Herrsching Travel Guide
A detailed destination guide for your next Germany vacation
Herrsching Overview
Herrsching am Ammersee is a municipality in Upper Bavaria, Germany, on the east shore of the Ammersee, southwest of Munich (Munich vacation rentals | Munich travel guide). Situated at one terminus of the Munich S-bahn line S5, the village is popular with travelers for its watersports and as the starting point of trips to the Benedictine Andechs (Andechs vacation rentals | Andechs travel guide) Abbey. Herrsching is also a stop for touring steamships of the Bavarian Seenschiffahrt or lake fleet. Population is some 8,000 in winter, increasing to 13,00 in summer.
Where to stay in Herrsching?
Check out our selection of hand-selected and quality Herrsching vacation rentals and holiday apartments.
Things to See in Herrsching
Notable sights include:
- the lakefront promenade (at about 5 km, the longest in Germany)
- Kurparkschlossl, built in 1888 by the artist Ludwig Scheuermann
- St. Martin's church
- Archaeological Park, a 7th century settlement of the Bavarians.
[ source: wikipedia ]
Maps and Driving Directions to Herrsching
Travel Insider Tips for Herrsching
I have been to Herrsching am Ammersee and it is lovely. take a trip on the lake or go to Kloster Andechs for the most magnificent beer and Schweinhaxe! Only an hour from Munich.
Shared by Yvonne Salisbury, Nov 2009
When in Munich take a day trip to Kloster Andechs (S5 to Herrsching). The monastery brews it's own and the Schweinhaxe are to die for! When you are in Herrsching you may also want to take a boat trip on the lake. A lovely day out!
Shared by Yvonne Salisbury, Sep 2009
Herrsching on the Ammersee
[ source: Flickr]
Related Sites
We collected some useful links related to Herrsching. If you know a few more sites not listed here, or also know some insider tips or point of interests for this destination? Please share and submit your Germany travel tip. If approved it will be shown on this page!
- Homepage of Herrsching: Herrsching (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Herrsching
More about the History of Herrsching
In 776 Herrsching is first authenticated with a gift of the noble family of Huosi Schlehdorf to the monastery. Until the 19th Century, Herrsching remained a fishing and farming village, then it started to become a tourist destination.
[ source: wikipedia ]
What makes this Live Like a German Herrsching Travel Guide special...
This Herrsching travel guide provides you with an overview of Herrsching, Herrsching pictures, and a local travel guide that suggests many special trips, unique activities, and vacation ideas, that you can't find in a typical Germany travel guide.
Some of this information is compiled from popular and well-known sources (e.g., such as Wikipedia, Wikitravel, and great pictures from Flickr). However, what makes this Germany travel guide special is that most of the travel suggestions and insider tips are provided by local residents, property owners, and our readers, who share and submit their travel tips with us. All submissions are then editorially reviewed to ensure high quality. All this information is logically organized within this destination guide to make it easy for you to find things quickly.
In addition, the Herrsching destination guide features restaurant recommendations, restaurant reviews, where to go for grocery shopping, sports activities, getting around, cultural events and highlights, entertainment, and health related information - so you are informed for your travel to Germany, and you can learn about all the cool things you can do during your Germany vacation!
