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Berchtesgaden's stately Wittelsbach is right in the middle of everything on Maximillanstrasse, which 60-odd years ago was AdolphHitlerstrasse. Lots of history here. The tidy double room, secured at the modest base rate with an exchange of emails and a quick phone call, was uncommonly large, nicely furnished, and had a neat balcony that overlooked the street and afforded a view... more
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Berchtesgaden
Nov 5, 2008
The suffocating shadow of Hitler and his Nazis has lain upon scenic Berchtesgaden since the 1930s, when the German chancellor bought a modest alpine home in nearby Obersalzberg. Soon, because he could, he bought out or kicked out his neighhbors and made the most beautiful place in all of Germany his own private retreat. He expanded his "Berghof" repeatedly, sealed... more
Berchtesgaden Salt Mines (Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden)
Oct 27, 2008
From the moment you put on the miners clothes & board the train you fall under the spell of the Salt mines. The tour lasts about 90 min & takes you deep underground, via 2 slides, to the salt mines. The tour tales place in German with commentaries in English & other languages on request via sound boxes on the... more
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- “Overview of Berchtesgaden” Frommer's
- “Innocent pleasures endure in southern Bavaria” sfgate.com / San Francisco Chronicle
- “Rising above the Past” sfgate.com / San Francisco Chronicle
- “Obersalzberg wants to be known for more than its Hitler history” SignOnSanDiego.com
- “Awestruck by Austria” canoe.ca / Sun Media
- “An Online Update for Frommer's Germany” Frommer's
- “Ski, shoot, score!” Independent.co.uk
- “A new beginning for Hitler's hamlet” Sydney Morning Herald / The Sun-Herald
- “A Hotel Too Far?” Concierge.com / Condé Nast Traveler
- “Germany’s Alpine Road” TravelLady
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