Bavaria, Germany · Europe
Penzberg works well as a base: 10 minutes from Bichl, 15km from Kesselberg Road.
Penzberg is in Bavaria, Germany, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bichl, about 5 km away.
Penzberg (German pronunciation: [ˈpɛntsˌbɛʁk] ; Central Bavarian: Benschberg) is a city (although some see it as a town) in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located about 50 km south of Munich, and had a population of around 17,000 in 2020. A historic coal mining town, Penzberg today is knownRead more
for its pharmaceutical industries.
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Within an hour or so of Penzberg: Kesselberg Road (15 km), Deutsche Alpenstrasse (22 km), Sylvenstein Reservoir (23 km), Oberammergau (29 km).
The nearest famous roads are Kesselberg Road, Deutsche Alpenstrasse and Sudelfeld Pass.
Penzberg is in Bavaria, Germany, about 5 km from Bichl.
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Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Bavaria's most celebrated driving road: the B11 climbs in tight switchbacks from Kochelsee to Walchensee over the 858 m Kesselberg, a historic hillclimb course beloved by motorcyclists since the 1900s.
15 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Germany's oldest holiday road winding 450km along the Bavarian Alps past lakes, castles and mountain passes from Lindau to Berchtesgaden.
22 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A vivid blue reservoir crossed by a graceful bridge on the German Alpine Road, gateway to the Karwendel mountains.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A picturesque Bavarian village famous for its Passion Play performed every ten years and its traditional Lüftlmalerei painted houses.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A hilltop Benedictine monastery above the Ammersee famous for its potent monk-brewed beer and pilgrimage church.
29 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A renowned winter sports and mountaineering hub at the foot of the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak.
35 km · about 40 min drive
castle
The smallest of Ludwig II's three palaces, set in ornate gardens inspired by Versailles in the Graswang Valley.
37 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A thundering 700m gorge near Garmisch with footpaths carved into rock walls beneath crashing waterfalls and ice formations.
37 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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