Herrenchiemsee: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Herrenchiemsee is associated with Herreninsel and Ludwig II’s unfinished palace project. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Herrenchiemsee can then continue searching for accommodation.

Nature

On Herreninsel, visitors can walk around the island and across it through orchards, fields, meadows and woodland. Along the way, there are views of the Alps; from the Avenue and the Apollo Fountain, there are sightlines to the palace.

The surrounding area of Herrenchiemsee includes Fellerer Berg, Schwarzenberg, Bairerkopf and Zwölferspitz.

Culture

The New Herrenchiemsee Palace was conceived as a “Bavarian Versailles” inspired by Versailles. Construction began in 1878 and was still unfinished when Ludwig II died in 1886. Visitors can see important state rooms, including the grand staircase, the State Bedroom, the Great Hall of Mirrors and the French Rococo-style Small Apartment.

The New Herrenchiemsee Palace is part of the serial UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising four palaces of King Ludwig II, which was inscribed in 2025. The World Heritage Site is an important cultural landmark that combines palace architecture with gardens and natural landscapes.

Herrenchiemsee Palace is located near Herrenchiemsee.

The wider regional area around Herrenchiemsee includes Trostberg, the Catholic parish church of St. Andrew; Oberkaltbrunn, the rectory and the St. Jerome chapel; as well as Schwarzlack.

Further information: Frauenchiemsee.

For the higher-level travel overview: Chiemsee.