Lonely Planet Pocket Munich , livre ebook

Contents

Plan Your Trip

Welcome to Munich
Top Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Shopping
Entertainment
Art
Museums
Architecture
For Kids
Parks & Gardens
Tours
Activities
For Free
Four Perfect Days
Need to Know
Munich Neighbourhoods

Explore Munich

Altstadt & the Residenz
Maxvorstadt
KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau
Schwabing & the Englischer Garten
Historic Munich
Schleissheim
Haidhausen & Lehel
Nymphenburg, BMW & Olympiapark
Oktoberfest

Survival Guide

Survival Guide
Before You Go
Arriving in Munich
Getting Around
Essential Information
Language
Behind the Scenes
Our Writer
Welcome to Munich

World-class art and thigh-slapping tradition, bamboozling technology and Europe’s finest beer, head-turning architecture and high-octane affluence – Munich keeps its central European promises, all infused with Bavarian Gemütlichkeit , that untranslatable feeling of cosiness and well-being. Throw into the mix a kitbag of dark history and direct transport to Alpine slopes and Munich shapes up to be one of Europe’s most tantalising destinations.

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Residenz
Bavaria’s former seat of power.

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Oktoberfest
The World’s Greatest Beer Festival.

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Marienplatz
Epicentre of medieval Munich.

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Kunstareal
Munich’s intriguing art quarter.

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Englischer Garten
A verdant city park.

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Münchner Stadtmuseum
The history of Munich, neatly packaged.

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Schloss Nymphenburg
Bavarian royal family’s summer residence.

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KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau
A sobering, thought-provoking experience.

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BMW in Munich
A high-octane experience for car lovers.

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Olympiapark
Venue for the 1972 Olympics.

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Schleissheim
Royal residences and aviation history.

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Deutsches Museum
Southern Germany’s best technical museum.

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Eating

Munich has southern Germany’s most exciting restaurant scene. In Munich’s kitchens the best dishes make use of fresh regional, seasonal and organic ingredients. The Bavarian capital is also the best place between Vienna and Paris for internationally flavoured dining, especially for Italian, Afghan, Vietnamese and Turkish food, and even vegetarians can look forward to something other than noodles and salads.

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Traditional Bavarian
Bavarian cuisine is hearty and filling. Menus are packed with pork, sausages, veal and river fish, and many dishes are accompanied by dumplings, thick sauces and sauerkraut. One dish you won’t find anywhere else is Weisswurst, white veal sausages eaten for breakfast with a pretzel and a jug of wheat beer.

International Cuisine & Vegetarian Options
You don’t have to be in the Bavaria metropolis for long to realise that the Bavarians are bonkers about Italian food, while Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and Indian food is becoming increasingly popular. Several Afghan restaurants serve the local Afghani population. Vegetarians are well catered for in a few specialist restaurants.

Fine Dining
Munich is an affluent city that can easily support tens of fine dining establishments, gourmet bistros and Michelin-starred eateries. It goes perhaps without saying that prices are astronomical, standards high and portions minuscule. There’s also no chance of getting a seat in any of Munich’s top-notch nosheries without booking months ahead.

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Best Bavarian
Fraunhofer Character-packed, olde-worlde dining room and filling fare.
Wirtshaus in der Au The speciality here is the dumpling – they’ll even to teach you how to make them.
Weinhaus Neuner Pair your Alpine food with great wines.
Bratwurstherzl Franconian sausages in the heart of the Bavarian capital.
Best International
Chopan Arguably Munich’s best Afghan restaurant.
Bamyan City-centre Afghan eatery with traditional decor.
Cochinchina Asian-fusion cuisine set in deepest Schwabing.
Il Mulino One of Munich’s first Italian restaurants and still one of the best.
Best Fine Dining
Esszimmer The city’s best restaurant with two Michelin twinklers.
Galleria Top-notch Italian job in the city centre.
Tantris Groovy gourmet eating in northern Schwabing.
Showroom Gourmet neighbourhood eatery near the Deutsches Museum.
Best Vegetarian
Prinz Myshkin Widely regarded as Bavaria’s best veggie restaurant.
Vegelangelo Small, intimate vegetarian restaurant with set weekend menus.

Drinking & Nightlife

Munich is a great place for boozers. Raucous beer halls, snazzy hotel lounges, chestnut-canopied beer gardens, DJ bars, designer cocktail temples – the variety is huge. And no matter where you are, you won’t be far from an enticing cafe to get a caffeine-infused pick-me-up. Munich has some of Europe’s best nightclubs with exciting venues for almost every musical taste.

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Beer Halls & Gardens
No visit to Munich would be complete without an evening in a traditional beer hall or, in summer, a beer garden. The Bavarian capital has some of the best beer in the world and some of the best pubs in which to enjoy it. The Hofbräuhaus is the mothership of all beer halls, but there are plenty of other less touristy spots across the city.

Clubbing
Munich boasts the best clubbing in southern Germany with cutting-edge nightspots attracting internationally renown DJs. There’s something for absolutely every taste and hairstyle in this town but things don’t usually get going until midnight and finish at breakfast time.

Bars & Cafes
The city centre teems with characterful bars and cafes, especially in Schwabing and south of the Altstadt. You’ll find everything from grungy student dives with secondhand furniture to twee coffee-and-cake spots for well-healed grandmas and everything in between.

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Best Beer Halls
Hofbräuhaus Not a beer hall, the beer hall, though too touristy for some.
Augustiner-Grossgaststätte Large historical tavern on the main shopping street.
Alter Simpl Once the local of Thomas Mann and Herman Hesse.
Hofbräukeller Wood-panelled beer hall serving Hofbräu beers.
Best Beer Gardens
Hirschgarten With 8000 seats, there’s no risk of queueing for a pew.
Chinesischer Turm Pea-green benches and tables swirl around a faux Chinese pagoda.
Hirschau Superb outdoor quaffing spot in the north of the English Garden.
Biergarten Muffatwerk Alternative beer garden with cool music and vegetarian food.
Park-Cafe Small, almost-tourist-free spot in the old Botanical Gardens.
Best Clubbing
Pacha Dance till sunrise at one of Munich’s hottest clubs.
MilchundBar Long-standing favourite among Munich’s serious clubbers.
Rote Sonne Weekend dance spot for fans of electric sounds.
Harry Klein Possibly the best Elektro-club in Europe.
Best Bars & Cafes
Schumann’s Bar Long-established and busy meeting point day and night.
Trachtenvogl Eclectic cafe attracting a mixed crowd.
Baader Café Hip drinking spot south of the Altstadt.
Schlosscafé im Palmenhaus Light refreshments in the old glasshouse at Schloss Nymphenburg.

Shopping

Munich is a fun and sophisticated place to shop that goes far beyond chains and department stores. If you want those, head to Neuhauser Strasse and Kaufingerstrasse. Southeast of there, Sendlinger Strasse has smaller and somewhat more individual stores. The Glockenbachviertel and Schwabing have many intriguing stores specialising in vintage clothing, books and antiques.

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Souvenirs
From fridge magnets to felt hats, and Bayern Munich memorabilia to sturdy German design items, mementos from your trip to the Bavarian capital will be easy to find, especially in the city centre. The most common souvenirs are beer mugs and other beer paraphernalia – more refined items include Nymphenburg porcelain and German glassware.

Clothing
As across Europe, vintage clothing is all the rage and Munich has several upcycling stores selling used attire. Prices may be slightly steeper than you are used to back home but the quality is very high. A common souvenir from Munich is a folk costume either of the cheap variety for beer-hall frolics or the expensive real deal.

Flea Markets & Second-Hand
Germany has no charity shops so people get rid of their junk at huge flea markets that normally take place on weekends at large open venues. There’s something particularly exciting about rummaging through pre-loved items in a foreign country and Munich offers plenty of opportunities to do so. Munich also has one of the best second-hand English bookshops in central Europe.

Souvenirs
Manufactum Solid, last-forever German design for house and garden.
Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg Factory shop of Munich’s well-known porcelain factory.
Clothing
Loden-Frey Traditional clothing at high prices.
Holareidulijö Used Lederhosen and Dirndl.
Pick & Weight High-quality vintage clothing sold by the kilo.
Flea Markets & Second-Hand
Flohmarkt im Olympiapark Second-hand frenzy at the Olypmpic Park.
Munich Readery Germany’s largest range of second-hand books in English.
Words’ Worth Books Stock up on English reading material.

Outdoor Equipment
If you are visiting Munich en route to adventure in the Alps or have