Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria. Located at the river Isar in Southern Bavaria, it is famous for its beautiful architecture, fine culture, history and the annual Oktoberfest beer festival.
*Altstadt (Old City, map). The city centre with a pedestrian zone that is one big shopping street, and the majority of Munich’s most famous travel sights around Marienplatz (map).
*Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt (map). Night-life area immediately south of the centre, home to many cafés, restaurants, bars, clubs and theatres, hotels and hostels, and the focal point of Munich’s gay scene. Here find Munich Central Station, the Oktoberfest grounds and, last but not least, the Deutsches Museum, the world’s biggest museum of science and engineering.
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At the centre of the city is the Marienplatz (map), a Marian column in its centre – with the *Old Town Hall (map) and the New Town Hall (map). Its tower contains the *Rathaus-Glockenspiel.
The Peterskirche (map) close to Marienplatz is the oldest church of the inner city. It was first built during the Romanesque period, and was the focus of the early monastic settlement in Munich before the city’s official foundation in 1158.
The Frauenkirche (map) serves as the cathedral for the Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. The nearby Michaelskirche (map) is the largest renaissance church north of the Alps, while the Theatinerkirche (map) is a basilica in Italianate high baroque, which had a major influence on Southern German baroque architecture.
FESTIVALS > Tollwood – this three-week-long festival combines ethnic food, souvenir shops, concerts & theater. Streetlife Festival – This two-day street festival takes takes place twice a year, showcases live music, handcraft and other arts on Munich’s car-free streets. St. Patrick’s Day Munich – The parade of Irish and Scottish unions attracts 30,000 visitors and is said to be the largest Irish event east of Dublin.
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If you plan to explore Munich and see all the sights and tourist attractions, buy the EasyCityPass. This is valid for all public transportation services in Munich and a discount card for many tourist attractions like museums, sights, shopping or gastronomy.
The public transportation agency has a journey planner app called MVV-Companion journey planner for public transport in Munich.
BUS > Munich Central Bus Station. MeinFernbus | Stations & Destinations — Germany’s largest long-distance bus company. + Flixbus • Berlin Linien Bus • Postbus • MeinFernbus • DeinBus. Information on almost all bus routes in Germany – BUSRADAR.com. >> (*Intercity buses in Germany)
RAIL > Deutsche Bahn | German Rail Pass • VGN • RailEurope >> (*Rail travel in Germany)
AIRPORTS > Berlin Airport • Cologne Bonn Airport • Frankfurt Airport • Stuttgart Airport • Hamburg Airport • Munich Airport • Düsseldorf Airport
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Germany is, in general, bicycle friendly, with many bike lanes in cities. There is also a substantial network of well signed, long distance bike routes BICYCLE ROUTE PLANNER GERMANY + Germany – EuroVelo)