Mittenwald

Mittenwald is an Alpine town in the German state of Bavaria. Although it only has a population of 7,000 people, it has a great tradition of violin making. It is located in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, near the border with Austria.

Interior of the parish church St. Peter and Paul, frescoes by Matthäus Grüner

Get in

Mittenwald has a railway station on the Munich-Innsbruck railway. Deutsche Bahn operates hourly trains to Munich and two-hourly trains to Innsbruck. The train journey to Innsbruck from Mittenwald is a spectacularly scenic trip, not to be missed.

Get around

See

The small town is pretty with dramatic mountains in the background.

• Leutascher Geisterklamm (next to Mittenwald, on the German-Austrian border). An impressive gorge, somewhat similar to the Partnachklamm in nearby Garmisch-Partenkirchen. 

Do

• Karwendelbahn. up to the mountain for dramatic views €27. 

Buy

Eat

• Gasthof Gries, Im Gries 41, 82481 Mittenwald (im Gries, 3 minutes from downtown), ☎ [phone]. Bavarian cuisine 

Drink

Sleep

• Jugendherberge Mittenwald, Buckelwiesen 7, ☎ [phone]. 
• Ferienhaus Haller, Klammstr. 26, ☎ [phone]. 
• Naturcampingpark Isarhorn, am Horn 4, ☎ [phone]. 
• Haus Waldfrieden, Elmauer Weg 14, ☎ [phone]. 
• Gasthof Stern, Fritz-Prölß-Platz 2, ☎ [phone]. 
• Alpenrose, Hotel-Gasthof, Obermarkt 1, ☎ [phone]. 
• Hotel Rieger, Dekan-Karl-Platz 28, ☎ [phone]. 
• Landhotel Tonihof, Buckelwiesen 3, ☎ [phone]. 
• Jägerhof, Partenkirchner Straße 35, ☎ [phone]. 
• Hubertushof, Dammkarstraße 9, ☎ [phone]. 
• Post Hotel Mittenwald, Obermarkt 9, ☎ [phone]. 

Contact

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