Trail Map of Ettaler Manndl from Ettal

History:
The Church was built between 1330 and 1370 by "Ludwig IV der Bayern". Later (1710 to 1718) the Church was redesigned to a baroque style. The dome was built between 1744 and 1753. This is the state that you can see it in today.

Infos:
The church is open for everyone. But you shouldn't interrupt any services that are hold in the church. Most of the services are hold on Sundays. Besides from the mess hall, there are some info boards and paper guides (English, German 2€) with additional information are available.

This local cheese Shop is in a agricultural cooperative. This means that the milk for the cheese comes just from this valley.

The cheese shop has also includes windows to the production floors, a restaurant and the selling counter. Before you buy the cheese you can taste it, so you can pick the one you like most. There are description boards next to each window describing the production stages (German). The cheese is a bit more expensive, but the quality is outstanding.

The summit is 1633 meters (5 357 ft.) high. To the north you can see the Ammersee and the Lake Starnberg. With good weather you can see as far as Munich. To the east you can spot the Krottenkopf. To the south you can find the Alpspitz and the Zugspitze.

The monastery consists of the church, a boarding school, a bakery, distillery, haute couture and a garden facility. The monastery is famous for its good beer and liquorish.
The school was recently in the press because of some charges for mistreating the children.
The monastery was built in 1330 during the same time the church was built.

This is a nice small restaurant with good food and excellent service. The waitresses speak perfect English and the menus are available in the most common languages. The prices are moderate and the restaurant has a small hostel, as well.

Unfortunately I cannot say anything about prices and services at this hotel.

This small souvenir shop sells everything that is connected to Ettal. Goods vary from beer mugs to the local woodwork.

There is a small local farm that supplies milk to the local cheese shop. There are many sighs from which you can learn interesting things about the region. (German)

English translation of the blue sign:

Dear guest,

It is important that you had some exercise and a warm body before use. Never start the bath with cold feet. So if your body is not warmed up, do some exercise like gymnastics.
When walking in the bath, always step so high that your feet come out of the water. Only stay so long in the water until you feel a slight coldness pain. Afterwards leave the water.

Cold water does to you:
1.increases your blood-circulation through your skin
2.increase of the speed of your blood
3. optimization of your oxygen supply to your cells and tissue
4. activation of the whole heart-circulatory-system
5. hardens (immune-system) of your whole body

Use the Ettaler Healthactivities many times a day.

The water temperature is 9° Celcius. The Ettaler-Kneipp-Bath is constantly supplied with fresh spring water.

Use the Kneipp bath is on your own risk. Parents are responsible for their children. Keep dogs away. It is prohibited.
Quote from the philosophizer Pindar Ariston men hydor. (Water is the best)


I didn't find any entrance. But its free for all.

this is the last time I found water on the Ettaler Mandl. So if you need fill up your bottle.

The via ferrata is rated A/B, the second lowest rating. It is very easy to climb and during the summer holidays you can see families with 6 year old children climbing the via ferrata.
Although I cannot recommend to doing this without equipment.
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The parking is usually just for the visitors of the graveyard, but if you visit outside the tourist season the people won't mind. there is another parking lot just 1 minute further inside the town.