"Hitler's Favorite-Berghof" Obersalzberg by BruceDunning

Obersalzberg Travel Guide: 12 reviews and 101 photos

A Museum and Place to Eat on Top

There is a restaurant on the top adjunct to the museum area. Seating is limited, but the view is great. The complex at the top can hold a limited number of visitors at one time, and imagine it gets crowded in peak summer months. Located in Southeast BAvaria area, Near Berchtestgaden and near the Chiemesee Lake,

Beginning of tour id Down

Going down the Shaft-Elevator

The elevator takes you down from the top 400 feet from Hehlsteinhaus, or EAgle's Nest, as it is called. with only one available. It took 10 months to built out the shaft. Nearly 1,000 laborers overall took 10 months to make ready the Berghof building and complex. Eventually it housed 20,000 soldiers guarding the region and protect Hitler. He came here frequently because he liked the Alps and climbing. After becoming Fuhrer, he was not able to do much of that. They did build him a tea house, he walked down to nearly daily when he was up here.

Pros and Cons

Pros:A very different place to Visit
Cons:Crowds can jam pack in the peak season
In a nutshell:It is a remembereance of a time when the world changed

Last visit to Obersalzberg: May 2006
Intro Updated Feb 12, 2009
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balhannah Jan 10, 2013 at 3:14 AM

Didn't see the museum but did enjoy the fantastic views!
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Martinewezel Oct 20, 2010 at 7:22 AM

Been there in August. The weather was foggy, so we missed a great part of the view.Very interesting place however. Especially the elevator!
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balhannah Oct 16, 2010 at 2:34 PM

Interesting page.
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HORSCHECK Jul 7, 2009 at 1:47 PM

Bruce, very interesting little page with gorgeous photos of the Obersalzberg.
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bandit76 Feb 4, 2008 at 3:17 PM

thank you for doing this page, we're studying hitler and reading a novel called Number the Stars by Lois Lowry for 5th grade, and I'll be using these pics! Interesting!! becky