St. Bartholomä at Lake Königssee

Aerial view of St. Bartholomä on Lake Königsee, Schönau am Königsee, Berchtesgadener Land, Upper Bavaria, taken on February 6, 2005.

In the heart of the Berchtesgadener Land, on the border with Austria, lies one of Bavaria’s most beautiful and, at up to 190 m deep, one of its deepest lakes: Lake Königsee. On the western shore, on the Hirschau peninsula, stands a popular Bavarian landmark, the St. Bartholomä pilgrimage chapel. The chapel, which can only be reached comfortably by boat as any footpath involves strenuous high-alpine passages, dates in parts to the 12th century and was remodeled in the Baroque style in the 17th century. Boatmen demonstrate the impressive echo against the steep mountain slopes by playing a flugelhorn about halfway to St. Bartholomä, the sound of which is impressively reflected by the rock walls.  

(Hoch über Bayern, page 159)