Breathtaking lake, even more beautiful than the Konigssee, if it's possible. I highly recommend the…read moreboat trip out to the Obersee. You'll need to allot time for a short hike around the area. I truly haven't been a part of scenery as spectacular as this little corner of Germany-Austria. The sun! The shining green lake! The mountains! Holy hell, if this place doesn't do it for you, I don't know what will. Close your eyes, take a deep breath and feel it. The spirituality of the alps. Unforested, unsettled and so pristine. If you're lucky you'll catch a glimpse of the Alpine cow. Amazing!

No trip to Berchtesgaden is complete without a boat ride through the Konigssee in Berchtesgaden…read moreNational Park. The Boat rides leave from the tip of the Konigsee, and can be taken to One or Two spots for a different affordable price. Its a beautiful ride through the lake in the mountains. The entire tour is in German so if you don't speak the language you won't really know what's going on, but no need to as the ride is a reward in itself. Be sure to get to the Docking stations early so that you have time to head out to St. Bartholomew etc. and Hike around. There is also a hofbrau haus directly next to the church to have a nice meal while you wait to return to Berchtesgaden. It's a must do while in this beautiful area of Germany. Take the ride, and listen to the amazing echo's of the trumpets off the mountain side. Highly recommended, and well worth the price.

Only 14 miles (22 km) from Salzburg Austria.1,500 folks live in Fuschl, so you will definitely get…read moreto meet the locals.A majestic place of pristine lakes.Soaring mountains.And very friendly people.All the beer and food is proudly local...with trout fresh from the lake.Surprisingly,it is not expensive considering the amenities.You can stay in modest "pensions" right across from the lake,and walk everywhere.Taxis are non existent but the bus service is frequent and very cheap.About $6 to Salzburg or vice versa.

I can't remember whose bright idea it was to go to Tarvisio but I do remember that the only reason…read morewe went was because someone had a poster of it and it looked cool. Once we arrived we quickly found out that the image from the poster was nothing like what was before our eyes. We later found out that the image we had seen was of the Sanctuary of Mount Lussari (outside of town). Tarvisio itself was dead and consisted of one road and nothing else. We went to the Tourist information Office and were recommended to go to Laghi Fusine (Fusine Lakes). We saw pictures of it and and were sold at once so off we went to the bus stop to get the bus. We arrived at the end of the line and driver told us that we had arrived but we couldn't see any lakes in the vicinity; the driver told us to prepare ourselves for a lovely long walk up a mountain...great! It was freezing cold, in fact I had two pairs of jeans on and God knows how many layers up top. We walked and walked and walked and saw no trace of any lakes or water. To say that we were not impressed would be an understatement but then we started to hear gushing water and became more hopeful! After a few more meters we hit paradise. The view was breathtaking: snowy peaked mountains reflected in the glistening water of the lake. Unfortunately, we only got to see the first lake as when we were going to venture to the other lake behind, we noticed that the weather had taken a turn for the worse and it was starting to snow! We did not want to be stranded in the middle of nowhere with no one in sight and no shelter or provisions! I'll be back for sure!

One of the most beautiful places we have ever visited. If…read moreangels take a vacation from heaven... then they either visit here or Norway. Stunning views, lovely people, wonderful cafes and restaurants.... A worthwhile drive or train ride if you are anywhere in Austria, or even nearby in Switzerland, or Germany.

Sound of music panorama tour brought me!…read more What a gem! Serene in its calm blue water beauty! Lovely and picturesque at its own way!

Moon Lake! This is one of the largest privately owned lakes…read morein all of Austria! This is such a beautiful place - an alpine lake out in the middle of the Alps. I didn't go in, but the water looks cold. Since it's owned privately, Nicolette Wächter owns it, she decided that it shall be open to the public, but off limits to people with motorized vessels. So this makes it a quiet mountain lake, where you gotta go slowly. I'm sure all the fish appreciate the quiet too! There's some excellent views of and around this lake. It makes me wanna yodel. There's some sort of legend behind this lake that involves people wading out in to the lake on horseback and almost drowning if it weren't for the moon. So since it's also somewhat shaped like a crescent moon, they named it Moon Lake. I don't think Moon River flows into Moon Lake. According to Wikipedia, this lake is also mentioned in a James Bond novel!