Destination St. Bartholomä
Baroque jewel St. Bartholomä
A visit to St. Bartholomä is like a journey into another world. The small pilgrimage church with its wine-red onion domes is picturesquely situated on the shores of Lake Königssee – accessible only by water. Right next to it, the former royal hunting lodge invites you to take a pleasant break in its cosy restaurant with outdoor seating.
National Park Information Centre
Water moves mountains
The main exhibition in the Jägerhaus takes visitors on a tour through five themed rooms with lots of interactive, playful elements. Snow and glaciers, karst and springs are just some of the national park topics that are presented. The cinema in the Holzstube rounds off the visit to the main exhibition and shows ‘The Wonderful World of Water in the National Park’ – a 12-minute nature film with spectacular footage from under, above and beside the water.
Open daily from May to October.
Discover St. Bartholomä in winter
Escape everyday life and visit St. Bartholomä in winter. Far away from the summer hustle and bustle, you will travel to a picturesque winter landscape.
When snow in the mountain forests makes it difficult to find food, the red deer migrate to the less snowy valley forests of the Alpine foothills. As roads and settlements now hinder their migration, they are fed at Königssee – in St. Bartholomä and in Reitl on the opposite side. In spring, the deer return to the higher mountain forests.
Mountain experience Watzmann (2.713 m)
You don't have to climb it to be close to it! From the boat and from St. Bartholomä, one of Germany's highest mountains presents itself with its imposing east face, commanding awe from close up.
Destination Salet
Salet nature paradise on Lake Obersee
From the Salet pier, it takes about 15 minutes on foot to reach the beautifully situated Obersee lake with the spectacular Röthbach waterfall at the end of the valley.
Röthbach waterfall
If you like, you can hike along the shore of the Obersee lake to the Fischunkel Alm and on to the Röthbach waterfall at the end of the valley. The Röthbach waterfall drops approx. 400 m and is Germany's highest waterfall. From the Salet pier, it takes approx. 1.5 hours one way. Sure-footedness is required on the shore path of the Obersee lake.