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Right Yacht sailing on the Walchensee
Far right Isar river, Bad Tölz Below right
Bad Tölz’s Marktstrasse, lined with houses
with painted façades

ACTIVITIES AROUND TEGERNSEE

Mountain biking is a popular activity
in Tegernsee (www.tegernsee.com).
Every summer the town has a
mountain biking festival (www.mtb-
festival.de). The Gleitschirmschule
Tegernsee offers tandem jumps and
paragliding courses (Tegernseerstrasse
88, 83700 Reitrain; 08022 25 56; www.
paragliding-tegernsee.de).
VISITING
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN
Parking
The paid car park at the Kongresshaus 0 Garmisch-Partenkirchen sea level and is among Bavaria’s
is the most central in Garmisch. Bavaria; 82467 most beautiful lakes. Despite its
Tourist Information Facing each other across the narrow scenic grandeur, it remains rela tively
Richard Strauss Platz 2, 82467; 08821 Partnacher stream in the shadow of undis cov ered. In summer the lake
18 07 00; www.gapa.de; mid-May–late Germany’s highest mountain, the offers every thing from angling and
Oct, mid-Dec–mid-Jan: open daily 2,962-m (9,718-ft) Zugspitze, the twin swim ming to windsurf ing and
towns of Garmisch and Partenkirchen sailing. Enjoy an excur sion in the
together comprise Germany’s best- Herzogstandbahn cable car (Am
WHERE TO STAY known ski resort. The towns were Tanneneck 6, 82432; open daily),
amalga mated at the time of the 1936 which goes from the north end of
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN Winter Olympics but still have quite Walchensee village to the top of
Atlas Grand Hotel moderate distinct characters: Garmisch is the 1,731-m (5,679-ft) Herzogstand,
Partenkirchen’s oldest hotel is located cosmopolitan, while Partenkirchen offering breath taking pano ramas of
on its main street. Rooms have en-suite
baths or showers. preserves its old-fash ioned Alpine the surrounding landscape.
Ludwigstrasse 49, 82467; 08821 936 30; charm. In Partenkirchen, composer ª Take the B11 to Kochel am See.
www.atlas-grandhotel.com Richard Strauss’s villa (closed Sat & Park on signposted car parks at
Reindl’s Partenkirchner Hof Sun) is now a small museum. the lake, city or museum.
expensive ª Continue along the B2 to Krün, turn
This five-star, traditional hotel has left on to the B11 for Walchensee. Park w Kochel am See
a welcoming rustic ambience. at signposted car parks along the route. Bavaria; 82431
Bahnhofstrasse 15, 82467; 08821 94 To the north of Walchensee lies Kochel
38 70; www.reindls.de
Winter Sports am See. The town is closely associa ted
WALCHENSEE The towering Zugspitze provides a with artist Franz Marc (1880–1916),
Einsiedl moderate spec tacular backdrop for Garmisch- who, in the years before World War I,
A simple hotel with a beer garden and Partenkirchen’s pistes, which include was a leading member of the
boats for hire nearby. Wi-Fi is available. Germany’s only glacier skiing and the Munich-based Blauer Reiter group of
Walchensee, 82432; 08858 90 10; fearsome Kandahar Run, used for
www.hotelamwalchensee.de World Championship downhill Expressionist painters. A villa overlook-
races. The Zugspitze offers 22 km ing the lake now houses the Franz
BAD TÖLZ (14 miles) of high-altitude skiing at a Marc Museum (closed Mon), which dis-
Posthotel Kolberbräu moderate height of almost 3,000 m (9,843 ft); plays about 200 of the artist’s works.
This family-run former coaching inn for begin ners, runs are graded blue ª Continue along the B11 to
has 35 tastefully decorated rooms. (www.zugspitze.de). Due to the altitude Benediktbeuern. The abbey is well
Marktstrasse 29, 83646; 08041 768 80; of its pistes, the ski season here is a
www.kolberbraeu.de long one, beginn ing in November signposted and provides parking space.
and continuing through to May.
TEGERNSEE e Benediktbeuern
Hotel Bayern expensive Bavaria; 83671
Hotel Bayern’s sleek and elegant q Walchensee Visible from a distance, the Bavarian
rooms range in size and style. There is
also an on-site spa. Bavaria; 82432 onion-domed towers of the basilica
Neureuthstrasse 23, 83684; 08022 Surrounded by impressive mountains, of Benediktbeuern rise above an
18 20; www.dastegernsee.de Walchensee lies 802 m (2,631 ft) above abbey complex of considerable size
Where to Stay: inexpensive, under €70; moderate, €70–€150; expensive, over €150

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