Marquartstein

Hello. My son will be attending a Goethe Institute language camp in Marquartstein in July of 2009. Can anyone recommend hotels, guesthouses, or apartments in the area where I might stay while he is at the camp? I would also appreciate any suggestions about sights and places to see during my three week stay in the area. I will be traveling with my nine year old son while my older son is at the camp. We visited Legoland and the King Ludwig Castle last summmer. Thank you. Betsy

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Just to the north is the Chiemsee (lake) with Ludwig II%26#39;s version of Versailles, Herrenchiemsee, on an island of that name. On the neighboring island is a convent. To the SE lies the Koenigssee nice for a scenic boat ride, and Salzburg. A few fun things to do in and around Salzburg: visit the bishop%26#39;s water gardens at Heilbrunn (spelling?) where he liked to play tricks on his guests with water; the salt mine from either the Austrian or German side; and the ice caves at Werfen to Salzburg%26#39;s south, Werfen also has a nice real castle (not palace). Of course, you have your choice of many places in both the German and Austrian Alps.

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Perhaps you and your nine-yr-old would enjoy a farm stay. These seem to be very popular in Bavaria. You can stay in either a furnished apartment or in a room on a farm. They are usually very family-friendly and the price is very reasonable. We stayed on a farm north of Lake Chiemsee two years ago and had a wonderful time. The apartments rent by the week and if you%26#39;re interested now would be the time to reserve one. A good website for farm stays is www.bauernhof-urlaub.com.

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Go to www.bensbauernhof.com. It is in English. Go to %26quot;Accomodations%26quot; , %26quot;Bavaria%26quot; and there to %26quot;Other Locations.%26quot; The listings for Prien, Grassau, Unterwoessen are all near Marquarstein, and connected to M. by bus. We have stayed a couple of times at the farm in Unterwoessen. Very nice and scenic, but a bit of an uphill walk from the bus station. Once up there, it is a plasant and easy walk directly to the school in Marquartstein.

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PS: Write or fax to the tourist offices in Marquartstein, Unterwoessen, Schleching and ask them to send you their prospectus. These brochures have a listing of all the lodging places, by type and also show them on a map. On second thought, Grassau and Prien probably are too far from Marquartstein to repeatedly visit your son there.

To get the addresses, phone and fax #s of the these offices, check your local library (or take a sneak look at Barnes%26amp; Noble or Borders) for a Red Michelin Guide for Deutschland. It gives the details you need.

Two places your younger son will enjoy: (1) A visit to the Salt Mine in Berchtesgaden (train from Uebersee or Prien to Berchtesgaden, the bus toward Salzburg. The Salzbergwerk is bus stop)(2)The glider field in Unterwoessen. It%26#39;s an easy walk from the bus station.

I happen to have lived in Unterwoessen and my family still lives there

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