Tourist Attractions in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, on the Deutsche Alpenstrasse, is one of the busiest tourist and holiday places in the Bavarian Alps, a well known climatic resort and the leading German winter sports resort. The Winter Olympics of 1936 and the International Alpine Skiing Championships of 1978 were staged here.
The wide valley of the Loisach is enclosed by mighty mountain massifs - to the north Kramer and the Wank, to the south the towering Wetterstein group, with the Kreuzeck, the jagged Alpspitze and the Dreitorspitze, and, rearing up behind the Grosser Waxenstein, the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain (2,963 m/9,722ft).
The wide valley of the Loisach is enclosed by mighty mountain massifs - to the north Kramer and the Wank, to the south the towering Wetterstein group, with the Kreuzeck, the jagged Alpspitze and the Dreitorspitze, and, rearing up behind the Grosser Waxenstein, the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain (2,963 m/9,722ft).
Graseckbahn Cableway
The Graseckbahn cableway goes from the entrance to the Partnachklamm, southeast of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, to the Alpenhotel Forsthaus Graseck (903 m/2,963ft).
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Höllentalklamm
6km/4mi southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the Höllentalklammhütte (1,045 m/3,429ft), from which there is a track (1km/0.75mi), with numerous, tunnels and bridges, to the end of the gorge.
Partnachklamm
3km/2mi southeast of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the wild and romantic Partnachklamm, a rocky gorge on the river Partnach, with tunnels and galleries.
Grainau, Germany
(Near Garmisch-Partenkirchen)
Southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the village of Grainau lies in rolling park-like country at the foot of the Waxensteine, which are separated from the Loisach valley by the Höhenrain (extensive views). Higher up is the Eibsee, from which there is a good view of the Waxenstein and the Riffelwand on the Zugspitze. There is a cableway to the summit of Zugspitze.
Richard Strauss Days
The annual five day Richard Strauss Festival takes place in early June and pays tribute to the composer who died in Garmisch in 1949. The events range from orchestral and chamber concerts, to vocal and piano recitals to lectures on the famous German. There are usually seven performances each year, by highly-acclaimed international musicians. The venues are equally impressive and include Werdenfels Festival Hall, Richard Strauss Hall and the Olympic Ski Stadium.
Richard Strauss Tage
Partnachauenstrasse 1
D-82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
Partnachauenstrasse 1
D-82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
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