Discover Itter: hotels, history and winter activities

Plan your trip to Itter around your interests

In Itter, you can plan for a range of interests: the history of the castle, religious buildings, an annual community festival, specific trail starting points, swimming and winter activities.

Itter Castle: two historical milestones

Itter Castle was first mentioned in 1255. A much later historical milestone came in 1943, when the Wehrmacht seized the castle and used it as a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp. These two milestones represent distinct chapters in the castle’s history. If history is among your travel interests, the castle’s first mention and the events of 1943 offer two clearly distinct points of reference.

Religious buildings and protected monuments

The Catholic parish church of St. Joseph in Itter and the St. Anthony’s farm chapel in Oberlaiming are protected monuments. They represent two different types of buildings in different locations: a parish church in Itter and a farm chapel in Oberlaiming. For travellers interested in cultural history, these are specific names to keep distinct when planning your trip.

Fest-Sunday and the chapel on Kraftalm

Itter’s Fest-Sunday is a long-standing festival in the municipality of Itter, held every year in September. It is celebrated with a procession on the Sunday after 8 September. If you want to plan your trip around the festival, the specific calendar date is more useful than the month alone; check the date for the relevant year. The festival’s historical roots lie in the “Brotherhood of the Seven Holy Places of Refuge”.

There is a chapel on Kraftalm in Itter, built in 1983. It is dedicated to the patron saints of dairy farming: St. Lucio, St. Theodul and St. Fridolin. Its year of construction and dedication set it apart from the monument-protection details for the parish church and farm chapel: here, the specific historical features are when it was built and its dedication to three saints.

Trail starting points and access to the playground

There are two starting points to distinguish for orientation. The Rosenweg starts at the village square in Itter. The Dorfrunde Itter starts at the tourist information office; its signs point towards the Rosenweg (No. 4). This means the Dorfrunde does not start at the stated starting point of the Rosenweg, even though its signs point in that direction. The rITTERspielplatz is on the Rosenweg and can only be reached on foot; access by car is not possible.

Swimming at the Itter outdoor pool

The Itter outdoor pool has a solar-heated swimming pool and a children’s pool with a small slide. For planning your activities, it is helpful to note which features apply to which pool: solar heating is specified for the swimming pool, and the small slide for the children’s pool. This makes swimming a separate part of your trip alongside cultural interests and trails.

Winter: access to the ski area and cross-country skiing

In winter, the Salvistabahn Itter provides direct access to the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental ski area. The lift operates seasonally, and operating details may change. If this access point is important to your travel plans, check the latest operating information before you arrive.

Free cross-country ski trails are available on the Itter plateau. This gives you two different winter activities to choose from: access to the ski area via the Salvistabahn and cross-country skiing on the trails. Before your trip, check the seasonal availability and grooming conditions of the trails if you plan to use them.

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