Tölzer Land Culture

In terms of culture, Tölzer Land not only features the outstanding Tölz boy´s choir but also brass bands in beer gardens or classical concerts in churches or baroque halls.

Here in our region, you encounter beautiful specimen of architecture everywhere. Even the smallest towns and villages boast churches, chapels and monasteries with fine wood-carvings by Ignaz Günther or the Asam family.

The Berwaltheater Wolfratshausen theatre features a varied program of interesting productions while the Franz-Marc museum is a must-see for all lovers of culture.

Stunning Natural Surroundings

Tölzer Land at its best!

Romantic little roads, softly rolling hills, sunshine in abundance, crystal clear lakes, clean and crisp air. Enjoy a refreshing drink at one of the Beer Gardens on the lakeshore and a mouth-watering Brezel with the stunning Alpine scenery as lovely backdrop.

Holiday dreams come true at the heart of picturesque Tölzer Land holiday region - a truly unique paradise for both active people and those who prefer a vacation at a more leisurely pace.

Discover an area of outstanding natural beauty on your own and follow the tracks of nature. The three lovely villages of Heilbrunn, Benediktbeuern and Kochel joined forces and came up with a great holiday program for all ages and tastes between mid-May and late September. The ultimate "Loisachtal Nature Summer" features bird voice excursions, brook safaris, herb workshops and theme trails, Bad Tölz rose days (early June), cycling tours, adventurous mountain biking, farm holidays in tune with nature, baking bread using old recipes, morning walks on wet grass, staywarm cherry stone pillows, or visits to the cow stables!

Sporty Tölzer Land

Some like it steep. For lovers of skiing our region offers the Brauneck, Herzogstand and Blomberg ski areas, and also those keen on hanggliding find plenty of possibility to practice their favorite sport.

Those who prefer to work out on a more leisurely pace can make use of our numerous cross-country skiing tracks and the elaborate network of cycling tracks.

In addition, Tölzer Land boasts a whole number of lakes and two adventure bath centers as well as numerous indoor and outdoor swimming baths.

Golfers enjoy the stunning mountain and lake views from our courses.

Get And Stay Healthy In Tölzer Land

Some visit us to boost their overall health and well-being, to train their heart and circulation, learn relaxation techniques and attend health food seminars, while others come to have their already existing ailments cured. For both groups, Tölzer Land is a haven of wellness for their body, mind and soul.

Moreover, Tölzer Land is a health resort with pure air and iodine springs at the foot of Blomberg mountain. In addition, Bad Tölz and Bad Heilbrunn have been famous for their healing water for centuries.

All of our towns offers a varied wellness program, be it in the cure clinics at Lake Starnberger See or on our wellness farms.

Wellness In the Tölzer Land Region

Purify your system in the sauna, enjoy a soothing full-body massage and relax in the whirlpool - here in Tölzer Land a varied wellness offer awaits you.

Especially the cure towns of Bad Tölz and Bad Heilbrunn are famous for their wellness facilities and have both been awarded with the Bavarian "WellVital" seal of quality.

Yet also in the rest of our region you will find numerous ways and places to restore the balance of your body, mind and soul.

Herbal Adventure Region in Tölzer Land

Tölzer Land in full blossom...
Certified guides take you to the region's most beautiful herbal spots!

The "Bad Heilbrunner Ramstage" at the end of March start the season when bear's garlic grows and many chefs create delicious food with it. From the end of April, everything is covered in yellow - this is when the dandelions are in full blossom. Various events are organized such as the dandelions festival, herbal markets, cycling tours, herbal excursions, cooking tips, etc.

Specialists inform you about everything related to the various herbs - they show interested guests the great number of herbs amid nature in the Tölzer Land. This concept is popular amoung guests and locals alike. The herbal specialists and dandelion spring were awarded the Innovation Prize 2005.

For further information access our website.

Living Culture And Tradition On Isar And Loisach

For centuries rafting was essential to the Tölzer Land region. Nowadays, not only trees but also visitors are being navigated to Munich.

When summer arrived at Tölzer Land, the work with of the woodworkers started. With axes they cut the stems, brought them down to the valley on sleighs during winter and transported them to the river.

On rafts, the wood was taken to the next destination. However, not only tress but also wine from Italy, chalk from the surrounding areas or fresh venison for the wealthy town folks were taken to Munich.

Also passengers were aboard the rafts. Even nowadays, visitors love spending half a day with fine traditional music and great food on one of the rustic Bavarian rafts.

Rafting Package Offer

1) Package offer - Isar Fun For Everyone

Featuring:
Bus transer from Lenggries/Bad Tölz to Wolfratshausen and from Munich to Bad Tölz/Lenggries
Raft ride with music
Hearty snack on the raft
Souvenir
Beer and soft drinks on the boat
1 lunch at Mühltal
1 picture of the raft

Minimum no. of participants: 45 per ride
Package rate: EUR 159 per person

2) Package offer "Rafting tour for groups"

Featuring:
1 overnight and breakfast in a fine hotel in Bad Tölz or Lenggries
1 town tour
1 raft ride

Minimum no. of participants: 45
Package rate from EUR159 pp

Information and sign up (required) at the Bad Tölz tourist information, phone +49/(0)8041/786717

Further information: Tölzer Land Tourismus, Prof.-Max-Lange-Platz 1, 83646 Bad Tölz, phone +49(0)8041/505206, fax 08041/505375, email: info@toelzer-land.de; Internet: www.toelzer-land.de

Nature adventure program - learn to use the scythe, to identify birds' voices and so much more!

Learn to understand nature! Where does this cool fresh mountain water actually come from? What kind of fish live in this stream? How do you use a scythe? The nature summer in the Loisach valley will give answers to these and many other questions. The nature summer is a special program organized by the towns of Bad Heilbrunn, Benediktbeuern and Kochel am See. Discover a unique habitat of rare animals and plants, and get to know ways of life of the local farming population. You will be able to assist the creation of the tasty local cheese, take a “jungle trip” or go on a safari in the adventure biotope.

26 guided adventure tours until end of September.

www.bad-heilbrunn.de
www.benediktbeuern.de
www.kochel.de
www.toelzer-land.de
www.zuk-bb.de

Fun Toboggan Race

The Gaißach Schnablerrennen race takes place every year at the end of January or the beginning of February (depending on the snow situation).

In remembrance of a 1928 bet, the town´s youngsters race down the 1.5km track on their ancient wooden vehicles to amuse the spectators not only with their spectacular jumps over the natural jump.

For further information please take a look at:
www.schnabler.de

Romantic Winter At Tölzer Land

Often winter may seem grey and cold. Tölzer Land presents itself from its best side to enchant its visitors.

Come to experience snow-covered alpine peaks, fine burgher houses and a splendid Christkindl Markt.

The region is proud of its successful winter sports stars including Martina Ertl-Renz, Hilde Gerg and Florian Eckert, - almost all of the past years skiing medals came home to Lenggries. 30km of pistes have been the training ground for many of our skiing legends.

The snow-secure high valley at the Upper Isar is also a paradise for cross-country skiers. 35km of tracks in the Jachenau region alone are ideal for both traditional cross-country skiing and skating. Another 45km await you around Bad Tölz and Lenggries. All in all there are 260km at offer. One of Germany´s most splendid tracks is the one leading to Reutberg Monastery.

A perfectly groomed and varied network of hiking trails covers the whole region. How about a romantic winter walk through snowy woods featuring glorious mountain vistas?

The Blomberg - Adventure Mountain in Oberland

Recreation and relaxation amid nature paired with fun and action at the adventure mountain near Bad Tölz.

Enjoy peace and quiet as well as nature adventures at Blomberg with great hiking trails offering unique views of the Alps.

Adventures are guaranteed at the highest rope garden in Bavaria, just behind the mountain inn. Five different parcours ensure pure adrenaline feelings at 15m above ground.

Furthermore, the tobogganing run with 40 turns and approx. 1,300m of length ranks among the longest in Europe. The Alpine rollercoaster "Blomberg-Blitz" offers plenty of turns, waves and jumps. At the base terminal, a bungee trampoline awaits you, water games and a mini card track.

Hiking, nature adventures and action - this is the ideal combination for excursions with the whole family.

- Longest tobogganing run in Germany
- Alpine rollercoaster "Blomberg Blitz"
- Leisure time park with trampoline, bungee trampoline, water games, etc.
- Petting zoo
- Beer garden at Blombergtenne
- Beer restaurant at Blomberghaus
- Starts for paragliding
- More than 25km of hiking paths with mountain panorama
- Mountain bike tracks
- Sign-posted Nordic Walking Parcours
- Highest art paths in Germany

Explore the mountain summits

5 adventurous parcours await adults and children from 6 years of age!

Bavaria's highest forest rope garden, on the Blomberg, was opened in June 2008. Get ready for climbing!

An adventure for young and old at the new high rope garden near Munich.
Five adventure parcours for adults and children (from 6 years) are close to the Blombergbahn lifts and summer tobogganing runs, only a couple of steps from Blomberghaus incl. panorama beer garden. A perfect combination of woods and mountains is great for families, schools, company outing, events and parties...
Individual people and small groups don't need to book in advance.

Blomberg Blitz, the Alpine rollercoaster!

All year round

Opened on 26 July 2008, this is a wonderful summer toboggan run, featuring 6 steep bends, 3 waves, one double wave and 2 jumps on a total length of 500m, reaching speeds of up to 40 km/h.
Special: The tobogganing run is open all year round. It is also possible to use the slide in wet weather.
Children are allowed to use the tobogganing runs on their own when older than 8 years, otherwise only with their parents or adults.

Open daily: 10am - 5pm
Further information on the Blomberbahn website.

Perfect locations for seminars!

Legal affairs conferences followed by cozy lunch in the shady beer garden, internet training in the afternoon, surrounded by the Alps' impressive panorama, and a jovial hut evening with the entire team?

The Tölzer Land region is ideal for seminars in quiet, relaxing surroundings, with great entertainment programs in the breaks. Please contact the Tölzer Land tourist information for further details.

www.toelzer-land.de

Wining And Dining In the Tölzer Land Region

This exceptional region offers something for all tastes!

Our region boasts a whole number of culinary highlights including hip bistros, cozy beer gardens as well as excellent restaurants and traditional inns.

www.toelzer-land.de > Gastronomie
www.loewenzahnfruehling.de > Kräuterpädagogen
www.tafernwirt.de
www.unserland.info

Farm & Vitality holidays in Tölzer Land

Farm holidays are a great way to relax, for young and old!

Come and enjoy the traditional Bavarian hospitality on a farm, take trips to the many lakes and mountains at the foot of the Alps.

www.bauernhofurlaub-toelzer-land.de

Another special attraction are our Vitality Farms, dedicated to healthy lifestyle, energy and vitality.

www.vitalhof-ev.de

Tölzer Land Cable Cars

Tölzer Land has got something for every taste!

Enjoy the many, top-quality cable cars in Tölzer Land.

www.blombergbahn.de
www.brauneck-bergbahn.de
www.herzogstandbahn.de

Franz Marc Museum in Kochel am See

This popular museum has been enlarged and was reopened in summer 2008!

Kochel am See was the second home of the Munich painter Franz Marc. When he was young, his family would spend their holidays on the Staffelalm hut – a place he would later return to even as a student. He generally found inspiration in the wonderful mountains of the Tölzer Land region. Many of his paintings in fact represent real places, mountain ranges and peaks of the area around Kochel, Benediktbeuern and Bad Tölz.

70 years after his death in Verdun, the Franz Marc museum was introduced in 1986, overlooking the Kochelsee lake. The museum has since been restored and enlarged and is now one of the most important cultural institutions in the area. In summer 2008, the new exhibition room was opened which now boasts over 700 square meters of exhibition space. It now also includes the unique collection of Etta and Otto Stangl, whose foundation made the enlargement possible.

The house is designed to be a “living museum“ featuring art that is constantly evolving and interacting with its time of origin. The exhibition presents art by Franz Marc and his groundbreaking Blaue Reiter art circle, as well as many works of art by the Die Brücke expressionist group including familiar names such as Erich Heckel, Paul Klee and Willi Baumeister.

In order to make the exhibition accessible to a broader public, the old part of the house (dating back to 1900) has been renovated to host a café, administrative and presentation space as well as many interesting events talking about the life of Franz Marc.

www.franz-marc-museum.de

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Enjoy and relax in the land of colours

Narrow country roads going through green hills. Behind old deciduous trees a forest lake shimmering in the sun. On the edge of the lake a cosy beer garden with the smell of fresh pretzels. And in the background a white onion church tower in front of a jagged alpine silhouette whetting your appetite for a mountain tour. That’s the stuff holiday dreams are made of. To perfect to be true? Not so in Toelzer Land.
"Everything here is beautiful beyond description", raved the famous German composer R. Wagner in the 19th century, when he spent his holidays in the Hochkopf alpine hut above Lake Walchen (Walchensee) – surrounded by pure nature and close to the clear blue sky. Today, 150 years later, the peaceful spot 40 miles south of Munich is still a feast for the eyes – whether you climb up to the alpine summits as high as 6,000 feet from Benediktenwand to Herzogstand, hike through the charming Loisach Valley (Loisachtal) or swim and bask in the sun at Lake Kochel (Kochelsee).
Only travellers passing through on the highways south are in a hurry. Experts on the region prefer a leisurely pace – on foot or with a bike – to enjoy the scenery with all senses. Because in Toelzer Land at least as important as being on the way is having a break: time for a picnic between buttercups, for a flying stop at a little church by the wayside or for a stroll through neat places such as Bad Toelz.

Experiencing the scenery differently and at first hand: This is what three local authorities are committed to. Every year from mid-May to the end of September, Bad Heilbrunn, Benediktbeuern, and Kochel – in cooperation with the local Centre of Environment and Culture – stage „Nature Summer Loisach Valley“ ("Natursommer Loisachtal"): bird watching trips where you learn who’s chirping how and where, brook safaris exploring the bottom of rivers, herbal classes demonstrating the healing power of plants.
The Days of Roses in Bad Toelz (Toelzer Rosentage) early in June prove vivid imagination: Traditional and modern kinds of roses are in full bloom at this flower festival in Rosenpark and at the Franziskanergarten. Bicycle trips lead to farms with old roses. All year long the vital farms (Vitalhoefe) help holidaymakers to appreciate life in line with nature: homemade bread is as standard as walking barefoot in the morning dew, warm cherry stone cushions in bed and visits to the cowshed.

Toelzer Land Tourism
P.O. Box 1360
83633 Bad Toelz, Germany
Phone xx 49-80 41-505-206
Fax xx 49-80 41-505-375
E-mail info@toelzer-land.de
Internet www.toelzer-land.de

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