Trip to Bavaria and Chiemsee

I went on a wonderful trip recently to Bavaria with my partner to his daughter’s wedding. You may of read here and here about my anxiety around flying and then the emotional poem I wrote about my other half while at 32000 feet! Its amazing what a rush of hormones can do to a woman! Anyhow, I digress….. The wedding itself was just beautiful, full of lovely people, gorgeous weather and a calm relaxed atmosphere with no drama. There is definitely something to be said for having a small wedding with just your nearest and dearest being part of it.

As I was just there for the weekend we planned on taking a trip here to Chiemsee (pronounced to my brit ear as ‘kiemsee’) It’s a beautiful big freshwater lake in Bavaria. It’s sometimes known as the Bavarian Sea. It’s massive, with a shoreline of 64KM (40miles). We drove down from Rosenheim which took about half an hour and took us through very green and pretty countryside.

I wanted to share some of the photos of this pretty lake and also the island of Fraueninsel (aka Frauenchiemsee) which we visited by taking a short ferry trip of about 10 minutes.

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The scenery was amazing and this was the view from the ferry on the journey from the mainland shore to the island.

One of the many boat jetty’s on the island of Fraueninsel. I’m so pleased with how this picture came out considering it was taken on my phone. I’m normally just snap happy but this has surprised me.

The sight as you come into dock on the island. There are 3 islands on the Chiemsee in total. Fraueninsel is also known as the ‘womans island’ due to a being a Benedictine convent being situated there.


This is a 1000 year old tree on the island. It now has a small fence around it to protect the roots from the effects of the footfall of all the visitors.

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Here’s the bell tower which really does stand out and is very impressive.

Everything there is very clean and tidy and apparently it’s home to around 300 people. I say apparently because we only saw about 3 of these, I think they were hiding behind ornate net in their windows. It was hard to see how you could live there peacefully because even though the visitors appeared respectful and pretty mild mannered, there were still a regular spill of tourists from the 2 or 3 ferries making the frequent trips. I can only imagine how the inhabitants feel when the last ferry trip departs and the island can breath a sigh of relief and settle for the night.

One of the main differences I felt between Bavaria and England was the amount of people on bikes and walking properly kitted up. I’m pretty used to it around my neck of the woods at home but this was quite a bit more in general. I’m glad I managed to get a glimpse of the island and to take a walk around it in full. It was a beautiful end to the weekend in Bavaria.

Have you visited Bavaria and explored?

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28 thoughts on “Trip to Bavaria and Chiemsee”

  1. I’ve heard so many good things about Bavaria – you photos are beautiful. It seems like a very ‘crisp’, fresh place 🙂 #fortheloveofblog

  2. I”ve never been to Bavaria, it looks absolutely gorgeous from your photos. Where you were looks incredibly peaceful and really beautiful. I do love being by water. I’m sto glad the wedding was lovely and it went well. That tree is amazing. #KCACOLS

    1. It’s well worth the trip:) thanks for taking the time to comment x

  5. Bavaria is so beautiful isn’t it? What a wonderful setting for a wedding! It’s good that you managed to control your anxiety and travel there – such a difficult thing to do but well worth it I imagine. Thanks for sharing with us on #fortheloveofBLOG x

  6. Oh my word how breathtakingly beautiful are these views! It sounds like the perfect place to unwind and enjoy the beauty of nature. I can only imagine how stunningly beautiful the wedding would have been too.xx #KCACOLS

    1. Thank you, oh yes the wedding was lovely, simple and beautiful:)

  7. Oh that does look beautiful, I love Bavaria I have been a few times and think it is a lovely part of the world. I haven’t been to Chiemsee though and certainly think it looks worth the trip. Xx #KCACOLS

    1. Thank you, I’m looking forward to exploring more of the area at some point X

    1. Oh thank you Jen, sometimes they come out just right. The joy of the digital age!:) x

  10. Wow, it looks amazing, and no, I’ve never been there. The photographs are wonderful. Did you take them all on your phone? Fantastic. #kcacols

    1. Thank you and yes all on my phone and the panoramic one was taken on my other halfs phone as I just can’t work out how to do that on mine…yet!:)

    1. Lol to be honest, nor do I;) my other half who’s german kept repeating it and I gave it a go:) I normally just nod and pretend?

  14. Bavaria looks very beautiful. I’ve never been but would like to! I love the picture of the small dock with the mountains in the background. I can relate with seeing the amount of people riding bikes compared to the UK. In Denmark it’s a very normal sight. Loads and loads of bikes. #KCACOLS

    1. Oh yes I expect you do see the similarities where you are. Thanks for taking the time to comment:)

  16. Ohh soo pretty, looks like a beautiful place. Glad you had a lovely time away xx #fortheloveofBLOG

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