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 A watering trough on
Fruhlingstrasse by lareinaLeave a Comment Directions: Head to Sonnenstrasse and Fruhlingstrasse in Garmisch and to Ludwigstrasse in Partenkirchen.
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The Garmisch Kurpark's main entrance is located next to the Congress Center at Richard Strauss Platz. The Kurpark is a public park area with spots for walking, garden chess, dancing, and concerts. There is a restaurant and museum (in the Kurhaus) on the grounds. Admission is around 1E, free in winter. From about May to October, there are frequent concerts or bands playing. Also, some of Garmisch's fests are held in the Kurpark. It is lovely to eat dinner on the restaurant terrace and watch the cute old couples dancing! Leave a Comment Address: Entrances off Richard Strauss Platz & Furstenstras
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 Partnach Gorge,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen by antistar
The power of the water crashing through the gorge is immense. It creates a deafening noise that would probably drown out a gunshot. The thundering water that has carved a trough in the pure granite of the mountain also tears down whole trees and leaves them stranded helplessly in the turbulent eddies. It is simply amazing to witness this wonder of nature, and it isn't spoilt much by the tourist hordes that cram into the tight tunnel through the gorge. In fact catching sight of another human on the path serves to highlight the grandness of the gorge and put its size into perspective.
The walk to the gorge is a delight in itself too. You can join the Partnach river near the station, and walk the path down to the old Olympic Ski Jumping Stadium. From there it is another 20 minutes walk to the gorge through beautiful yellow and green buttercup meadows so typical of the Bavarian Alps. After the gorge you can relax on a riverside beach of shingle, or take a walk up to the top of the Graseck and take the gondola ride back down. This is what I did, although next time I go on a 30+ degree day I'll take the gondola UP the Graseck and walk back down...
The gondola ride itself costs 3.50 euros either way and takes you over the gorge in a scary old cabin that rocks like a cradle. Leave a Comment
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 Weekend trip on the Alps by ahoerner
It can be a little expensive but it definitely worths every cent you pay.
If the funicular is for some bad luck reason not in service, try one of the many funiculars to other mountaintops. Just hiking or taking some good pictures will be more than enough. Leave a Comment Address: Visit the Turist Information Office for info
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 St. Martin's by lareinaLeave a Comment Address: Near the Marienplatz, look for the spire!
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Treat yourself right at the Alpspitz-Wellenbad by indulging in a sauna while the kids play in the wave pool. No matter what the weather, I think that the pool is the place to go. In the summer people flock outdoors to lay on the grassy areas and swim in the outdoor pool. Good in any weather, there is another pool inside, a wave pool, a high-dive area, jacuzzis, and a restaurant. Pay a little extra to enjoy the upstairs sauna area. There are three saunas, steam rooms, warm pools (in and out), cold-plunges, and a cafe. It is incredible to soak in the warm pool on the terrace while snow swirls down around you!
Cost for pools only: 3.60E for 3 hrs, 4.60E all day, less for children.
Sauna cost (includes pool use): 10.80E Leave a Comment Address: Klammstrasse 47 by the Olympia Eissport ZentrumPhone: (08821) 753-313Website: www.gw-gap.de
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 View from War Memorial on
Kramer by lareinaLeave a Comment
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 The Eib-see by Kuznetsov_Sergey
The picturesque Eib-see is located at the step of the highest mountain of Germany - the Zugshpitze. Walk around the lake perfectly supplements excursion on a cable car.
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 Poster for 1936 Winter
Olympics by lareinaLeave a Comment Address: Am Eisstadion 1 by the Bahnhof & the WellenbadPhone: (08821) 753-291Website: www.gw-gap.de
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 Garmisch-Partenkirchen from
the Wank by antistar
You travel to the top on the Wankbahn, a gondola ropeway (cable car) that takes about 15 minutes and costs 16 euros return. The journey is fun in itself, and there are great views on the way up. Because it is a gondola system you are likely to get a cabin all to yourself, rather than getting packed like sardines on the Zugspitze aerial tramway. You can also stop off half way up if you want to take your time. The more energetic can also walk up or down.
The Wankbahn station is on the far side of Partenkirchen and not easy to find. I had a map and still managed to wander all over the place. It's vaguely signposted, but I constantly found myself at forks in the road that could have gone anywhere. Basically head down Bahnhofstrasse past the Town Hall in the direction of the white Wallfahrtskirche St Anton in the forest on the hill. Take a left down Philosophen Weg (a dirt path through the trees) and stay on the level until you see signs pointing up to the Wankbahn station. Leave a Comment
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