EYEWITNESS TRAVEL TOP MUNICH ELFI LEDIG Eyewitness Travel – Top 10 series LAYERS PRINTED: Title-page “UK” LAYER 001_Top_10_Munich(S.ionudrdc e R1eport v1.3) 31/07/2017 12:54 Date 2nd October 2015 Size 100mm x 191mm Top 10 Munich The Top 10 of Highlights Everything Welcome to Munich ......................5 Moments in Munich’s History ....40 Exploring Munich ..........................6 Museums and Galleries .............42 Munich Highlights .......................10 Places of Worship .......................44 Around Marienplatz ....................12 Parks and Gardens .....................46 Frauenkirche ...............................14 Off the Beaten Track ...................48 Residenz ......................................16 Munich for Children ....................50 Pinakotheken ...............................18 Theatre, Concerts and Opera .....52 Englischer Garten .......................22 The Bavarian Hollywood .............54 Deutsches Museum ....................26 Nightlife .......................................56 Schloss Nymphenburg ................30 Bavarian Dishes ..........................58 Olympiapark ................................32 Restaurants .................................60 Oktoberfest ..................................34 Bars and Cafés ............................62 Neuschwanstein .........................36 Beer Gardens ..............................64 Traditional Taverns ......................66 Shopping ......................................68 Sport and Wellness .....................70 Munich for Free ...........................72 Festivals and Open-Air Events ...74 Eyewitness Travel – Top 10 series LAYERS PRINTED: Contents “UK” LAYER 002-003_Top_10_Mu(Snoicuhrc.ein Rdedp o r2t v1.1) 31/07/2017 12:54 Date 3rd June 2015 Size 100 mm x 191 mm CONTENTS Munich Streetsmart Area by Area Southern Old Town .....................78 Getting To and Northern Old Town .....................88 Around Munich .......................140 Museum Quarter ........................96 Practical Information ................142 Schwabing and Places to Stay ............................148 the University Quarter ...........102 Along the Isar ............................110 General Index ............................152 South West ................................118 Acknowledgments ....................156 North West ................................126 Phrase Book ...............................158 Beyond Munich .........................132 Street Index ................................160 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly. 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Please Front cover and spine write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel The Chinesischer Turm in the Englischer Garten Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London Back cover WC2R 0RL, Great Britain, or email Schloss Nymphenburg [email protected] Title page The towers of the Frauenkirche 002-003_Top_10_Munich.indd 3 31/07/2017 12:54 Eyewitness Travel – Top 10 series LAYERS PRINTED: 11 pt grid, Top 10 Intro “UK” LAYER 004-005_Top_10_Mu(Snoicuhrc.ein Rdedp o r4t v.beta) 31/07/2017 12:54 Date 19th January 2015 Size 100 mm x 191 mm Top 10 Munich ❮❮ 5 Welcome to Munich With its blue-and-white skies, Baroque churches, and an almost Mediterranean outlook, it’s hardly surprising that the state capital of Bavaria is such a hotspot for tourists. It welcomes around 7 million foreign visitors each year and is one of the most liveable metropolises in the world. With Eyewitness Top 10 Munich, it’s yours to explore. Munich is a city of almost 1.5 million inhabitants, and one look at its many squares filled with bustling cafés will tell you it’s a city that enjoys the good life. Locals are spoilt for choice when it comes to the number of green spaces in which to unwind, including the Englischer Garten and the Isar river meadows. For fans of sport and the great outdoors, the Olympiapark is a top city destination; the Upper Bavarian lakes and nearby Alps also lie within easy reach. Ludwig I transformed Munich into his vision of “Athens on the Isar”. Today, the city is blessed with more art institutions than ever, most of which can be found in the museum quarter. This is where the city’s three Pinakotheken (art museums) are located, along with its two universities. Just as importantly, Munich is Germany’s undisputed capital of beer, thanks to the brewing expertise of the monks who settled on the Isar back in the 13th century. It plays host to the annual Oktoberfest and to countless beer gardens. Whether you’re visiting for the weekend or a longer stay, our Top 10 travel guide brings you the best that Munich has to offer – from its Deutsches Museum of science and BMW Welt right through to the fairy-tale Neuschwanstein castle. It’s also jam-packed with useful tips, plus nine easy-to-follow itineraries, designed to help you get the most out of your visit. Add inspiring photography and detailed maps, and you’ve got the essential pocket-sized travel companion. Enjoy the book, and enjoy Munich. Clockwise from top: Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz; Hofbräuhaus; Olympiapark; Schloss Nymphenburg; a Residenz lion; Oktoberfest ride 004-005_Top_10_Munich.indd 5 31/07/2017 12:54 6 ❯❯ Top 10 Munich Exploring Munich Whether it’s sightseeing, shopping or simply savouring the atmosphere, Munich has everything you’re looking for and more. 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Four Days in Munich AFTERNOON Visit St-Jakobs-Platz to take in the Day 1 synagogue and the Münchner Stadt- MORNING museum (see p80) before heading Start in Marienplatz (see pp12–13) over to Asamkirche (see pp80–81). and take in everything the area has From here, amble across Marienhof to offer: Viktualienmarkt (see p80), to take in the Staatsoper (see p89) Sendlinger Straße and Kaufinger and Residenz (see pp16–17). Straße, all the way to the Frauenkirche (see pp14–15). Day 2 AFTERNOON MORNING Odeonsplatz is where you’ll find Make a start at Odeonsplatz, where the Feldherrnhalle and even get the you’ll find the Theatinerkirche and opportunity to peek inside the Feldherrnhalle (see pp90–91), before Theatinerkirche (see p91). Make your Eyewitness Travel – Top 10 series LAYERS PRINTED: Two-column, 8.5pt grid “UK” LAYER 006-007_Top_10_Mu(Snoicuhrc.ein Rdedp o r6t v.beta) 02/08/2017 11:32 Date 30th October 2014 Size 100 mm x 191 mm Exploring Munich ❮❮ 7 Two-Piece Reclining Figure: Points is a bronze monumental sculpture created in 1969–70 by English sculptor Henry Moore. It is one of the most important of the sculptures surrounding the Pinakotheken. TheTahteinaetirnkeirrckhireche HoHfgoafrgtaernten OdOeodnesopnlsaptzlatz FraFureanukeinrckhireche SRtaeSasRtitadesaoseitnpdszeoernpzer BWMBeWWlMteWltOlyOmlypmiapzieanzternutmru Um- BUa-hBnahn 0 km0 km 1 1 AkisraAckmhisraec-mhe- VMikVatMuirkiaeatlunriieapenllniameptnzlaamrtkzatrkt OlyOmlypmiappiBMaaMrpukBMaWsMerukuWsmeum U-BAUH-NB AUH3N U3 0 m0i lmesiles 1 1 0 m0e mtreestres500500 St-JSat-kJoabkso-bs- PlaPtzlatz 0 ya0r ydasrds500500 MüMncühnncehrn Ferre Fihreeiihteit BotBaontiasnchisecrh Gera Grtaernten SchSlcohslso Nssy mNypmhepnhbeunrbgurg LeoLpeoolpdosltdrastßreaße SeeSheaeuhsaus im iPmSac lPmhSalceolmhnslsheocansasuhfcésaaufés LudLwudigwsitgrastßreaße CTuhrCTimnuherismnisecshisecrher HirHscirhsgcahrgtaernten PinPaiknoatkhoetkheenken EngElnisgclhisecrher GlyGpltyoptthoetkhek GaGrtaernten HaHusa dues rd Keur nKsutnst KönKiögnsipglsaptzlatz OdOeodneso-ns-HoHfgoafrgtaernten BUSB 1U0S0 100 plaptzlatz SeeS ienes eint smeta mp,ap, The Lenbachhaus once belonged aboavbeove to painter Franz von Lenbach and GaGstaesigteig DeDutesucthsecshes is now home to a collection of MuMseuusmeum HaHidahiaduhsaeunsen ObashtOb-nashht-onfhof works by the “Blue Rider” group. way to the Hofgarten and take a tour for choice with the Glyptothek, of the Residenz (see pp16–17). Staatliche Antikensammlungen and Lenbachhaus (see p97), the three Day 2 Pinakotheken (see p18–21), Museum MORNING Brandhorst (see p98) and the Start with a stroll in the Englischer Ägyptisches Museum (see p98). Garten (see pp22–3), then head to AFTERNOON Münchner Freiheit via Feilitzsch ­ Take bus 100 to Ostbahnhof and straße. Take the U3 towards Olympia­ stroll through Haidhausen (see p113) park or walk down Leopolds traße and with its vast selection of shops and Ludwigstraße, passing Walking Man public spaces. Next, head past (see p104), the Siegestor and Bayer­ Gasteig (see p112) to reach the ische Staatsbibliothek (see p103). Deutsches Museum (see pp26–9). AFTERNOON Once you reach Odeonsplatz, take Day 4 the U3 as far as Olympiazentrum. Today is all about Schloss Here you can visit BMW Welt and the Nymphenburg (see pp30–31) , BMW Museum (see p128–9), and take a historic palace with extensive in the fascinating archi tecture of grounds and pavilions. When you’re Olympiapark (see pp32–3). ready for a break, the Schlosscafé im Palmenhaus (see p130) is a great Day 3 place to refuel. Afterwards, stop in MORNING at the Botanischer Garten (see p127) Today’s a day for museums, starting and see the day out in the nearby at Königsplatz, where you’re spoilt Hirschgarten (see p128). 006-007_Top_10_Munich.indd 7 02/08/2017 11:32 Top 10 Munich Highlights Dramatically sited Neuschwanstein, a fairy-tale castle set amid the stunning Bavarian landscape Eyewitness Travel – Top 10 series LAYERS PRINTED: Chapter openers “UK” LAYER 008-009_Top_10_Mu(Snoicuhrc.ein Rdedp o r8t v.beta) “CMYK” LAYER 31/07/2017 12:54 Date 9th December 2014 Size 100 mm x 191 mm