For a winter experience with a difference, why not stay overnight in one of Germany's igloo villages? You can sleep like an Eskimo in the village of Bihlerdorf in the Allgäu, midway between Kempten and Oberstdorf, or on Mount Zugspitze itself – an unusual and fun way to discover Germany's alpine winter landscape.

There is also plenty of scope for winter sports, with the popular ski resorts of Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen just a short distance away.