Top 10 Munich (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

162 Pages·2011·11.72 MB·English

by  Draughtsman Ltd

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
TOP10
MUNICH
10 Must-see museums & galleries
10 Best beer halls
10 Great castles
10 Best venues for music & theater
10 Great walks & itineraries
10 Liveliest bars & clubs
10 Best hotels for every budget
10 Great day trips
10 Best lakes, parks & gardens
110 Insider tips for e0very visitor
YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING
TOP10
MUNICH
ELFI LEDIG
EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
Left Deutsches Museum Centre Frauenkirche Right Alte Münze
Contents
Munich’s Top 10
Munich Highlights 6
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English-language adaptation produced by
International Book Productions Inc., Toronto Schloss Nymphenburg 12
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and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd Museum District –
First American Edition, 2005 Alte Pinakothek 14
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Published in the United States by Olympiapark 18
DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York,
New York 1014 Residenz 20
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Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. Starnberger See 32
ISSN 1479-344X
ISBN 978-0-75666-925-6 Historic Events 34
Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy
of quality or popularity is implied. Al 10 are, in Museums & Galleries 36
the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit.
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wlooithrs Gaererm reafne ruresdag teo; tiher othueg h“ofiurstt i nfl oaocrc”o risd atnhcee Gardens & Parks 38
floor above ground level.
Churches, Chapels &
Houses of Worship 40
Opera, Concerts & Theatre 42
Small Theatres & Cabarets 44
Festivals & Open-Air Events 46
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Left Antiquarium, Residenz Centre Schloss Nymphenburg Right Oktoberfest
Traditional Pubs 50
Along the Isar River 96
Markets & Fairs 52
South & West 104
Munich – the Bavarian
Holywood 54
Day Trips & Excursions
Nightlife 58
Around Munich 114
Bars & Cafés 60
Garmisch-Partenkirchen &
Gay & Lesbian Hangouts 62
Zugspitze 116
Fine Dining 64
Baroque & Rococo in
Shopping 66
Pfaffenwinkel 120
Children’s Attractions 68
Walks & Cycling Tours 70 Lakes & Towns
in Upper Bavaria 124
Sport & Wellness 72
Traditions In & Along the Inn River 128
Around Munich 74
Streetsmart
Around Town
Practical Information 132
Downtown & Old Town 78
Places to stay 144
Schwabing &
University District 86 General Index 152
Left Theatinerkirche Right Fischbrunnen (Fish Fountain) Marienplatz
Following pages Munich, the Alps in the background 3
Contents
TOP 10
MUNICH

Munich Highlights
6–7
Deutsches Museum
8–11
Schloss Nymphenburg
12–13
Museum District –
Alte Pinakothek
14–17
Olympiapark
18–19
Residenz
20–21
Oktoberfest
22–23
Beer Gardens
24–25
Around Marienplatz
26–27
Neuschwanstein
& Ludwig II
28–31
Starnberger See
32–33
Top 10 of Everything
34–75
TOP 10 MUNICH
Munich Highlights
Of the city he lived in for many years, 20th-century writer Thomas Mann said that
“Munich glows”. And indeed, the sky is often a brilliant blue dotted with puffy
white clouds in “Italy’s northernmost city”, where the relaxed, often Baroque
lifestyle gives it a southern flair. Englischer Garten and the Isar meadows are
right in the middle of the city; Starnberger See and the mountains are virtually
on the doorstep. But Munich is also a city of art and culture with an abundance
of historic buildings, museum treasures, and a lively cultural scene.
Fine art, leisure, and la dolce vita make this a unique city.
Deutsches Museum
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year (see pp22–3). tradition – bring your own food
and pay only for a cool pint
(see pp24–5).
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Deutsches Museum
The Deutsches Museum, founded by Oskar von
Miller in 1903, is housed on an island in the Isar
River in a building dating from 1925. The world’s
largest museum of technology and engineering
is a tour de force – only a fraction of the exhibits
can be viewed in a single day. The best approach
is to plan your visit in advance.
Top 10 Sights
1 Galileo’s Workshop
2 Pharmaceuticals
3 Enigma Machine
4 Zeiss Planetarium Enigma
5 Mining £ Machine
The museum on Museums- 6 Musical Instruments The Enigma encoding
insel in the Isar River machine (above), built
7 Aviation and Space Travel
during World War II, is
A good alternative to 8 Power Machinery
a fine example of early
the museum cafeteria 9 Telecommunications information technology.
is Café im Volksbad
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in the Müller Baths, a Floorplan of the
splendid Art Nouveau Deutsches Museum
building across from
the museum.
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sells model kits
(including robots), 7
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instruments, posters,
and books.
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hoferstraße, Tram: 17, 18 workshop (above) features
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• www.deutsches- astronomer and physicist.
museum.de
• Open 9am–5pm daily Pharmaceuticals
Entrance
(some departments @ The highlight of this
until 8pm Thu) fascinating section is a model
• Closed 1 Jan, Shrove of a human cell magnified
Tue, Good Fri, 1 May, 350,000 times (below).
1 Nov, 21 Dec, 24–25
Dec, 31 Dec Zeiss Planetarium
• Adm €8.50 (reduced $ Projected onto the
€3 and €7), family ticket 15-m (49-ft) dome of the
€17, children ages 6–15 sixth floor are the sun,
€3, children under 6 free; the moon, the planets,
combined ticket with constellations, and nebu-
branch museums €17 lae, as well as the more
than 5,000 fixed stars
visible to the naked eye.
8 Laser shows are presented in the Zeiss Planetarium on the sixth
floor; tickets for these events cost €2 and are sold separately.
Top 10 Munich