The Chiemsee Railway (Chiemseebahn) was opened in 1887. Though it doesn’t exactly meet the definition of a tramway, it is considered the oldest steam tramway in the world still in use. It connects Prien Railway Station with Prien Port on the Chiemsee.
Tag: Upper Bavaria
Herrenchiemsee Palace
Castle buffs will find Herrenchiemsee Palace (Schloss Herrenchiemsee) on an island in a Bavarian lake named Chiemsee. The palace, commissioned by King Ludwig II, is also known as the New Palace (Neues Schloss) or Herrenworth Palace (Schloss Herrenwörth).