Germany - Bavaria

Oberammergau

A Karen Brown Recommendation

Detour off the main road into the famous village of Oberammergau where many of the homes have ornate murals and seemingly all the shops sell very expensive carvings. Every ten years the Passion Spiel (Passion Play), a religious play, is performed here. It was a spectacular performance for the millennium and will be staged next in 2010. All the residents in town are involved in the production and performance of this play, which celebrates the end of the misery and death associated with the Black Plague. In between plays it seems that everyone in the village carves. While it’s a bustling spot during the day, in the evening it’s very serene. The church has a very attractive interior.

Located along this Karen Brown Itinerary:

Bavaria

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Nearby Hotels and Bed & Breakfasts:
Listed Alphabetically, Not By Distance.

• Hotel Fischer am See
• Gasthof Weisses Kreuz
• Hotel Jagdschloss Kühtai
• Landhof Wilder Mann
• Hotel Pension Zur Linde
• Hotel Post
• Romantik Hotel Spielmann
• Schlosshotel Post
• Singer Sporthotel & Spa
• Sunneschlöessli
• Alpengut Elmau
• Hotel Alpenhof
• Berghotel Schlossanger Alp
• Gasthof Zur Rose
• Hotel Müller
• Hotel Post
• Schlosshotel Lisl & Jaegerhaus
• Hotel Turmwirt
• Hotel Zugspitze