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Extract from the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Travel Guides:
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN
, some 19km south of Oberammergau by road, is the most famous resort in the German Alps, partly because it's at the foot of the highest mountain - the
Zugspitze
- and partly because it hosted the fourth Winter Olympics back in 1936. Its location is marvellous, lying between the gentle Ammer mountains and the imposing peaks of the Wetterstein chain which form the frontier with Austria. During the winter months Garmisch is one of the foremost
skiing
bases, and it has excellent facilities for
skating
and other winter sports too. In summer, mountaineers and
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read the whole Garmisch-Partenkirchen Travel Guides...
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