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The Alpine region nestled in southern Germany offers a wide range of ski areas, much to the delight of winter sports fans everywhere. Ski Germany!
Allgäu:
The Allgäu offers an ideal mix of sports, recreation and wellness. The superlative is the order of the day here: one claim to fame is the 2-country ski region of Fellhorn-Kanzelwand - Germany's largest ski area - which you can enter from both Germany and Austria. Guests can also enjoy Germany's longest valley run (7.5 km) at the Nebelhorn. In the evening you can delight in culinary specialities or indulge yourself in thermal springs.
Bavarian Alps:
Upper Bavaria's blue sky covers everything winter sports fans need. As the highest ski area in Germany, you'll find the Zugspitze offers a fantastic view. Once a year the professionals test their skills here in one of the large world cup competitions, the Kandahar downhill in Garmisch.
Berchtesgaden Land:
Whether beginner or expert, in Berchtesgaden you will find what's right for you. Pros cavort on the peak of Jenners, beginners prefer to keep to the Jenner meadows, families enjoy the Hochschwarzeck area near Ramsau and snowboarders can enjoy themselves at Rossfeld next to Oberau. Above all sits the majestic Watzmann at a height of 2,713 metres.
Westallgäu:
In the southwestern part of Bavaria, the Swiss-Bavarian hill country meets the picturesque foothills of the Alps. Here, cross-country skiing and winter hiking opportunities entice guests. The pistes are mostly mild and ideal for families; nevertheless, the nearby Nagelfluh range in the Bregenzer Forest has highlights for boarders and advanced skiers readily available.
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The cultural and scientific heritage was the main factor of identification for the Germans before 1871, as there was no ground for unity on a state level. This was the time when the phrase "Land der Dichter und Denker" (country of poets and thinkers) came up and it is still being used in a patriotic sense. At the beginning of the 20th century, Germany was the leading scientific and cultural nation in the world, e.g. with the development of movies. The Goethe Institute has the task of spreading the German language throughout the world, it has already found home in 128 locations.
Some of the most famous representatives of culture and science are Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Heinrich Heine, Kurt Tucholsky, Thomas and Heinrich Mann, and Albert Einstein, among many others.
The German ambition to always succeed led to Garmisch-Partenkirchen hosting of the winter Olympics in 1936, an honour which Germany has not received again up to now. In the 2010 Olympics, Germany was one of the most successful nations, the ladies fought their way to the top in the alpine disciplines of slalom skiing and giant slalom skiing. |
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