Mittenwald and Innsbruck

From painted silence to alpine sweep: Mittenwald’s storybook facades give way to Innsbruck’s broad valley vistas. In Mittenwald, Lüftlmalerei still nod to Mathias Klotz’s violin-making legacy (1653–1743) and to the old salt route that threaded this pass. The Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul anchors the square, shop signs shaped like violins. Then it’s a short 38 km hop south as the Karwendel opens and the Inn valley widens, toward Austria’s Golden Roof with gilded copper tiles (circa 1500) and the arcades of Maria-Theresien-Strasse.

Your day runs smoothly with hotel pick-up in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Mercedes sedan or van, chilled water on board, and a dedicated driver while you taste and tour. You explore Mittenwald’s workshops and Obermarkt cafés as your chauffeur manages the border hop via Scharnitz in about 30 minutes. The afternoon is Innsbruck at your pace, from the Goldenes Dachl to Zaha Hadid’s Bergisel ski jump (2002), funicular ride optional; the car waits nearby, luggage stays aboard, and timing flexes to catch late light on the Wetterstein.