Even if you are only a little bit familiar with our tourist guide you may already have read about a cure using water. It is called "Kneipp-Kur" and is very popular and sometimes even fun. Kneipp was a pastor and his treatment is very popular in Germany. Oberstdorf is another place where you can join in.
I think it is a very good and natural treatment. When I was a kid, we used some of the things which are part of the cure without knowing anything about the good pastor and his studies how to improve the blood circulation.

Oberstdorf is using for its location the slogan located in the valley of the valleys because seven valleys end at this famous village.
In Europe Oberstdorf is well known because of the international ski jumping competitions which take place here every winter.

It is also a paradise for down hill skiers who can select many locations with excellent ski lifts and cross country skiers. Snow mobiles are not allowed.

However, all seasons are activity filled in Oberstdorf. There is always something to see or to do. Just ask at tourism information.
Have a view from the top of the "Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze". Ask for ski jumping in summer. Participate in a guided tour. Go mountain climbing. Relax in a spa. Visit the surrounding villages which form a part of Oberstdorf or go to the museum.

Don't miss having a peek in some of the little churches in the villages. You will be pleasantly surprised!

If you chance being in Oberstdorf in the month December you should ask about extra special events.
One of the traditional customs from the past is the so called "Klausentreiben" where young men in frightening costumes try to chase away bad ghosts. This event takes place on the 6th. of December.
All over the place you can also find young girls dressed as witches at December the 4th.
All this looks to me like a Bavarian variant of Halloween which also has nothing to do with Christianity.
In summer summer you will be able to witness every five years a custom which goes back before Christianity. It is called the "Wilde Mändle Tanz" which is performed by the "Gebirgs- und Trachtenverein Oberstdorf". The dancers wear unusual costumes for the performance of this event.
Unfortunately, we never have visited "Einödsbach" which is the most Southern village in Germany.
You can go there by using a bus and by walking from Birgsau for an additional 45 minutes.
I think we may try to find our way to this place too.