Ettal: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Mühlberg and Schaffelberg mountains, the Laber summit, and the Ettaler Manndl mountain are located roughly in the vicinity of Ettal town centre.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Ettal.

In the wider regional surroundings of Ettal, Hohenschwangau Castle and Hirschberg Castle at Haarsee are located as castles, as well as St. Peter and Paul as a church. This makes Ettal interesting for travellers who value mountains and summits as an integral part of their destination.

Geographical location

Ettal is a municipality and a parish village in the Upper Bavarian district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Nature

Ettal is located on the Ettal Saddle between Oberammergau in the Ammertal valley and Oberau in the Loisach valley, borders the Ammergau Alps, and lies within the Ammergau Alps Nature Park.

The municipal area stretches from Linderhof through the Graswang Valley to Ettaler Weidmoos.

Culture

The most important sights in Ettal include Ettal Abbey and Linderhof Palace.

Ettal Abbey was founded on 28 April 1330 by Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian in the Graswang Valley as the fulfilment of a vow.

Getting around

Federal Highway 23 connects Ettal with Oberammergau and Oberau.

Further destinations

Further destinations: Oberammergau, Krün, Seehausen Am Staffelsee, Bad Kohlgrub, Murnau Am Staffelsee, Riegsee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Grainau.

For the overview of the higher-level destination: Garmisch-Partenkirchen.