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Kloster Schäftlarn
Benedictine monks
founded a monastery at this
site as far back as 762. The
buildings seen at Schäftlarn
today were built in 1702-07
after designs by Giovanni A
Viscardi. Consecrated in 1760,
the abbey is considered a
masterpiece of Bavarian
Rococo. Much of the stucco
decoration is the work of the
famous Zimmermann family. The
beautiful beer garden attached
to the monastery is perfect for
a small repast.
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www.abtei-schaeftlarn.de
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Kochel am See
View of Walchensee near Kochel am See
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Kochelsee & Walchensee
About half of Kochelsee is
surrounded by steep hills. Cover-
ing an area of just under 6 sq km
(2.5 sq miles), the lake is 66 m
(215 ft) deep in some parts.
Excellent hiking paths run along
its shores. A short distance to
the south, and some 200 m
(655 ft) higher, lies the blue-green
Walchensee. Covering 16
sq km (6.5 sq miles)
and with a depth of up
to 190 m (650 ft), it is
the largest and deepest
mountain lake in Germany
and, in summer, a wind-
surfer's paradise. A cable
car affording a glorious
view of both lakes runs
up to Herzogstand
(1,731 m/5,700 ft).
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Herzogstandbahn (cable
car): Walchensee
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(0 88 58) 2 36
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Schongau
At the centre of this popular
lakeside resort stands a monu-
ment to the legendary blacksmith
Balthes, a hero of the Bavarian
peasant uprising against
Austria in 1705. This was
also where the painter
Franz Marc lived and
worked in the early 20th
century. His home has been
converted into a museum
of his works and those of
his friends in the Blue
Rider group.
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(0 88 51) 92 48 80
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Open Apr-
Oct:10am-6pm Tue-Sun (to 5pm Nov-Mar)
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www.franz-marc-museum.de
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Romanesque font,
Michaelskirche
Freilichtmuseum
Glentleiten
Upper Bavaria's largest open-air
museum opened in 1976 in the
beautiful foothills of the Alps
between Murnau and Kochel. An
old Bavarian village has been set
up here - with original farmhouses,
mills, a pottery, workshops, and
other farm buildings. There's also
a restaurant with beer garden.
Open Apr-Nov: 9am-6pm
Tue-Sun, except Jul-Aug:
9am-6pm daily. Adm.
www.glentleiten.de
This picturesque town is loca-
ted on a hill on the river Lech. A
historic town wall with walkways,
towers, and gates gives Schongau
a medieval air. Altenstadt, 3 km
(2 miles) to the north, was
previously Schongau's old centre
before the town spread. It boasts
the Michaelskirche, the finest
Romanesque vaulted basilica in
Upper Bavaria. Containing, among
other treasures, a carved Roman-
esque font, the church was built in
1200.
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www.schongau.de
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The canyon-like Ammerschlucht (between Saulgrub and Peißenberg)
is a rafter's paradise. The Schleier waterfalls is a highlight.
