Oberammergau, Germany Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

OBERAMMERGAU , the terminus of a branch rail line at the western edge of the Upper Bavarian Alps, is world-famous for the Passion Play that the local villagers have been performing since 1634; the next performances will take place in the year 2010. Without the tradition of the play, it's likely that Oberammergau would be stuck in relative obscurity, instead of being the tourist trap it has become, crammed with souvenir shops selling examples of the local woodcarving to the busloads of organized tour parties which roll up every summer. Nevertheless, it does preserve features genuinely characteristic of … more »