The great lake nearest Munich (20 train minutes!): Starnberg of historic villas and white boats — its eastern shore bearing Ludwig II's memorial cross where the dreaming king's life ended by drowning, a riddle never solved. S6 lands directly on the shore — Munich's easiest green escape; the circular boat shows palaces and villas from the water in a complete ninety minutes; Empress Sisi's museum at Possenhofen serves the royal-story curious.