High in the Ore Mountains at 914 metres, the Best Western Ahorn Hotel Oberwiesenthal, Oberwiesenthal, Germany, sits in the highest town in the country below the Fichtelberg peak, with comfortable rooms, free Wi-Fi, two restaurants, a fitness centre and room service, an easy base in every season.
The ski slopes and the Fichtelberg cable car lie close by, with hiking and biking trails right at the door. The Czech border runs just beyond the ridge.
Oberwiesenthal is the highest town in Germany, a mountain resort spread beneath the Fichtelberg, Saxony's loftiest peak, in the Ore Mountains. A historic cog railway and a cable car climb to the summit, winter brings skiers and tobogganers to slopes that have trained Olympic champions, and summer opens up mountain meadows and forest trails. Spa towns, wooden-toy workshops and the Christmas crafts of the Ore Mountains lie close at hand, with the Czech spa towns a short drive beyond.