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Visitors who come to the County of Miesbach will experience Bavarian art,
culture and tradition at its fi nest. We would be pleased to help you arrange
special group events, such as a Bavarian evening or a cozy Hüttenabend
(evening of celebration in a mountain hut), to help make your experience
even richer!
The area’s cultural heritage is also on display in numerous museums
and churches. A very unique collection awaits visitors to the Kutschen-
, Wagen- und Schlittenmuseum (Coach, Wagon and Sled Museum) in
Rottach-Egern, while world-renowned artists are featured in the changing
expositions held at the Olaf Gulbransson Museum in Tegernsee. The Altbayerisches
Dorf (historic Bavarian village) in Neuhaus was founded by
Markus Wasmeier, a local skiing legend, to provide hands-on insight into
the history of area farming. And the vintage organs on display in Valley’s
Organ Museum can be seen and heard.
Schliersee, the Volkstheater in Tegernsee and the Freies Landestheater Bayern
performances in Miesbach town’s Waitzinger Keller – is sure to please
after an excursion-fi lled day.
shoes). Lake festivals on Tegernsee and Schliersee abound with a mediterranean
fl air, while a show in an area theater – such as the Bauerntheater in
them, giving visitors a chance to look over the shoulders of artisan tailors
and shoemakers as they fashion Lederhosen and Haferlschuhe (traditional
ties and equestrian procession, the Rosstag in Rottach-Egern, the Trachten
pilgrimage to Birkenstein, traditional Almkirtas celebrations and the
Trachten and Crafts Days held in the Miesbach town square.
Those who make it to a traditional Heimatabend (folk evening) will fi nd it
entertaining and informative at once. Many local Trachten societies hold
and festivals attract visitors and locals alike, such as the Alt-Schlierseer
Kirchtag and boat procession on Schliersee Lake, the Leonhardi festivi-
the Oleg Kagan Music Festival in Kreuth, to authentic, traditional Trachten
fashions made by tailors in Miesbach town. Many traditional events
customs and quality events for everyone: From the ornate, traditional
costumes worn during the Alt-Schlierseer Kirchtag and classical music at
Regardless of what time of year you choose for a group visit, the County
of Miesbach’s rich Bavarian tradition has something in the way of living
The magnifi cent St. Quirinus Church in Tegernsee stands as a monument to
the historic importance of the Tegernsee Abbey, while a visit to the St. Sixtus
Church in Schliersee reveals impressive stucco work and ceiling frescoes by
Johann Baptist Zimmermann. The ocher-colored pilgrimage chapel in Wilparting,
on Irschenberg Mountain, holds the remains of Saints Anian and
Marinus. Conveniently located just off the autobahn that connects Munich
and Salzburg, the tremendous backdrop views of the Bavarian Alps make
the chapel one of Upper Bavaria’s most photographed sights.
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