Apres Ski in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Village

Garmisch and Partenkirchen are spread out beneath a great horseshoe of jagged peaks formed by the Wettersteingebirge and Ammergauer mountain ranges.

Partenkirchen, an ancient Roman settlement dating back to 15 BC, and Garmisch, with its more recent medieval roots, were officially joined (at Hitler’s insistence) to proclaim the 1936 Winter Olympics. The high-walled Olympic stadium, below the ski-jumps, looks much the same as it did almost 70 years ago; the original observation towers are still there. Garmisch and Partenkirchen are liberally dotted with cosy, rustic Stuben (bars) and welcoming tea-rooms, many of them quite ancient. Many of the delightful old buildings in the twin-towns have colourful “luftelmalerei” frescos on their outside walls.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Restaurants & Bars

Garmisch Partenkirchen has more than 100 restaurants which between them offer just about every possible culinary permutation, including Chinese, Italian, Indian, French, Mexican, Thai, and American.

And that’s without the distinctive and usually delicious Bavarian fare. The kellers and hotel bars are popular, often serving late meals. At the 16th century Clausings-Posthotel, you can dine in the ornate Postüberl – in its heyday as a staging post, the hotel could accommodate scores of horses.

Restaurants

Akropolis
Tel: 9668469

Anadolu
Tel: 78857

Ali Baba
Tel: 9433 983

Asia City
Tel: 732136

Colosseo
Tel: 52809

Jade
Tel: 52181

Jasmine Running
Tel: 73748

Rambutan
Tel: 55488

Renzo
Tel: 4171

Sausalitos
Tel: 74859

Please dial +49-8821 followed by the number shown above

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Other Activities

There’s ice skating, hockey, curling, sleigh riding, tobogganing (including night-time descents), climbing, and hiking.

The spectacular peaks here make for superb hang gliding and parapenting. You can also play tennis, ride, and enjoy various water sports. Garmisch hosts a number of major competitions and events. Apart from World Cup skiing and ski-jumping, there’s figure skating, curling, and ice hockey at the Olympic Ice Sport Center The Congress Centre includes a theatre; and there are concerts, museums, along with the Alpspitz Wellenbad (indoor wave swimming pool with sauna and wellness). For an intriguing glimpse of water at somewhat lower temperatures, the falls at the nearby Partnach Gorge feature spectacular ice formations. Dress warmly for a guided torchlight tour through the gorge, followed by a short climb up to the top for hot spiced wine or a fondue.