This small Chapel sits above the spot where King Ludwig II of Bavaria was found dead in the…read moreshallows (alongside his doctor, who was also dead) of Lake Starnberg in 1886, after an evening walk from his nearby residence at Berg Castle. The cause of his death is still a mystery and will probably remain so; but the actual spot where he was found is marked with a cross (in the water) and the Chapel was erected 1896-1900 to accommodate remembrance services for this fascinating and eccentric monarch. The Chapel is not open to the public but you can easily see into the interior through a grille. The Chapel itself is built in a Byzantine-Romanesque style, with a high pointed roof over the central cupola, and a wonderful Romanesque portico around the main doorway. The interior is decorated with marble and mosaics. The Chapel can be reached by well marked footpaths through pleasant woodland from the villages of Berg and Leoni. From either end it's a walk of around a mile. Both villages are served by the regular ships from Starnberg, Possenhofen and Tutzing. Berg Castle is now in private ownership and not open to the public.

Built in 1536, Schloß Possenhofen was purchased by Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria, who used it…read moreas his family's summer residence. It is best known because of its association with his daughter Elisabeth, better known as "Sisi", who enjoyed a happy youth here. She became Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I, at the age of 16. She still returned here to retreat from court life after her marriage, up to her murder by an Italian anarchist in 1898. As such, the town is strongly associated with 'Sisi' and there is a museum of her life in the former railway station building at Possenhofen. The castle was modernised in the 19th Century into the domestic "Castle Villa" form visible today through the garden hedges. Sadly, the house itself is not open to the public, as it has been turned into apartments, but the grounds between the castle garden and the lakeside have been turned into a lovely public park, a popular place to sunbathe and swim in the summer.