Or otherwise known to English speaking peoples as Eagle's Nest. Located near Berchtesgaden, it is a fabulous panorama view of the Alps. It was built by Hitler's friends in 13 months time, including the building of the road. It was used as an exclusive state meeting house and proved to be a terrific gift to not only Hitler, but to the thousands who have since the 1950s enjoyed the views this place offers.
You can see to the one side of the mountain, the Koenigssee. It's is a beautiful green-blue hue, and you can see the boat tours out on the lake. They look like little bugs from way up here. There trails along the mountain sides 
everywhere, evidence of the adventurous human spirit. Some look like great hikes. Others just look like a crazy person cleared a path on the edge of the end of the world. This includes a lot of the road that the buses take to get to the top of the mountain. It is a crazy ascent for sure. To the other side of the mountain, is Austria. You can see the Salzgammergut dist
rict from here, even all the way past Fuschlsee. It is gorgeous and breathtaking to view the rocky, snowcapped mountaintops, all the way down to the easier, shorter, rolling mountains to the valleys filled with miniscule villages and beautiful lakes. 
My husband chose to come here on Father's Day, and we are all glad he did. Even Romona, who was not thrilled in any way to commemorate anything of the Nazis, and especially not fond of heights, enjoyed the views immensely, with the help of her motion sickness medicine. It was a gorgeous day for the visit, and not one that any of us will likely forget.
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