Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The most scenic approach to the museum is by an hour-long boat trip from Starnberg. Alternat-
ively, take the S6 or Regionalbahn to Tutzing, change to another RB train to Bernried, then walk
north for about 15 minutes.
Activities
From Easter to mid-October,
Bayerische-Seen-Schifffahrt
( 08151-8061;
www.seenschifffahrt.de
)
runs scheduled boat services on the Starnberger See and the Am-
mersee - a leisurely way to explore the region. In Starnberg, boats leave from the landing
docks just south of the main station. For the Ammersee, Herrsching is the most conveni-
ent starting point.
If a cruise seems too tame, consider taking a spin around the lake under your own
steam. Boat hire is available on the Starnberger See, the Ammersee and the Wörthsee. In
Starnberg,
Paul Dechant
( 08151-121 06; Hauptstrasse 20)
, near the train station, has
rowing, pedal and electric-powered boats for €15 per hour.
If the weather plays along, there's no better way to explore the area than by bicycle.
Radhaus Starnberg
(
www.radhaus-starnberg.de
; Hauptstrasse 6)
in Starnberg and
Fahrradgeschäft Nandlinger
(
www.nandlinger.de
;
Mühlfelder Strasse 5)
in Herrsching
have a decent selection of two wheelers.
Bike It
(
www.bikeit.de
; Bahnhofstrasse 1)
in
Starnberg runs guided bike tours from €25. There's a famous in-line skating stretch on the
eastern shore between Berg and Ambach.
There's plenty of good hiking as well. A delightful half-day trip starts in Tutzing and
goes via a moderate ascent to the Ilkahöhe, which is a 730m hill with a restaurant, beer
garden and panoramic lake views.
An usual and visually stunning way to see the lakes and Alps to the south is suspended
below one of the hot-air balloons belonging to
Landstettener Ballonfahrten
(
08157-9014;
www.landstettener-ballonfahrten.de
;
Klosterholzweg 1, Starnberg)
. A
90-minute flight for four people costs €175 with balloons leaving on request from near the
village of Landstetten, halfway between Starnberg and Herrsching.
Information
The
Starnberger Fünf-Seen-Land tourist office
( 08151-906 00;
www.sta5.de
; Wit-
telsbacherstrasse 2c, Starnberg; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri year round, 9am-1pm Sat May-
mid-Oct)
, just north of Starnberg's Bahnhofsplatz, has a free room-finding service and
