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This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Munich and Bavaria, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Munich and Bavaria, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Munich and Bavaria are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Munich and Bavaria. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
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Table of Contents
Munich and Barvaia’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day In Munich
Introduction
Cultural centre
Restored heritage
Open spaces
A Brief History
The Wittelsbachs take over
Troubled times
Reform and counter-reform
Good money after bad
Peace in an English garden
Hopes and dreams
End of a dream
Hitler’s Munich
War and peace
Historical landmarks
Where To Go
In and around Marienplatz
Two town halls
Frauenkirche
Alter Peter
Viktualienmarkt
Alter Hof and the Hofbräuhaus
To the city gates
Eastwards to Isartor
Münchner Stadtmuseum
Jüdisches Zentrum
Asamkirche
Fussgängerzone
Karlsplatz and environs
The Residenz and surroundings
Residenzmuseum and Treasury
The courtyards and Cuvilliés-Theater
Odeonsplatz
Ludwigstrasse
The Museum Quarter
Königsplatz
Lenbachhaus
Kunstareal München
Alte Pinakothek
Neue Pinakothek
Pinakothek der Moderne
Museum Brandhorst
NS-Dokumentationszentrum
Schwabing
Leopoldstrasse
Englischer Garten
Prinzregentenstrasse
Along the Isar
Deutsches Museum
Outside the city centre
Schloss Nymphenburg
Olympiapark
Into Bavaria
Neuschwanstein
Oberammergau and Linderhof
The lakes
Berchtesgaden
North of Munich
The Romantic Road
Augsburg
Regensburg and around
Nuremberg
What To Do
Concerts and opera
Festivals
Shopping
Sports
Children’s Munich
Calendar of events
Eating Out
Where to eat
Beer halls and beer gardens
What to eat
Breakfast
Soups and starters
Bavarian specialities
Snacks
Desserts
Beer
Wines
Other drinks
Reading the Menu
To help you order
… and read the menu
Restaurants
Innenstadt
The station and the west
Isar and the east
Schwabing and the north
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation (See also Camping, Youth hostels and the list of Recommended hotels)
Airport (see also Transport)
B
Bicycle hire
Budgeting for your trip
C
Camping
Car hire (see also Driving)
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety
D
Disabled travellers
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergencies
G
Gay and lesbian travellers
Getting there
Guides and tours
H
Health and medical care
L
Language
M
Media
Money
O
Opening times
P
Police
Post offices
Public holidays
T
Telephone
Time zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist information
Transport
V
Visas and entry requirements
W
Websites and internet access
Y
Youth hostels
Recommended Hotels
Innenstadt
The Station and the west
Isar and the east
Schwabing and the north


Munich and Barvaia’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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Pinakothek der Moderne
The largest museum of art and design in Europe. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
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Englischer Garten
Featuring the Chinese Tower and its beer garden. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
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Marienplatz
Munich’s main square with the Column of the Virgin Mary at its centre. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
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Alter Peter
Munich’s oldest church provides great views of the city and the Alps. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
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Deutsches Museum
Munich’s world-class museum of science and technology. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
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Asamkirche
A theatrical masterpiece of sculpture, decoration and light, created by the Asam brothers. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
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Königssee
Southern Germany’s most attractive and pristine body of water cupped by the High Alps. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
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Alte Pinakothek
One of the world’s great art galleries. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
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Residenz
The former royal palace, with seven courtyards and the magnificent Renaissance hall, the Antiquarium. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
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Neuschwanstein Castle
Ludwig II’s extraordinary romanticised version of the medieval world. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Day In Munich



9am

Breakfast
A traditional breakfast of sausage with sweet mustard and soft pretzel is the way to start the Munich day; head for Zum Spöckmeier (for more information, click here ) where they guarantee only the freshest Weisswurst.


10am

The Residenz
Kick off your day of Munich sightseeing at the Residenz, slap bang in the city centre. You’ll need at least two hours to cover the trio of attractions here – the Residenzmuseum, the Schatzkammer and the Cuvilliés-Theater.


12:30pm

Chic shopping
Time to hit the smart boutiques and designer shops at Maximilianstrasse for some retail therapy. Window shop along Residenzstrasse and Theatinerstrasse, by which time you will have worked up a hearty appetite.


1:30pm

City centre lunch
Take your hunger pangs to Weisses Bräuhaus (for more information, click here ) for some traditional Bavarian fare, or to Prince Myshkin (for more information, click here ) for some lighter, more innovative vegetarian dishes.


2:30pm

Modern art
After lunch, walk to the Museum Quarter for a hefty dose of culture. You’ll only have time to view a couple of the multiple venues here, so choose carefully beforehand. Fans of contemporary art and design should head for the multi-coloured Museum Brandhorst and view Andy Warhol’s paintings. Refuel in the olde worlde museum café at the nearby Alte Pinakothek.