Germany’s most popular influencer selfie spot in the form of a natural infinity pool looking over an Alpine Lake is to be closed completely to visitors for at least five years to give nature a chance to recover.

Footpath’s stretching for kilometres leading various directions to the natural Infinity pool over the Konigsee Lake which is a part of the Berchtesgaden National Park in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg will now be closed for at least five years.

Authorities are reluctant introduce the ban also confirmed that it is entirely possible it will be extended again after that period expires.

They said they found extensive evidence of rubbish being dumped around the natural Alpine beauty spot, as well as illegal fires from people camping overnight in the area.

The pool had become an attraction for tourists from all over the world, looking to date in the pool and get spectacular selfies against the backdrop of the beautiful blue Konigsee Lake.

Newsflash spoke to Pavel Herceg, Chief Marketing Manager and Co-Owner of RIGANTI s.r.o. which is a software development and consulting company in the Czech Republic who was one of those who had taken spectacular images which we shared online.

He said it was disappointing that the activities of a few spoiled it for others but said he understood the decision.

He said: “It’s beautiful, but very cold. The trail from Konigsee to the waterfall is very easy and safe, but the waterfall in my opinion is relatively dangerous for unexperienced people because you know everyone wants cool pictures from there and for example, goes there just in flipflops.”

A survey made in the summer of 2020 showed that an average of around 150-350 people per day visited the amazing pool located in the Konigsbach waterfall which feeds into the lake.

As what is the garbage and the illegal fires, rescue services frequently received calls to help visitors in need, with many of the unauthorised trails not only damaging the environment but also not approved and safe for usage.

The District Office also said they wanted to give local flora and fauna time to recover.

The ruling means that from the end of the month a 10-hectare area of the 20,000-hectare Berchtesgaden National Park will be closed so that it can regenerate.

In order to avoid unintentional violations, the national park administration placed appropriate signs at various locations to indicate the prohibited zone.

Pavel Herceg was one of those that managed to visit before the ban was introduced said: “Tourists will be very disappointed. It is such a famous and nice place.”