Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Nordi Stüble €€
( 7641; cnr Walserstrasse & Luitpoldstrasse; mains €8.50-21.50; 4pm-late Tue-
Sat, from noon Sun) Family owned and run, this intimate neighbourhood eatery, a small
wood-panelled dining room bedecked in rural junk of yesteryear, is the place to enjoy loc-
al takes on schnitzel and Maultaschen . All dishes are prepared fresh, so be prepared to
wait; swab the decks afterwards with a Stuttgart Dinkelacker beer.
SWABIAN
Oberstdorfer Dampfbierbrauerei
(Bahnhofsplatz 8; 11am-1am) Knock back a few 'steamy ales' at Germany's southern-
most brewery, right next to the train station.
BREWERY
Information
The main tourist office ( 7000; www.oberstdorf.de ; Prinzregenten-Platz 1;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am-noon Sat) and its branch office (Bahnhofplatz; 10am-5pm
daily) at the train station run a room-finding service.
Getting There & Away
There are at least five direct trains daily from Munich (€30, 2½ hours), otherwise change
in Buchloe.
Andechs
Founded in the 10th century, the gorgeous hilltop monastery of Andechs ( 08152-376
253; www.andechs.de ; admission free; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat, 9.45am-6pm
Sun) has long been a place of pilgrimage, though today more visitors come to slurp the
Benedictines' fabled ales.
The church owns two relics of enormous importance: branches that are thought to come
from Christ's crown of thorns, and a victory cross of Charlemagne, whose army overran
much of Western Europe in the 9th century. In the Holy Chapel, the votive candles, some
of them over 1m tall, are among Germany's oldest. The remains of Carl Orff, the com-
poser of Carmina Burana, are interred here as well.
Outside, soak up the magnificent views of the purple-grey Alps and forested hills be-
fore plunging into the nearby Bräustüberl ( 10am-8pm) , the monks' beer hall and
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