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

Inside the Klosterkirche

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.

Get in

By plane

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

By train

The centrally located 1 Tegernsee Station 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.

Get around

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, 2 Tegernsee-Braustüberl, 3 Tegernsee-Rathaus, 4 Tegernsee - Cafe am See and St.Quirin.

See

• 1 St. Quirinus Parish Church (Pfarrkirche St. Quirinus). The former monastery church, with a crypt and towers dating from the 11th Century. From 1680 to 1690 it was transformed into an early Baroque church, and extensive renovation work took place from 1998 to 2004. 
• 2 Museum of the Tegernsee Valley (Museum Tegernseer Tal), Seestraße 17 / Ecke Bahnhofstraße, 83684 Tegernsee (Opposite the castle), ☏ +49 8022 - 4978. 14:00 - 17:00 (Open late May to middle October)except Mondays). Located in the old Tegernsee vicarage, this museum provides information about the culture and stories of the region. 
• 3 Olaf-Gulbransson-Museum, Im Kurgarten 5 83684 Tegernsee, ☏ +49 8022 - 33 38, olaf.gulbransson@gmx.de. Museum of graphics and illustration. 
• Tourist Information, Hauptstraße 2, 83684 Tegernsee, ☏ +49 8022 - 92738-0. Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 17:00. Fridays 08:00 - 16:00. 

Do

East bank of the Tegernsee lake and the town of Tegernsee

• Rodelbahn am Wallberg (Wallberg Toboggan Run). Germany's longest toboggan run is in nearby Wallberg . The 6,5 km long natural run has a height differential of 825 metres. You will need about 30 minutes for a journey. 
• 1 Freibad Point, Überführerweg, 83684 Tegernsee (On the Seestraße (B307), about a hundred metres south of the town centre in the direction of Rottach Egern). In summer you can lounge around naked next to the lake here, or partake in some beach volleyball Free entry and parking. 
• 2 Monte Mare Tegernsee, Hauptstraße 63, 83684 Tegernsee. Sauna by the lake 

Buy

• 1 Michael Ostermeier Fishmonger (Fischerei Michael Ostermeier), Seestraße 42, 83684 Tegernsee, ☏ +49 8022 - 1561. Fresh and smoked fish from the Tegernsee and the fish farm in Wildbad Kreuth, Angelkarten. 

Eat

• 1 Bräustüberl Tegernsee, Schloßplatz 1, 83684 Tegernsee, ☏ +49 8022 - 414. 
• 2 Schlossrestaurant Tegernsee, Schloßplatz 1, 83684 Tegernsee, ☏ +49 8022 - 4560. 

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.

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Fischerstüberl am See, Seestraße 51, 83684 Tegernsee, ☏ +49 8022 - 91 98 90. Hotel and restaurant with fish specialities from the Tegernsee. 
• 2 Hotel Der Westerhof Tegernsee, Olaf-Gulbransson-Str. 19, 83684 Tegernsee, ☏ +49 8022-188988, rezeption@derwesterhof.de. With a dream view over Tegernsee lake and mountains, this building began construction in 1017. 

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,