Adventurous winter in the Zugspitz region
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Winter in the Zugspitz region is unique, varied and has a lot to offer. The picturesque, snow-covered landscape radiates an incomparable peace and whets the appetite for idyllic adventures. Balloon days, Junior Ranger program, “Nostalski” races, atmospheric torchlight hikes and Christmas markets or a visit to the museum – the variety of winter experiences in the region, beyond skiing and snowshoeing, is almost limitless.
Selected winter highlights at a glance
1. Balloon Days, Night of 1.000 Lights and winter program for children in the Ammergau Alps:
Gigantic balloons glide in the winter sky for up to two hours and little rangers go on a discovery tour in the wintry Ammergau Alps Nature Park.
2. “Nostalski” race in the Alpenwelt Karwendel:
The popular “Nostalski” will take place again at the Barmseelift on January 13, 2024. Then it's time again: get the original equipment from grandma and grandpa's basement and get on the slopes.
3. Snowshoeing in a healing climate and “Winter in the Park” in Garmisch-Partenkirchen:
Fascinating light installations will transform the Michael-Ende-Kurpark into a paradise of lights from December 27, 2023 to January 7, 2024; Nature lovers discover frozen waterholes and animal tracks while snowshoeing through the healing climate.
4. Artistic traces in the Blue Land: The “The Blue Rider – A Homage” exhibition in the Murnau Castle Museum impresses with 34 masterpieces by the Blue Rider.
5. New Year's Eve torchlight hikes in Zugspitz Land:
Atmospheric torchlight hikes from the Farchanter town hall to the Reschberg meadows as well as from Eschenlohe to Höllenstein and from Oberau to the Grenzstein at the “Historische Schanze” on December 31, 2023.
Romantic winter skies and playful discovery tours for little adventurers
Balloon days and winter program for children in the Ammergau Alps
Between the years, from December 27, 2023 to January 5, 2024, takes place in the Ammergau Alps A particularly popular winter spectacle takes place: every morning, balloonists and participants meet in Bad Kohlgrub and take off from there into the winter sky. The approximately 30 gigantic balloons glide through the air for up to two hours and offer breathtaking views over the snow-covered mountains towards Munich - a highlight that can be observed just as magically from a distance. On December 28, 2023, the popular balloon glow will also illuminate the winter sky in Ettal from 17 p.m. to 19.30:30 p.m. In addition, the balloon glow and the Night of 2023 Lights take place in Bad Kohlgrub every year on December 1.000, 16 from 8 p.m. Numerous candles in the village center and traditional stands with culinary delicacies invite you to an atmospheric evening. As a further winter highlight, the popular “Junior Ranger on Discovery Tour” program is now being offered in the winter from January 31th to 2024st, 9, in which children aged four to six years can explore the winter nature park every Monday to Wednesday from 13 a.m. to XNUMX p.m Experience the Ammergau Alps up close on playful forays. You can also try cross-country skiing this year.
“Nostalski”: Historical ski race in the Alpine world of Karwendel
Sea of lights at “Winter in the Park” and snowshoe hiking through the healing climate in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Anyone who wants to enjoy Christmas and the cozy, homely feeling for a little longer is in Garmisch-Partenkirchen just right for the “Winter in the Park” event. From December 27, 2023 to January 7, 2024, the Michael-Ende-Kurpark will attract visitors with fascinating light installations and various food trucks with regional delicacies. Nature lovers enjoy the winter silence and seclusion while snowshoeing in the healing climate around Garmisch-Partenkirchen - always with Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze, in their sights. In addition to frozen waterholes, there are animal tracks in the snow, rustic mountain huts and a magical winter landscape as far as the eye can see. Good reasons for a snowshoe hike: picturesque mountain peaks, fun for every level, whether beginner or professional, and snowy winter landscapes that exude a very special charm.
artistic traces in the Blue Land
Source of inspiration and strength: In August 1908, the artist couple Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter as well as Alexej Jawlensky and Marianne von Werefkin were magically captivated by the beauty of Lake Staffelsee Blue land attracted. In a wintery one Art walk Around Lake Staffelsee, art lovers and walkers still have the opportunity to marvel at the painters' motifs and learn exciting things about the “Blue Rider” artist movement in the museums, the Münter House and the Murnau Castle Museum. Currently taking place in the Murnau Castle Museum “The Blue Rider – A Homage”-Exhibition with 34 masterpieces for the Blue Rider.
New Year's Eve torchlight hikes in ZugspitzLand
A special highlight in ZugspitzLand are the popular ones Torchlight walks for New Year's Eve. On the one hand, a New Year's Eve torchlight hike starts at 16 p.m. at the Farchanter town hall and leads to the Reschberg meadows. Once you arrive in the Reschberg meadows, Christmas music will be heard and you will traditionally toast with mulled wine and children's punch. Here you will also find the torches with which you can go back to Farchant around 18 p.m. to celebrate the turn of the year.
On the other hand, a traditional torchlight march starts at the Eschenloh village square on New Year's Eve afternoon, also at 16 p.m., to Höllenstein, approximately two and a half kilometers away. When you arrive at the secluded Höllensteinhof, there is free mulled wine, children's punch and warm Viennese sausages - torches are also distributed and the voluntary donations received are donated to a social cause. From 18 p.m. the group returns together to the Eschenloh village square, where the local band plays the traditional Eschenloh New Year's song.
A New Year's Eve torchlight hike will also take place in Oberau on New Year's Eve afternoon at 16 p.m., starting at the tourist information office in the direction of Farchant to the boundary stone at the "Historische Schanze", where the brass quartet awaits with festive sounds, mulled wine and children's punch. A special highlight: the Oberauer Dreigesang performs the New Year's song, ringing in the New Year with a festive ring. As darkness falls, the group hikes back towards Oberau with the torches, where the New Year's singing with the church choir takes place in the cultural park and then the New Year can be celebrated at the mulled wine stand. Torches can be purchased in advance at the Tourist Information.
© Photos: Mountain landscape: Alpenwelt Karwendel/Thomas Marzusch, Landscape shot: GaPa Tourismus GmbH Marc Gilsdorf Photography, Discovery Day: Alpenwelt Karwendel/Nina Helmschrott, ski race: Alpenwelt Karwendel/Christoph Schober, Blue Land: Alpenwelt Karwendel/Simon Bauer, torchlight hike: Pexels Photo
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