Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Zugspitze
You won't need ropes or crampons to tackle Germany's highest peak - just a
ticket for the train! (
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)
Starnbergersee
A watery weekend destination for Munich city dwellers and the place
where King Ludwig II drowned in unexplained circumstances (
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)
.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
The German Alps' premier resort with the state's longest ski-
ing season and a spider's web of gentle hiking and cross-country skiing trails (
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).
Königssee
Bavaria's most picturesque lake is cupped by bare peaks and is a great starting
point for flits into the Alpine backcountry (
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)
.
Lake Constance
Shared between Germany, Switzerland and Austria and by millions of
snap-happy tourists who flock to its shores every year (
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)
.
Shopping
For every chain store and out-of-town megamall in Germany's south there's an independ-
ent boutique or family-run emporium selling those special items you just won't find back
home.
Christmas markets
Southern Germany's Yuletide bazaars are legendary with an interna-
tional horde of shoppers packing the city centres of Munich (
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)
, Nuremberg (
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)
and Salzburg (
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)
to seek out those quirky gifts and to warm ex-
tremities with mulled wine and grilled sausages.
Dirndl & lederhosen
If you're planning a session in a beer hall or garden, you may as
well look the part. Plenty of outlets in Munich can squeeze you into the local tight-fitting
traditional garb (
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)
.
Yuletide decorations
It's Christmas every day of the year at Rothenburg's Weihnachts-
dorf (Christmas Village) where you can buy a nativity scene in July or a Christmas tree at
Easter time (
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)
.
Cuckoo clocks
Triberg in the Black Forest is cuckoo central, though you can buy these
inimitable timepieces across the region (
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)
.
