Travelling from the Bavarian Alps to the Austrian Alps

Hello there.

I%26#39;m planning a honeymoon for me and the wife-to-be in May this year. What we want to do is explore the the Alps in Bavaria and in Austria - mountain views out of the windows, peaks on the doorstep, that kind of thing. The problem is, I don%26#39;t really know where to start. I was hoping to get some pointers on the best areas to go to (one in Bavaria, one in Austria), the best way of travelling around (is hiring a car feasible, is it better to fly or use the trains?) and such like. We%26#39;d really like it to be special. I know this is a big, sweeping question but any help would be much appreciated. Thanps for looking, P.

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Three suggestions for the Bavarian Alps

1. Allgäu/Königswinkel (King%26#39;s Corner)

http://www.allgaeu.info

http://www.fuessen.de

http://www.neuschwanstein.de

2. Werdenfelser Land

http://www.garmisch-partenkirchen.de

www.zugspitze.de/zugspitze/rundreise_en.php

http://www.mittenwald.de

Zugspitze is Germany%26#39;s highest mountain. Actually it%26#39;s also half Austrian (they have higher ones in other parts of the Alps). All 3 regions here sit directly on the Bavarian/Austrian border.

Mittenwald is one of the nicest towns in the Alps.

3. Berchtesgadener Land/Lake Königssee

http://www.berchtesgadener-land.inco

http://www.koenigssee.com

close to the Austrian city of Salzburg

http://www.salzburg.info

You can fly into Munich or e.g. with Ryanair also to Salzburg.

Salzburg and the Berchtesgadener Land have anyway a common public transport system. All 3 can be reached easily from Munich by train. From Garmisch and Mittenwald the train route goes on to Innsbruck in Austria.

If you want however to travel from region 1 to 2 to 3 a car is your best option. You can follow the German Alpine Road

http://www.deutsche-alpenstrasse.de/

Or you can zig-zag between Bavaria and Austria. The borders are there anyway nearly unvisible in the meantime. But keep in mind that you have to buy a vignette (sticker) to use the Austrian autobahns.

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You may wish to check the response of Marcopolko to the recent message %26quot;Honeymoon Hotel?%26quot; in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen forum. Also-- Garmisch is itself an attractive town. If you want a bit more privacy, try the hotel on the Reisersee above the town. For real privacy and mountain views, google the webpage for the Foresthaus Grasek in Garmisch. You park i the gorge down below and take a cable car to the hotel, in an Alpine meadow looking at the Alps.

Oberammergau also has some very attractive hotels and decent rates and is well located for sightseeing. Finally, in addition to the hotel mentioned by Marcopolko, the Hotel Muller in Hohenschwangau and several others in that small town or in Schwangau have beautiful views and good locations.

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Hi guys.

Thanks for your input. That%26#39;s been really helpful.

The hardest part is knowing where to start on something like this, and wanting to get it right puts even more pressure on.

Cheers.

TP

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