Tegernsee

Tegernsee is a health resort and tourist centre on the eastern banks of the Tegernsee lake in the south of the German state of Bavaria.

Understand
The Tegernsee valley has been settled since the stone age. Records from the Benedictine monastery date from 746, which was one of the most important cultural centres in the region during the middle ages. In its heyday the monastery had 200 monks and over a thousand residents involved in numerous industries. Under Abbot Bernhard Wenzl (1673-1700), the monastery was remodeled in the contemporary baroque style and only the abbey church has been preserved in its original form. In 1815 the buildings of the castle and monastery were converted into the King Wittelsbach's summer residence. This was followed by many other nobles and artists the region and the beginnings of Tegernsee's tourism industry was born. In 1820, the landscaper Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell designed the gardens around the castle, which are mostly still preserved today.

From the former monastery, the brewery Herzoglich Bayerische Brauhaus Tegernsee was founded. The monastery's church now serves as a parish church.

By plane
Munich's Franz Josef Strauß international airport is about one hour's drive (93 km) away. The Austrian airports of Innsbruck (92 km) and Salzburg  (144 km) are within reach.

By train
The centrally located has hourly connections to Munich on the Bayerische Oberlandbahn. (German only website)

By car
From Munich or Salzburg, take the Autobahn A8 (Munich-Salzburg) and turn off at Holzkirchen. Take the road 318 to Gmund am Tegernsee, and then further on the road 307 along the lakeside to Tegernsee.

From directly south in Austria take the A12 Inntal Autobahn to Weising and then take the road 181 past the Achensee lake to the German border. Take the road 307 eastwards towards Tegernsee.

During the weekend when there is good weather then you may well experience heavy traffic on these routes.

By bus
Bus services are provided by Regionalverkehr Oberbayern.

By boat
The Tegernsee-Schiffsflotte (Fleet of the Tegernsee) has eight ships of various capacities. Ships leave from various ports on the lake: Gmund, Kaltenbrunn, Wiessee-Bad, Wiessee-Ort, Abwinkel, Rottach-Egern,, , and St.Quirin.

Drink
Various beers are brewed by Tegernsee brewery. The best place to try them is Herzoglichen Bräustüberl Tegernsee - one of the best bräustüberls in Germany. It's very popular among the locals and always crowded.

Go next

 * There are various towns close by in the Tegernseer Valley.
 * Other nearby lakes include the Schliersee, Spitzingsee and the Chiemsee in Germany, or just over the border the Achensee in Austria,