The Ammergau Alps demonstrate the unique symbiosis between the untouched mountainous landscape around them and the region’s cultural treasures.

Home to the Passion Play, Oberammergau is famed for its painted facades "Lüftlmalereien" and its world-famous carvings.

Linderhof Palace, that was a firm favourite with the fairytale King Ludwig II is only a stone’s throw away. Other local sights not to be missed include the famous church of the Wies that is a classified UNSECO World Heritage site and the Benedictine Abbey of Ettal.
But that’s not all the region has to offer: romantic countryside, Bavaria’s largest nature reserve and an extensive range of recreational activities and wellness facilities.

Highlights:

• Linderhof Palace: King Ludwig II of Bavaria built his favourite palace in the midst of the beautifully wild countryside of the Ammergau Alps
• Ettal Abbey: world famous Benedictine abbey with an impressive basilica, its own distillery and a brewery
• Oberammergau Passion Play theatre: since its origins in 1634 Oberammergau has staged the Passion Play every ten years
• Ammergau Alps meditation trail: some 85km long, this hiking trail crosses the region linking many of its major sights and places of natural beauty
• Wood carving: an ancient handicraft that dates way back to the 12th century and is still very much alive right across the region today