St. Peter and St. Paul Mittenwald

The tower of the 14th century church of St. Peter and St. Paul can be seen from every street in town. While the church isn’t as detailed as many we have seen, it is one of the more unique churches we have visited, with its colorful frescoes and Lüftlmalerei, which did give the illusion that the design was three dimensional. As we do, we decided to check out the interior of the church, not realising that the towns Easter service was about to start. Oops. We waited until the choir boys and priests had entered before we snuck out. While we didn’t get to take our usual photos inside, we did get to experience part of a German church service.

After a lovely stroll around town and despite the temperature not getting over four degrees, we decided we had to try a German gelato… and I have to say it rivalled some of the best from Italy. Although sitting in the car with the heater on was a change to our Italian experiences. It was a great way to end a great day. We opted for a night in as the snow started to fall again.Read more