In this part I will tell you a little about the natural attractions of southern Bavaria. Of course, this is only a tiny part of the local beauty, but I think it is worth showing.
Alpine meadows in the Warngau area
Pöllat Waterfall near Neuschwanstein
The former Olympic stadium of Garmisch-Partenkirchen seems to rise out of the surrounding green hills. Bavarians are too lazy to pronounce the long name of this city and simply call it GP.
Right behind the stadium begins the road to the Partnach Gorge (Partnachklamm in German), which made a big impression on me.
Over millions of years, the Partnach River, fed by Alpine glaciers, carved a deep valley in the soft limestone rocks. At some point, its walls collapsed, but the water found a way and carved out a kilometer-long canyon in the landslide with almost vertical walls, in some places meeting at a height of almost a hundred meters.
Along the riverbed, right at the water's edge, a path has been cut into the coastal cliff, along which you can walk from one end of the gorge to the other.
In some places the trail turns into a tunnel with “windows” and “balconies” overlooking the deafening roaring stream.
Approximately in the middle of the gorge, a statue of the Madonna is installed on the wall. I can imagine how much her help was needed by the ancient raftsmen who floated timber down the Partnach.
Conversation of the Titans — a natural "sculpture" in Partnachklam.
Tourists visiting the gorge are warned that even in the hottest weather it is cold here (-10 degrees to the temperature "outside"). In addition, the traveler is doused with water splashes from all sides, not to mention the streams of water pouring down from above.
Gradually the gorge rises and widens, and the Partnach calms down, turning into a completely calm small river.
Although timber has not been floated down the river for a long time, it still shows itself everywhere: in the surrounding wooden buildings, in massive furniture, in huge stacks of meter-long logs, and in beautiful wooden sculptures.
Where do you get the firewood from?
One of the wooden sculptures in Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden is a resort town near the beautiful Royal Lake (Königssee) and on the border of the national park of the same name. There is a 500-year-old salt mine here, which still operates using ancient technology. In the 19th century, the amazing nature of Berchtesgaden charmed the Bavarian kings and the summer residence of the Wittelsbachs was built here. Before the war, dachas of Nazi leaders, including Hitler, were built nearby, but later they were all destroyed.
Koenigssee
One of the rivers flowing into the lake. They all look more like long waterfalls.
Berchtesgaden Market Square
Castle Square. The painting on the houses is done in memory of the soldiers who died in the world wars.
And the walls of this 16th-century house are painted with frescoes on the theme of "monkeys parodying human vices."
One of the city's wells is decorated as a sculpture of the "golden donkey" from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
Wooden boathouses on the banks of the Königssee
And another view of the lake. Alas, the weather was not favorable to us that day...
Source: travel.ru