Obersalzburg 
Description
Originally a quiet mountain top retreat with a couple of hotels and houses it's place in history would be assured when Adolf Hitler took a liking to one of the houses which he purchased as his Bavarian retreat. By the end of the war virtually the whole area had been turned into a military fortress with the Eagles Nest at the top of the mountain acting as Hitler's 2nd headquarters. Towards the end of the war virtually everything was destroyed by allied bombing, apart from the hotel (which was returned to the family the Nazi's had seized it from in the late 30's) and the Eagles Nest itself. The whole area was cleared in the 1950's apart from the Eagles Nest which can still be visited between May and October. The views from the visitors centre over the mountains are spectacular in themselves.
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Getting There
From Salzburg take the 840 bus to Berchtesgaden (Infrequent, 45 minutes) and change onto the 838 bus to the Stop Dokumentation Obersalzberg (10 minutes)Latitude: 47.630711; Longitude: 13.041683
What3Words: stint.electrify.prattled
