Kehlsteinhaus was a present for A.Hitler and other Berchtesgaden, Germany Things to Do Tips

Kehlsteinhaus was a present for

A.Hitler

Kehlsteinhaus was a present by Martin Bormann on behalf of the NSDAP for Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday. Thousands of workers were working for 13 months for this giant project that included a scenic mountain-road from Obersalzberg to the upper parking, the tunnel into the mountain, the lift up to the Kehlsteinhaus and the house itself.
Hitler did use that building only a few times, But Eva Braun spent a lot of days here. While most of the other buildings on Obersalzberg were destroyed, this building remained untouched and it is nowadays owned by the state of Bavaria.
The interior is still the same at a few places, it is used as a restaurant today and millions of people go there each year in order to enjoy the great view and also breath a bit of the history of course...

Leave a Comment

Directions: Kehlsteinhaus is high above Obersalzberg and Berchtesgaden in a hight of 1834 meters above sea-level.

Add to Your Trip Planner | Post a Question | Write a Tip

Visiting Berchtesgaden?

Read reviews about Berchtesgaden Hotels

Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.

Things To Do: Kehlsteinstrasse - the road to the Eagle's Nest

Tip Rating:

Written by globetrott

on Nov 18, 2006

Kehlsteinstrasse - the road to the

Eagle's Nest

Kehlsteinstrasse is one of the most scenic alpine roads in Europe and it was built within the rather short time of just 13 months. 700 meters is the difference in hight and the road has a length of 6,5 km. There are 5 tunnels and the road is mostly just 4 meters wide. Therefore the time-table of the buses taking the tourists up and down the road are very strict and oncoming buses have to wait at the passing-places.
This road was used by A. Hitler only 16 times and that road was public untill 1952.
Nowadays that road is for the buses ONLY !
Pedestrians are absolutely forbidden to walk there, there is a seperate walking-path through the woods !

Leave a Comment

Directions: Kehlsteinstrasse is the road from Obersalzberg to the parking of Kehlsteinhaus. NO private cars there, just the public buses !

Add to Your Trip Planner | Post a Question | Write a Tip

Things To Do: a golden elevator for the Fuehrer

Tip Rating:

Written by globetrott

on Nov 18, 2006

The golden elevator for the Fuehrer from the tunnel to the Kehlsteinhaus looks quite "out of time" and also the lights and the decorations of the elevator were not changed since 1933. There is an operator, who might normally also have the duty to ask for the tickets for that lift, but in fact he did not, while I was there.
The ticket is included in the price of the bus, but of course some people might have walked up that distance and take the lift now for the rest of the way without having payed anything at all...
Those people should actually get a ticket at the counter, where the return-times for the buses are stamped at your ticket.

Leave a Comment

Directions: The golden elevator will take you from the tunnel at the upper parking directely into the Kehlsteinhaus.

Add to Your Trip Planner | Post a Question | Write a Tip

Things To Do: the summit & the cross on top of Kehlstein

Tip Rating:

Written by globetrott

on Nov 20, 2006

walking to the summit of Kehlstein

It is quite an easy walk to the summit & the cross on top of Kehlstein and I may highly recommend it in order to enjoy an even better panorama-view than from Kehlsteinhaus. The path is not asphalted, but easy and not slippery at all, no special hiking-shoes are necessary and many benches will be there. Spectacular is especially the view down to Koenigsee and to the Alps in the south-east of Salzburg.
Something really funny I saw also close to the summit , see my last picture : A tiny little box for donations for the people who are saving lifes in the mountains.

Leave a Comment

Directions: Get out of Kehlsteinhaus and walk on the small hill behind the restaurant !

Add to Your Trip Planner | Post a Question | Write a Tip

Things To Do: the gallery of historic photos

Tip Rating:

Written by globetrott

on Nov 20, 2006

by globetrott

There is a long corridor that you have to pass through, when getting out of the golden elevator and walking to the terrace and the mountains behind Kehlsteinhaus.
This part of the building used to be some kind of a wintergarden, where Eva Braun and her guests used to spend the afternoon in the easy-chairs.
There you may see lots of old photographs and informations in german only !Maybe that is ment as the equivalent to the guided tour that is done in english only.
You will read some interesting stories and get new insights about where the name came from and how some of the strange rumours about this place had started : Like an italian diplomat, who was invited there and sayed "That looks almost like an eagle's nest" - so that is where the name came from, AND of course by the name of movie "The eagle has landed" made in USA many years after WW II.

Leave a Comment

Directions: Get out of the golden elevator and head towards the exit of the Kehlsteinhaus.

Add to Your Trip Planner | Post a Question | Write a Tip

Visiting Berchtesgaden?

Read reviews about Berchtesgaden Hotels

Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.

Things To Do: Koenigssee - a lot of unspoilt nature

Tip Rating:

Written by globetrott

on Nov 21, 2006

Koenigssee - a lot of unspoilt

nature

Koenigssee is just about 4 km from the city-centre of Berchtesgaden and it is a Must for all lovers of unspoilt nature. Koenigssee is almost from all sides surrounded by high mountains and only from one side you may approach it at all . Only in Schoenau am Koengissee there is a small part of the lake that is accessible for cars and hikers.Many of the mountains surrounding the lake are at the same time the border to Austria, BUT no access is possible there, except for well-experienced hikers and mountain-climbers.
Koenigssee is 603 meters above sea-level and it has a length of 7,7 km, a maximum width of 1,2 km and a maximum depth is 190 meters.
Shipping is possible there almost all of the year, although the lake is mostly too cold in summer to swim there.
Click on the link below and read more about this scenic lake in my Koenigssee-page !

Leave a Comment

Directions: At the trainstation of Berchtesgaden you have to follow the signposts for Koenigssee, its just 4 km from there.
Website: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1ffe4/b105/

Add to Your Trip Planner | Post a Question | Write a Tip

Things To Do: Obersalzberg

Tip Rating:

Written by globetrott

on Nov 22, 2006

by globetrott

Obersalzberg is the area high above Berchtesgaden, where Adolf Hitler had his Berghof the bunkers and also the "Teehaus am Mooslanderkopf", the place that became his favorite place to spend his free time and meet guests untill 1944.
The house on top of Kehlstein was ment to become a 2nd Teahouse, BUT in fact Hitler went there only a few times.
In April 25th, 1945 480 aircrafts started to bomb the area and destroyed most of the buildings of Obersalzberg, BUT not Kehlsteinhaus.
Nowadays there are just a few bunkers to be seen, and you may take a tour through them - see my local-custom-tips!

Leave a Comment

Add to Your Trip Planner | Post a Question | Write a Tip

Things To Do: Hubertuskapelle

Tip Rating:

Written by globetrott

on Nov 23, 2006

Hubertuskapelle in Berchtesgaden

by globetrott , 3 more photos

Hubertuskapelle is to be found in the outskirts of Berchtesgaden, close to Hotel Hubertus and in the middle of a nice park. Hubertus is the saint for the hunters and hunting had a great traditon in this part of Bavaria, where the king used to have his own hunting-lodge in St.Bertholomae am Koenigsee.

Hubertuskapelle is a protestant church
Churchservice is mostly at 09.00a.m. on sundays only
the church is open for visitors freely and without restrictions between 09.00a.m. and 06.00p.m.

Leave a Comment

Add to Your Trip Planner | Post a Question | Write a Tip

Things To Do: Christlieger - the only island of Koengissee

Tip Rating:

Written by globetrott

on Nov 24, 2006

Christlieger is the name of that small island that you will pass by just 200 meters from the place , where all of the ships start their cruises in Schoenau am Koenigssee. The only possibility to get there, is when you rent a rowing-boat and of course, when you swim there, BUT be prepared, the water in Koenigssee is really a lot colder than most other alpine lakes.
there is a small monument of christus, a small path and nothing else than just a really romantic place in a great mountain-lake-scenery.

Leave a Comment

Add to Your Trip Planner | Post a Question | Write a Tip

Things To Do: St. Bartholomae - the pilgrim-church

Tip Rating:

Written by globetrott

on Nov 24, 2006

St. Bartholomae - the

pilgrim-church