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Extract from the Mittenwald Travel Guides:
Just 20km southeast of Garmisch by road or rail,
MITTENWALD
could hardly be more different. In 1786 Goethe described it as a "living picture book", and so it remains, having the feel of a community and not just a resort. This is reflected in the carved pews with their family nameplates in the
Pfarrkirche St-Peter-und-Paul
. The church, yet another of Joseph Schmuzer's designs, is also notable for frescoes by Johann Georg Bergmller, which give a deliberately prominent role to angel musicians, in recognition of the important role of music in the life of Mittenwald. In particular, the town has been an internat... read the whole Mittenwald Travel Guides...
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