Schliersee

Schliersee is a holiday and ski resort in Bavaria on the waterfront of the lake with the same name. It's on the edge of the Bavarian Alps, approximately 50 km (30 mi) south of Munich.

Understand
As most of the lakes in this area Schliersee lake was created by the melting glaciers of the last ice age. The water is of exceptionally high quality. The monastery of Schliersee was first mentioned in 779, probably destroyed around 907 and rebuilt. In 1140, the Schlier monastery was transformed by the Count of Hohenwaldeck and by Bishop Otto I of Freising into a Augustinian monastery with lay brothers. In 1808 the location became a self-standing political community, and it has had its own market since 1919.

This is also the gateway to the well-known hamlet and lake of Spitzingsee, where there is a ski resort.

By car
Autobahn A 8 Munich-Salzburg passes Schliersee some 15 km to the north. Coming from Munich take exit 98 "Weyarn" and follow the road to Miesbach, from where you follow the federal highways B 472 and B 307 to Schliersee. Coming from Salzburg or other places to the east take exit 99 "Irschenberg" and follow the federal highway B 472 to Miesbach, where you change to federal highway B 306 to Schliersee.

By train
Schliersee has two stations:

The stations are served hourly by Bayrische Oberlandbahn BOB (blue-white trains) from Munich Central Station (platforms 27-36) via Holzkirchen, Miesbach and further on to Bayrischzell. The train ride from Munich takes approx. 50 min.

By bus
The RVO (Regionalverkehr Oberbayern) runs local buses in the region.

By boat
The ship 'Schliersee III' has been running since 1993 and has a capacity of 120 passengers. It is heated during winter. It goes around the lake every hour, starting at Vitalwelt and stops at the island of Wörth, Fischhausen, Seestraße and then back to Vitalwelt. The ship operates year round as long as the lake has no ice cover.

Do






Buy
Schliersee has several butchers, bakeries, cake shops, supermarkets, and grocers to meet the daily needs. The town even has a small pedestrian zone, although traffic isn't too heavy in general.



Go next

 * Tegernsee — The town of Tegernsee at the lake with the same name is Schliersee's close-by, posher, and more famous sister. It's a weekend getaway for Munich's high society. The number of limousines with Russian licence plates would surprise you.
 * Munich — If you did not actually come from there, Bavaria's capital is definitely worth a day trip. Famous for Oktoberfest, the city has much more to offer and is one of Europe's big cultural centres.
 * Salzburg — Mozart's birthplace and the scenery of the "Sound of Music" is probably what comes to mind first when you think of Salzburg, but that's not the only reason to visit this picturesque city.