Oberammergau - Germany
Picturesque places like this dot the route to Oberammergau [Oberammergau - Germany]

Oberammergau - Germany
Oberammergau is world famous for its passions plays and folk art "Lüftlmalerei" is a handicraft method of wall-painting originally applied for decorating the baroque facades in Italy and Southern Germany. In Oberammergau, you'll see beautiful, water-colour facades like this along Dorfstrasse. [Oberammergau - Germany]

Oberammergau - Germany
Dorfstrasse, the main street in Oberammergau Stroll through Oberammergau's "Dorfstrasse" and view the colourful water-colour pictures on pretty building facades -something the Bavarians call "Lueftlmalerei". [Oberammergau - Germany]

Oberammergau - Germany
A city of arts and crafts Large department shops like this line the main streets of Oberammergau, selling traditional arts and crafts. [Oberammergau - Germany]

Oberammergau - Germany
There are about 120 wood carvers in Oberammergau Oberammergau's wood carving dates back to the Middle Ages. Visit "Pilatushaus" to watch carvers transform pieces of wood into wooden figures. [Oberammergau - Germany]

Oberammergau - Germany
A Carvers School in town offers courses by specialist carvers. A large variety of wooden artefacts ranging from scenes of nativity, figures of saints to household goods can be bought in Oberammergau [Oberammergau - Germany]

Oberammergau - Germany
Passion Play Theatre, Oberammergau In 1634, at Pentacost, the people of Oberammergau fulfilled their vow to perform the tragedy of the Passion of Christ every ten years for the first time. The first stage was set up over the fresh graves of the Black Death victims and this location was retained until 1820. In September 1999, this new theatre was opened, at the same time as the Plague Vow was renewed. [Oberammergau - Germany]

Pretty park in front of the Oberammergau Passion Play Theatre
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The next Passion Play in Oberammergau takes place in 2020
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