Must-SeeBerchtesgaden and the Eagle's Nest
Bavaria
About 14 miles away
Königssee's fjord-like lake, and Hitler's mountaintop retreat.
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Hohenwerfen Castle
An 11th-century fortress on a crag above the Salzach valley, with falconry flights from its walls.
- Open
- April to early November; closed Mondays in April, October and November
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Burgstrasse 2, 5450 WerfenDirections
- Getting There
- Train to Werfen, about 45 minutes, then a 20-minute walk up.
Why Go
Archbishop Gebhard built it in 1077, the same year as Hohensalzburg, to guard the route south through the valley. Tours show the armory, the dungeon and the bell tower, and the castle appears in the war film Where Eagles Dare.
Falconers fly eagles, vultures and falcons from the castle walls, usually twice a day.
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