Two towns stitched together beneath Germany's highest mountain, with a superb non-skiing menu: the frozen-blue Partnach Gorge, where ice curtains hang from seventy-metre walls, curling on the Riessersee, and the painted houses of Partenkirchen's Ludwigstrasse for the evening stroll. Ride the cable car up the Zugspitze for glacier views without effort. The gorge is at its crystalline best in deep January cold — bring grippy soles and gloves for the handrails.
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