☰Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen offers a wide range of restaurants, bars and cafes. **Nightlife **

Skiers, hikers and all tourists looking for excellent après-ski service can find venues in a variety of settings. The following list is a sampling of places to relax after a hard day on the slopes.

Fraundorfer--a beer room with Bavarian dancingGletschergarten--the best place for après-ski before heading back down the mountainIrish pub--a traditional pub that attracts European visitors with its party atmosphere.Zirbelstub--live music and a good atmosphere, in Promenade 2 Berggasthof Pflegersee--selling Hacker Pschorr beer near the lakeAlmhutte--offers a large terrace overlooking the Zugspitze and serves Mittenwalder beer.

**Other Places **

In addition to beer gardens and pubs, there are many other places to drink in Garmisch Partenkirchen. Most hotels open to travellers will stock beer and offer a nightlife of sorts. There are also quite a few nightclubs in the area, allowing people to dance until early morning. Beyond the typical choices for bars and clubs, Garmisch Partenkirchen offers a few unusual clubs, including the Peaches, which also serves Pizza, and the Igloo bar, made of snow. Try some of the following for additional fun:

The Disco Exit--open very lateThe Evergreen--a casual dress/club style venue offering dancing until dawn Karaoke night every WednesdayThe Warsteiner--a basement bar featuring bar-dancing and body shotsThe Peaches/The Music Cafe--located in the same building, neither allows jeans or exercise clothing but the former serves cocktails, and the latter plays music John’s Club--more refined, typically playing 80’s music; small but quite pretty inside. The Igloo Bar--made out of snow, and cold inside; a good place to enjoy fondue

Day trips from Garmisch-Partenkirchen can include a variety of activities and destinations.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is about 1 hour and 20 minutes by train from Munich and the trains leave the Munich station on an hourly basis. Many visitors want to drive, and some take buses. Regardless of the transportation mode, travel time should be under 2 hours. Munich is a city of history, culture, and entertainment. Visit a museum or art gallery or watch the figures on the glockenspiel make their entrance at noon for all who are watching from the square in from of city hall. And by all means, try some of the food Bavaria is known for--whether in a small stand-up fast-serve restaurant along a crowded shopping street or in a beer hall that is festive all year.

There are many interesting Olympic sites to see on a day trip from Garmish-Partenkirchen. The history of the city is wrapped in the backdrop of the 1936 Olympics and the 2 separate cities were combined under the leadership of Adolph Hitler for the explicit reason that this marriage of the two cities would result in a more powerful appeal when the International Olympic Committee was deliberating on what city to have host the Winter Olympics during this time frame.

For those who love nature and want to enjoy the majestic Alps, spend the day hiking and navigating nature trails. The enticement of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is that this city is nestled at the base of the Bavarian Alps and subsequently has tremendous appeal to nature lovers. Specifically, that appeal to nature lovers is the majesty of the Alps hovering majestically over this city. In addition, during the winter this area has a powerful draw to skiing enthusiasts. During the summer, this area is especially to those who enjoy nature trails and hiking at its peak. Obviously, with the Bavarian Alps looming in the background, the breathtaking splendor of walking this area can be an awesome experience.

Contributors April 23, 2006

Jade Restaurant

A chinese restaurant owned by zhejiang-nese,a couple.the chef is also from China.If you like chinese dishes,whenever you are in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ,we strongly recommend this restaurant to you and your friends.Have a try and they won't let you down. Enjoy your food and travel.^-^

type: Chinese

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tel: 0049-882152181

address: schmiedstrasse 1 82467 garmisch-partenkirchen

Jade Restaurant

It's a chinese restaurant owned by a couple from zhejiang province china,the chef is also a chinese.If you like chinese food, whenever you are in Garmisch-Partenkirchen,you should have a try,that's what we call the taste of home-country.Enjoy the food and travel there^0^

p.s you can call for dish taken-out.

type: Chinese

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tel: 0049-882152181

address: schmiedstrasse 1 82467 garmisch-partenkirchen deutschland

PriceOfMenu: please call for detais

Gasthof Fraundorfer

A small guesthouse with local food, waiters with traditional costumes and entertainment with atmosphere. Just sit back and enjoy your stay and have a good laugh!

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Traveling to Garmisch-Partenkirchen can be done in a number of ways. You can fly to Munich first and then proceed to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which is about an hour’s distance away from Munich. However, most people find that arriving to the town by train is much simpler. There are hourly trains from most neighboring cities to the town, with about 20 trains departing from Garmisch-Partenkirchen each day. These are the same trains that later return to the town.

Rent a Car

Renting a vehicle can help you get to the town and travel about the area. You can rent a vehicle from a neighboring city and use the Autobahn to reach Garmisch-Partenkirchen. If you are arriving from Munich, it is a distance of roughly 55 miles. You also can get vehicles with drivers. Bus around Garmisch-Partenkirchen

If you would like to get around using public transport, you can use the bus system and pay considerably less. There are totally 5 bus lines here. Lines # 1 and # 2 are the most frequent, running every 20 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes if it’s a weekend. They start from Klinikum and Breitnau. The other 3 lines all run to nearby villages such as Farchant, Burgrain and Marienplatz. All these buses have a fixed trip cost, which is 1,30 euros. Monthly passes are available, which makes these buses more economical.

Trains and Taxis

The cogwheel train is another way to get around. This can be a great way to travel if you are going to the Zugspitze, an hour and 20 minutes ride.

Taxicabs are obtained from the Trainstation and Marienplatz areas. Once you are in the town, you can call 08821-1616 to book your taxicab.

The city of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is two specific cities that were combined as one city in 1935 under the mandate of Adolf Hitler. The purpose of this action was to persuade the International Olympic Committee that the city was large enough to accommodate the influx of Olympians and visitors to watch the 1936 Winter Olympics.

This successful endeavor brought the 1936 Winter Olympics to these twin cities and since then, the two cities have remained as one. Specifically, the cities of Garmisch-Partenkirchen are in southern Germany and lie south of Munich and north of Innsbruck. They are located at the base of the Bavaria Alps.

There are many ways that the tourist can travel to this shopping mecca or to the slopes for skiing. One of the best ways is to take one of the hourly trains from Munich and travel by rail to the city. There are 20 trains that leave the station on any given day. Generally, this trip takes a little over an hour to reach the destination of these combined cities.

The traveler has other options of reaching this marvelous destination. One of those ways to travel would be to utilize the services of a tour bus or to rent a vehicle. Generally the road that is used, from Munich, would be the A-95 which would take the traveler roughly an hour and 20 minutes. If traveling from the Innsbruck airport the traveler would take A-12 west.

Along with the many activities that can be enjoyed by the visitor walking the streets of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is shopping. However, shopping in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is not defined or reduced to a mall experience or being exposed to the traditional shops that one is accustomed to. That is because a shopping experience in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is an experience unto itself.

Specifically, Garmisch-Partenkirchen allures shoppers because the town combines the flavors of the old Bavarian culture along with the contemporary shopping experience that one can indulge in any city around the globe. Therefore, a hybrid of shopping experience exists and can be enjoyed in this specific geographical location.

One of the venues of shopping is the streets and lanes of this city. A traveler will be immediately struck with the special atmosphere due to the various antique shops that populate the city and their offerings. Every traveler would want to possess these items or share these items with loved ones at home as memories of a memorable excursion.

In addition, there are modern galleries that exhibit the contemporary art that can be described as sheer elegance.

Another shopping district is known as “historic Ludwigstrasse.” This particular shopping area has its roots in trading that occurred over 1,000 years ago because it was a prominent trading center and part of the merchandising route that dates

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, is located in Bavaria and offers a variety of sightseeing opportunities and year round skiing.

Historically, the city of Garmisch-Partenkirchen has the thumbprint of Adolf Hitler as the 2 cities became 1 under the direction of Adolf Hitler in order to strengthen the case to the International Olympic Committee for selection as the site for the 1936 Winter Olympics.

The fact that this city was the host of the 1936 Winter Olympics makes the area a significant sightseeing draw. Visit the Olympic Ice Stadium which was host to a variety of Olympic winter sports. Today, this renovated facility still hosts various sporting events as well as being a venue for other special events.

In addition to skiing, there are a number of other interesting things to do and see in this beautiful Bavarian town. One of those inspiring historical sites is the Werdenfels castle ruins. The castle was built in the Romanesque Gothic style of architecture by Otto VII to provide security and safety for the area.

Natural wonders are plentiful, too. Hiking and walking trails are favorites of naturalists and outdoor enthusiasts of any age.

The shopper will find elegant shops--some specializing in antiques and others in clothing and art. The traditional wares of Bavarian culture can also be found in many shops in this amazing Alpine community.

Whether you need a meal or a light snack, enjoy typical Bavarian food and try some local beer at a gourmet restaurant or a friendly beer garden.

Whatever your interest, Garmish-Partenkirchen offers many things to do while on vacation.