Art and landscape in Bavaria

Visit Murnau, Dachau, Prien am Chiemsee and Holzhausen am Ammersee

Discover artists’ colonies shaped by mountains, lakes and open space.
These 4 colonies are very close toegether, so if you want a holiday that is walking in the alps and seeing great art in these wonderful locations. You can choose between them or see all for.

Murnau

Just an hour from Munich, Murnau sits at the foot of the Alps — where the light turns blue, the mountains fill the horizon and creativity still fills the air. This is where Kandinsky, Münter and der Blaue Reiter changed the course of modern art forever.

Explore: Münter-Haus, Schloßmuseum Murnau, Staffelsee, the surrounding “Blue Land” countryside that inspired Der Blaue Reiter

Art and landscape in Bavaria