Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
months 11am-4pm Tue-Sun)
, a collection of over 200 locally crafted violins and the tools
used to fashion them. It's also the venue for occasional concerts.
Behind a very pretty facade,
Hotel-Gasthof Alpenrose
( 927 00;
www.alpenrose-
mittenwald.de
;
Obermarkt 1; s €29-48, d €89-96)
has cosy, old-style rooms, a cute res-
taurant and live Bavarian music almost nightly. Around 1km south of the Obermarkt,
Res-
taurant Arnspitze
( 2425; Innsbrucker Strasse 68; mains €16.50-22.50; Thu-Mon)
serves award-winning gourmet fare.
Mittenwald is served by trains from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (€4.10, 20 minutes,
hourly), Munich (€22.20, 1¾ hours, hourly) and Innsbruck (€11.10, one hour, seven
daily), across the border in Austria. Otherwise
RVO bus 9608
(
www.rvo-bus.de
)
connects
Mittenwald with Garmisch-Partenkirchen (30 minutes) several times a day.
Oberstdorf
08322 / POP 9900
Spectacularly situated in the western Alps, the Allgäu region feels a long, long way from
the rest of Bavaria, both in its cuisine (more
Spätzle
than dumplings) and the dialect,
which is closer to the Swabian of Baden-Württemberg. The Allgäu's chief draw is the car-
free resort of Oberstdorf, a major skiing centre a short hop from Austria.
Activities
Oberstdorf is almost ringed by towering peaks and offers some top-draw hiking. In-the-
know skiers value the resort for its friendliness, lower prices and less-crowded pistes. The
village is surrounded by 70km of well-maintained cross-country trails and three ski fields:
the
Nebelhorn
(half-day/day passes €32/37.50)
,
Fellhorn/Kanzelwand
(half-day/day
passes €33.50/39)
and
Söllereck
(half-day/day passes €21.50/26)
. For ski hire and tu-
ition, try
Alpin Skischule
( 952 90;
www.alpinskischule.de
;
Am Bahnhofplatz 1a)
op-
posite the train station or
Erste Skischule Oberstdorf
( 3110;
www.skischule-ober-
stdorf.de
; Freiherr-von-Brutscher-Strasse 4)
.
Gaisalpseen
For an exhilarating day walk, ride the Nebelhorn cable car to the upper station, then hike
down via the Gaisalpseen, two lovely Alpine lakes (six hours).
HIKING
Eislaufzentrum Oberstdorf
ICE SKATING
