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Zugspitze reflected in the Eibsee, Bavaria, Germany
Which way to the top?
Standing astride the Austrian border, the peak called Zugspitze towers almost 3,050 metres over the lake called Eibsee, which reflects it in the foreground of our image. The highest point in Germany, from here it may appear impossibly far away. But head to the Eibsee's southeastern shore and you'll find a cable car with the longest free-spanning section in the world, capable of swooping to the slopes in 7 minutes flat. If dangling in thin air doesn't sound like your thing, a steep rack railway also tunnels up from the nearby town of Grainau.
Which way to the top?
Standing astride the Austrian border, the peak called Zugspitze towers almost 3,050 metres over the lake called Eibsee, which reflects it in the foreground of our image. The highest point in Germany, from here it may appear impossibly far away. But head to the Eibsee's southeastern shore and you'll find a cable car with the longest free-spanning section in the world, capable of swooping to the slopes in 7 minutes flat. If dangling in thin air doesn't sound like your thing, a steep rack railway also tunnels up from the nearby town of Grainau.
Serene lakes and stoic mountains are the key ingredients in many a fine Alpine scene.
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