A visit of the highest mountain of Germany, The Zugspitze, is probably on everybody's "have to do"-list, when staying in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The train starts form the railway station in GAP. Even the train ride with the rack railway, one of the very rare rack railways in Germany, is an experience. From the Zugspitzplatt, just beneath the summit, you will change into a cableway, which will transport you directly to the very top of the mountain to 2962m (9717 feet). The cableway starts from the railway station Eibsee and goes all the way to the top. If you want to find out more about the Zugspitze and other mountains around Garmisch-Partenkirchen, please have a look at www.zugspitze.de/en.

In only 20 minutes walking distance from the ATLAS Grand Hotel you can reach the Olympic skiing stadium with the new build ski-jump. From there you can reach the gorge within a 30 minutes walk or you can take a comfortable ride with the horse carriage. The Partnachklamm will impress you with it's beautiful and steep cliffs. A narrow gulch forces the rivulet Partnach into a booming river. The waterfalls of the gorge are up to 80m high and solidify in the Winter time, which gives the Partnachklamm a fairy tale look.

Look forward to arranging your winter holiday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen according to your personal wishes. Our partner skiing school will be happy to help you. Contact the "AlpenSport Total" skiing school for further information and registration. We wish you a lot of fun and individual enjoyment on your winter holiday at the ATLAS Grand Hotel in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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Ski jump

At the New Year's Day the ski jumping Vierschanzentournee takes place at the Olympic skiing stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
From the ATLAS Grand Hotel in Garmisch-Partenkirchen you can reach the ski stadium with the new big ski jump in 20 min by foot.

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Also this year, a FIS Ski World Cup races on the famous Kandahar will be held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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The Musikkapelle Garmisch and the Musikkapelle Partenkirchen play for free in the park from May to September.
The Musikkapelle Partenkirchen will delight you on Wednesdays in the Kurpark Partenkirchen.
The Musikkapelle Garmisch can you hear in the Kurpark Garmisch on Friday.
On the Web site www.musik-im-park.de you learn more about these and other musical events in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

In the Kongresszentrum Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Richard-Strauss-Platz you can visit the cabaret Kulturbeutel.

Das Partenkirchner Bauerntheater is situated near the ATLAS Grand Hotel.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen and his surroundings accommodate a big number of facilities which will be an interesting experience for art lovers.

The Werdenfels museum is located in the centre of Partenkirchen in a businessman's house from the 17th century, immediately beside the ATLAS Grand Hotel. It accommodates a big number of objects from the more than 2000 years of age history of the municipality Partenkirchen and her surroundings.

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The castle in Linderhof was built in the style of the beautiful palace in Versailles. In it's wonderful garden you can find a lot of surprising facilities. Open daily, April-September from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. , October-March at 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phone: +49 (0)8822-92030
From Garmisch-Partenkirchen you can reach the castle after approx. 20 km via the B2 north to Oberau and the B23 via Ettal.
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It's the most highest situated palace of the Bavarian King's palaces.
You can reach it only by foot, either from Elmau or Partenkirchen through the Partnachcanyon in about 3 1/2 hours.
The incredible view and the uniquness of the palace are really worth the long walk.
Guided tours through the castle: from June to October 11 a.m., 1, 2 and 3 p.m.
Phone: +49 (0)8821-2996 or internet schachenhaus.de . To the rise on the mountain please see the directions to the Schachen house.
Near the castle you can visit the Alpine Garden.

Traditional crafts of the market town of Mittenwald you will meet in violin making museum.
Mittenwald you can reach on the highway B2 to the south towards Innsbruck after 25 km.
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