Garmisch-Partenkirchen Trip Overview
Welcome to Garmisch, a small town that offers old fashioned Bavarian style and hospitality. Today Garmisch is the number one winter sports venue in Germany offering some of the best skiing in the land, including runs on Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze (2964m). The town is also famous for having hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics along with the International Alpine Skiing Championships in 1978 and 2011. Discover the highlights of this charming place by foot, because in Garmisch, just walking around the town is a real treat.
You will learn about:
* History of Garmisch and Partenkirchen
* Luftl-paintings
* Winter Olympic Games of 1936
* Olympic Ski Jump
You will see:
* Garmisch town
* Ludwig Street
* St Anton Church
* Partenkirchen town
* Olympic Stadium
Additional Info
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany
Welcome to Garmisch, a small town that offers old fashioned Bavarian style and hospitality. Today Garmisch is the number one winter sports venue in Germany offering some of the best skiing in the land, including runs on Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze (2964m). The town is also famous for having hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics along with the International Alpine Skiing Championships in 1978 and 2011. Discover the highlights of this charming place by foot, because in Garmisch, just walking around the town is a real treat.
You will learn about:
* History of Garmisch and Partenkirchen
* Luftl-paintings
* Winter Olympic Games of 1936
* Olympic Ski Jump
You will see:
* Garmisch town
* Ludwig Street
* St Anton Church
* Partenkirchen town
* Olympic Stadium
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria
With plenty to offer we are going to start our tour from your hotel in Garmisch. We then start with the history of Partenkirchen which is the second part of Garmisch and together today they form one town. Garmisch and Partenkirchen were separate towns for many centuries, and still maintain quite separate identities, each retaining its own distinct character: Garmisch has a modern vibe, while Partenkirchen has retained its old-world Alpine village charm.
Next, we head for Ludwig Street which holds an impressive collection of Luftl-paintings. Our guide will explain more about these interesting paintings and the style on which they relay when they are being made.
After this art lesson you will reach St Anton Church which is a small church dating from 1704, situated in Garmisch, with a vibrating history that our guide will share. We end our tour at the Skistadion or Olympic Stadium with the Olympic Ski Jump, one of the most popular sights in Garmisch, a place that defies gravity.
