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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 Produced by Dorling Kindersley Verlag, Munich Deutsches Museum 8 English-language adaptation produced by International Book Productions Inc., Toronto Schloss Nymphenburg 12 Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd Museum District – First American Edition, 2005 Alte Pinakothek 14 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by Olympiapark 18 DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 1014 Residenz 20 Copyright 2005, 2011 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London Oktoberfest 22 Reprinted with revisions 2007, 2009, 2011 Without limiting the rights under copyright Beer Gardens 24 reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval Around Marienplatz 26 system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, Neuschwanstein & recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the Ludwig II 28 above publisher of this book. Published in Great 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. F 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 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL, or email 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 ! Renowned as the oldest and largest museum of science 0MZNQJBQBSL and technology in the world, the museum attracts more than 1.3 million visitors every year (see pp8–11). Schloss 5 ( ( ,7(5 Oktoberfest ^ First held to cele- brate the wedding of Ludwig I (1810), this is the largest folk festival in the world. Some six Beer Gardens million visitors flock to Locals are passionate & the fairgrounds every about their beer garden year (see pp22–3). tradition – bring your own food and pay only for a cool pint (see pp24–5). Around Marienplatz * Site of the Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall) Marienplatz is the main square. 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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 0 Marine Navigation in the Müller Baths, a Floorplan of the splendid Art Nouveau Deutsches Museum building across from the museum. 1 The museum shop sells model kits (including robots), 7 games, building sets, instruments, posters, and books. • • SM-Busaehunm: Isianrstoerl 1(al ! GIn atlhiele Poh’sy sWicos rskeschtionp, 5 Basement 2 lines), U1/U2: Fraun- a reconstruction of Galileo’s 8 hoferstraße, Tram: 17, 18 workshop (above) features • Map M6 a large collection of equip- 0 • (089) 21 79-1 ment used by the famous • 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. 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