Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Ski center located in the Germany state of Bavaria, 90 km from Munich and about 60 km from Innsbruck Austria.
Garmisch is one of the most famous in the world and favorite German ski resorts. His star rises with the household of the Winter Olympics in 1936-a, and to this day his fame did not wane.The city was also hosting the World Cup Alpine skiing in 1978 and will be again in 2011. In Garmisch is also one of the most modern facilities for the Olympic ski jumps.
Garmisch is located at the foot of Mount Zugspitze and is a starting point for hiking and climb the hill (2962 m).Ski area is divided into 12 separate sectors. Some of them are located near the border with Austria. In the area of Zugspitze are highest runs in Germany and only opportunity in the country for lowering the surface of the glacier.
Four major ski areas - Zugspitze, Garmisch Classic Ekbauer and Vanko with a total of 50 runs with a length of 120 km!
One of the "black" runs a popular track "Kandahar," where at the starts downhill and super giant slalom of the World Cup. It is launching the "Kandahar" is considered one of the biggest tests of the stars in alpine skiing.From Garmisch-Partenkirchen dates and Bulgarian Winter Games debut when the eighth part of our skiers - in Alpine and Nordic disciplines.
Snowboarders also have something to enjoy. Lifts serving some of the tracks are not suitable for snowboarders, but most of the resort is served by cable and chair facilities.
Another favorite sport is Paragliding - if you raise your eyes to the mountains in good weather will necessarily see soaring in the heights of his fans.There are all kinds of restaurants - of very ordinary Bavarian pubs to chic locales. Hotels can take 10,000 visitors. Unique in the German resort that will rise buildings to hide the beautiful scenery. Instead, hotels are buildings of 2-3 floors in alpine style.
Sports fans experience and in a sense create a unique atmosphere around the starts World Cup Alpine skiing. For three days each evening concerts on the main square surrounding the races. During the evening festivities skiers receive their vests and ski lovers have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with their idols. Tourists can visit the annual festival of Richard Strauss. The composer lived in Garmisch.
The Germans have thought about the nightlife of visitors to the resort. The most popular and crowded discos in Garmisch-Partenkirchen are Exit, Pinocchio and Disco Evergreen. Lovers of bets will not be bored because the city has a casino.
Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany Altitude of the runs: from 2830 to 700 m
Total length of pistes: 120 km
Slopes for beginners: 13
Intermediate Runs: 25
Runs for experts: 4
Longest run: 7 km
Lifts: 38
