Oberammergau Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  Oberammeragau is another one of those delightful Bavarian villages with homes covered in beautiful frescoes [Luftlmalerei.] No need really to pick up a map, I didn't, I just went walking and found plenty of them. Quite a few have religious themes, but no wonder!...This is... 

 balhannah Says:  Walking around the main centre of Oberammergau, I came across this beautiful Copper fountain.On a closer look, the fountain is depicting death, disease and suffering from the Plague.There are many fountains and monuments around Europe about the plague, this is one of them! 

 mvtouring Says:  This church dates back to the 18th century and was designed by Joseph Schmuzer. The foundations were laid on the 21st May 1737 and all went well with the building until 1741 when the locals refused to work without pay. 

 mvtouring Says:  The Passion stage is one of the largest open air stages in the world. The original text of the play stems from more than one source and has been altered several times in the course of its 350 year history. The staging of the play has changed very little since the 1920's. The... 

 mvtouring Says:  Visiting the museum you will see 350 years of local art in one building. Some of the pieces leave you breathless and you cannot believe the fine detail that went into the pieces. Obviously done with great love and care. Do not miss the crib collection which is absolutely... 

 mvtouring Says:  Oberammergau is probably best known for the Passion play which happens every 10 year and we were lucky to go there in the year when they performed it for the 100th time. It dates back to 1633 when the villagers made a solumn pledge. 

 Beausoleil Says:  You will see signs for Spaghetti Eis and that is spaghetti ice cream. Sounds horrible, doesn't it? Well, give it a try. We finally couldn't resist and were so glad we tried it. The only thing spaghetti about it is the looks. They put very tasty vanilla ice cream through a... 

 Donna_in_India Says:  After having lunch in town we continued walking around admiring the beautiful painted buildings when we happened upon the church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is one of the main churches in Oberammergau and from the outside was very plain looking but inside was just a gem.... 

 Donna_in_India Says:  Less then an hour after leaving Munich (driving our rental) we arrived in Oberammergau. Originally world famous for being the village of woodcarvers it later became known for hosting the Passion Play. The play is about the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ that is... 

 1 Review and 58 Opinions  We came to stay at the Parkhotel Sonnenhof since we were in town to see the world famous Passion... 

 balhannah Says:  In Oberammergau there are lots of shops selling wood carvings. Good competition and plenty to choose from, including Nativity sets, Madonna's, Crucifixes, many types of household necessities, I guess anything that can be made from wood.Wood carving in Oberammergau, goes back... 

 globetrott Says:  Wieskirche is another great stop-over when you are in that part of Bavaria, and will drive towards Fuessen and Neuschwanstein.Only a few small signs will lead you to Wies-kirche, a beautiful baroque church surrounded only by a few houses.The church even became a UNESCO World... 

 TinKan Says:  You will find some of the nicest cooko clocks in southern Germany in the local shops which are priced about half of what you will find them for in America. We liked the smallness of the town and all of the christmas shops that were there.