Garmisch-partenkirchen - One Of The Most Picturesque Towns In Germany
When you drive from Munich in Germany, through the Bavarian Alps on your way to the Austrian border, you pass through one of the most stunningly beautiful towns in the whole of Germany - Garmisch Partenkirchen.
This is one of Germany’s most beautiful areas. The surrounding mountains are sometimes so beautiful that it literally takes your breath away. The highest peak in the German Alps - the Zugspitse - towers over the town. There are also numerous lakes and rivers in the area.
If you are here for skiing, you won’t be alone. Garmisch-Partenkirchen is one of the most popular ski resorts in the whole of Germany. There are many skiing opportunities for everyone, from beginners to advanced. You can buy good quality new or used alpine skiing equipment in town.
To get to the ski slopes there are a large number of ski lifts and cable cars and you can even take a train to a spot not far from the top of the Zugspitse - you only need to take a cable car to get right to the top. By the way, there is a lovely historical little coffee shop near the top station.
In town there’s more than enough accommodation to handle the yearly influx of tourists. But if you prefer to stay in an even more rural location, there’s also a number of guest houses and hotels in the smaller surrounding towns.
In the weeks leading up to Christmas, you will no doubt run into the many beautiful Christmas markets you will find all over town. Here you can buy everything from a black sport watch to gluhwein, the delightful spicy wine from the area that is served hot.
Nightlife in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is as warm and inviting as their famous hot wine. There are more than one cozy little restaurant where you can listen to live music. There’s just a very special ambiance to a place where you can sip gluhwein while listening to the gentle sounds of someone playing a ibanez electric guitar in the background.
The area around Garmisch is equally picturesque and interesting. Not far from here you will find the beautiful, centuries old town of Oberammergau where the world renowned passion play takes place every ten years. The whole town is involved in the production of this nativity play and they start practicing years before the next play. The play has been produced every ten years since it was staged for the first time in 1632, to thank God for saving the town from the Black Plague. When you walk through the streets, you will notice that every second building carries frescoes depicting nativity scenes.
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