Experience the sounds of silent mountains and rushing streams in the Elmau Valley, a breathtaking alpine sanctuary, just an hour from Munich. A unique Retreat & HIdeaway, Casual luxury, tranquility, and serenity. Six spacious spas and pools for adults as well as families. Yoga, Taiji and Dance Retreats. Wild-Swimming, Hiking, Mountain-Biking, Cycling, Tennis and Wintersports. Outstanding restaurants and warm hospitality. And on top of it all, concerts and festivals with the great artists of our time.
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Schloss Elmau has always been honored and grateful to host numerous guests, artists, and writers from Israel. My thoughts and heart go out to Israel. I share the pain and sorrow of all families who have lost loved ones and I pray for the safe liberation of the hostages. I am deeply shaken by the unfathomable atrocities and genocidal massacre carried out by Hamas in their relentless pursuit to annihilate Israel. Hamas is also responsible for the suffering in Gaza and must end it by releasing all hostages without preconditions. I hope that Israel will emerge from this incredible tragedy more united and secure than ever before, which will be for the sake of all yearning for peace and liberty. Dietmar Mueller-Elmau
Experience wild-swimming in crystal-clear lakes, hiking, mountain biking, cycling, tennis, the art of archery and tennis as well as golf, fly fishing, paragliding, kite-surfing, kajaking and canyoning nearby. Winter offers great cross-country skiing in the Elmau Valley and Alpine Skiing in Seefeld in Austria, Garmisch in Bavaria and on the Zugspitz Glacier nearby.
Discover the fairy tale castles of King Ludwig II. in Upper Bavaria. His favorite and most spectacular retreat, is situated at 1800m above sea level in the Wetterstein Mountains. It can be reached within one hour using an E-Mountain-Bike, or after a scenic 3.5-hour hike from the Elmau Valley.
Schloss Elmau has been build from 1914-1916 by the philosopher and bestselling author Dr. Johannes Müller as a cultural hideaway for his readers. A major fire detroyed most of the building in 2005. The new Schloss Elmau was rebuild from 2005-2007 by his grandson Dietmar Mueller-Elmau as a Luxury Spa & Cultural Hideaway and Member of The Leading Hotels of the World. The Retreat was opened in 2015 and served as residence for the heads of state and government during the G7 Summits with Angela Merkel and Barack Obama in 2015 and with Olaf Scholz and Joe Biden in 2022.