I posted much of this on the Austria site as well as we are torn where to go. what would you do. We will have 14 days and had hoped to spend 4-6 nights in Berchtsgarden with day trips to Salzburg and surrounding areas then two nights in Hallstatt and then work our way down to Murren in Switzerland. We had planned on flying into Munich and out of Zurich but the distance we would have to travel looks like an awful lot. Hallstatt to Murren is close to 9 hours by car and too much in one day. Perhaps too much driving for two days even.
Should we drop the idea of Murren (we have been there before and love it and want to go back)
Should we travel by car throughout the Berchtsgarden-salzburg-hallstatt area?
Any good recommendations of where to stay in Berchtsgarden area?
Or should we drop the Austria side of the trip and instead spend out time in Luzerne--Murren and appenzell regions flying in and out of Zurich using the train system.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have.
We are looking for small quaint towns with beauty, views, hiking, lakes, and trying to stay out of the big cities.
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Castle Rock, Colorado
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I'm not sure why you are spending 4-6 nights in Bertchsgaden, and doing day trips from there. To my way of thinking 1 day there is sufficient, so that would be at the most 2 nights. I think Hallstatt is worthy of at least 2 nights, as well as Salzburg. Don't drop the idea of Murren, or Wengen or, my favorite, Gimmelwald. To me the Berner Oberland area is the real jewel of Switzerland, and Hallstatt the same in Austria. Luzern has plenty to do for at least 2 nights as well. As I traveled by train from Luzern to Salzburg, I used Innsbruck as a pleasant stopping place for one night to break up what would have been a rather long day, but it is definitely doable in one day.