Lakes > Chiemsee

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Chiemsee

The largest lake in Bavaria is the Chiemsee, which is otherwise known as the "Bavarian Sea". Among its many attractions are the island of Herrenchiemsee with its palaces, the monastery on Frauenchiemsee and Julius Exter's House in Feldwies.

The Chiemsee is under the protection of the international Ramsar Convention, which was founded to preserve ecologically important wetlands. Since 1954 the mudflats in the delta formed where the Tiroler Ache flows into the lake have been a protected retreat for many endangered species of waterfowl and wader.

Sights on Herrenchiemsee Island
Frauenchiemsee Monastery
Julius Exter's House in Übersee/Feldwies

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Buoy moorings are no longer being reallocated on Chiemsee. Boats with combustion engines are only authorized and permitted in the case of justified, strictly limited exceptions.

For further details please see our general information on the lakes.