Bavaria, GermanyNature Verified details
Clear alpine lakes for swimming, paddling and lakeside cycling.
Within an hour of Munich there is a chain of glacier-cut lakes — Walchensee, Kochelsee, Tegernsee, Starnberger See — that hit 20°C or more by July. Walchensee is the windsurf and kite lake, Tegernsee the polished one with steamers and cake, Eibsee the photogenic one under the Zugspitze. All have public shores, free swimming spots and a cycle path of some kind around them.
Drive times are estimated from road distance, so treat them as a guide rather than a promise.
Under Germany's highest mountain, open all year
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About 34 min away (40 km by road) — Easy day trip
Five-star Allgäu camping with a spa and Neuschwanstein on the horizon
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About 50 min away (60 km by road) — Comfortable day trip
Hilltop glamping above Garda, adults very much in mind
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About 5 h 1 min away (331 km by road) —
Terraced olive groves above the lake at Lazise
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About 5 h 2 min away (332 km by road) —
A kilometre of Garda lakefront on the edge of Peschiera
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About 5 h 14 min away (345 km by road) —
The Adriatic's original camping village, an hour from Venice
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About 5 h 25 min away (357 km by road) —