Lake Königssee
Set in the heart of the Berchtesgaden National Park, Lake Königssee (literally king's lake) is often thought of as a fjord because it is long and narrow (nearly 8 km or 5 miles long and 1200 meters or 3/4 of a mile wide) and extremely deep (nearly 200 m or 650 ft). It is actually the deepest and, thanks to environmental protection, the cleanest lake in Germany.
Malerwinkl
Malerwinkl, the so-called painter’s corner, is the only point easily reached on foot on the lake's banks. The steep mountains surrounding the lake forbid the development of any trails or roads around lake Königssee making it unique among Central Europe's larger lakes.
Wednesday, 07. January 2009
