Bavarian Alps

If there’s anything I love, it’s an alpine town and the mountains and valleys around it. That’s why I’m obsessed with Germany’s Bavarian Alps, especially the towns of Berchtesgaden and Mittenwald. Both are exceptionally lovely, coexisting peacefully among some of the most beautiful scenery I’ve ever seen. They’re especially wonderful during the holiday season.

A snowy mountain landscape at night with a house lit from within, surrounded by snow-covered trees and mountains under a starry sky.
A snowy town at dusk with houses and a church illuminated, surrounded by mountains.
A small church with a steeple and a window illuminated from inside, surrounded by a wooden fence, with a decorated Christmas tree and snow-covered mountains in the background, during dusk.
A house illuminated with warm lights in a snowy mountain landscape during twilight, with tall trees, distant mountains, and mist over a frozen lake.
Snow-covered mountains and dense pine forest reflected on a partially frozen lake under a clear blue sky.
A snowy mountain village at night with a church, decorated Christmas tree with lights, and a small bridge with string lights over a stream.
Snow-covered landscape with a small farm, surrounded by a dense forest of snow-laden trees, at sunset.
Frozen lake surrounded by snow-covered pine trees in a winter landscape.
View of a European town with church steeples and buildings illuminated at dusk, surrounded by snow-covered mountains.
Snow-covered landscape with a chalet-style house and other buildings, surrounded by pine trees and mountains in the background, at dusk.
A small illuminated white church on a snowy hill with a mountain range in the background during twilight.
A rural house with smoke coming from the chimney, surrounded by a forest with leafless trees, and a mountain range covered in snow in the background.
Snow-covered mountain landscape with trees, houses, and a forested mountain range in the background during winter.