Lake Walchensee lies at an altitude of 800 m in the Bavarian Prealps and is, for me, one of the most beautiful Bavarian lakes. At 192 metres, it is also the deepest lake in Bavaria and, with a surface area of 16 square kilometres, the largest mountain lake in the German Alps. It owes its often turquoise-green colour to the limestone dissolved in the water. It is completely surrounded by mountain forests and mountain ranges and, on sunny days, treats visitors to a Mediterranean flair that is quite unique for the Northern Alps – which is why it is also marketed as the Bavarian Caribbean. Read more