group thoroughly enjoyed our tour! The combination of walking round, underground train and explanations is superbly thought through, the slides being a fun addition especially for children (but they do have an alternative option as well). The handsets for languages other than German generally worked very well indeed, although there were some glitches, but at least one of our group's worked at every stopping place so we were able to explain to anyone who had had problems. The highlight of the whole tour is the boat trip across the mirror lake, complete with light show - what a surreal experience underground!!! Excellent, much much better than anticipated!
4. Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg
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4.5 based on 1,111 reviews
Reviewed By kenwood5106 - Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Why do people moan about visiting a museum when they aren’t interested in the history, beats me. So to all those people who moan about being ripped off or the staff not speaking English (which they do by the way) etc, go on the web site and everything you need to know is written in black and white, ‘O’ and in English. The cost to get in is €3 which includes the Audio guide, free for school kids, Military and Emergency Services etc, so what’s to moan about..... This is the 3rd time I’ve been here, the Bunker System was great, the new museum being built, due to be open in 2 years will be brilliant. So at the moment it is a bit cramped but that’ll all be rectified come 2021 ‘ish’...... Ps if you want to moan about what’s exhibited and written then write to these people instead of moaning at the staff..... (A permanent exhibition on the history of Obersalzberg and the Nazi dictatorship by the Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History)......
5. Maria Gern
6. Bunkeranlage
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4.5 based on 133 reviews
7. Rossfeld Panoramastrasse
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4.5 based on 340 reviews
Reviewed By KenS358 - Langley City, Canada
There is a toll but you will be happy to pay it when you see where the road takes you. High alpine views. We drove on a partly cloudy day in mid-May. The road was clear, but there was snow banked up in places on the side. There are several easy pullouts, one in particular at a bridge about mid-way where you have wonderful views of snow-capped peaks, so close you feel as if you can reach out and touch them. I was clad in shorts and a shirt and it felt perfect. We live in a mountainous region so we generally do not seek out mountain views, and we were not planning on doing this drive. It turned out be wonderful. We stopped at an alpine cafe and had coffee and cake while looking at the peaks on one side, and the expansive view to the town below. I suppose this is very much a weather dependent activity. There are webcams one can check to give an idea before setting out. On the drive out (down) we passed through picturesque alpine meadows, bathed in wonderful green and dotted with farm buildings. A superb outing.
8. Old Cemetery Berchtesgaden
9. The Eagle's Nest
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4.5 based on 2,837 reviews
Reviewed By rooneycooke - New South Wales, Australia
Spectacular view from the top,the place got a nice restaurant and a little take away shop,just be carefull of those birds as they might take your lunch.You park your car in the car park buy a tickey and take a bus to the top of the mountain,make sure to take a ticket to what time you want to take a bus down in the car park because it is so busy then take an elevator to the top.Make sure to walk around there are plenty of spot for a photo,you can walk down to the bus station it takes about 20 mins.down hill very nice and very scenic walk and it is worth it.
10. Nationalpark Berchtesgaden
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4.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By Waldemar_Schneider - Walldorf, Germany
It's one of the best areas for hiking in Germany offering several difficulty levels to select from within the park area.
