Sisi — Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Born in 1837, Sisi spent parts of her childhood at Possenhofen Castle near Starnberg. The Empress Elisabeth Museum in the former Possenhofen railway station tells her story.
Visit Starnberg
A lakeside town at the northern tip of Lake Starnberg, 25 km from Munich: the world of Empress Sisi and King Ludwig II, painters, boats and the Alps on the horizon.
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iWhere Lake Starnberg begins
Welcome to VisitStarnberg.com, a private, independent travel guide using the iconic “Visit” branding style.
Starnberg is a beautiful small town in the south of Germany, about 25 km south-west of Munich. Like Kronberg near Frankfurt, it is one of the wealthiest places in Germany.
The town lies at the northern end of Lake Starnberg, in Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern), one of the districts of the former Kingdom of Bavaria. Bavaria is a state of Germany, but it has kept some cultural independence from the rest of the Federal Republic.
Starnberg’s twin town in France is Dinard. The magic of Starnberg is a little bit connected to Sisi, Empress of Austria, and to her cousin King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
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Sisi & Ludwig II
The Empress spent her childhood summers on the lake; the King died in it. Two stories that still shape Lake Starnberg.
King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845–1886)
Sisi’s cousin, the “fairy-tale king”, died in Lake Starnberg at Berg on 13 June 1886. A cross in the water and a votive chapel mark the place.
Many artists, such as Wassily Kandinsky, Christian Morgenstern, Edward Cucuel, Johann Gottfried Steffan or Stephanie von Fürstenberg, have painted around Lake Starnberg. The town is also known for its museums: the Museum Starnberger See, the Empress Elisabeth Museum and the Copper Museum Fischen.
Explore by theme
Each theme opens a section of the guide with its own pages.
Where to stay
Three addresses on the lake, then every hotel and guesthouse in one list.
Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Starnberg
Four-star superior hotel near the lake, home of the Michelin-starred Aubergine.
Hotel Starnberger See (Seehof)
Lakeside hotel next to Starnberg station and the boat pier.
Photos show the setting (Starnberg harbour, the Undosa, Tutzing), not the hotels themselves. Booking links open Booking.com.
Eat & drink
From the beer garden to the Michelin star: addresses in Starnberg and around the lake.
- AubergineOne-Michelin-star restaurant (2026 guide) with creative international cuisine inside Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten.Fine dining
- Dechant Fish Shop & RestaurantFish restaurant opened in 2001 by master fisherman Peter Dechant next to the family fish shop, whose family has held Lake Starnberg fishing rights since 1863.Fish & lakeside
- Starnberg Ice Cream WorkshopCafé and ice cream parlour on Kirchplatz offering 18 home-made flavours, waffles and cakes from regional ingredients.Cafés & bars
- Undosa Lake RestaurantRestaurant on the Seepromenade on the site of the historic Undosa wave bath.Fish & lakeside
- Wirtshaus im Tutzinger HofTraditional Bavarian inn in Starnberg's old centre with a chestnut beer garden, also offering vegetarian and vegan dishes.Bavarian & beer gardens
- Strandhouse StarnbergRestaurant with a lake-and-Alps terrace at the Seebad, serving Mediterranean and Asian dishes.Fish & lakeside
- Andechs Monastery Beer HallThe monastery's traditional beer hall with terrace, serving Bavarian food and Andechs monastery beer; guests may bring their own snacks.Bavarian & beer gardens
- Hemberger's Breakfast CaféBreakfast café in Erling below Andechs monastery with sun terrace and home-made cakes (breakfast until 13:00).Cafés & bars
Practical Starnberg
How to arrive, how to get around, and where to find public services.
Getting here
Life in Starnberg
Seasonal highlights and Starnberg’s twin town.
Through the year
- 13 JuneKing Ludwig II memorialMemorial mass at the votive chapel in Berg every 13 June
- SeptFive Lakes Film FestivalFilms and open-air screenings around the lakes, early September
- DecStarnberg Christmas marketAdvent market in the town centre
Twin town
DinardBrittany, France · since 1977
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Useful links
Official & local resources
- Starnberg.de — city administration
- StarnbergAmmersee.de — tourist board of the Starnberg Five Lakes region
- LK-Starnberg.de — Landkreis Starnberg (district)
- Seenschifffahrt.de — boat trips on Lake Starnberg
- MVV-Muenchen.de — S-Bahn and bus timetables (Munich network)
- Visit BW.com — tourist board of Baden-Württemberg (DE)
- Visit Deutschland.com — hopefully soon
- Visit Germany.com — hopefully soon
Visit Europe.com — the official European travel portal
To find people or companies from Starnberg, go to the Phone Book of the World — PBof.com/germany
The "Visit" ecosystem
Visit Murnau.com37 km · DE
Visit Fuessen.com67 km · DE
Visit Kempten.com82 km · DE
Visit Altoetting.com102 km · DE
Visit Ulm.com110 km · DE
Visit Italy.com111 km · IT
Visit Bad Reichenhall.com119 km · DE
Visit Arlberg.com126 km · AT
Visit Berchtesgaden.com131 km · DE
Visit Bregenz.com131 km · AT
Visit Dinkelsbuehl.com141 km · DE
Visit Merano.com148 km · IT
Visit Bad Gastein.com167 km · AT
Visit Reutlingen.com167 km · DE
Visit Erlangen.com179 km · DE
Visit Villach.com244 km · AT
Visit Sirmione.com284 km · IT
Visit Ljubljana.com323 km · SI
Visit Lodi.it330 km · IT
Visit Turin.com429 km · IT
Visit Bratislava.com429 km · SK
Visit Berlin.com524 km · DE
Visit Paris Region.com670 km · FR
Visit Dinard.com992 km · FR
A regional tourism network / ecosystem
Official or independent websites using the same iconic "Visit Style", listed by distance from Starnberg — explore multiple places under the same naming convention and discover other nearby destinations.
Visit Murnau.com37 km · DE
Visit Fuessen.com67 km · DE
Visit Kempten.com82 km · DE
Visit Altoetting.com102 km · DE
Visit Ulm.com110 km · DE
Visit Italy.com111 km · IT
Visit Bad Reichenhall.com119 km · DE
Visit Arlberg.com126 km · AT
Visit Berchtesgaden.com131 km · DE
Visit Bregenz.com131 km · AT
Visit Dinkelsbuehl.com141 km · DE
Visit Merano.com148 km · IT
Visit Bad Gastein.com167 km · AT
Visit Reutlingen.com167 km · DE
Visit Erlangen.com179 km · DE
Visit Villach.com244 km · AT
Visit Sirmione.com284 km · IT
Visit Ljubljana.com323 km · SI
Visit Lodi.it330 km · IT
Visit Turin.com429 km · IT
Visit Bratislava.com429 km · SK
Visit Berlin.com524 km · DE
Visit Paris Region.com670 km · FR
Visit Dinard.com992 km · FR
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