Berchtesgaden
Highlights of Berchtesgaden & Schönau am Königssee
Experience unique highlights around Berchtesgaden and Schönau am Königsses. Let yourself be surprised and enjoy a wonderful and relaxing holiday.
Königssee
diversity of native fish species at our display ponds and fish trails, and marvel at the underwater world in the aquariums in the fisherman’s hut. Let us treat you to traditional Bavarian fish cuisine: enjoy the original Königssee fish specialties such as smoked trout fresh from the oven, and stick trout prepared and served in the beer garden. Keen anglers can choose to catch your own fish to take away or to be cooked fresh for you, and you will receive a discount on any fish you catch yourself. For the children there is a playground available.
Watzmanntherme
In the Watzmanntherme Thermal Spa everyone feels at home: Families revel in the leisure pool, those who seek peace find a retreat in the salt water pool, friends relax together in the sauna, and thrill seekers brave the famous 80-metre Black Hole Slide. The Watzmanntherme offers 900 square meters of water and proclaims itself “a paradise for the senses”.
Salt Mine and “Salt Time-Travel Train”
For centuries salt mining has played a crucial role in Berchtesgaden. Dating from the 12th Century, the Berchtesgaden Salt Mine is Europe’s oldest mine, and offers visitors an enchanting and memorable experience. The newest attraction, the “Salt Time-Travel Train”, takes you deep into the heart of the mountain, down the long slides and across the Spiegelsee subterranean salt lake. The salt laboratory clearly explains the process of salt reduction and large and small explorers can learn fascinating facts about the salt that is so vital to this region.
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