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Visiting Bavarian Alps, Germany


Running along Germany’s southern border with Austria, the Bavarian Alps are one of the country’s most beautiful areas. Skiing is, naturally, one of the favorite pastimes. You’ll find Germany’s tallest mountain, Zugspitze, rising more than 9,700 feet in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district (also a great hiking area in summer). Berchtesgadener Land (home to Watzmann, Germany’s third-highest peak) is another major ski area. Hochwanner, the country’s #2 mountain, is also in the Alps.
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Edelweiss Lodge and Resort

2 of 5 stars
austin, tx
Nov 23, 2009

Beautiful Resort grounds and outstanding area. So many great reviews we booked a few days here only to be very disappointed. For a military resort this is very expensive compared with local hotels....more

Landhaus Hohe Tannen

5 of 5 stars
Seattle, WA
Nov 23, 2009

Stayed in the Ferienhaus right next to the Landhaus. Stayed here with three friends and a child of one of the friends for the 2006 World Cup. A great place for a decently large group as there were...more

Ferienhaus Fux

5 of 5 stars
Alemania
Nov 23, 2009

Excellent service and very good and clean rooms, breakfast was very good too more

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