The restaurant Volkan on the rocks is located on a rocky outcrop on the cliffs of Santorini in Fira. From the outdoor tables and the garden bar, guests also get an optimal panoramic view of Fira and the entire caldera and islands. In the evening, the bar also offers another highlight: an open-air cinema. Read more
At the summit of the Hinteres Sonnwendjoch, I wait at dawn for the sunrise over the Kaiser Mountains in Tyrol. This would be the last hot summer’s day of the year. Just a few days later, around a metre of snow fell here and on the Ackernalm with the first cold front, ushering in autumn quite abruptly and intensely. Read more
After the ski tour at Spitzingsee on a glorious sunny winter day, the return journey took me through the Bavarian Prealps. Instead of joining the traffic jam on the motorway, I preferred to take the country road to enjoy the wonderful atmosphere at sunset. Read more
The Hohenpeißenberg isn’t exactly a hidden gem, but it’s still well worth a visit. From the summit of this mountain in the Bavarian Alpine Uplands, you can enjoy an unobstructed panorama across the entire Alpine arc, from the Allgäu to the Chiemgau. The view to the north, overlooking the landscape south of Lake Ammersee and Lake Starnberg, is also lovely, but not quite as spectacular. Read more
The holidaymakers were asleep, no ferries on the lake. Even the morning refuse collection hadn’t started yet. A few cars drove by, otherwise, silence still reigned this morning in Limone on Lake Garda. After an enjoyable evening in the old town of Limone sul Garda, I’m back at a beautiful viewpoint at dawn, high up on the Gardesana road. Read more
Trausnitz Castle sits in a scenic spot above the old town of Landshut in Lower Bavaria. Although it’s only half an hour from my home, I’ve visited Landshut and the surrounding region less often than, say, Munich and the Alps. Yet there’s so much to see: the old town with its city gates and historic buildings, St Martin’s Church with the world’s tallest brick tower, and Trausnitz Castle overlooking it all. Read more
There are places that immediately cast a spell on you, places that enchant. Lake Kochel on a mild autumn night is undoubtedly one of them. My base for the night was Schlehdorf on the western shore of Lake Kochel. Since most of the traffic is in Kochel and on the road over the Kesselberg to Lake Walchensee, it’s much quieter here in the shadow of the rocky north faces of the Herzogstand. Read more
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