What is eagles nest

It was one of the most elaborate construction projects during the Third Reich. The building is located on a spur just beneath the summit of Kehlstein Mountain at an elevation of 1,m ft. Today, the building is used as a mountain inn. The restaurant boasts a unique panoramic view of the Berchtesgaden mountains and the area around Salzburg. Additionally, it is a reminder of the horrors and human abysses of the Nazi dictatorship under Adolf Hitler.

Only special public transport buses operate on this road. Enjoy a carefree and convenient trip with our services — we do the planning for you! It is open to the general public. Individuals require no reservation!

Our exclusive Group Offers include the following: — Reserved return seats on the Eagles Nest Shuttle bus — Return ride in the original Brass elevator — Historical take on the Eagles Nest: — Conception, occupation, destruction and the Eagles Nest today — Restaurant seat reservations. Minimum: 20 pers. Duration: circa 35 min Languages: German, English Price: 34,50 p. Dokumentation Obersalzberg. The road was blasted out of solid rock in only 13 months time and is considered to be unique in this construction design.

The great difference in elevation is achieved with only one switchback and crosses the steep northwest side of the Kehlstein mountain twice. I've been on this tour, and thought it was well worth it, especially for a first visit. Getting to the Eagle's Nest from Berchtesgaden is a two-step process , unless you see it as part of a tour. Second : from the Obersalzberg to the Eagle's Nest, taking the special Eagle's Nest Bus up the mountain to the entrance of the elevator shaft.

From Berchtesgaden to the Obersalzberg :. By car , drive up to the Obersalzberg on B about 10 minutes to the Documentation Center parking lot, or. Take Bus from in front of the Berchtesgaden train station up to the Documentation Center parking lot. To check the bus times for the bus from the Obersalzberg up to the Eagle's Nest, use the same website and fill in from "Kehlstein Busabfahrt, Berchtesgaden" and to "Kehlsteinparkplatz, Berchtesgaden".

Also, you can get a bus schedule from the tourist office across the street from the Berchtesgaden main train station Hauptbahnhof. Or, look at the bus schedules posted at the bus stop in front of the station. From Obersalzberg to the Eagles Nest :. Once you're at the Documentation Center parking lot , next to the bus stop, go down the steps at the far right side to the Eagle's Nest bus ticket office see map above. You can buy a ticket for the Eagle's Nest bus there currently around 28 Euros.

There is a discount for children up to 14 years. The bus ticket includes entrance to the Eagle's Nest ; once you are up there, you are free to explore the building and the grounds. The buses run every 25 minutes between a. The last bus coming down the mountain leaves at p.

In October, the buses start at a. Other than a strenuous three-hour hike, these buses are the only way to get up to the Eagle's Nest. The steep road rises feet meters with only one switchback turn and is closed to all other traffic. It is a one-way road except for one wide spot where the uphill and downhill buses pass.

They're timed so the buses leave the top and bottom at exactly the right time to arrive at the passing area simultaneously of course, it's Germany!

Do you need a reservation for the Eagle's Nest bus? No, there are plenty of buses, even in the busy summer season. It's really easy to get there from Salzburg. Buses run from Salzburg to Berchtesgaden every hour or so. The ride is about 45 minutes.

Bus , the Watzmann Express , leaves from the main Salzburg train station, as well as from a number of other places in the town, and takes you to the Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof main train station. From the Berchtesgaden train station, you take the bus up to the Documentation Center stop on the Obersalzberg, where the special Eagle's Nest buses depart.

See above for details on this part of the trip. Good to know: if you get the Tages-Ticket day ticket , it's good for the bus trip to Berchtesgaden and the bus up to the Obersalzberg, plus you get a discount on the Eagle's Nest bus.

See my tips on the different bus and ticket options to get to Berchtesgaden from Salzburg. You can get to the Eagle's Nest on your own from Munich as well, though I would highly recommend staying over at least one night in Berchtesgaden if you can. Take the train to Berchtesgaden changing trains in Freilassing; it will show that on your train ticket. It's about a three hour train trip to Berchtesgaden from Munich.

Then once in Berchtesgaden, take Bus up to the Dokumentation stop 10 minute ride. The buses leave from right in front of the train station, and the bus numbers and schedules are posted there. For my tips on using buses and trains in the Berchtesgaden area , and saving money on bus tickets and attractions, see getting around Berchtesgaden.

It wasn't even much of a lodge: While Nazi officials met and hosted visiting diplomats here — and Eva Braun was fond of sunbathing on the terrace — it never had any beds. Today, the chalet that Hitler ignored is basically a three-room, reasonably priced restaurant with little in the way of artifacts, and views that are often obscured by fog.

On nice days, however, the terrace offers a magnificent panorama, and the tunnel, elevator, and mountain road — Germany's highest — that lead to the Eagle's Nest are dramatic in any weather. For many, however, Obersalzberg's vast bunker system is the more fascinating part of a visit.

This professionally engineered underground town held meeting rooms, offices, government archives, and lavish living quarters for Hitler — all connected by four miles of tunnels cut, by slave labor, through solid rock. You can't visit all of it, and what you can see was stripped and looted bare by Allied soldiers. But enough is left that you can wander among the concrete and marvel at megalomania gone mad. In , a museum — the Obersalzberg Documentation Center — was built atop one of the bunkers.