Hotels a prop de Llac de Konigsee, Schönau am Königssee

The glassy clarity of Lake Königssee takes the eye tumbling into its transparent depths, creating a blurry harmony between the waters and the mountains above. Protected from gas motors since 1909, the lake is skimmed only by quaint electric boats, shuttling passengers from stop to shore-side stop. Hop off at St. Bartholomä to visit the 12th-century church, or the last calling point, Salet, for Lake Obersee.