Munich 2008

City Guide
What to know
Travel Information
Public Transportation
Service

What to see
Highlights
Museums
Castles
Sightseeing Tours
Naturally Munich
Excursions

What to do
Events
Specials
Music Metropolis
City Beats
Shopping
Sport Live
Visa Information
Cityguide
Munich 2008

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Contents

12 Travel Information
14 Public Transportation
16 Service

18 Highlights
24 Museums
34 Castles
38 Sightseeing Tours
44 Naturally Munich
48 Excursions

54 Events
60 Specials
64 Music Metropolis
66 City Beats
70 Shopping
74 Sport Live
80 Visa Information
Main synagogue “Ohel Jakob” and St Peter’s
The Isar and St Lucas
 Travel
Geography
The city of Munich is situated near the
Bavarian Alps, in the heart of Europe.

Weather
Munich is in a temperate climate zone,
which means that it never gets too cold
in winter – or too hot in the summer.

Travel Connections
Freeway (Autobahn) Network
Information
A8 from Stuttgart (Southwest Germany)
A8 from Salzburg (Austria)
A9 from Nuremberg (North Germany)
A92 from Deggendorf (Bavarian forest),
A94 from Passau (East Bavaria)
A95 from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Alps)
A96 from Lindau (Bodensee, Switzer-
land)

Train Connections
Munich is the main hub for southern
Germany with many ICE (InterCity
Express), IC (InterCity) and EC (Euro-
City) connections within Germany and
throughout Europe, as well as regional
connections to Bavarian destinations.

Munich International Airport

A warm welcome to the modern
gateway to Romantic Europe.
The significance of Munich Airport
as a hub for international air traffic
continues to grow, due to increases
in the number of take-offs, landings
and passengers. Today, it is the 8th
largest airport in Europe.
Terminal 1
All flights not operated by Lufthansa,
Star Alliance members or LH code-
share partners are handled in T1.
Terminal 2
T2 is a unique joint project by Munich
Airport and Deutsche Lufthansa AG and
is used exclusively by Lufthansa, Star
Alliance members and LH code-share
partners.
Two Service Centers are open round
the clock to help you with:
• Lost luggage, garment valet, safe
deposit, faxing, photocopying, dry
cleaning, telephone cards ...
• Tickets for Munich’s suburban trains
(S-Bahn)
• Airport bus tickets
• Travel insurance
• Access to the new internet terminals/
mobile phone rental service.
Service Center, Central Area
Tel. +49 89-97521375
Fax +49 89-97521376
Service Center, Terminal 2 –
Public Area, level 03:
Tel. +49 89-97522875
Fax +49 89-97522876
Welcome Service Lufthansa
By welcoming passengers in their
native language and providing them
with essential information, Lufthansa
eases their arrival at Munich Airport.
This service is available for incoming
Lufthansa flights from countries like
Russia, Ukraine, China, Thailand,
Vietnam, Malaysia or Japan.
Munich Airport Authority
Switch-board
Tel. +49 89-97500
Fax +49 89-97557906
info@munich-airport.de
Information services flight inquiries
Tel. +49 89-97521313
Help for the handicapped
Tel. +49 89-97563333
Fax +49 89-97590175
mail@md-medicus.net
Porter service
The porter service is available within
the entire passenger handling area.
Basic fee: about 2.50 Euro (2 normal
pieces of luggage); each additional
luggage piece costs 1.30 Euro; special
prices for bulky luggage and excess
luggage).
Tel. +49 89 97599795
Mobile +49 171-3727179
Fax +49 89-97599796
Ideal traffic connections
Car Rental Service
The Car Rental Center is within the
terminal area (between T1 and T2).
If you prefer to rent a car, you can
choose from six companies:
• Avis, Tel. +49 89-97597600
• Budget, Tel. +49 89-97596705
• Europcar, Tel. +49 89-9735020
• Hertz, Tel. +49 89-978860
• National/Alamo,
Tel. +49 89-97597680
• Sixt, Tel. +49 1805-262525
Transportation routes –
quick connections
Highways, as well as bus and rail
services, link the airport with Munich

12 Travel Information
and the surrounding towns. In the
main concourse, below ground level,
is a suburban rail station (S-Bahn).
The airport rail links S1 and S8 run to the
Munich Main Station (Hauptbahnhof),
departing every ten minutes.
The ride costs approximately 8.80 Euro
for adults and 1.10 Euro for children
(6 -14 years). The partner day ticket is
ideal for groups and is valid for up to
five adults.
Why not take the bus to Munich?
Buses offer an alternative to the
suburban railway (S-Bahn), providing
services to Munich Main Station.
Some shuttle buses run from the airport
to 13 different hotels in the surrounding
area and downtown Munich.
The Lufthansa Shuttle Bus drives to the
Munich Main Station (Hauptbahnhof)
with one stop in Munich North/Schwa-
bing. It offers a very high standard of
service and departs every 20 minutes
(daily from 6:20 am-9:40 pm) from
T1 (area A), Central Area and T2
(north side). Passengers from other
airlines may also take the shuttle bus.
www.munich-airport.de

S8 Munich Airport Oslo

Daily from 4:02 am until 1:02 am,
Stockholm
every 20 minutes from the Central
Area, Sat + Sun additional night Moscow
Copenhagen
service at 1:42 am
Traveling time: to Ostbahnhof Dublin

(Munich East Station): 34 min,

London Berlin
to Hauptbahnhof (Main Station): Amsterdam
Warsaw
43 min Brussels Prague
Paris
Munich Vienna
S1 Munich Airport
Mon-Fri at 4:31am, Sat and Sun Zurich Budapest

at 5:31am, and then daily from Bucharest

5:51am until 0:11am, every 20 Belgrade
minutes from the Central Area. Sofia
Travel time: to Ostbahnhof Rome Istanbul
Madrid
(Munich East Station): 53 min, Lisbon
to Hauptbahnhof (Main Station):
Athens
45 min
Tunis

Rabat

Cairo
 Public
Munich without a car
Do you want to explore Munich without
a car? Then you can rely on the MVV,
Munich’s public transportation system,
and its constantly expanding network
of S-Bahn (suburban trains), U-Bahn
(underground trains), trams and buses.

We recommend: the single day ticket

Transportation
For a stay of only a day or two, the best
choice is a single day ticket valid for the
whole inner city. The single day ticket
costs 5 Euro for an adult, and 2.40 Euro
for a child. The partner ticket costs
9 Euro and can be used by a couple,
or by a group of up to five people,
whereby two children (aged 6 to 14)
count as one adult.

Munich’s green belt recreation areas

such as the Starnberger See (single
day ticket “München XXL” ) and
the Ammersee (single day ticket k
“Gesamtnetz” for all zones) are Underground station Westfriedhof
easy to reach with the S-Bahn.

For a longer stay and only occasional

rides with public transportation, the
Streifenkarte (strip card) is the best buy.
The current price is 10.50 Euro for 10
strips.
Purchase of MVV Tickets
Single tickets, strip tickets and single-
day tickets can be purchased at any
of the machines situated in the S-Bahn
and U-Bahn stations. The machines in
the trams and buses sell only single
and single-day tickets. Munich also has
a large network of sales points for MVV
tickets (kiosks etc.).
MVV night lines:
our special weekend service
In the night hours from Friday to
Saturday and Saturday to Sunday,
the MVV offers night owls a special
treat: the U-Bahn runs until about
6 am, and the bus and tram night
lines operate all night long in half-hour
shifts. Until shortly after 2 am, there
are still S-Bahn trains connecting the
town center to almost all out-of-town
terminals.
Give us a call
For information about timetables, call
our automatic, voice-controlled 24-hour
service at 089-41424344. For specific
advice, you can reach us at the same
number Mon-Fri from 7am to 5pm.
CityTourCard
The custom-made ticket for visitors
to Munich!
• ticket valid for all public transportation
within Munich (MVV “Innenraum”)
• discount coupons for over 30 tourist
attractions.
www.meinmuenchen.de
Public Transportation 15
Munich Tourist Office
Address:
Munich Tourist Office
80331 Munich

Contact:
Tel. +49-(0)89-23396500
Fax +49-(0)89-23330233
E-mail tourismus@muenchen.de
Internet www.muenchen-tourist.de

Tourist Call Center

+49-(0)89-23396555
Mon-Fri 8am-7pm
Sat 9am-5pm

Hotel reservations for

• individuals and congress participants:
hotelservice@muenchen.de
• package tours:
pauschalen@muenchen.de
• groups:
gruppenreisen@muenchen.de

Tourist information
tourismus@muenchen.de
www.muenchen.de

Tourist information centers

Hauptbahnhof (main train station),
Bahnhofplatz 2:
April-October: Mon-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun,
holiday 10am-6pm
November-March: Mon-Sat 9:30am-
6:30pm, Sun, holiday 10am-6pm

New Town Hall, Marienplatz 8

Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm
Sun and holidays closed (during the
Christmas Market, open Sun 2pm-6pm)

Tourist guides
+49-(0)89-23330-234/-231/-204
gaestefuehrungen@muenchen.de

Service
16 Service
h Bavarian Parliament in the Maximilianeum

Service 17
h View of St Cajetan and the Church of Our Lady

Highlights
Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
The church’s twin onion-domed towers,
visible from afar, are the city’s best-
known landmark. The Gothic cathedral
is the seat of the archbishopric of
Munich and Freising.
Church of Our Lady
Frauenplatz 1, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-2900820
dompfarramt@muenchner-dom.de
S1-8, U3/6, bus 52 Marienplatz;
Tram 19 Theatinerstraße
Sat-Wed 7am-7pm, Thu 7am-8:30pm,
Fri 7am-6pm

Marienplatz and Glockenspiel

In the heart of Munich, the mechanical
dancers in the tower of the New Town
Hall come to life when the clock
chimes at 11 and at 12am (in the
summer, also 5pm). The building’s
Neogothic façade is a favorite
background for souvenir photos. v
Marienplatz 8, 80331 Munich
S1-8, U3/6, bus 52 Marienplatz
Tower visits:
Nov-Apr: Mon-Thu 9am-4pm,
Fri 9am-1pm, Sat, Sun & holidays closed
May-Oct: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm,
Sat, Sun, holidays 10am-7pm

Neues Rathaus
Climb to the top of the New Town
Hall’s 85-meter tower, where a
splendid view awaits you.
Marienplatz 8, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-23300, rathaus@muenchen.de
S1-8, U3/6, bus 52 Marienplatz;
Tram 19 Theatinerstraße
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm

Schloss Nymphenburg family

The impressive Baroque palace to the
west of Munich was built as summer
residence for the Bavarian Electors. The
main building now houses a museum.
Notburgastraße, 80639 Munich
Tel. 089-179080, fax 089-17908627
www.schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/
schloss/objekte/ny_schl.htm
sgvnymphenburg@bsv.bayer.de
Tram 17, bus 51 Schloss Nymphenburg
Apr 1-Oct 15: 9am-6pm,
Oct 16-Mar 31: 10am-4pm

Asamkirche
Munich’s loveliest Rococo church,
built by the Asam brothers in the 18th
century. The splendid interior with its
painted ceiling is a must-see.
Sendlinger Straße 62, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-23687989
U1-3/6-8, Tram 16/17/18/27,
bus 52/152 Sendlinger Tor
Open daily 8am-5:30pm. h Neptune statue and Nymphenburg palace
No visits during religious services

Highlights 19
x
Residenz family
The extensive complex was the home
of the Wittelsbach dynasty until 1918
and is one of Europe’s most prestigious
palaces. The building houses the
Residenz museum and the Schatz-
kammer (Treasure chamber).
The perfect place for children to relive
four centuries of royal culture.
Residenzstr.1, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-290671, fax 089-29067225
ResidenzMuenchen@bsv.bayern.de
S1-8, bus 52 Marienplatz;
Tram 19 Nationaltheater;
U3-6, bus 100 Odeonsplatz
Apr 1-Oct 15: 9am-6pm
Oct 15-Mar 31: 10am-4pm
Open daily; closed Apr 1,
Shrove Tuesday, Dec 24/25/31
Altes Rathaus
The Old Town Hall, an elegant example
of Bavarian Gothic, is a focal point
closing off the eastern side of the
Marienplatz. The centuries-old tower
has housed the Toy museum since 1983.
Marienplatz 15, 80331 Munich
S1-8, U3/6, bus 52 Marienplatz
Toy museum open daily 10am-5:30pm
20 Highlights
Herz Jesu Kirche
The cube-shaped building with its
innovative façade is one of Munich’s
most visited places of worship.
Church of the Sacred Heart
Romanstr. 6, 80639 Munich
Tel. 089-1306750, fax 089-13067526
www.herzjesu-muenchen.de
pfarramt@herzjesu-muenchen.de
Tram 12/16/17, bus 51 Romanplatz;
U1 Olympia-Einkaufszentrum
No visits during religious services.
Viktualienmarkt
Munich’s oldest market, originally a
farmer’s market, is now a favorite shop-
ping area for gourmets. The wide range
of produce, which includes Bavarian
specialties and exotic delicacies from
around the world, gives the historic
square its special flair.
80331 Munich
Tel. 089-23323473, fax 089-23326328
alfred.keppeler@muenchen.de
S1-8, U3/6: Marienplatz;
Bus 52 Viktualienmarkt
Market stalls: Mon-Sat until 8pm at
the latest
Hofbräuhaus
One of Munich’s best-known and most
popular attractions, the brewery about
which many songs have been written.
Am Platzl 9, 80339 Munich
Tel. 089-221676, fax 089-227586
www.hofbraeuhaus.de
hbteam@hofbraeuhaus.de
S1-8, U3/6 Marienplatz; U3/6 Odeons-
platz; bus 53 Nationaltheater;
tram 19 Theatinerstraße
Daily 9am-11:30pm
Englischer Garten
For over 200 years, the English Garden
has been a favorite spot for strollers
young and old, with its 373 hectares
(900 acres) of lush meadows and its
inviting beer gardens. The leisure para-
dise stretches from the Prinzregenten-
straße to Freimann Munich.
U3/6 Universität or Giselastraße;
tram 17, bus 100 Nationalmuseum/
Haus der Kunst
Chinesischer Turm
The Chinese Tower was built over
200 years ago in the heart of the
English Garden. It houses a restaurant
with a beer garden.
Englischer Garten 3, 80538 Munich
Tel. 089-3838730, fax 089-38387373
www.chinesischer-turm.de
info@chinaturm.de
Bus 54/154 Chinesischer Turm
Daily 10am-11pm (restaurant),
10am-10pm (beer garden)
Allianz Arena
The futuristic stadium was built
especially for the FIFA World Cup 2006.
The venue now regularly welcomes
Munich’s two home teams on the pitch,
the FC Bayern and TSV 1860.
Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25
80939 Munich
Tel. 089-20050, fax 089-20054009
www.allianz-arena.de
besucher@allianz-arena.de
U6 Fröttmaning
Guided tours every day except Sunday
and event days.
Apr 1-Oct 31: 10am-7pm
Nov 11-Mar 31: 10am-6pm

Peterskirche
Saint Peter’s is Munich’s oldest parish
church. The Renaissance tower known
as “Old Peter” is a city landmark and
offers visitors a wonderful view of the
city and the nearby Alps.
Church of St Peter
Rindermarkt 1, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-2604828
S1-8, U3/6, bus 52 Marienplatz
Daily 7:30am-7pm, closed Wednesday
afternoon
No visits during religious services.
Tower:
Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun & holidays x
10am-6pm; until 7pm in the summer
depending on weather U3-6, bus 100 Odeonsplatz; Residenzstraße 1, 80333 Munich
S1-8, bus 52 Marienplatz Tel. 089-290671
Theatinerkirche No visits during religious services. Fax 089-29067225
The Roman Baroque church with its ResidenzMuenchen@bsv.bayern.de
beautifully decorated interior is one of Feldherrnhalle S1-8, bus 52 Marienplatz;
Munich’s finest buildings. The classical building modeled on the Tram 19 Nationaltheater;
St Cajetan Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence marks the U3-6, bus 100 Odeonsplatz
Theatinerstr. 22, 80333 Munich beginning of the Ludwigstraße and the
Tel. 089-2106960 boundary between Old Town and
Fax 089-21069629 Schwabing.
www.theatinerkirche.de

Hofgarten
This is one of the finest Renaissance
gardens north of the Alps, and a
peaceful oasis commanding a splendid
view of the Theatinerkirche.
On the Odeonsplatz near the Residenz
80333 Munich
U3-6, bus 100 Odeonsplatz
Maximilianeum
The monumental building houses the
Bavarian parliament and the “Maximilia-
neum” foundation for gifted students
from around Bavaria.
Max-Planck-Str. 1, 81672 Munich
Tel. 089-41260, fax 089-41261392
www.maximilianeum.mhn.de
landtag@bayern.landtag.de
U4/5 Max-Weber-Platz
Uptown Munich
With its 146 meters, this is the
tallest office building in Munich.
Georg-Brauchle-Ring 50-66
80992 Munich
U1 Georg-Brauchle-Ring
The building can only be viewed
from the outside
Hypo Vereinsbank
The central headquarters of the Hypo-
Vereinsbank symbolize Munich’s flair for
modern architecture. With their glazed
façades, the three prisms – the tallest
is 114 meters high – stand out against
the city skyline.
Arabellastraße 12, 81925 Munich
Tel. 089-3780
hvbgroup@hvbgroup.com
v Maximilianeum and
HypoVereinsbank building
k The Siegestor on the
Ludwigstraße.
In the background, the
Ruhmeshalle and St Cajetan
U4 Arabellapark
The building can only be viewed from
the outside
Fünf Höfe
Historical buildings and modern
architecture, attractive arcades and
imaginative inner courtyards create
an ideal atmosphere for culture and
communication, economics and trade,
gastronomy and leisure.
Maffeistraße, Theatinerstraße, Salvator-
straße, Kardinal-Faulhaber-Straße
www.fuenfhoefe.de
S1-8, U3/6 Marienplatz; U3-6 Odeons-
platz; bus 53 Nationaltheater;
Tram 19 Theatinerstraße
Opening hours depending on the store
Maximilianhöfe Bavaria and Ruhmeshalle
The complex on Munich’s luxury mile The Hall of Fame on the hill above
showcases prestigious boutiques and the Theresienwiese was built between
fine restaurants. 1843 and 1853. It was commissioned
Maximilianstraße 13/15 by Ludwig I of Bavaria to honor
80539 Munich prominent Bavarians to whom the
Tel. 089-2554160, fax 089-25541699 country, science and the arts are
www.maximilianhoefe.de indebted.
info@maximilianhoefe.de Theresienwiese München
S1-8, U3/6 Marienplatz Tel. 089-290671, fax 089-29067225
Open daily www.schloesser.bayern.de
ResidenzMuenchen@bsv.bayern.de
Mercedes-Benz Center U4/5 Theresienwiese;
The high-rise showroom on the Bus 62/66 Theresienhöhe
Mittlerer Ring offers passers-by a Apr 1-Oct 15 9am-6pm, closed Oct 16-
fascinating window display: rows Mar 31, during the Oktoberfest open
of cars upon cars behind a huge daily until 8pm
glazed façade. The Center’s striking
architecture can be seen from afar. Schrannenhalle
Arnulfstraße 61, 80333 Munich The historical market hall is a “new
Tel. 089-12060 old” attraction in Munich’s Old Town.
www.muenchen.mercedes-benz.de The venue is a forum for stalls and
info.muenchen@mercedes-benz.de handicrafts, good food and cultural
S1-8 Donnersbergerbrücke; tram 16/17, happenings.
bus 53/133 Donnersbergerstraße Viktualienmarkt 15, 80331 Munich
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm Tel. 089-5181818, fax 089-51818588
www.schranne.de, info@schranne.de
h The Bavaria statue in front S1-8, U3/6: Marienplatz;
of the Ruhmeshalle Bus 52 Viktualienmarkt
Open every day, all year round.

Highlights 23
Museums
Antiquity and Archeology
Glyptothek
Nowhere does Munich have a more
“antique” flair than on the Königsplatz
between the Propyläen (city gate), the
State Collection of Antiquities and the
Glyptothek. The latter is Munich’s
oldest museum and contains an
outstanding collection of Greek and
Roman sculptures.
Highlights include the statue of the Bar-
berini faun and the 2,500 year old tym-
panum figures from the Aphaia Temple
in Aegina. The portraits of historical
figures are also quite impressive.
Königsplatz 3, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-286100
www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-8pm
U2 Königsplatz; tram 27 Karolinenplatz
Staatliche Antikensammlungen
The temple-like building that houses
the collections of Greek and Roman
antiques dates from 1848 and was
intended as a counterpart to the Glypto-
thek. Masterpieces of Greek, Etruscan
and Roman art have found a perfect
home in the museum which, in addition
to jewelry, pottery and bronzes, has one
24 Museums
k
Old Masters in the Alte Pinakothek
of the world’s largest collections of
Greek ceramics. The gold finery of
the Etruscans and the sometimes
grotesque terracotta are testimony to
the variety of antique artistic invention.
Königsplatz 1, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-59988830
www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de
Tue, Thu-Sun 10am-5pm,
Wed 10am-8pm
U2 Königsplatz; tram 27 Karolinenplatz
v items from the Stone Age to the time
Archäologische Staatssammlung –
Museum für Vor- and Frühgeschichte
family
The State Archeological Collections
retrace the colonization of Bavaria from
the early Paleolithic through Roman
times all the way to the Middle Ages.
Aside from many exquisite exhibits –
such as rich funerary furnishings, gold
treasures and precious miniatures –
offering glimpses of Celtic, Roman and
German mythology, the museum holds
a profusion of everyday household
of Charlemagne.
Special activity days for families.
Lerchenfeldstr. 2, 80538 Munich
Tel. 089-2112402, fax 089-21124401
www.archaeologie-bayern.de
Daily except Mon 9:30am-5pm
U4/5 Lehel; tram 17, bus 100 Bayeri-
sches Nationalmuseum/Haus der Kunst
Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer
Kunst family
The State Museum of Egyptian Art
contains fascinating exhibits from the
land of the pyramids including a unique
selection of ancient Egyptian sculptures.
The main attraction is the fine collection
of masterpieces from prehistoric times
to the Greco-Roman era.
The array of sculptures, jewelry, cult
objects and papyri creates an awesome
review of art and culture, religion and
belief in the hereafter in Ancient Egypt.
Guided tour for families every first
Sunday of the month (11am).
Residenz München
(entrance Hofgartenstraße)
Tel. 089-298546,
Tel. (administration) 089-28927630
www.aegyptisches-museum-
muenchen.de
Tue-Fri 9am-5pm, Tue also 7pm-9pm,
Sat and Sun 10am-5pm, Mon closed
Accessible by ramp
U3-6, bus 100 Odeonsplatz;
tram 19 Nationaltheater
Art and History of Art
Alte Pinakothek family
This is one of the oldest and finest
art galleries in the world. Over 800
European masterpieces retrace the
history of painting from the Middle
Ages to the end of the Rococo period.
The Venetian school is represented
by master painter Titian, and Dutch
Baroque by Frans Hals. Rubens (with
one of the world’s largest collections
of his works) occupies the center of
the museum. Other highlights are the
paintings by Old German masters Alt-
dorfer and Dürer, including the latter’s
striking self-portrait from 1500 and his
Four Apostles (1526).
The building itself was designed by Leo
von Klenze and completed in 1836: it is
considered an architectural master-
piece, and has been a model for other
museums, from Rome to Saint Peters-
burg.
Activity “Get to know the Old Masters
(14th-18th cent.)” for children.
Barer Str. 27, 80333 Munich
(entrance Theresienstraße)
Tel. 089-23805216
Information about events and tours for
children at 089-23805284
www.pinakothek.de
Tue 10am-8pm, Wed-Sun 10am-6pm,
Mon closed
U2 Königsplatz; tram 27 Pinakotheken;
Bus 154 Schellingstraße; bus 100
Pinakothek
Neue Pinakothek family
The New Pinakothek houses outstan-
ding paintings and sculptures by
European artists from the late 18th to
the early 20th century, with a special
focus on 19th century Germany. The
latter exhibition includes the private
collection of Ludwig I , who financed
the construction of the New Pinakothek
by private means.
Romantic sentimentalism is highlighted
in works by Caspar David Friedrich,
while society painters like Wilhelm von
Kaulbach and Carl von Piloty express
the newly awakened interest in German
history. The New Pinakothek also hosts
works by celebrated portraitists and
landscape artists from England, Spain
and France such as Thomas Gains-
borough, Francisco Goya and Jacques
Louis David.
The paintings of French Impressionists
include masterpieces by Monet, Manet,
Degas, Pissaro and Renoir. Cézanne,
Gauguin and van Gogh represent the
pioneers of modern art. Fine sculptures
of the same period complete the
collection.
Barer Str. 29, 80799 Munich
(entrance Theresienstraße)
Tel. 089-23805195
Information about events and tours for
children at 089-23805284
www.pinakothek.de
Mon, Wed-Sun 10am-6pm,
Wed 10am-8pm, Tue closed
U2 Theresienstraße; tram 27 Pinako-
theken; bus 154 Schellingstraße;
Bus 100 Pinakothek
Museums 25
Neue Pinakothek family
The Pinakothek der Moderne houses
four museums – art, graphic art,
architecture and design – and is one
of the largest museums of 20th and
21st century art in the world.
Covering more than 12,000 sqm, the
Sammlung Moderne Kunst displays
permanent collections of paintings,
sculptures, photographs and new
media, while the Neue Sammlung
specializes in first-rate design and
applied arts. The architecture museum
of the technical university Munich
and the Staatliche Graphische Samm-
lung are represented by changing
exhibitions.
The spacious and transparent building
designed by Stephan Braunfels invites
visitors to discover links between the
exhibits and thus gain new and surpris-
ing insights. Temporary exhibitions and
events complete the multidisciplinary
program.
Together with the other museums
in the district, the Pinakothek der
Moderne forms a unique ensemble
showcasing over two thousand years
of western culture.
Barer Str. 40, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-23805360
Information about events and tours for
children at 089-23805284
www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de
Tue-Sun 10am-6pm, Thu 10am-8pm,
Mon closed
U3-6 Odeonsplatz; U2 Theresienstraße;
tram 27 Pinakotheken; bus 154 Schel-
lingstraße; bus 100 Pinakothek
h
The Alte Pinakothek, the Neue Pinakothek and the Pinakothek der Moderne
are part of the Museum District
The following four collections belong
to the Pinakothek der Moderne:
Architekturmuseum der Technischen
Universität München
The Architecture Museum of Munich’s
technical university contains over
400,000 drawings by 500 architects,
some 100,000 photographs, 500
models and numerous manuscripts:
it is the largest architecture-related
collection in Germany. After displaying
its exhibits in other galleries for a
quarter of a century, the Architecture
Museum finally has its own “display
window” in the Pinakothek der
Moderne. Exhibitions vary between
contemporary and historical themes.
Exhibition rooms in the Pinakothek
der Moderne
Barer Str. 40, 80333 Munich
Mailing address:
Architekturmuseum der TU München
Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-28922493, fax 089-28928333
www.architekturmuseum.de
For opening hours and public transpor-
tation see Pinakothek der Moderne
Die Neue Sammlung – Staatliches
Museum für angewandte Kunst
This is one of the world’s leading
collections of contemporary design and
applied arts. The fascinating exhibits
from around the globe range from the
handcrafted work of art to the industrial
assembly line products.
Whether streamlined or organic design,
elegant Art Nouveau vase or rare Mura-
no glass, sixties record player or ultra-
modern sport device – each object
stands for exceptional workmanship.
With its unusual setting in the Pinako-
thek der Moderne, the museum offers
visitors an interesting overview of the
history of design.
Die Neue Sammlung
Design in der Pinakothek der Moderne
Barer Str. 40, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-2727250, fax 089-272725561
www.die-neue-sammlung.de
For opening hours and public transpor-
tation see Pinakothek der Moderne
Sammlung
Moderne Kunst
The collection of modern and contem-
porary art includes first-class paintings
and sculptures as well as new media
objects and devices. European high-
lights are the masterpieces of Expres-
sionism – especially by Max Beckmann
and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner – Cubism
and Surrealism.
American art is represented by an
impressive collection of Pop Art and
Minimal Art exhibits. Room 21 hosts
temporary exhibitions on contemporary
art.
Barer Str. 40, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-23805360
www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de
For opening hours and public transpor-
tation see Pinakothek der Moderne
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung
München
The State Graphics Collection houses
around 400,000 drawings and prints
from all periods, from the Middle Age
to the present, and is one of the most
valuable collections in Europe.
Exhibits include works by the German
masters Dürer and Altdorf and by Rem-
brandt. The highlights are drawings by
19th century German artists, the Ex-
pressionists and contemporary artists.
Exhibition rooms in the Pinakothek der
Moderne
Barer Str. 40, 80333 Munich
Study hall: Meiserstr. 10, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-28927650, fax 089-28927653
Study hall opening hours:
Tue, Wed 10am-1pm & 2pm-4:30pm;
Thu 10am-1pm & 2pm-6pm; Fri 10am-
12:30am; free admission
For groups, please reserve in advance
(not in the museum)
For public transportation see Pinakothek
der Moderne

Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus
and Kunstbau
The City Art Gallery in the Lenbachhaus
owes its international reputation in
particular to the unique collection of
paintings by Blauer Reiter artists such
as Kandinsky, Marc, Jawlensky,
Macke, Münter, and Klee. The gallery
documents Munich’s contribution to
classical modern art in the years before
World War I.
The Lenbachhaus was built between
1887 and 1891 in the style of an Italian
villa for the “painter prince” Franz von
Lenbach. Exhibits include paintings by
the Munich school of the 18th and
19th century, representatives of Art
Nouveau and the New Realism.
h Expressionism in the Lenbachhaus
v Drawing by Rembrandt in the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung
The artist’s reception rooms, faithfully
restored, give a lively impression of
Lenbach’s famous decorative talents.
Not least as a result of consistent
exhibition activity in the field of
contemporary art, the gallery has
also made considerable acquisitions
over the past 30 years.
The opening of the Kunstbau above the
underground station Königsplatz in 1994
provided additional exhibition space.
Since 2002, the area between the
Lenbachhaus and the entrance to the
Kunstbau has been used for diverse
artistic projects.
Luisenstr. 33, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-23332000,
Fax 089-23332-003/ -004
www.lenbachhaus.de
Tue-Sun, Fri 10am-6pm; closed Shrove
Tuesday, Christmas Eve & Sylvester
Changes possible for special
exhibitions. Access to Graphics
collection / Kubin archive and library
for research purposes upon request.
U2 Königsplatz; tram 27 Karolinenplatz;
bus 100 Luisenstraße
Schack Galerie
Young shepherds slumber under a
silky blue sky. Nymphs listen to the
music of children. Fauns prance about
in enchanting landscapes. The Schack
Galerie is one of the most precious and
personal museums of German 19th
century paintings. The collection was
begun by Baron Friedrich von Schack
and includes popular works by Böcklin,
Feuerbach, Spitzweg and Schwind.
More than any other museum, the
gallery beckons visitors into the dream
and fantasy world of the Romantics.
Prinzregentenstr. 9, 80538 Munich
Tel. 089-23805-224
www.schack-galerie.de
Wed-Sun 10am-6pm (holidays closed)
U4/5 Lehel; tram 17, bus 100 Reitmor-
straße
Museum Villa Stuck
An Amazon watches over the garden,
Greek reliefs decorate the façade. The
interior is reminiscent of Rome, Pom-
peii and Byzantium. In his search for
classical Antiquity, Munich’s “prince of
art” Franz von Stuck made Villa Stuck
into an architectural masterpiece. The
former artist’s atelier and the historical
villa create the ideal surroundings for
the splendid collections. Paintings and
sculptures by Stuck are displayed along-
side works by his contemporaries.
A must-see is Stuck’s “Sin”, an erotic
portrait which caused a scandal at
the time. The museum also hosts
exhibitions representing all art forms
as well as contemporary works.
Since the opening of the Art Nouveau
section in spring 2004 and the restorati-
on of the historic rooms, visitors can
again marvel at the private world of
Franz von Stuck: the delightful garden
with its pergola and antique statues
and a collection of exquisite objects
from the Art Nouveau period.
Prinzregentenstr. 60, 81675 Munich
Tel. 089-4555510, fax 089-45555124
www.villastuck.de,
Wed-Sun 11am-6pm,
Closed Dec 24 & 31
U4 Max-Weber-Platz or Prinzregenten-
platz; tram 18, bus 100 Friedensengel
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
family
The Bavarian National Museum is one
of the largest museums of cultural
history in Europe with a rich collection
relating to art, crafts, and folklore.
The building itself, featuring a mixture of
styles, is one of the most original and
important museum buildings of its
period.
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h Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
A walk through the authentically
furnished rooms takes the visitor on a
stylistic journey from Classical Antiquity
to Art Nouveau. Gothic sculptures and
gold finery from the Late Renaissance,
precious tapestries and Baroque and
Rococo artistry vividly evoke times
past.
Paintings, clocks and ivory pictures
complete the splendid array of Bavarian
and European art. The museum also
houses masterpieces of the 19th
century and Art Nouveau period, fine x
porcelain and music instruments.
The world-famous Christmas crib A separate section is devoted to each
collection is a particular attraction. special collection. The photography
A wide variety of guided tours are section shows the medium’s develop-
available, including one which shows ment from 1839 to 1900. The film
children how artists and artisans lived museum contains the largest collection
in the Middle Ages. of German silent movies and shows
Tel. 089-21124216 films every day. Around 2,000 valuable
Prinzregentenstr. 3, 80538 Munich instruments from the ancient Orient to
Tel. 089-2112401, fax 089-21124201 Oceania are on exhibit in the music
www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de section. The puppet theater has a
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm; Thu 10am-8pm unique collection of this traditional
Wheelchair accessible medium. If you’re lucky, you may be
U4/5 Lehel; tram 17, bus 100 Bayeri- able to attend a performance.
sches Nationalmuseum/Haus der Kunst Guided tours for families: puppet
theater museum, history of the city
Münchner Stadtmuseum family (Morris Dancers), and much more.
The Munich City Museum contains Guided tours for families:
permanent and temporary exhibitions Puppet theater collection, History of the
documenting the history and culture of city (Moriskentänzer) and much more
Munich. The outstanding collections St.-Jakobs-Platz 1, 80331 Munich
retrace the growth of the Bavarian Tel. 089-23322370, fax 089-23325033
capital from royal residence to high-tech www.stadtmuseum-online.de
metropolis: they include etchings and Tue-Sun 10am-6pm; Mon closed
paintings, furniture and handicrafts, S1-8, U3/6 Marienplatz;
toys and fashion. Best-known and most U1/2 Sendlinger Tor; tram 16/17/18/27,
popular are the world-famous Dancing bus 52/152 Blumenstraße
Moors (Moriskentänzer) made by
Erasmus Grasser in the 16th century.
On the occasion of the city’s 850th
anniversary, the arsenal will host a
permanent exhibition entitled “Typisch
München” (“Typically Munich”) as of
June 2008.
Jüdisches Museum München
The Jewish Museum is part of the new
building complex on St-Jakobs-Platz and
was designed by the architect Wandel
Hoefer Lorch.
The cube-shaped museum stands
next to the new main synagogue and
the community center of the Israeliti-
sche Kultusgemeinde München and
Oberbayern (Israeli Cultural Community
of Munich & Upper Bavaria).
The collections illustrate the rich diversity
of Jewish culture and history in Munich
and also addresses current issues
relating to Jewish life, art and culture.
New: Temporary exhibitions are shown
on a rotating basis.
St.-Jakobs-Platz 16, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-233-96096,
Fax 089-233-98996096
Tue-Sun 10am-6pm
www. juedisches-museum.muenchen.de
Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
family
The State Ethnographic Museum takes
visitors on a thrilling discovery tour
around the world. Exquisite wood
carvings illustrate the artistic tradition
of Africa. Grave furnishings from South
America evoke lost cultures of the
Incas. A huge Buddha statue and
the replica of a Shiva temple provide
insights into the religious life of Asia.
Visitors can admire Native American
clothing and masks as well as the ivory
model of a pagoda from the imperial
court of China. Exhibits such as the
oldest preserved kayak are unique and
no longer to be found in their land of
origin. The earliest objects come from
the ethnographic collections of the
Wittelsbach family and were displayed
for the first time in 1836. North and
South America, Africa, Islamic Orient,
India, Japan and China are represented
in permanent exhibitions. The valuable
collections from Ethiopia, Australia,
Oceania, Indonesia and Tibet are
displayed on a rotating basis.
Maximilianstr. 42, 80538 Munich
Tel. 089-210136-100
fax 089-210136247
Activities for children at 089-12132323
www.voelkerkundemuseum-
muenchen.de
Tue–Sun 9:30am-5:30pm
Wheelchair accessible from Knoebel-
straße
U4/5 Lehel; S1-8, bus 131 Isartor;
Tram 17/19 Maxmonument
Nature and Technology
Deutsches Museum family
Sailboats, atom models, windmills,
space probes, industrial robots, organs,
rescue ships,… An incredible abundance
of technical achievements – and much
more – is housed in the Deutsches
Museum. This is not only one of the
world’s leading scientific and technical
museums, but also one of the most
visited and with its 55,000 sqm one
of the largest.
Natural laws, instruments and technical
processes are presented with scientific
precision and fascinating detail:
h
machines hum, lightning flashes
through the air, telescopes bring starry
skies a little closer. Learn by doing –
the concept captivates about 1.4 million
people each year. For almost a century,
the museum has also given visitors a
comprehensive basic understanding of
science and technology – a knowledge
that is seriously needed to come to
grips with an ever more complex world.
Tours for children (8-12 years):
Altamira cave, music instruments,
mining, energy technology, and more.
Please contact Beate Schuster:
089-2179-252 (fax -273)
(6-8 weeks in advance).
Museumsinsel 1, 80538 Munich
Tel. 089-21791, fax 089-2179324
www.deutsches-museum.de
Daily 9am-5pm; closed Apr 1, Shrove
Tuesday, Good Friday, May 1, Nov 1,
Dec 24/25/31 & every 2nd Wed in
Dec (from 1pm).
U1/2 Fraunhoferstraße; S1-8, tram 17
Isartor; bus 131 Boschbrücke; tram 18
Deutsches Museum

Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum
family
The Deutsches Museum displays its
impressive collection of railway and
road vehicles in a new light. Historical
coaches and steam locomotives take
one back to the origins of mobility.
Exhibits and demonstrations illustrate
the interaction between the pleasures
and the problems of being mobile.
Motion as basic life principle, from
inline skates to the Transrapid, is
another theme.
The former exhibition halls are the
perfect setting for the presentations
“Mobility and technique”, “City traffic”
and “Travel”.
Theresienhöhe 14a, 80339 Munich
Tel. 089-2179529, fax 089-500806140
www.deutsches-museum.de/
verkehrszentrum
Daily 9am-5pm, Thu 9am-8pm;
Closed Apr 1, Shrove Tuesday, Good
Friday, May 1, Nov 1, Dec 24/25/31
U4/5, bus 134 Schwanthalerhöhe;
Bus 131/132 Hans-Fischer-Straße
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Deutsches Museum Flugwerft
Schleißheim family
The Hangar in Schleißheim is an
homage to the fascination of flying.
Some 60 airplanes and helicopters
document many historical and modern
methods used to overcome gravity.
The collection ranges from an old
double-decker to an elegant glider, from
a Soviet MiG combat plane to a new
police helicopter. In addition to motors
and flight simulators, this branch of the
Deutsches Museum displays exhibits
from space exploration, as for example
the European rocket Ariane.
Effnerstr. 18, 85764 Oberschleißheim
Tel. 089-3157140, fax 089-31571450
www.deutsches-museum.de
Daily 9am-5pm
Closed Apr 1, Shrove Tuesday, Good
Friday, May 1, Nov 1, Dec 24/25/31
S1 Oberschleißheim, footpath
BMW Museum
Built in 1973, the world-renowned
museum is located next to the four-
cylinder BMW tower that dominates
Munich’s northern skyline.
In 2004, both buildings were shut
down and completely refurbished. A
new concept, combined with a radical
expansion of the exhibition area lends
the project an innovative profile. The
new BMW Museum is scheduled to
open in the spring of 2008.
The concept places the fascination of
the BMW brand center stage. The
museum will express the innovative
power and trendsetting approach of
the brand while reflecting its dynamism
and elegance. Vehicles, themes,
architecture, design and media design
will come together to create an un-
precedented exhibition composition.
Until construction of the museum is
completed, visitors can experience the
fascination of the BMW brand at the
foot of the Olympic Tower in Munich’s
Olympic Park. In an exhibition area
covering 1,200 sqm, BMW Group
Mobile Tradition – the heritage division
of the BMW Group – displays highlights
from its two- and four-wheeled past.
Spiridon-Louis-Ring near the Olympic
Tower, 80809 Munich
Tel. 089-38223307
www.bmw-museum.de
For a guided tour, please call
Tel. 089-38225652
For a factory tour, reserve via
U3, bus 36/43/81/136/184/186
Olympiazentrum; tram 27 Petuelring
Museum Mensch and Natur family
Here visitors can travel back in time and
relive the history of Earth and of man-
kind. The impressive collection shows
how our planet came into being, invites
young and old on geological excursions,
and displays the variety of species.
Hands-on science: this is the motto of
the museum located in the North wing
of Nymphenburg palace.
Multimedia experiments turn even
abstract themes like genetics and
the human nervous system into an
adventure for the senses.
Children’s birthdays and activity
programs during the summer holidays.
Schloss Nymphenburg, 80638 Munich
Tel. 089-1795890, fax 089-179589100
Internet: www.musmn.de
Daily except Mon 9am-5pm;
Closed Shrove Tuesday, Dec 24/25/31
Tram 17, bus 41/51 Schloss Nymphen-
burg; tram 12/16, bus 151/168
Romanplatz

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SiemensForum
The future begins in the Siemens-
Forum. The striking building by the
famous architect Richard Meier houses
a wide range of exhibits, from the early
inventions in electronics to the latest
trends in virtual reality. The museum’s
main themes are information and
communication as well as energy,
industry, transportation and health.
Special exhibitions and events
accentuate the social and economic
aspects of technology.
Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 20,
80333 Munich
Tel. 089-63632660, fax 089-63634670
www.siemens.de/siemensforum-muen-
chen
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, closed holidays
U3-6 Odeonsplatz; bus 100 von-der-
Tann-Straße
Special Museums
Alpines Museum des Deutschen
Alpenvereins family
The Alpine Museum of the German
Alpine Association brings the thrill
of mountain climbing to the city.
Splendid paintings and drawings from
the Dürer period to the 20th century
illustrate man’s lasting fascination for
the Alps. Documents and equipment
retrace the conquest and exploitation of
mountains by the worlds of commerce,
k
High tech in Munich:
The Siemens Forum
science, tourism and sports. A collection
in the museum garden, ideally situated
on the Praterinsel (Prater island) on
the Isar, exhibits rock formations that
show how the Alps came into being
360 million years ago.
Children’s birthdays and activity
programs: call 089-21122433 for
information & reservation
Tours for families and courses: on Alpine
biology, rock formation, and more.
Praterinsel 5, 80538 Munich
Tel. 089-2112240, fax 089-21122440
www.alpines-museum.de
Tue-Fri 1pm-6pm; Sat/Sun 11am-6pm
Closed Jan 1, Shrove Tue, Good Friday
& Dec 24/25/31
For guided tours and courses, also open
in the morning after prior arrangement
U4/5 Lehel; S1-8, bus 131 Isartor;
Tram 17 Mariannenplatz; tram 19
Maxmonument
Bier- and Oktoberfestmuseum
Munich is the capital of beer – with
seven breweries, the world-famous
Hofbräuhaus and the Oktoberfest. Inter-
ested in knowing more about the brew?
Then the Beer and Oktoberfest Mu-
seum is for you: here you will learn all
about the history of beer, from the
great migration to the monasteries, the
brewing and the “purity” law of 1516,
and the quality of Munich beer. The
Oktoberfest also has a long history,
beginning as a national holiday to cele-
brate the wedding of Ludwig I with
Princess Theresa von Sachsen-Hildburg-
hausen and becoming in time the lar-
gest folk festival in the world. The mu-
seum also shows the interior of a tradi-
tional middle-class Munich home.
Sterneckerstraße 2, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-24231607, fax 089-24231608
www.bier-und-oktoberfestmuseum.de
Tue-Sat 1pm-5pm ,
for group reservations open until 7pm
S1-8 Isartor
Valentin-Karlstadt-Musäum
The spelling of the name itself gives
you a clue: this is not an ordinary mu-
seum. The assemblage is as absurd and
original as the Munich comedians Karl
Valentin and Liesl Karlstadt, to whom it
is dedicated: it includes many photos,
humoristic documents and curiosities –
like the fur-trimmed toothpick for winter
– that recall the actor and his partner.
The museum also houses interesting
exhibits about Munich’s folk singers.
Tal 50, in the Isartor tower
80331 Munich
Tel. 089-223266, fax 089-294672
Tel. (Café Turmstüberl) 089-293762
www.valentin-musaeum.de
Mon, Tue, Thu 11:01am–5:29pm
(Wed closed);
Fri, Sat 11:01am-5:59pm;
Sun 10:01am-5:59pm
Every first Friday of the month, evening
program and opening until 9:59pm
S1-8, tram 17/18 Isartor
 Union, and provides comprehensive
information on their origins and
characteristics.
Theresienstr. 41, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-21804312 (morning)
Fax 089-21804334
www.Irz-muenchen.de
Open daily 1pm-5pm except Mon,
Opening hours may vary for special
exhibitions.
Free guided tours for groups of 10 or
more, after prior arrangement by phone.
Special exhibitions, wheelchair
accessible, wheelchair for visitors,
museum store
U3-6 Odeonsplatz; U2 Theresienstraße;
tram 27 Pinakotheken; bus 154 Schel-
lingstraße; bus 100 Pinakothek

Spielzeugmuseum family Museum Reich der Kristalle Staatliche Münzsammlung

The Toy Museum in the tower of The collection is literally brilliant: The State Coin Collection is one of
the Old Town Hall brings childhood glittering nuggets, bright emeralds and Europe’s oldest and largest collections
memories back to life. sparkling diamonds are enough to give of coins, medals, bank notes, bonds
The collection of the Steiger family visitors gold fever. and cut stones.
is one of the largest collections of old Highlights include the beautiful Russian Established by Duke Albrecht V (1550-
European and American toys: dolls and emerald and the famous King Ludwig 1574), the State Coin Collection was
doll houses, model trains and airplanes, diamond (flawless crystal in matrix). continuously expanded by the Wittels-
teddy bears, tin cars and copper The museum also houses a wide bach dynasty. The two most important
soldiers, zoos with animals, and more. selection of minerals from Bavaria, extensions were the merging of the
On four floors, the delightful exhibits of the Alpine region and the former Soviet Munich and the Palatine collections
the pre-GameBoy era fascinate visitors
young and old.
Marienplatz 15, in the tower of the
Old Town Hall, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-294001, fax 089-2717014
www.spielzeugmuseum-muenchen.de
Daily 10am-5:30pm; elevator from the
1st floor, U/S-Bahn Marienplatz

Deutsches Jagd- and

Fischereimuseum München
The collection, which covers about
3,000 sqm, retraces the history of
hunting and fishing from the Stone
Age to modern times. Interactive
displays provide many fascinating
insights about both sports. The
collection comprises almost 1,000
stuffed animals (fish, birds, furred
game), as well as skulls and biological
specimens. The paintings, drawings
and graphics, as well as the glasses
and porcelain decorated with hunting
and animal motifs are outstanding.
The museum also displays a rich
collection of hunting weapons with
intricate engravings, inlays and reliefs.
Neuhauser-Str.2, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-220522, fax 089-2904037
www.jagd-fischerei-museum.de
Open daily 9:30am-5pm
Thu open until 9pm, except on
holidays (until 5pm)
Closed Shrove Tuesday, Dec 24/31
For guided tours, please call

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under Elector Karl Theodor (1777-1799)
and the fabulous acquisitions by King
Ludwig I (1825-1848).
The collection contains over 300,000
specimens and is one of the largest
coin collections in the world. With its
library comprising over 20,000 volumes,
the museum is a center for international
research in the fields of numismatics,
the history of economics as well as the
history of the world, from Antiquity to
today.
Residenzstraße 1 (entrance Kapellenhof
in the Residenz), 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-227221, fax 089-299859
www.staatliche-muenzsammlung.de
info@staatliche-muenzsammlung.de
Opening hours:
Coin Collection: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Library: Mon-Thu 8:15am-4:15pm,
Fri 8:15am-2pm
U3-6, bus 100 Odeonsplatz
Paläontologisches Museum
Richard-Wagner-Str. 10
80333 Munich
Tel. 089-21806630
Fax 089-21806601
www.palaeo.de/museum-muenchen
pal.sammlung@lrz-uni-muenchen.de
Mon-Thu 8am-4pm, Fri 8am-2pm,
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
in the Neue Pinakothek
Infopoint
Whatever you wish to know about
Munich’s and Bavaria’s museums
and palaces: it’s all here!
The Infopoint Museums & Palaces
in Bavaria is your information center
in the heart of Munich. In the historic
Alter Hof with its medieval vaulted
cellar, you will find comprehensive
and up-to-date information about
current exhibitions and the museum
and palace landscape of Bavaria.
Infopoint
Museen and Schlösser in Bayern
In the Alter Hof 1, 80331 Munich
2 minutes from Marienplatz
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Closed Sunday and holidays
Tel. 089-21014050, fax 089-21014055
infopoint@museen-in-bayern.de
www.infopoint-museen-bayern.de
U3/6, S1-8, bus 52 Marienplatz;
Tram 19 Nationaltheater
1st Sunday in the month 10am-4pm
U2 Königsplatz; U1, tram 20/21
Stiglmaierplatz
Exhibition Halls and Art Galleries
Haus der Kunst family
With varying exhibitions, numerous
events and an extensive children’s
program, the Haus der Kunst is one of
the leading international exhibition halls.
The collection focuses on contemporary
art, classical modern art and photogra-
phy, and also strives to convey an
understanding of ancient art.
The Haus der Kunst advocates a
dramatic deconstruction of the building
and a responsible approach to its
history. Workshops for children relating
to current exhibitions, regular tours and
birthday parties. New: “Family outing”.
Contact person: Anne Leopold (Mu-
seum education), tel. 21127118,
programm@hausderkunst.de
Prinzregentenstr. 1, 80538 Munich
Tel. 089-21127113, fax 089-21127157
www.hausderkunst.de
Mon-Sun 10am-8pm; Thu 10am-10pm
Closed Dec 24/31
U4/5 Lehel; U4-6 Odeonsplatz; tram 17
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum/Haus der
he n
w w w.g oe th e. de /m ue nc
Kunst; bus 100 Königinstraße
Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung
Since 1985, the Kunsthalle has set
accents in Munich’s cultural scene with
its ambitious and attractive program.
Whether Gauguin, Miró or Picasso,
Fabergé or the vestiges of ancient
deutsch@
cultures, the first-class exhibitions
cover all periods and all continents.
The variety of themes ensures that
visitors keep coming back for more.
goethe.de
Theatinerstraße 8, 80333 Munich Centrally located Goethe-Institut
Tel. 089-224412, fax 089-291602981
www.hypo-kunsthalle.de Munich offers morning, afternoon and
Daily 10am-8pm; closed Dec 24 evening programs, courses for business
Guided tours with the Volkshochschule and professional purposes,
available for every exhibition. Mon and
as well as tailor made one-on-one
Sat 11:30am; Tue, Thu and Fri 3:30pm;
Wed 6:30pm (nominal fee). tuition, including exam preparation and
Private tours possible upon reservation monthly exam opportunities.
(tel. 089-224412, fax 089-29160918)
from Tuesday to Saturday noon during
opening hours; special tours (also in
foreign languages) can be booked
under the same number. Information and advice:
Elevator on site
U3-6, bus 100 Odeonsplatz; S1-8, Tel: +49 (0) 89-5519 030
bus 52 Marienplatz; tram 19 Theatiner-
straße
E-mail: muenchen@goethe.de
Residenz München
(Residenz Museum) family
The Residenz is one of the largest mu-
seums of interior design in Europe. For
five hundred years, the building in the
heart of the Old Town was the home
and the center of power of the Bavarian
dukes, electors and kings. It also
symbolizes the rulers’ appreciation
of art and passion for building. The
rooms of Maximilian I – the Kaisersaal
(Imperial Hall), Steinzimmer (Stone
Room) and Reiche Kapelle (Rich Chapel)
are fine examples of 17th century
palace architecture. The Ahnengalerie
(Ancestors’ Gallery) and the Reiche
Zimmer (Rich Rooms) designed by
François Cuvilliés are done in the early
Rococo style.
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The classical apartments in the royal
building are based on plans by Leo von
Klenze. The highlight is the Antiquarium:
the largest and finest Renaissance hall
north of the Alps was built around 1570
to house the Antique Collection of
Duke Albrecht I and was later used as
ceremonial hall. The 130 rooms of the
Residenz are filled with furniture and
paintings, tapestries and porcelain by
the best artists of the time. In addition
to the staterooms and showrooms,
visitors can admire special collections
such as the valuable silver, porcelain
and reliquaries.
Residenzstr. 1, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-290671, fax 089-29067225
www.schloesser.bayern.de
info@bsv.bayern.de
Apr 1-Oct 15 9am-6pm,
Oct 16-Mar 31 10am-4pm
Open daily, different sections open
in the morning and the afternoon
Free admission for children and
adolescents up to 18 years,
partially wheelchair accessible
Weekly tours and tours upon request,
also children’s birthdays and tours:
info on the Web or call 089-17908-140
S1-8, bus 52 Marienplatz; tram 19
Nationaltheater; U3-6, bus 100
Odeonsplatz
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v The Nymphenburg Palace Park at sunset

Schatzkammer Free admission for children and

in the Residenz München family adolescents up to 18 years,
The Treasure Chamber contains ex- partially wheelchair accessible
quisite gold artistry from the Middle Weekly tours and tours upon request,
Ages to Classicism. The stunning also children’s birthdays and tours:
collection also shows exhibits made info on the Web or call 089-17908-444
of rock crystal and ivory, precious Opening hours and transportation,
gems, jewelry, tableware and Ottoman see Residenz München
daggers. The highlights are the royal
insignia of the Wittelbach dynasty and
the statue of St George. The Arnulfzibo-
rium (covered cup), the relic of the
Cross belonging to Emperor Heinrich II
and the Gisela Cross are world-
renowned.
Residenzstr. 1, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-290671, fax 089-29067225
www.schloesser.bayern.de
info@bsv.bayern.de
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x
Schloss and Park Nymphenburg
With the Marstallmuseum, Porzellan-
Sammlung, palace park and pavilions
family
The Baroque palace in the west part
of Munich was built as a summer
residence for the Bavarian princes.
The wings and annex buildings give
the vast ensemble its harmonious
appearance, and house several
important collections. For example,
the legendary Gallery of Beauties
commissioned by Ludwig I can be
admired in the south wing, which is
now part of the palace museum.
Also open to the public are the royal
bedchamber of Ludwig II and the
Steinerner Saal (Hall of Stone), a
spacious ballroom with ceiling frescoes
by Johann Baptist Zimmermann. The
Marstall Museum in the former stables
contains the coronation coach of Karl
VII and Ludwig II’s splendid gilded
stage coach. In the floor above, the
Bäuml collection illustrates the skill and
artistry of the Nymphenburg porcelain
manufacture. The spacious park –
a paradise for strollers – charms visitors
with its canals and pavilions:
the Amalienburg, a delicate Rococo
palace, the Badenburg, a bathing hall
with the first heated pool, the exotic
Pagodenburg and the Magdalenenklau-
se, a folly built as courtly hermitage.
Schloss Nymphenburg,
Eingang 1, 80638 Munich
Tel. 089-179080, fax 089-17908627
www.schloesser.bayern.de
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info@bsv.bayern.de closed Jan 1, Shrove Tuesday,
Apr 1-Oct 15, 9am-6pm; Oct 16-Mar 31, Dec 24/25/31
10am-4pm Free admission for children and
Free admission for children and adolescents up to 18 years,
adolescents up to 18 years, partially wheelchair accessible
partially wheelchair accessible Weekly tours and tours upon request,
Weekly tours and tours upon request, also children’s birthdays and tours:
also children’s birthdays and tours: info on the Web or call 089-17908-444
info on the Web or call 089-17908-444 S1 Oberschleißheim
Tram 17, bus 51 Schloss Nymphenburg
Tram 12/16, bus 151 Romanplatz
Neues Schloss and Hofgarten
Schleißheim family
The baroque complex of the New and
Old Schleißheim Palaces, together
with the smaller Lustheim Palace,
is a splendid example of princely
architecture and garden landscaping
of the 17th and 18th centuries. The
interior decoration of the New Palace
was commissioned by Elector Maximi-
lian Emanuel based on plans by Enrico
Zuccalli and Joseph Enner and owes its
charm to French craftsmen. In addition
to magnificent ceremonial halls and
apartments, the impressive building
on Munich’s doorstep houses an
impressive collection of Baroque
paintings.
Max-Emanuel-Platz 1
85764 Oberschleißheim
Tel. 089-3158720, fax 089-31587250
www.schloesser.bayern.de
info@bsv.bayern.de
sgvschleissheim@bsv.bayern.de
Apr-Sept 9am-6pm,
Oct-Mar 10am-4pm, closed Mondays,
Altes Schloss Schleißheim
The palace built by Maximilian I hosts
two branches of the Bavarian National
Museum: the collection “Das Gottes-
jahr and seine Feste” (the Year of the
Lord and its feasts) displays arts and
crafts for religious feasts and everyday
use, and the south wing houses the
collection about the geography of East
and West Prussia, “Es war ein Land…”
(there was once a country…).
Maximilianshof 1,
85764 Oberschleißheim
Tel. 089-315872-0, fax 089-31597403
www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de
(section “Zweigmuseen”, i.e., branch
museums)
Apr-Sep 9am-6pm, Oct-Mar 10am-4pm,
Closed Mon, Jan 1, Shrove Tuesday,
Dec 24/25/31

Schloss Lustheim family

The small palace, built by Enrico Zuccalli
after an Italian model, stands in the
beautiful park of the Schleißheim
Palace. Together with the Altes and
Neues Schloss Schleißheim, Schloss
Lustheim is one of the major Baroque
complexes in Germany. The building
houses an outstanding collection of
Meissen porcelain from the Ernst
Schneider foundation, which includes
over 2,000 precious plates, center-
pieces as well as animal figurines.
The collection is surpassed only by
that of the Zwinger Palace in Dresden.
85764 Oberschleißheim
Tel. 089-31587242, fax 089-31587250
www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de
v
bay.nationalmuseum@bnm.mwn.de
Apr-Sep 9am-6pm, Oct-Mar 10am-4pm,
Closed Mon, Jan 1, Shrove Tuesday,
Dec 24/25/31
Free admission for children and
adolescents up to 18 years,
partially wheelchair accessible
Guided tours at 2pm every first Sunday
in the month and upon request
S1 Oberschleißheim
Renatuskapelle
Long virtually inaccessible to the public,
this architectural gem was recently
restored by the Bavarian Administration
of State-owned Palaces. The Renatus
Chapel stands in the southern pavilion
of Schloss Lustheim.

v
Porcelain figurine from the
world-renowned Nymphenburg
manufacture

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Dining hall in the
New Schleißheim Palace
Munich Tourist Office

Competent and charming:

Munich’s official visitor guides

Do you want to get to know Munich on

your terms and at your own pace?

Then let one of our official visitor

guides accompany you on a tour of the
Bavarian capital. They know their way
around and will be pleased to tell you all
about Munich’s historical background,
politics and architecture, as well as
amusing anecdotes about the city.

In addition to the two-hour classic sight-

seeing tours and walks through the
historical town center, we also arrange
guided visits to the palaces of Nym-
phenburg, Schleißheim, Lustheim and
the Royal Residence.
After prior agreement, we will gladly
arrange a visit according to your particu-
lar wishes. A few suggestions: the Old
and New Town Hall, must-see city dis-
tricts, modern architecture in Munich,
Munich for insiders, museums and
churches, excursions to Bavarian
castles and lakes and more.
If you already know Munich or would
like to show your guests something
different, then you can book a guide for
a walk on a special theme:
• The Wittelsbach dynasty
• King Ludwig I. – The city-builder and
his “Athens on the Isar”
• Baroque and Rococo
• From the “treasures” to the “jewel”
• Schwabing around 1900
• Without women, nothing works
• Munich under National Socialism /
Capital of the (Nazi) Movement /
Resistance
• From the Alter Hof to the “hanging
gardens”
• In the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI
• From “Schrannenplatz” to “Schran-
nenhalle” – The trade center from
the Middle Ages to the present day
• The trail of the Lion – from the bridge
of Heinrich der Löwe (Duke Henry
the Lion) to a world metropolis

k
Hofgarten

Sightseeing tours

38 Sightseeing tours

v Munich Tourist Office
The Schrannenhalle
To guarantee the quality of the
walks and museum visits, groups
are restricted to 20-25 persons.
Our tours are available in 26 different
languages, including the international
sign language:
German, English, French, Italian,
Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Dutch,
Portuguese, Polish, Japanese,
Swedish, Hungarian, Finnish, Greek,
Czech, Croatian, Rumanian, Ukrainian,
Norwegian, Hebrew, Lithuanian,
Turkish, Indonesian, Arabic.
The fee for all guided tours is between
103 and 280 Euro per group, depending
on the language and the duration. The
admission fee is not included and must
be paid at the entrance.
If required, we can also arrange a
coach for your city tour or excursion.
The coach rental fee depends on group
size and tour duration, starting at about
200/260 Euro. We also reserve
taxi-buses for small groups.
For information please write or call:
Sendlinger Str. 1, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-23330-234, -231 and
(morning only) -204
Reservations
(in writing only, please):
Fax 089-23330-337
gaestefuehrungen@muenchen.de
Further information
about Munich on the Web:
www.muenchen-tourist.de
Munich on the quiet – Our official
guides for tours in sign language
Since August 2000, the first officially
trained guides for deaf visitors have
been answering questions about the
Bavarian capital.
During a tour in the historical city
center, the nine Munich experts
describe Munich’s popular attractions
using the German, Greek, American
or international sign language.
Groups are restricted to 15 persons.
The fee per group is 103 Euro for
2 hours.
For reservations (in writing only,
please) and further information:
Munich Tourist Office
Sendlinger Str. 1, 80331 Munich
Fax 089-23330-337
gaestefuehrungen@muenchen.de
Tel. 089-23330-234, -231, -204
(mornings only)
Or
Gehörlosenverband München and
Umland
(Association of the Deaf in Munich
and the surrounding area)
Lohengrinstr. 11, 81925 Munich
Tel. 089-9926980, fax 089-99269811
glvmu@t-online.de
Taxi Guides
Discover Munich – in private and
in comfort
Taxi Guide München
24-hour service, tel. 0175-4812848
info@taxi-guide-muenchen.de
www.taxi-guide-muenchen.de
Just give us a call and let your personal
taxi guide show you his town that he
knows like no other. Specially trained by
the Munich Tourist Office, the taxi guide
knows all about the sights and peppers
your tour with anecdotes that only an
enthusiastic taxi driver can tell.
The Taxi-Guide service is available in
English, German, French, Italian,
Spanish, Arabic, Turkish, Greek,
Hebrew and Yiddish.
As an example, the set fee for a 2-hour
exclusive tour – up to 8 people – is 120
Euro, including pickup within city limits.
Each additional half-hour costs 20 Euro.
Beyond city limits, as for a trip to the
airport, the fee is calculated by the
taximeter,
You have guests? Why not offer them a
taxi-guide tour? Please ask for our gift
certificate.
Insider Tours Munich
Heinz Taubmann & Ian Bergmann GbR
Unterer Anger 14, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-21579988, fax 089-21579989
info@weisser-stadtvogel.de
www.munich-insider.com
Tours for individuals – no booking • Tram tours with catering
necessary • Day excursions to Neuschwanstein
Castle and Linderhof Palace
• Ghost Tour (Apr 1-Oct 31) • Day excursions to Herrenchiemsee
Daily 9pm Palace
Meeting point: Column on the • Rafting down the Isar
Marienplatz • VIP Treatment
Duration: 1 1/2 hours
• Neuschwanstein Castle (Apr 1-Oct 31) All guided tours can be booked at any
Daily 9:30am time, all year round, at attractive prices.
Meeting point: track 20 in the
Hauptbahnhof (main train station) Münchner Stadtrundfahrten oHG
Duration: 9 hours
• Hitler’s Munich (Apr 1-Oct 31) Gray Line SIGHTseeing
Daily 10am Schützenstrasse 9
Meeting point: Column on the Tel. 0700-28786877, fax 089-54907570
Marienplatz info@sightseeing-munich.com
Duration: 2 hours www.sightseeing-munich.com
• Dachau Concentration Camp
Memorial Site (Apr 1-Oct 31) Guided city tour
Daily (except Monday) 1pm • “Express Hop-On Hop-Off Tour”
Meeting point: Column on the See the highlights of downtown
Marienplatz Munich
Duration: 4 hours Duration approx. 1 hour, longer when
you get on and off at one of the five
Tours for groups – booking required stops
at www.munich-insider.com Daily 9am-5:30pm every 20 minutes
Winter schedule varies (Nov 1-Mar 31)
• Walk & Dinner (4h) • “Grand Circle Hop-On Hop-Off Tour”
- interesting and informative Downtown Munich plus Nymphen-
guided tour burg Palace, Olympic Park/Tower and
- 1st location: apéritifs Schwabing
- 2nd location: two entrées and main Duration approx. 2 1/2 hours, longer
course incl. 1 drink when you get on and off at one of the
- 3rd location: dessert and cocktail at eight stops
your choice Daily 10am-5pm every 60 minutes
• City Tours by Bike • With guided tour of Bavaria Film City
- Hip Munich (2h) Duration 3 hours
- Green Munich (3h) Mon, Sat, Sun at 10am
- Olympic Tour (4h) • Munich by Night (incl. evening meal).
• Bus tours Duration approx. 4 1/2 hours
- Classic city tour Apr 1-Nov 30, Fri and Sat at 7:30pm
- Bavaria Film City
- Allianz Arena
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The Old Town skyline
and the Zugspitze

• FC Bayern Soccer Tour,
including Allianz Arena on no-match
days
Duration approx. 3 1/2 hours
Fri 1:30pm, Mon and Thu 10am
Discounts for children 4-14 years;
Starting point: Bahnhofplatz, in front
of the Karstadt department store.
Spurwechsel – Guided Tours in
Munich
Christian Dechant
Postfach 95 03 21
81519 Munich
Tel. 089-6924699, fax 089-6937002
info@spurwechsel-muenchen.de
www.spurwechsel-muenchen.de
Guided bicycle tours
Without booking:
• Munich Highlights
From April to September every Fr,
Sat, Sun & holiday at 11:15am
Meeting place: near the Fischbrunnen
(Fish Fountain) on the Marienplatz
Bicycles provided
With booking as of 8 persons, all year
round and scheduled at request:
• CityTour, on the trail of the Wittels-
bach dynasty
• PolitTour, Munich 1914-1945
• IsarTour, all about the Isar river
• TheaterTour, with reenactments in
historical costume
• BeerTour, with brewery visits and
beer tasting
• SoccerTour, including Allianz Arena
Guided walking tours
• Historical City Tour
• The Munich Pinakotheks
• Deutsches Museum
• Nymphenburg Palace
Munich Walk Tours
Munich Walk Tours
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 1, 80539 Munich
Tel. 089-24231767, fax 089-24231768
info@munichwalktours.de
www.munichwalktours.de
Meeting point for every tour is Marien-
platz, directly under the Glockenspiel.
Your guide will be holding a yellow
Munich Walk Tours sign. Pay the guide
directly, or purchase ticket in advance
at our shop at Tal street 31.
• City Walk (2 1/2 hours)
Jan 1-Mar 31: Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat &
Sun 10:30am, May 1-Oct 1, also
2:45pm, Dec 1-30: daily except Dec
24 & 25 2:45pm
10 Euro, under 26 and students
9 Euro
• Third Reich Tour (2 1/2 hours)
Jan 1-Mar 31 Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat &
Sun at 10:30am, Apr 1-Oct 31: daily
10am, Nov 1-Dec 31 (not Dec 24 &
25): Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat & Sun
10am:30am
10 Euro, under 26 and students
9 Euro
• Dachau Memorial Tour (Concentration
Camp) (5 hours)
Jan 1-March 31: daily except Monday
10:30am, April 1-30: daily except
Monday 1:15pm, May 1-Oct 31: daily
except Monday 10:20am & 1:15pm,
Nov 1-Dec 31: daily except Monday &
Dec 24 10:30am
19 Euro, under 26 and students
17 Euro. Includes transportation and
guided tour
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• Beer and Brewery (3 1/2 hours +
open end)
Jan 1-April 30: Mon, Wed & Sat
5:30pm, May 1-Sept 15: daily 6:15pm,
Sept 16-Oct 1: daily 2:30pm (tour
ends at Oktoberfest), Oct 2-Dec 20:
Mon, Wed & Sat 5:30pm
17 Euro, under 26 and students
15 Euro
• Royal Palaces (Nymphenburg and
Residenz) (4 hours)
April 1-Sept 30: Mon, Thu, Sat 2pm
14 Euro, under 26 and students 13
Euro. Includes transportation, but no
admission fee
• City Bike Tour (3 1/2 hours)
April 1-Oct 31, Sat & Sun 11:15am
22 Euro, under 26 and students
20 Euro
Group bookings for all tours
can be made at a time to suit you.
Please phone for special rates.
Mike’s Bike Tours
Mike’s Bike Tours
Tel. 089-25543987 or –988
mobile: 0172-8520660
mikeinmunich@aol.com
www.mikesbiketours.com
Tours are every day from early March
(as soon as there is no snow left on the
ground) until April 14 at 2:30pm only,
April 15-August 31 11:30am & 4pm,
Sept 1-Nov 10 12:30am only
Price including bike rental 24 Euro
(student discount price 18 Euro).
Children who can ride a bike are half
price. Baby seats for infants free.
Meeting point: under the tower of the
Old Town Hall at the end of Marien-
platz. Reservations not necessary, just
show up!
Non-strenuous Tour
Almost no riding in traffic
Tour lasts 4 hours, including one
hour in a beer garden for lunch or
supper Tour is not academic, yet
educational, informative, interactive
and entertaining. Led only by native
English-speaking guides.
Regarding our day trips to the
Neuschwanstein Castle:
We leave from our shop Discover Bava-
ria on the corner of Hochbrücken Street
and Bräuhaus Street, directly around
the corner from the Hofbräuhaus, just a
4 min. walk from Marienplatz towards
Isartor, make a left at the light (Hoch-
brückenstr.) and then 200m up on the
left-hand side.
 Tours to the castle cost 49 Euro
We include a non-strenuous bike tour
of the area.

A wonderful hike up through a gorge

to the castle instead of taking the road.
The company of a native English-speak-
ing professional magician/entertainer
guide from South Africa named Brad.

Tours are at 8:45am from Discover

Bavaria daily except Wed and Sun from
May 15 to Aug 31 and including Wed
and Sun from May 31 until July 16.
For off-season schedule or more info
call 0172-8520660

Radius Tours

Radius Tours/Original Munich Walks

Arnulfstraße 3
h With the rickshaw down the Leopolstraße – past the “Walking Man” Hauptbahnhof (main train station)
80335 Munich
Tel. 089-55029374
x City tour by bus Fax 089-594714
info@radiusmunich.com
www.radiusmunich.com

We also offer private tours on request.

No Radius tours run from Dec 24-Jan 1.
All tours depart from the Radius Tours
office in the Hauptbahnhof, opposite
track 32.

• Dachau Memorial Tour

Our trained and accredited guides
lead a comprehensive tour through
the former concentration camp and
explain both its terrible history and
its importance as a memorial site.
Apr 1–Oct 15 daily (except Mon) at
9:15am & 12:30pm; Oct 16–Mar 31
daily (except Monday) at 11am;
21 Euro.

• Hitler and the Third Reich

Munich was the official “Capital of
the Nazi Movement”, the place where
Nazism was born and where Adolf
Hitler rose to power. Many original
buildings survive. We show you where
it all happened, tell you how and
explain why.
Apr 1–Oct 15 daily at 3pm; Oct
16–Mar 31 every Tue, Fri & Sun
at 11:30am; 12 Euro

• Munich Highlights Walk

A guided tour of the churches, beer
gardens and plazas of historic Munich,
and a celebration of the city’s life and
culture.
May 1 – Oct 15 every Mon, Wed, Fri
& Sat at 10am; 10 Euro.

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• Neuschwanstein Castle Day Trip
Join our English-language day trip to
Germany’s number 1 tourist attraction,
King Ludwig II’s fairytale castle.
A fully guided tour to the castle and
its breathtaking surroundings.
Apr 15-Sep 30 daily at 9:30am;
Oct 1-Apr 14 every Mon, Wed & Sat
at 10.30am; 35 Euro/28 Euro if you
have a valid railcard. Additional 9 Euro
castle admission fee.
• Salzburg Day Trip
The home of Mozart and The Sound
of Music – a city so uniquely beautiful
UNESCO declared it a World Heritage
Site.
Apr 15–Sep 30 every Mon, Wed, Fri
& Sun at 9:15am; Oct 1-Apr 15 every
Tue, Thu & Sat at 9:15am; 35 Euro/
28 Euro if you have a valid railcard.
• Bike Tour
There is no better way to experience
one of the world’s greatest cycling
cities and have lots of fun while doing
so.
May 1 to Sep 30 every Tue, Thur and
Sun; 18 Euro.
• Bavarian Beer and Food Tour.
From the Beer and Oktoberfest
Museum to the most historic beer
halls, a fully guided tour of the world
capital of beer and brewing, assisted
by generous helpings of the best
local beer and traditional food.
Apr 15-Oct 15 every Tue, Thu, Fri &
Sat at 6pm; Oct 16-Apr 14 every Tue,
Thu & Sat at 6pm; 22 Euro.
Rikscha-Mobil
Rikscha-Mobil, a different kind of taxi
Tel. 089-24216880 oder 0176-24271089
Fax 089-2421688-9
info@rikscha-mobil.de
www.rikscha-mobil.de
Guided tours with modern bicycle-
rickshaw-taxis, shuttle service for
conferences and events. Individual,
original, eco-friendly! A different
Munich experience!
Conference Bike
Entertaining tour for groups of 7 –
rental also possible.
Other addresses
Kutscherei Holzmann
Ride in a horse-drawn carriage through
the English Garden. Wedding carriages
also available.
Schwere-Reiter-Straße 22
80797 Munich
Tel. 089-180608
www.kutschen-muenchen.de
Bicycle Rental
Spurwechsel
Bicycle rental from office in the
Au district by the Isar
Ohlmüllerstr. 5, 81541 Munich
U1/2/7/8 Fraunhoferstrasse or
10-minute walk from the Viktualien-
markt
Tel. 089-6924699
info@spurwechsel-muenchen.de
www.spurwechsel.de
Radius Tours and Bikes
Arnulfstraße 3
Hauptbahnhof (main train station)
80335 Munich
Tel 089-59 61 13
Fax 089-594714
info@radiusmunich.com
www.radiusmunich.com
Radius Bike Rental is perfectly located
directly in the Hauptbahnhof, right in
the heart of the city. We have a wide
range of bikes and accessories for rent
and our helpful staff will provide free
maps and advice on the best routes.
April - end of October daily from
9:30am-6pm.
In Munich’s Hauptbahnhof, opposite
track 32
Munich Walk Tours
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 1, 80539 Munich
5-minute walk from Marienplatz
Tel. 089-24231767
Fax 089-24231768
www.munichwalktours.de
info@munichwalktours.de
S1-8 Isartor
Munich – Nature All Around
Mountains, Lakes and Rivers
Most travelers agree that Upper Bavaria
is the region in Germany where all is
still well with nature. The Zugspitze, the
fjord-like Königssee and the Murnauer
Moos are only a few of the many out-
door sites people love to visit. Often
less than an hour away from the city,
countless lakes and the majestic Alps
are the ideal place to practice sports,
relax and feel at one with nature.
Nature and Relaxation
Sunbathing / Bathing
Munich’s streams, rivers and lakes
invite locals and out-of-towners alike to
bathe in the water and under the sun.
Isarauen/Flaucher
Enjoy a walk on the gravel banks of a
mountain river in the heart of Munich.
U3 Thalkirchen
Englischer Garten am Eisbach
In the world’s largest city park, the lush
river meadows by the bubbling Eisbach
beckon.
U4/5, tram 17, bus 53
Langwieder See and Luss See
Come to the “Lago Langwido”, the
cleanest of all Munich’s lakes, where
restaurants, an oriental pavilion and a
miniature golf course await you.
The nearby Dachauer Moos is perfect
for hiking.
S3 Langwied
“Drei Seen Platte”
The “three-lake plateau” to the north-
west of Munich includes the Fasanerie,
Feldmoching and Lerchenau lakes. All
three bathing sites have spacious sun-
bathing areas and various recreational
facilities.
Fasaneriesee
The lake is a peaceful paradise for
bathers young and old. Of interest near-
by are the Bronze Age barrow remains.
In winter, you can enjoy cross-country
skiing on the frozen lake.
S1 Fasanerie
Feldmochinger See
Nudist camp, as well as enclosed
biotope with observation tower.
Vast area reserved for the handicapped,
with bathing facilities.
S1 Feldmoching
44 Naturally Munich
Lerchenauer See
Former landscape lake, now a bathing
resort.
S1 Fasanerie
Stroll, Walk and Run
Munich’s many natural parks and gar-
dens are attractive green oases and
offer a welcome escape from the
crowds and the noise of the city.
Riemer Park family
Since the German national garden show
closed its doors in October 2005, the
exhibition area has become one of Mu-
nich’s largest public parks and recre-
ational sites. The park offers flower
shows, a bathing lake with lots of space
and many activities for sports enthusi-
asts, children and the whole family.
U2 Messestadt Ost, S4 Gronsdorf, bus
139/189/190 Messestadt West
Ostpark
Young and “modern” park located
southeast of the city.
U5 Michaelibad
Westpark
The park, which dates back to the Inter-
national Horticultural Exhibition of 1983,
charms visitors with its countless foot-
paths, large lake and small ponds. In
the summer, the stage by the lake
hosts plays and concerts, and houses
an open air cinema. The western area
of the park, commonly known as “Klein-
Asien” (Little Asia), boasts a Chinese
h
and a Japanese garden, a Thai Sala and
a Nepalese pagoda.
U6 Westpark
Englischer Garten
This is simply the world’s largest park
within city walls. Leisure and recre-
ational activities vary with the season.
The summer’s temptations include
picturesque cycling paths, numerous
sunbathing areas and idyllic beer gar-
dens. Winter is the time to explore the
many attractive footpaths and to ob-
serve water fowl up close.
U3/6 Universität, Münchner Freiheit;
U6 Dietlindenstraße, Nordfriedhof,
Alte Heide, Studentenstadt
Isarauen
The Isar River comes down from the
mountains to flow through the city
from the North to the South. The river’s
banks and floodplains are ideal for
walking, bicycling, jogging, relaxing
and sunbathing.
Tip for hikers: Start at the Großhesselo-
her Brücke (S7 Großhesselohe Isartal-
bahnhof) then continue along the Hin-
terbrühler See to the Marienklause and
the Hellabrunn Zoo.
Schlosspark Nymphenburg
Come take a stroll through the palace
park, with its century-old trees, orna-
mental ponds, romantic pavilions and
small and winding paths. This is the
ideal place to escape the sound and
fury of everyday life.
Tram 17 Schloss Nymphenburg
Carriage Rides in the English Garden
Carriage rides through the English Gar-
den starting at the Chinese Tower.
Every day as of 12:00am.
Lohnkutscherei H. Holzmann
Schwere-Reiter-Str. 22, 80979 Munich
Tel. 089-180608
Boat Rental
Kleinhesseloher See, 80802 Munich
Tel. 089-338353
Experience Nature
Tierpark Hellabrunn family
The Munich zoo was founded in 1911
as the world’s first “geo(graphical)”
zoo; The park is in perfect harmony
with the surrounding natural reserve of
the Isar floodplains.
April-September 8am-6pm,
October-March 9am-5pm
Tierparkstr. 30, 81543 Munich
Tel. 089-625080,
www.tierpark-hellabrunn.de
U3 Thalkirchen; bus 52 Tierpark
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Nature in the Olympic Park
Naturally Munich
Botanischer Garten family
One of Europe’s loveliest botanical
gardens, the area hosts a wide variety
of plants, displayed according to their
original habitat. A fascinating array of
exotic vegetation awaits visitors in the
greenhouses.
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday in the
month, garden employees propose
a free guided tour to visitors. The tour
begins at 10am and lasts 1 hour.
Jan, Nov, Dec 9am-4:30pm; Apr, Sep
9am-6pm; May-Aug 9am-7pm
Menzinger Str. 65, 80638 Munich
Tel. 089-17861310
www.botanik.biologie.uni-
muenchen.de/botgart
Guided Tours in Munich
Spurwechsel – City Tours on Bicycle
Na(ture)Tour
For a change of pace (“Spurwechsel”
literally means “change of tread”), take
a guided bike tour through parks and
along the Isar, around the English Gar-
den, past Nymphenburg Palace and the
Olympic Park, and to many other Mu-
nich attractions.
Duration: approx. 4-5 hours
Distance: approx. 35 km
Tel. 089-6924699
Fax 089-69370002
info@spurwechsel-muenchen.de
www.spurwechsel.info
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Stattreisen München
• “Wilderness in the City”
– An ecological tour of the city
• “Between Isar fancy and planet
pathway” – A tour of Munich’s islets
• “From Pfisterbach to Eisbach”
– The city streams
• “Munich on the Würm” –
A bike tour from Pasing to Karlsfeld
Stattreisen München e.V.
Frauenlobstrasse 24
Rückgebäude (rear building),
80337 Munich
Tel. 089-54404230, fax 089-54404299
www.stattreisen-muenchen.de
Nature Tours
Organized by the Bavarian Associa-
tion for the Protection of Birds
The association offers tours on the
following nature-related themes: birds,
herbs, rivers, trees, snakes, butterflies,
wild animals and much more.
For further information:
Landesbund für Vogelschutz (LBV)
Klenzestraße 37, 80469 Munich
Tel. 089-2002706, fax 089-20027088
www.lbv-muenchen.de
Nature & Knowledge
The Grünwald Forest Experience
You can experience Grünwald on your
own or accompanied by a guide by
taking a walk down the 2.8 kilometer
long path. Ten stops along the way will
tell you all you need to know about the
forest and its rich fauna and flora as
well as about near-natural forestry and
forest protection, and soon you will feel
at one with nature.
A pavilion built by Maximilian II in 1862
hosts an exhibition retracing the story
of the forests around Munich and
explaining their particular significance
for the city region. Visitors are invited
to participate in activities and simple
experiments.
Within the Schwarzwald preserve, wild
boars roam free in their natural habitat,
and can be even be watched at feeding
time. The “Walderlebnis” center is
open daily.
Guided tours upon reservation.
Daily feeding of the wild boars at
approximately 4pm.
S7 to Höllriegelskreuth, then bus 271
to Grünwald-Waldfriedhof;
Tram 25 Derbolfingerplatz.
Walderlebniszentrum Grünwald
Tel. 089-6492099, fax 089-64916974
www.forst.bayern.de
Planetenweg
The “Planet Pathway” takes you on
a picturesque walk along the Isar, from
the Deutsches Museum to the Hella-
brunn zoo.
The path is designed to give an idea of
the immensity of our solar system and
the place occupied by each planet with-
in the system. While experiencing and
learning about nature, the wanderer
becomes aware of the smallness and
vulnerability of our home planet.
From the solar station marked by a
large solar globe in the inner courtyard
of the museum and nine planetary
stations: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and
Pluto, ending at the entrance to the
46 Naturally Munich
zoo, the path has a total length of
4.57 kilometers. Each station is re-
presented by a pillar standing by the
path. Each pillar displays information
on the relevant planet, the solar
system and the pathway.
Start: Deutsches Museum, inner
courtyard
S1-8 Isartor; tram 18 Deutsches
Museum
End: Tierpark Hellabrunn
U3 Thalkirchen (Zoo)
Nature & Service
General Information,
Ecological Program:
Landesbund für Vogelschutz e.V.
Tel. 089-2002706, fax 089-20027088
www.lbv-muenchen.de
Bund Naturschutz
Tel. 089-5156760, fax 089-55029805
www.bn-muenchen.de
Referat für Gesundheit and Umwelt
(Department of Health and Environ-
ment)
Tel. 089-23323600, fax 089-23320487
www.muenchen.de
Ökologisches Bildungszentrum
(Ecological Learning Center)
Tel. 089-93948960, fax 089-93948981
www.oebz.de
Bicycle Rental
Radius Tours + Bikes
Tel. 089-596113
Fax 089-594714
info@radiusmunich.com
www.radiusmunich.com
Spurwechsel – Fahrradverleih
Tel. 089-6924699
www.spurwechsel.de
Boat Rental
Boots- and Radlverleih
Kleinhesseloher See
Tel. 089-338353
Nature & Pure
Nature Reserves
Schwarzhölzl
First in the Munich area to be declared
natural reserve in 1994. The Schwarz-
hölzl, originally probably part of the
Dachauer Moos (Dachau Fen), consists
of fen woods and litter meadows.
The name, which means “black wood”
comes from the centuries-old black
pines whose broad silhouettes create
a dusky effect.
S2 Dachau
Allacher Forest
This is the largest remainder of the
multi-species and warmth-loving oak
and beech forests that were once
widespread over the north of Munich.
The sparse, near-natural forests and the
bordering heathlands now create a
delicate interlacing of habitats.
The biotope is one of the richest in
species in the Bavarian landscape.
S2 Karlsfeld
Panzerwiese
This meadow is what remains of the
heathlands that were once widespread
in the north of Munich, with large areas
of lean lime grasslands. The landscape
of the Panzerwiese (literally, “armored
meadow”) came into being during a
succession of ice ages and interglacial
periods. Today the bare, dry and warm
soil of Munich’s gravel plain is home to
a unique combination of fauna and flora.
A further 5,150 hectares of natural
reserves are proof of the unusually high
quality of Munich’s natural surroundings
and underline the unique and basically
contradictory combination of a first-rate
and striking scenery with a high-tech
and bustling metropolis.
U2 Dülferstrasse
www.bayern.de/lfu
A River Reborn: the Isar Plan
The motto of this unique and exciting
project is “New Life for the Isar”. The
Isar Plan is a plan for the renaturation of
a once wild alpine river in a million city.
Since February 2000, the popular recre-
ation area of the Isarauen – riverside
woodlands – has undergone a facelift
and achieved a new lease on life.
The objective is threefold: to improve
the Isar’s ecological and biological
functions, to make it more attractive for
leisure activities and to protect Munich
from floods. The near-natural landscape
should be complete by the Spring of
2008: not only will it then be safe
to bathe, but there will be space for
relaxation and recreation, too.
Sand and gravel banks have already
appeared, providing new habitats for
plants and wildlife. A walk upstream
reveals floating tree trunks, small
ponds, gravel and sand banks, and
sometimes even a beaver or two, since
a couple has settled on the Museums-
insel. All at once, the bustling city
disappears: the mountain river is alive
once more.

Nature & Culture

Nymphenburg Schlosspark
The history of the Nymphenburg Palace
park is intimately linked with that of the
palace itself, and goes back over 300
years. What began as a modest plea-
sure garden grew in time to become a
strictly geometrical baroque garden.
The park’s pervasive element is water:
a well thought-out canal system linking
the park to the Würm river feeds
innumerable water fountains. The four
pavilions were built during the first half
of the 18th century.
The park reached its present form
around 1800 when the geometrical
shapes were replaced by natural design
elements while the essential features
like the center axis were maintained.
Tram 17 Schloss Nymphenburg
Hofgarten
Munich’s Palace Garden began as a
splendid Renaissance garden in 1613.
v
It was complemented in 1615 by a
pavilion designed by Heinrich Schön the
Elder and erected at the intersection of
the two main paths. After enduring
considerable damage during the last
war, the garden was restored in 1948
and now combines elements of the
17th century layout with that of the
orchard planted 100 years ago.
U3-6 Odeonsplatz
Englischer Garten
In 1789, Elector Carl Theodor decided
to transform a hunting ground on the
Isar into a “people’s garden”. Since
then, the park has grown in size and
acquired a number of architectural
attractions (e.g. the Chinese Tower and
Apollo Temple) and scenic elements
(e.g., the Kleinhesseloher Lake).
As classical landscape garden and first
“Volksgarten” on the Continent, the
English Garden has played a significant
role in the continuing development of
the city’s green spaces.
U3/6 Universität-Münchner Freiheit;
U3 Dietlindenstrasse, Alte Heide,
Studentenstadt
For further information about all
three parks:
www.schloesser.bayern.de
Cemeteries to See
Alter südlicher Friedhof
U3/6 Goetheplatz
Alter nördlicher Friedhof
U2 Josephsplatz
 Schloss Linderhof
Linderhof Palace, Ludwig II’s “royal
villa”, started out as the hunting lodge
of Maximilian II. Main attractions
include the large ornate bedroom, the
artificial grotto and the Fountain of
Neptune. The French-style formal
gardens are a smaller-scale version
of the Versailles gardens.
Linderhof 12, 82488 Ettal
Tel. 08822-92030, www.linderhof.de
April-Sept: 9am-6pm, Oct-March:
10am-4pm, open daily; closed Jan 1,
Shrove Tuesday, Dec 24/25/31

Schloss Neuschwanstein
Seven weeks after the death of Ludwig
II, Neuschwanstein was open to the
public in 1886. The shy and world-weary
king commissioned the magnificent
castle as a retreat: it was to become a
tourist magnet. Neuschwanstein is now
one the most visited royal residences in
Europe: some 1.3 million people come
every year to marvel at the castle of
Bavaria’s “fairy-tale king”.
Schlossverwaltung Neuschwanstein
Neuschwansteinstr. 20
87645 Schwangau
Tel. 08362-939880, fax 08362-9398819
www.neuschwanstein.de
svneuschwanstein@bsv.bayern.de
April-Sept: 9am-6pm, Oct-March:
10am-4pm, open daily; closed Jan 1,
Shrove Tuesday, Dec 24/25/31

Berchtesgaden/Königssee
The Augustine monastery in Berchtes-
garden was founded in 1080. Old
world houses, the castle and the Gothic

Excursions
church of St Peter and John form
the historical part of the town. Other
attractions are the salt works, the
documentation center on the Obersalz-
berg and Hitler’s summer residence,
also known as the Eagle’s Nest. The
Königssee lies between high mountain
ridges in a national park.
www.berchtesgadener-land.com
Autobahn (freeway) A 8 Salzburg –
Bad Reichenhall – Berchtesgaden –
Königssee

Chiemsee
Bavaria’s largest lake, also known as
the “Bavarian Sea”, is surrounded by
one of the most enchanting and
picturesque landscapes of Upper
Bavaria. The stately palace of Ludwig II
stands on the Herreninsel, the largest
island on the Chiemsee.
Schloss Herrenchiemsee u. Fraueninsel
www.chiemsee.de
Autobahn A 8 Salzburg – Prien

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Excursions 49
Schliersee
The Schliersee (altitude 785 m) and the
nearby mountain lake Spitzingsee
(1,085 m) are known for the quality of
their water and attract bathers in the
summer. The highest peak in the ski
and hiking region around the Spitzing-
see is the Rotwand (1,884 m). A star
sight in Schliersee is the church of
St Sixtus with its frescoes and stucco-
work. Due to the excellent train connec-
tions, the Schliersee is now a popular
recreation area for visitors from all over
Germany.
www.schliersee.de
By train (“BOB”) or by car: Autobahn
A8 Salzburg – Schliersee – Spitzingsee
Tegernsee
The Bavarian spa Bad Wiessee on the
western shore of Tegernsee boasts a
casino and is busy all year round. Rot-
tach-Eger, on the southern shore, has
picturesque houses. On the eastern
shore stands the Tegernsee palace,
originally a monastery built in 746. The
church is a fine example of Bavarian
Baroque architecture.
www.tegernsee.de
Autobahn A8 Salzburg – Tegernsee
Zornedinger Str. 1, 85653 Aying
Tel. 08095-880, fax 08095-8850
www.ayinger-bier.de
brauerei@ayinger.de
S6 Aying
Starnberg
Bavaria’s second largest lake between
Munich and the Alps. The Bayerische
Seenschifffahrt (Bavarian Steamboat
Company) offers liner and round trips as
well as special tours.
www.sta5.de
info@sta5.de
S6 Starnberg
Andechs
The “Holy Mountain” was a place of
worship in ancient times. Nowadays,
the town boasts a famous beer and the
Dachau Concentration Camp
Memorial
In 1933, the first Nazi concentration
camp was set up here and was in use
until 1945. Today the site is a place of
remembrance and includes a museum,
archives and a library.
KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau
Alte Römerstraße 75, 85221 Dachau
Tel. 08131-669970, fax 08131-2235
Daily except Mon 9am-5pm,
free admission
www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de
info@kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de
S2 Dachau
Freising
The oldest town on the Isar was
the seat of a bishopric from 720; for
centuries, it has been the residence

Zugspitze/Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany’s highest peak, culminating
at 2,964 meters above sea level.
Mentioned for the first time in 1590
as “der Zugspitz”, the site is now a
popular excursion site and ski resort.
The first recorded ascent was in 1820.
On the Zugspitze summit are the
“Münchner Haus” and a weather station
(Fraunhofer Institute for Atmospheric
Environmental Research). Garmisch-
Partenkirchen is both a world-famous
winter sport mecca and a charming
old world village.
www.zugspitze.de, www.garmisch.de
Autobahn A95 Garmisch-Partenkirchen v
Walchensee oldest church in Germany. Founded in of the bishops of Freising and Munich.
To the south of Munich, about an hour’s the 10th century, the monastery has Freising has several outstanding
ride away, lies the Walchensee, a popu- belonged to the Benedictine order since religious and secular buildings, such as
lar hiking and water sport region. The 1455: following a fire in 1755, it was the Romanesque cathedral and diocese
mountain railway takes visitors to the rebuilt in the Gothic style. For over 500 museum, remodeled in the Baroque
summit of the Herzogstand, one of the years, the Andechs monastery has style by the Asam brothers. On Wei-
most beautiful lookout points in Bavaria. brewed the dark beer that is served in henstephan hill stands the world’s
www.walchensee.de the inn. oldest brewery, founded in 1040.
www.herzogstandbahn.de Monastery/Brewery www.freising.de
Autobahn A 95 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bergstraße 2, 82346 Andechs touristinfo@freising.de
– Murnau – Walchensee Tel. 08152-3760, fax 08152-376143 S1 Freising
www.andechs.de, info@andechs.de
Aying S5 Herrsching, then continue with Oberammergau/Ettal
Idyllic town on the outskirts of Munich. bus 951/956 Andechs, The picturesque town in the Ammertal
The brewery, founded in 1878, can be daily 9:45am-8pm is famous the world over for its Passion
visited all year round. play, which has been performed here
Ayinger Brau-Erlebnis (Ayinger brewing since 1633, and for its painted houses.
experience)

50 Excursions
 Altötting
In the Alpine foothills between Munich,
Passau and Salzburg and not far from
Chiemsee lies Altötting – the “Heart
of Bavaria”. The town has been the
religious center of Bavaria for more
than 1,250 years and Germany’s most
important pilgrimage site for half a
century. Every year, more than one
million pilgrims come here to pay their
respects to the Black Madonna, which
stands kept in the Gnadenkapelle.
www.altoetting.de
Bundesstraße (main road) B12 Passau –
Altötting

x St Bartholomew on the Königssee

h
Winter landscape in the
bavarian Alps

Five kilometers away is the Benedictine

abbey founded in 1330 at Ettal.
www.oberammergau.de
www.ettal.de
Autobahn A 95 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Bad Tölz
Health spa on the River Isar with a
spacious water park and well-preserved
town houses.
www.bad-toelz.de
Autobahn A 8 Salzburg – Holzkirchen –
Bad Tölz
Autobahn A 95 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
– Wolfratshausen – Bad Tölz

Murnau
World-renowned artists like Kandinsky,
Münter and Horváth worked and lived
in Murnau. Here, they sought inspiration
in the beautiful lake and marsh land-
scape against the backdrop of the
Bavarian Alps. Only about 45 minutes
away from Munich by car, Murnau
is the center of the vacation region
around the idyllic Staffelsee.
www.murnau.de
Autobahn A 95 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
– Murnau

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Innsbruck (Austria)
The Tyrolean capital on the River Inn
has twice hosted the Olympic Winter
Games. Visitors come to see the
picturesque town center and marvel
at the Swarovski Crystal Worlds.
Swarovski Kristallwelten
Kristallweltenstraße 1, 6112 Wattens
Tel. +43-(0)5224-51080
Fax +43-(0)5224-51080-3831
Daily 9am-6pm
www.innsbruck.info
Autobahn A12 Innsbruck-Wattens
Wieskirche
Attractive pilgrimage church and
UNESCO World Heritage Site since
1983. Built between 1746 and 1754,
the church is one of the purest
examples of South German Rococo,
designed by Dominikus Zimmermann.
Pfarramt Wieskirche
Wies 12, 86989 Steingaden
Tel. 08862-932930, fax 08862-9329310
www.wieskirche.de
Autobahn A96 Lindau – Landsberg,
then Bundesstraße Füssen – Steingaden
52 Excursions
Buchheim Museum
Nature, art and architecture – the Buch-
heim Museum is an experience for the
six senses that visitors can view from
three different perspectives.
Museum der Phantasie
Am Hirschgarten 1, 82347 Bernried
Tel. 08158-997020, fax 08158-997061
www.buchheimmuseum.de
info@buchheimmuseum.de
Deutsche Bahn, S6 Tutzing
Apr-Oct daily except Mon and holidays
10am-6pm, Nov-Mar daily except Mon
and holidays 10am-5pm
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v
Chiemsee lake
Glentleiten
In an area covering about 25 hectares,
visitors can learn interesting facts about
the rural and pre-industrial history of
Upper Bavaria.
Freilichtmuseum (open-air museum)
An der Glentleiten 4, 82439 Großweil
Tel. 08851-1850, fax 08851-18511
www.glentleiten.de
freilichtmuseum@glentleiten.de
Autobahn A 95 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Events

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Highlights 2008
Fasching (Carnival)
From the classic black-and-white ball
to the colorful fancy-dress ball.
Jan 7-Feb 5, 2008
www.muenchen-tourist.de
Nabucco
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
One of Verdi’s most popular operas
in a new production.
Premiere Jan 28, 2008
Mark Rothko – Retrospektive
A retrospective of the works by
Russian-American painter Mark Rothko
(1903-1970), regarded as one of the
most significant representatives of
abstract expressionism.
Feb 8-Apr 27, 2008
Starkbierzeit
Munich’s traditional Festival of Strong
Beer begins when Fasching ends and
lasts about four weeks.
March 2008
True Romance – Allegorien der Liebe
von der Renaissance bis heute
The exhibition illustrates “allegories
of love” through different periods and
artistic genres.
Venue: Museum Villa Stuck.
March 28, 2008
Short Cuts, Tanztheater
and Choreografisches Labor
The “choreographic laboratory” gives
dancers the opportunity to present
their own works and show their
choreographic talents.
Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz.
March 28, 2008
Reopening of BMW Museum
The BMW museum opens its doors
anew with an innovative concept and
extended exhibition areas.
Spring 2008
Frühlingsfest (Spring Festival)
Attractions and rides, artists and beer
tents invite one and all to have a good
time on the Theresienwiese.
www.muenchen-tourist.de
Apr 11-27, 2008
Ballettwoche
The ballet week opens on April 12 with
the premiere of creations by Martin
Schläpfer and a young choreographer of
the international scene, as well as a
classical work by Hans van Manen.
Apr 12-19, 2008
11. Münchener Biennale – Internatio-
nal Festival for new Music Theater
Venues: Gasteig, Prinzregententheater,
Muffathalle and others.
Mar 17-30, 2008
Maidult
Traditional fair held on the Mariahilfplatz
in Munich’s Au district.
www.muenchen-tourist.de
Apr 26-May 4, 2008
Adolph Menzel-Ausstellung
"Radikal Real"
The illustrator and painter Adolph Men-
zel (1815-1905) is regarded as one of
the great Realists of the 19th century.
Hypo-Kulturstiftung
As of May 2008
200 Jahre Akademie
To celebrate the 200th jubilee of Mu-
nich’s Academy of Fine Arts, the Haus
der Kunst showcases an exhibition re-
tracing the institution’s eventful history.
End May 2008-end August 2008
Die Lange Nacht der Musik
(Long Night of Music)
May 31, 2008
Favoriten II – Ausstellung
Exhibition of works by young Munich
artists.
Venue: Kunstbau im Lenbachhaus.
June through August 2008
"Typisch München"
This new exhibition retraces the history
of the city of Munich from the begin-
ning to the present day.
Venue: Stadtmuseum München.
June 6, 2008
Idomeneo
Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
A new production of Mozart’s master-
piece in the city where it premiered.
Venue: Cuvillés-Theater
www.staatsoper.de
Premiere June 18, 2008; next perfor-
mances: June 21/24/27; July 1/6, 2008
Tollwood Sommerfestival
International culture festival with music,
cabaret and theater performances in
the Olympic Park.
www.tollwood.de
June 19-July 13, 2008
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Festsommer 2008
Building Bridges – Festival Week
celebrating Munich’s 850 years.
Details pages 58 & 59
Filmfest München
International film festival with world
premieres.
www.filmfest-muenchen.de
June 20-31, 2008
Opernfestspiele (Opera Festival)
Highlights are two premieres and the
concert “Oper für alle” (“Opera for
everyone”) on the Marstallplatz (free
admission).
presse@st-oper.bayern.de
www.staatsoper.de
June 28-July 31, 2008
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Munich Marathon
Opening of new museum building
for the Brandhorst Collection
Selected works by the Classical
Moderns and influential artists of the
second half of the 20th century.
2nd half-year 2008
Klassik am Odeonsplatz – Open Air
Open-air concert event.
www.muenchen-tourist.de
July 5 and 6, 2008
Jakobidult
Traditional fair held on the Mariahilfplatz
in Munich’s Au district.
www.muenchen-tourist.de
July 26-Aug 3, 2008
57. Internationaler
Musikwettbewerb der ARD
The 57th edition of one of the most
important contests in classical music.
j
Some 500 aspiring young musicians
participate each year.
www.ard-musikwettbewerb.de
Sep 1-19, 2008
Open Art
The art weekend is organized by
Munich’s art galleries.
www.muenchner-galerien.de
Sep 12/13/14, 2008
Oktoberfest
The world’s largest folk fest welcomes
one and all on the Theresienwiese.
www.muenchen-tourist.de
Sep 20-Oct 5, 2008
Kandinsky-Austellung Lenbachhaus
Kandinsky exhibition in the Städtische
Galerie im Lenbachhaus.
www.lenbachhaus.de
October 2008-March 2009
München Marathon 2008
Marathon through München.
www.medienmarathon.de
Oct 12, 2008
Kirchweihdult
Traditional fair held on the Mariahilfplatz
in Munich’s Au district.
www.muenchen-tourist.de
Oct 18-26, 2008
Tollwood Winterfestival
International culture festival with music,
cabaret and theater performances in
the Olympic Park.
www.tollwood.de
Nov 27-Dec 31, 2008
Christkindlmarkt
Munich’s traditional Christmas market
on the Marienplatz.
www.muenchen-tourist.de
Nov 28-Dec 24, 2008
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850 Years
Munich
In 2008, Munich will host an exciting
summer of festivals : the Bavarian
capital will then be 850 years old, and
everybody is invited to celebrate the
event.
In truth, 850 years may not be such an
exceptional age for a European city.
What is exceptional is the way in which
the town has grown in such a short
time from a monks’ settlement called
“Munichen” to a dynamic metropolis
and attractive cultural mecca.
The human and social dimension of
Munich is reflected in the motto
“Building bridges” chosen for the
birthday celebrations. Bridges will
be built from the date of the city’s
founding to today’s lively, colorful and
tradition-conscious urban culture, con-
necting people of different origins, skin
color, generations, beliefs, and back-
ground, young and old, rich and poor.
Guests from all over the world will revel
in magnificent events, neighborhood
feasts and exhilarating parties. Culture,
folklore, music, theater and games will
all be part of the event. The summer
will be alive with plays, cabaret shows,
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concerts, exhibitions, readings,
guided tours and much much more.
Munich was founded in 1158 thanks
to Duke Heinrich der Löwe (Henry
the Lion), who destroyed the Isar
bridge on the northern salt road in
order to reroute the lucrative salt
trade further upstream, over the
bridge leading to the settlement
“bei den Munichen” (“by the
monks”). The Bishop of Freising
protested, and Emperor Barbarossa
summoned the Imperial Diet to
Augsburg on June 4, 1158. The
“Augsburger Schied” (“Decision of
Augsburg”) officially granted market
and bridge rights to the “Munichen”.
Thus the city’s foundation was
mentioned for the first time in an
official document on June 14, 1158:
little did anyone suspect that the
settlement would grow into a city
of over one million inhabitants.
The Bavarian capital celebrates the
founding day every year with a
huge festival in the center city,
organized by and for citizens and
out-of-towners.
Main Events
June 14 and 15, 2008
Foundation Day Festival –
Munich Celebrates
On the occasion of the city’s 850th
anniversary, the annual foundation
festival will include an even more varied
and attractive program than usual.
The calendar of events will range from
traditional Bavarian fare to Munich’s
dynamic international culture. The arts
and crafts market between Marienplatz
and Odeonsplatz will show craftsmen’s
guilds at work. Groups from around the
world will perform traditional dances
and invite one and all to join in. With
about 10,000 participants, the many
“Heimat- and Trachtenverein” (regional
folklore clubs) of the “Isargau” will let
audiences relive Bavarian customs and
encounter foreign cultures. Rafting
clubs from the Oberland region will
arrive with a horse-drawn float and set
up a raft on the Rindermarkt. Children
will have a thrilling time in the medieval
world built just for them. Last but
not least, Bavarian and international
specialties will be available all around.
July 19 and 20,
Old Town Ring Festival: Theater,
Music, Dance, Game and Sport
On the traffic-free ring, Munich will
experience a parade of a different kind,
as spectators move through different
sceneries they will experience history,
past, present and future. The participa-
tion of renowned curators guarantees a
spectacular show: on the Odeonsplatz,
with an electrifying Munich revue,
at Isartor and along the “Tal”, with
arresting rural scenes. The “sports
mile” will be alive with trend sports
fans, top athletes, and traditional clubs.
Children and their families will trans-
form the street into a river with many
bridges as they embark on a travel
through time. The area around Sendlin-
ger Tor will be a center for creativity
and encounters with international music
groups. On the Maximiliansplatz, an
urban production will present a blend
of various musical and theatrical styles.
The history project “Brücken zur
Demokratie” (“Bridges to Democracy”)
illustrating Munich’s evolution from
fascism to democracy will occupy the
Platz der Opfer des Nationalsozialmus
(Victims of National Socialism Square).
On Wittelsbacher Platz, a temporary
construction made of trucks and con-
tainers will meet a classical ensemble –
in an open-air gallery for local and inter-
national artists. Economy and science
will also each have a “mile” with a
diversified and intriguing program.
August 1-3, Isar Bridge Festival
For three whole days, the river Isar will
host a special festival. The days will be
for partaking, the nights for dreaming –
not only for night owls. On the river
banks, Munich will celebrate a romantic
feast with music and lights, on the
bridges and on the water: open-air
the-ater beneath venerable trees, film
projections and a magical wind-blown
scenery in the park, a time tunnel full
of surprises, islands for walking and
relaxation, and stages for performances
and concerts. The festival grounds will
extend along the Isar, from the Corne-
liusbrücke to the Maximiliansbrücke
and beyond.
More Highlights
June 8, 9 and 11
The Munich Philharmonic, the city’s
world-renowned orchestra, will offer
the “birthday child” the premiere of a
commissioned work by the composer
Victoria Borisova-Olla, who has ex-
plored the sounds of the city to create
a distinctive soundscape.
June 14, Reopening of the Cuvilliés
Theater
Its original splendor restored, the
Cuvilliés Theater, one of Germany’s
loveliest rococo theater will present
Mozart’s opera, “Idomeneo” on the
evening of June 14. The opera
premiered here on January 29, 1781.
Thus Munich’s inhabitants can once
more enjoy their beloved theater, which
is also open to the public when no
performance is scheduled.
July 5 and 6,
"Neighbors build bridges"
All neighbors around the newly desi-
gned St.-Jakobs-Platz such as the City
Museum, the Jewish Museum, the
Israeli cultural community and the
Anger monastery will open their doors
to the public. Together they will offer a
program with music from classical to
Klezmer, dances and colorful street
theater, exhibitions, guided tours and
encounters.
July 12, Special Concert of the
Munich Philharmonic
Following the premiere of the commis-
sioned work, the Munich Philharmonic
will present the city with another
musical gift under the direction of
Christian Thielemann.
September 13, Festival AnderArt
(“Different styles/arts”)
The festival will celebrate the extensive
range of cultures that meet and blend
in Munich.
Exhibitions
As of May 30, 2008, Renovated Va-
lentin-Karlstadt-Musäum
There is probably no other Munich-
born artist who symbolizes the city
so perfectly, so completely and so
universally as Karl Valentin. All facets
of his craft are on display in the newly
restored Valentin-Karlstadt-Musäum.
Also new: the folk-singer exhibition
illustrates the origins and highlights of
folk-singing, which began during the
mass migrations from the country to
the city in the 19th century.
As of June 6, Typically Munich!
– Münchner Stadtmuseum
Discover the city from an unusual
angle: from the collarbone of Henry
the Lion to the model of the soccer
arena in Fröttmaning. In the restored
arsenal, Munich’s Stadtmuseum
presents the new permanent exhibition
“Typisch München!” and unravels the
city’s history anew with exceptional
exhibits.
As of June 5, The “Munich Secessi-
on", Museum Villa Stuck
The museum in the Villa Stuck will host
the first comprehensive exhibition
around the “Münchner Secession”
group, the anti-academic and inter-
nationally-oriented artists’ association
founded in 1892 by Franz von Stuck,
Peter Behrens, Lovis Corinth, Adolph
Hölzl and Max Liebermann. Munich
spearheaded the secessionist move-
ment, which opposed the conservative
art policy of the time and advocated a
progressive outlook.
As of June 3, “...und dazwischen
ein schöner Rausch", Monacensia
Archive and Library
For centuries Munich has attracted
writers and artists from all over the
world: Giacomo Casanova, Samuel
Beckett, Henrik Ibsen, Thomas Wolfe,
D.H. Lawrence, Max Frisch and many
more. Their life and experiences in
Munich, their impressions and memo-
ries, their favorite places, will come
to light in the exhibition thanks to
numerous autobiographical texts,
letters, diaries, works and personal
documents.
The program of the festivities
fort Munich’s 850th anniversary:
www.muenchen850.de
www.muenchen-tourist.de
Guided tours about Munich’s history:
For groups
“Die Spur des Löwen – von der Brücke
Heinrich des Löwen zur Weltstadt”
(The trail of the Lion – from Henry the
Lion’s bridge to a world metropolis)
gaestefuehrungen@muenchen.de
Tel. 089-233-30231, -30234
See also pages 38/39
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Bayerische Staatsoper
The National Theater on the Max-
Joseph-Platz houses the Bavarian
State Opera.
Guided tour of the National Theater
Max-Joseph-Platz 2, 80539 Munich
Tel. 089-218501, fax 089-21851133
www.bayerische.staatsoper.de
marketing@st-oper.bayern.de
S1-8, U3/6 Marienplatz; U3-6 Odeons-
platz; bus 53 Nationaltheater;
tram 19 Theatinerstraße
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Bavaria Filmstadt family
Come and take a look behind the
scenes of the Bavaria Studios in Mu-
nich’s “Hollywood on the Isar”, the
magic world of gloss and glitter, stars
and starlets. Major attractions include
breathtaking stunt shows and the 4D
cinema.
Bavariafilmplatz 7, 82031 Geiselgasteig
Tel. 089-64992000, fax 089-64993152
www.filmstadt.de
Tram 25 Bavariafilmplatz,
March-November: 9am-4pm, several
guided tours per hour, the last tour
begins around 4pm and lasts until
about 5:30pm;
November-March: 10am-3pm (In the
winter months, tours begin on the hour)
Tierpark Hellabrunn family
First “geo(graphical) zoo” in the world
with recreate natural environments, this
is also one of Munich’s top attractions,
located in the protected landscape area
of the Isar floodplains. The program
includes: petting zoo and children’s zoo,
pony and camel rides, adventure
playground, zoo train, merry-go-round,
guided tours and activities such as
“getting to know your favorite animal”,
the “fin parade”, the “jungle patrol”
and “feathered air acrobatics”.
Tierparkstraße 30, 81543 Munich
Tel. 089-625080, fax 089-6250832
www.zoo-munich.de
office@zoo-munich.de
U3 Thalkirchen-Zoo; bus 52 Tierpark
April-September daily 8am-6pm
October-March daily 9am-5pm
Olympiapark family
For the 20th Summer Olympic Games
in 1972, a former airfield in the north of
Munich was transformed into a sports
landscape with an artificial lake. The
sweeping roofs and the 290-meter high
tower have long since become the
modern landmarks of Munich.
Adventure Tour (Apr-Oct) daily 2pm,
meeting point: Information pavilion;
Football Tour (Apr-Oct) daily 11am,
meeting point: stadium entrance North;
Roof Climb Tour with Abseiling (Apr-
Oct), Fri/Sat/Sun 4pm, further dates for
groups, meeting point: stadium
entrance North
Spiridon-Louis-Ring 21, 80809 Munich
Tel. 089-30670, fax 089-30672222
www.olympiapark-muenchen.de
info@olympiapark-muenchen.de
U3 Olympiapark
The park is always open; the tower
is open to visitors 9am-midnight; the
stadium is open: from Oct 15 to Apr 14
(winter hours) 9am-4pm, from Apr 15 to
Oct 14 (summer hours) 8:30am-6pm,
7pm or 8pm
(further information on the Web).
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Flughafen München
The comprehensive tour through the
airport takes approximately 50 minutes
and includes all airport facilities.
Schedule for Airport Tours: from Feb
29, 2008 “Light Travels", daily 4/5/6pm,
for individuals or groups of 20 or more;
Mar 1-Oct 31, 2008 “Airport Tour",
Mon-Fri 1:30pm, Sat/Sun/holidays
11:30am/1:30pm/3:30pm
Flughafen München GmbH
85326 Munich, tel. 089-97541333,
www.munich-airport.de/airporttour
besucherservice@munich-airport.de
S1/8 Besucherpark, 800m walk;
Bus 653 Freising-Flughafen; Visitors
Center: March-October 9:30am-6pm,
November-February 9:30am-5pm;
Closed Dec 24/25/31 and Jan 1
Volkssternwarte family
Munich’s Observatory was built in
1947. It offers regular conferences,
guided tours for children and obser-
vation evenings.
Rosenheimerstraße 145h, 81669 Munich
Tel. 089-406239, fax 089-494987
www.sternwarte-muenchen.de
volkssternwarte@lrz.tum.de
S1-8, tram 25 Rosenheimer Platz;
Bus 155/55/145 Anzinger Straße
Mon-Fri, Sept-Mar: 8pm, Apr-Aug: 9pm
Müller’sches Volksbad
Built in the Art Nouveau style, the
Müller Baths were the first public baths
and regarded as the most modern of
their time.
Rosenheimerstraße 1, 81667 Munich
Tel. 0180-796223
S1-8, tram 17 Isartor
Mon 7:30am-5pm,
Tue-Sun 7:30am-11pm
Isarfloßfahrten
Riding a raft on the River Isar is, and
always has been, a true Bavarian
“Mordsgaudi” – in plain English, “great
fun”. In other words, it’s a wet and wild h
day trip to the accompaniment of lively The Olympic Tower in the Olympic Park
music.
Booking in all travel agencies
www.wolfratshausen.de
S7 Wolfratshausen
April to September
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Allianz Arena München Tickets for soccer games only from the Sea Life München family
The new Allianz Arena opened its gates respective clubs: Munich’s Sea Life Center lures children
in May 2005. FC Bayern of all ages into the underwater world,
The Munich soccer temple is the new Tel. 089-69931333, www.fcbayern.de from the Isar to the Danube, from the
playing field for Munich’s two Bundes- TSV 1860 Mediterranean to the Black Sea.
liga clubs, TSV 1860 München and Tel. 01805-601860, www.tsv1860.de Some 30 tanks house over 10,000 fish
FC Bayern München. This is also the Allianz Arena representing about 120 species.
stadium that hosted the opening match Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25 The highlight of the 2,220 sqm venue is
of the FIFA World Cup 2006. 80939 Munich the 10-meter long underwater tunnel,
The oval-shaped venue is 258 meters Tel. 01805-555101 where salt-water inhabitants swim
long, 227 meters wide and 50 meters www.allianz-arena.de above visitors’ heads.
high: 69,000 fans can encourage their U6 Fröttmaning (from there, about Sea Life München
team in Europe’s steepest seats. a 15-minute walk) Willi-Daume-Platz 1 (opposite the
The Allianz Arena is Germany’s only Olympic Ice Stadium), 80809 Munich
three-tiered stadium. Tel. 089-450000
The celebrated architects Jacques www.sealifeeurope.com
Herzog and Pierre de Meuron have muenchen@sealife.de
designed Europe’s most modern arena. U3 Olympiapark
The exterior façade is unique: made of Daily 10am-7pm (6pm last admission)
inflated foil panels with an integrated Closed Dec 24
lighting system, it lights up in a white
and blue or red and white pattern, h
depending on which of the two Munich
teams is playing.
When no match is scheduled, the
venue can be used for conventions and
other events: the two fan restaurants
have a capacity of 1,000 each.
Guided tours daily except on match and
event days; duration between 75 and
90 minutes; tickets at the counter of
the Besucherzentrum (Visitor Center),
Markenwelt, level 3. For groups (as of
11 people), please call 01805-555101
(0.12 Euro per minute from German
landline) or write
besucher@allianz-arena.de

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BMW Welt family
A stone’s throw away from the BMW

A TRUE
headquarters, the “Four-Cylinder", the
BMW plant and the BMW museum, a
fascinating brand portal has just opened
its doors: the BMW World. Admission
is free.
BMW World offers visitors various pro-
grams and services, such as restau-
rants, Junior Campus, guided tours,
and events.
The venue is an impressive delivery
HIGHLIGHT
center where customer support is top of the
specially personalized, guaranteeing an e d o f 7 m / sec to the
with a spe wer
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daily.
An estimated 45,000 customers will
leave BMW Welt each year with their
thtaking
brand-new vehicle.
M u s e u m and a brea
In the Junior Campus, girls and boys incl. Rock d the Alps
Munich an
aged 7-13 can “experience the world of view over
mobility with all six senses”. A three-
level concept introduces children and
adolescents to the world of mobility,
while trained personnel is on hand to
guide them through the workshops.
The Junior Campus is also open during
the school holidays.
A service team proposes two different
guided tours, each of which lasts 80
minutes. Visitors learn all there is to
know about BMW World and even get
a glimpse behind the scenes.
The following sections are free of
charge: vehicle exhibition, motorcycle
exhibition, BMW Individual Showroom
as well as temporary exhibitions in the
double cone.
Opening hours of BMW Welt:

www.in-quadro.it
Mon-Sun, 9am-8pm, 360 days a year.
Closed Dec 24/25/26/31 and Jan 1
Opening hours of Junior Campus:
Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat/Sun/holidays
10am-7pm
Am Olympiapark 1, 80809 Munich
Tel. hotline 0180-2118822 (6 Cent per
call from German landline)
www.bmw-welt.com
infowelt@bmw-welt.com
U3 Olympiazentrum

www.olympiapark-muenchen.de
 Munich – the Music Metropolis

Few cities in the world offer so many

star-studded classical concerts every
evening – and few cities have so many
internationally renowned conductors as
the Bavarian capital. Munich’s music
scene throbs to the batons of Christian
Thieleman, Zubin Mehta and Mariss
Jansons, and it thrives through concerts
of new music and chamber music,
piano recitals and open-air events
highlighting operas or symphonies.
The city where Mozart would have liked
to be court conductor and where
Richard Wagner had some of his
greatest triumphs, has started the third
millennium with a musical agenda that
other cities can only dream of.
On average, an audience of some
15,000 attends a musical performance
each day. This means more concert-
goers in one week than the spectators
of a single top-notch Champions League
or Bundesliga soccer game.

The mecca of superstars and

operatic diversity

World-class conductors compete with

h The National Theater lights up for a concert
each other at the head of the city’s
three most famous orchestras.
Christian Thielemann is General Music
Director of the Munich Philharmonic
and is one of the most sought-after
conductors in the world.
Since the season 2006/2007 began, the
American Kent Nagano has been the
director of the Bavarian State Opera
and thus also at the head of the
Bavarian State Orchestra. Nagano has
gained an outstanding international
reputation as conductor of several 20th
century operas between Lyon and Salz-
burg. The successor to Zubin Mehta
continues the orchestra’s long line of
first-rate General Music Directors. His
love of new music came to the fore-
front with the premiere of the opera
“Alice in Wonderland” by Unsuk Chin
at the opening of the 2007 Festival.
After Eugen Jochum, Rafael Kubelik,
Sir Colin Davis and Lorin Maazel, Latvian
conductor Mariss Jansons has given
a new direction to the Symphony

Music Orchestra of the Bayerischer Rundfunk

(Bavarian Radio). In 2006, Jansons and
the Symphony Orchestra received a
Grammy for a Shostakowitch recording.

Metropolis
Thielemann, Nagano, Jansons: like their
predecessors, the conductors attract
music lovers from Munich and around
the world.
Since the mid-1990s, the Munich
Chamber Orchestra under Christoph
Poppen has acquired a solid reputation

64 Music metropolis
 Bavarian Rundfunk – work closely
together with the Prinzregententheater,
which was reopened and beautifully
restored in 1995 under the supervision
of August Everding. The theater hosts
guest performances of both ensembles
and more besides.
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Rundfunkplatz 1, 80300 Munich
Tel. 089-5900-2355/3605
Fax 089-5900-3279
rundfunkorchester@brnet.de
www.br-online.de/kultur-szene/klassik

Addresses Münchner Kammerorchester

h Max-Joseph-Platz 2, 80539 Munich
Conductor Mariss Jansons
Münchner Philharmoniker
Kellerstraße 4, 81667 Munich
Tel. 089-480985500,
Fax 089-480985400
www.muenchnerphilharmoniker.de
Bayerische Staatsoper
Tel. 089-218501, fax 089-21851133
Tickets Tel. 089-21851920
www.bayerische.staatsoper.de
www.staatsorchester.de
Wittelsbacherplatz 2, 80333 Munich
Tel. 089-46136430
Fax 089-46136411
www.muenchner-kammerorchester.de
ticket@m-k-o.eu
Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
Gärtnerplatz 3, 80469 Munich
Tel. 089-202411, fax 089-20241237
Tickets Tel. 089-21851960,
Tickets Fax 089-20238684
www.staatstheater-am-gaertnerplatz.de

for the daring concept of its concert Symphonieorchester

program between classic and modern –
as of the season 2006-2007, under the
baton of young Alexander Liebreich,
Poppen’s successor.
The Münchner Symphoniker also
received new impulses in 2006 under
the direction of Heiko Mathias Förster,
and is now entering a new era – with
the experience and the rich repertoire
of conductor George Schmöhe.
des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Rundfunkplatz 1, 80300 Munich
Tel. 089-5900-2230/2130
Fax 089-5900-3377
symphonieorchester@brnet.de
h

The second orchestra of the Bayeri-

scher Rundfunk, the Münchner Rund-
funkorchester, plays an important role
on the Munich scene with concertante
operas and exciting combinations of
spiritual music, early works as well as
crossover projects with jazz musicians.

The Bavarian State Opera does not shy

away from esthetic challenges: this
means that it has more to offer than
first-class soloists performing Mozart,
Verdi and Wagner. In the nineties, the
ensemble achieved a new dimension
with modern productions of Baroque
operas by Händel and Monteverdi.
Under its new director, the opera is
expected to offer a more modern
and exciting repertoire.

Munich’s second music theater is the

State Theater on the Gärtnerplatz.
Light operas and operettas have a long-
lasting tradition here and are always
performed in German. Recently,
musicals and jazz performances have
been added to the program.

The two State opera houses – as well

as the Symphony Orchestra of the
Alabamahalle
A long-standing Munich institution: for a
while the venue was “Panzerhalle”, then
again “Alabama” when it was chosen in
the 1990s as backdrop for the TV show
“Live from the Alabama” which was
aimed at young viewers. The show
does not exist anymore, but the hall is
still a place where one can dance, party
and drink. The latter especially, since
drinks are free! Fridays only until 2am,
but no matter. Of course, this means
that the admission fee is pretty steep,
although ladies pay somewhat less than
the men – perhaps because they are
not considered as “thirsty” as their male
counterparts. The hall is open only two
evenings a week. Friday is “Late Night”,
when some 2,000 night-owls can dance
and flirt to classic chart music and
techno beats: this is one of Munich’s
top party events, a kind of “dinosaur”.
Great fun for the fearless, and always
somehow in trend with the latest hits.
Domagkstr. 33, 80807 Munich
Tel. 089-3681450, fax 089-369561
www.alabamahalle.de
U6 Alte Heide (from there, free shuttle
bus to venue)
Atomic Café
Right in the heart of Munich, five min-
utes away from the Marienplatz, is one
of the finest venues in the whole city.
Live club, discotheque and cocktail bar
all in one: the place is cozy and well
worth a visit. The musical emphasis is
on independent pop and various kinds
of retro pop from 1955 to 1979. The fun
begins every evening (except Monday)
at 9pm, with live concerts two to three
times a week. For more information on
the extensive program, please check
out the Café’s homepage on the Web.
On weekdays, admission is free until
11pm (except for concerts).
Neuturmstr. 5
Tel. 089-2283052
www.atomic-cafe.de
S1-8, U3/6 Marienplatz;
Tram 19 Nationaltheater
Night Club Bar Bayerischer Hof
The stylish and discreetly lit nightclub in
the prestigious hotel recalls the kind of
hotel bar one sees in movies and on TV.
The first-class lounge has made a
special name for itself with its top-
flight jazz program.
Promenadeplatz 2-6
Table reservation tel. 089-2120994,
Fax 089-2120906, open 8pm-3am
www.bayerischerhof.de
S1-8, U3/6 Marienplatz; tram 19
Theatinerstraße
Das Deutsche Theater München
Often described as a window to the
world, the theater plays host to a vast
array of top international productions,
from London’s West End or the Broad-
way theaters of New York. Musicals,
shows, entertainment, dance theater,
ballet, operetta, and comedy: the home
of the “light muse” keeps Munich in
the (good) mood.
Schwanthalerstr. 13
Tel. 089-55234444, fax 089-55234234
www.deutsches-theater.de
S1-8, U4/5, tram16/17/18/27 Karlsplatz
(Stachus)
Feierwerk München
The Feierwerk has four different
zones designed primarily for a young
audience, focusing on rising stars,
talented new-comers and international
names. The party halls spin everything
from rap to D&B, metal to nu-jazz.
Hansastraße 39-41
Tel. 089-724880, www.feierwerk.de
S7, U4/5 Heimeranplatz; bus 131/132
Hansapark
Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
Besides opera, ballet, musicals and
operettas, the theater presents the
popular Jazz at Gärtnerplatz series.
Gärtnerplatz 3
Tel. 089-202411
Tickets Tel. 089-21851960, -20238684
www.staatstheater-am-gaertnerplatz.de
U1/2 Fraunhoferstraße; tram 17/18,
bus 52/56 Reichenbachplatz/Gärtnerplatz
Der Gasteig
This is Germany’s most frequented
cultural, educational and conference
center. The modern glass and brick
building is an ideal venue for numerous
musical events: from classical music to
musicals, from pop and rock to jazz and
experimental music to world music.
Rosenheimer Str. 5
Tel. 089-480980, fax 089-480981000
www.gasteig.de
S1-8 Rosenheimer Platz; tram 18 Am
Gasteig; tram 15/25 Rosenheimer Platz
Georg-Elser-Hallen
Following extensive restorations, the
former exhibition halls have been
converted into an attractive venue for
all kinds of events. Rock and pop icons
such as Sheryl Crow, Patti Smith and
the Sportfreunde Stiller have already
performed here, as well as several well-
known cabaret stars. The popular over-
30 parties and disco happenings of all
kinds are regularly on the program.
Rosenheimer Str. 143
Tel. 089-4506920, fax 089-49002733
www.georg-elser-hallen.com
S1-8, U5, bus 55/100/145/152/155/159
Ostbahnhof
v
Light show at the Rolling Stones concert in the Olympic Stadium
City
beats
Die Glockenbachwerkstatt
This community center is devoted to
the local scene: if you’re looking for
famous names, you’re out of luck. In-
stead, you’ll find concerts and cultural
events performed by Munich locals for
other Munich locals plus anyone who
wants to spend an evening with dyed-
in-the-wool “natives”. For 25 years
now, the center has also housed a kin-
dergarten, rehearsal rooms, workshops
and exhibitions.
Blumenstr.7
Tel. 089-268838, fax 089-2606434
www.glockenbachwerkstatt.de
S1-8, U3/6 Marienplatz; U1-3, U6 Send-
linger Tor; bus 152/52 Corneliusstraße
City beats 67

Hard Rock Cafe
The internationally renowned Hard Rock
Cafe has also established a beachhead
in Munich, across the street from the
world-famous Hofbräuhaus.
Here international food and drinks are
"served with a smile”. Live concerts
regularly take place here: hard rock
bands from all over Europe, cover and
rock’n’roll show bands, indie and Brit
pop – and gospel singers during the
holiday season.
Platzl 1
Tel. 089-2429490, fax 089-24294921
www.hardrock.com
S1-8, U3/6 Marienplatz
Heppel and Ettlich
Since 1976, this off-theater has ven-
tured the changeover between the
tried and true and the brand new. While
some artists have been making guest
appearances at Heppel ad Ettlich for
years, up-and-coming new talent is also
continuously being fostered. Whether
political music cabaret, entertaining a-
cappella or cool jazz rhythms, the music
and the atmosphere always come toge-
ther to create a very special experience.
Kaiserstr. 67, tel. 089-349359
www.heppel-ettlich.de
U2 Hohenzollernplatz;
Tram 12/27, bus 53 Kurfürstenplatz;
U3/6, bus 53/123/140/141 Münchner
Freiheit
Jazzbar Vogler
For seven years now, the Jazzbar has
catered to a colorful audience with a
mix of live jazz, soul and Latin American
music. The good cocktail and wine list
and the pleasant ambience attract
jazz fans and lovers of live music,
guaranteeing an enjoyable evening.
7pm-1am, on event nights until 3am
Rumfordstr. 17, tel. 089-294662
www.jazzbar-vogler.com
S1-8, Tram 17/18, bus 131 Isartor;
Tram 17/18 Reichenbachplatz
68 City beats
Die Kultfabrik
One might describe the Kultfabrik as
Europe’s largest open-air recreation
zone. In addition to 24 clubs, taverns
and snack bars for evening fun, the
venue boasts Europe’s largest indoor
climbing wall, an adventure hall for
children with huge tunnel slides, a
feel-good beach with snack stands,
stages for theatrical performances and
the “White Box”, a multifunctional
exhibition hall with a gallery in a
1950s industrial design. The modern
“TonHalle” concert hall with a capacity
of 2,000 is the perfect setting for
international stars. The area is centrally
located, only 3 minutes away from the
Ostbahnhof.
Grafinger Str. 6, www.kultfabrik.de
S1-8, U5, bus 55/100/145/152/155/159
Ostbahnhof
Lustspielhaus
Well-known comedians and cabaret
entertainers like Michael Mittermeier,
Willy Astor and Ingo Appelt often
perform here. The historic theater also
regularly features concerts with pop,
jazz and world music – and particularly
Alpine rock.
Occamstr. 8
Tel. 089-344974, fax 089-338928
www.lustspielhaus.de
U3/6, bus 53/54/123/140/141 Münchner
Freiheit
Muffatwerk
Muffathalle/Muffatcafé/Ampere
The Muffathalle and Muffatcafé, a
former heating plant with an Art
Nouveau design, remain one of
Munich’s main energy sources to this
day – at least for the art and youth
scene. The venue is open and enter-
prising in the areas of dance, music
theater, multimedia, lectures and
theater, and showcases intercultural
and multicultural events. Centrally
located between Gasteig and the Deut-
v
Lustspielhaus
sches Museum, the hall specializes in
hip-hop, drum’n’bass and reggae.
Zellstr. 4, tel. 089-45875010
www.muffathalle.de
S1-8, tram 15/25 Rosenheimer Platz;
Tram 18 Deutsches Museum
Backstage
The legendary cultural and event center
covers an area of some 3,600 sqm (hall,
club, night beer garden) and is well
known for its wide variety of events
and musical styles. Here you’ll find
concerts, parties, open-air movies,
cabaret performances and discussion
rounds. The musical spectrum ranges
from hip-hop, dub/ragga/reggae and
ethno to alternative, independent, punk
rock, hard core/metal rock, funk/soul
all the way to jazz. The Backstage is
famous beyond city limits for, among
other things, its all-area-parties “Ring
the Alarm” (Fridays) and “Freak Out”
(Saturdays).
Friedenheimer Brücke 7
Tel. 089-1266100, fax 089-1237370
www.backstage089.de
Tram16/17, bus 183 Steubenplatz;
Tram 18/19 Elsenheimerstraße;
S1-8 Donnersberger Brücke;
U4 Westendstraße
Jazzclub Unterfahrt
Every evening, the venue with a long-
lasting tradition presents a different live
concert featuring musicians from the
local, national and international scenes.
Einsteinstr. 42, tel. 089-4482794
www.unterfahrt.de
Sun-Thu 7:30pm-1am,
Fri & Sat until 3am.
U4/5, tram 15/18/19/25, bus 190/191
Max-Weber Platz
Optimolwerke
Munich’s most popular party zone with
its 14 clubs attracts night owls with a
musical program ranging from Black
and Latin to swing and folk, all the way
 to hard rock and classics for the over-30
audience. Daily live concerts take place
in the “Harry Klein Club”, while every
Wednesday, the “Salon Erna” wel-
comes promising newcomer bands
to the stage. Several times a year, the
venue also organizes all-area parties
with live music.
Friedenstr.10
Tel. 089-4506920, fax 089-49002733
www.optimolwerke.de
S1-8, U5, bus 55/100/145/152/155/159
Ostbahnhof
Schrannenhalle
Cultural landmark, a “new old” attraction
for the Old Town, the “Schranne” is a
forum for market wares and handicrafts,
gastronomy and cultural events as well
as exhibitions.
In the “Schranne”, culture is for every-
body: the diversified program includes
swing, jazz, folklore (also for young
listeners), and classic. Once a week,
the “Kornklub” invites listeners to
discover music ranging from pop to
soul. On Sunday, why not start the
day with a morning pint and live music
in a congenial atmosphere?
Open round the clock, every day of
the year
Viktualienmarkt 15, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-5181818, fax 089-51818588
www.schranne.de, info@schranne.de
S1-8, U3/6 Marienplatz; bus 52
Viktualienmarkt
Schlachthof
Since its reconstruction in 1993, the
Schlachthof (the “slaughterhouse”
tavern), previously the setting of a
popular television series, has become
a venue for top-quality entertainment,
from cabaret shows to concerts.
From solo performances to brass August-Exter-Str. 1
bands, you’ll find it all here – in a Information, box office and reservation:
typical Bavarian beer-hall atmosphere, Tel. 089-82929079, fax 089-82929089
complete with long tables and benches. www.pasinger-fabrik.com
Once a month, popular local star S3-6, bus 56/57/161/732 Pasing
Ottfried Fischer invites prominent
guests from the world of politics as Tickets
well as cabaret and music personalities,
but also Bavarian Broadcasting, to München Ticket
participate in his talk show. Advance ticket sale in the New Town
Zenettistr. 9 Hall, Gasteig and Olympic park
Tel. 089-765448 (5pm-7pm) Tel. 089-54818181, fax 089-54818154
www.schlachthof.net www.muenchenticket.de
U3/6, bus 132 Poccistraße;
bus 152 Zenettistraße Kartenvorverkauf Müller
Advance ticket sale in the Marienplatz
Münchner Volkstheater underground passage
Whether exotic mixes from the record Tel. 089-292540
player, jazzy numbers on the saxophone
or cabaret performances, the Münchner Advance ticket sale in the Stachus
Volkstheater continues to enhance its underground passage
musical profile. As in previous years, Tel. 089-54506060
the evening program includes guest www.zkv-muenchen.de
performances and concerts, with a
few new additions: side attractions Advance ticket sale in the Kaufhof
and club events in the foyer as well as department stores
gastronomy in the “Volksgarten”. Kaufhof Marienplatz 3d floor
This is how Christian Stückel attracts Tel. 089-2603249
newcomers and keeps the regulars Kaufhof am Stachus ground floor
coming back for more. Tel. 089-5125336
Briennerstr. 50, tel. 089-5234655
www.muenchner-volkstheater.de ticketbox
U1, tram 20/21 Stiglmaierplatz ticketbox Hertie (department store)
Stachus, Schmankerlgasse
Pasinger Fabrik, Kultur- and
Bürgerzentrum ticketbox Pasing
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cultural fare with events for children
and adolescents, theater performances ticketbox Ostbahnhof
– including the “smallest opera in Orleansplatz 11
Munich” – and exhibitions. The “jazzy Tel. 089-557232
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memory of the Munich comedian Karl
Valentin and perhaps buy one of the
curious souvenirs in the museum store.
Souvenirs of a different kind are sold
between the Tal and the Hofbräuhaus
(Platzl): from beer mugs to handicraft
items, and from soccer fan articles to
culinary treats.

Pedestrian Zone and Stachus

For the whole family
Department stores all around! Such a
wide variety is hard to find, and the
buildings’ architecture is often worth a
second look. The popular shopping area
is not only the nerve center of the city:
it is also the place where (almost) all
your wishes may come true. Shoppers
of all ages and nationalities flock here,
and always find what they’re looking for
– whether it’s bed linen, shoes, sports-
wear, cuckoo clocks or CDs. Fashion is
often available at budget prices from
the retailers of international chains.
Around Stachus (the popular name for
Karlsplatz), shops above and below h
ground have something for everybody: Window shopping in the Fünf Höfe/Schäfflerblock
wedding dresses and baby clothes,
toys and schoolbooks, pharmaceutical
products (International Pharmacy) and
all kinds of food at reasonable prices.
The area is popular with locals and
out-of-towners alike.

Main Train Station and Elisenhof

Always ready
Basic wares are sold here, almost

Shopping
round the clock: bakery goods and gro-
ceries, tobacco products and books,
international newspapers and gourmet
meals. The shops in the Schützenstras-
se between the station and Stachus
sell everything a traveler needs, from
luggage to medicine (International
Pharmacy). Looking for a present? The
shopping mall in the Elisenhof offers a
wide choice of per-fume, cosmetics,
fashion accessories and clothing – at
unbeatable prices.
In the late hours
Even after closing hours, you can still
shop in the supermarkets, gourmet
stores and bakeries of the Main Station,
and find a last-minute gift in one of the
bookstores or flower shops. The snack
bars opposite the tracks are also always
a welcome sight.

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Brienner Straße and Luitpoldblock
Exclusively elegant
This is Munich’s most exclusive boule-
vard with a view of the Hofgarten.
The Brienner Straße is lined with luxury
stores and boutiques: this is the place
to find elegant cars and fine crystal,
sumptuous fabrics and Oriental rugs,
trendy golf attire and exquisite Nym-
phenburg porcelain – not to forget
haute couture and interior design.
Even window-shopping is a pleasure!
The Luitpoldblock and its charming café
were already known beyond Munich’s
walls in the early 20th century.
The shopping mall is custom-made for
Munich: small and elegant, with a palm
garden and shops selling cosmetics
and flowers, shoes and bathroom
accessories, and tweed and loden
outfits for fashion-conscious hunters.
Viktualienmarkt
Land of milk and honey
A stone’s throw away from the Marien-
platz, appetizing smells attract strollers
to the Victuals Market. Here, butcher
shops display delicious regional special-
ties and some 140 stalls sell seasonal
produce from Bavaria and exotic
delicacies from around the world,
organic food included. The popular
and picturesque market has something
to satisfy every taste and every mood.
The florists’ displays vary according to
the season and are a delight to behold.
From the marketplace, you can walk
down the Westenriederstraße and
its antique stores, or towards the
Stadtmuseum and past boutiques
specializing in interior design.
Sendlinger Straße and Asampassage
Bella Figura
About halfway between Marienplatz
and Sendlinger Tor is the lovely Asam-
kirche with its exquisite Rococo interior.
The church is a must-see, especially
since the shops lining the street along
the way beckon with stylish clothes and
accessories that are sure to give you a
“bella figura”. Long-established stores
specializing in home fabrics, fresh
fashion and stylish furnishings create
an attractive urban mix and a unique
shopping experience.
Gärtnerplatz
International scene
The picturesque Gärtnerplatz district
within walking distance of the Viktua-
lienmarkt has become a mecca for
trendsetters, where lovers of the
eccentric meet the international gay
scene. Creativity is everywhere.
The rich variety of boutiques with their
original and witty wares gives the
square its pert and cozy flair.
Fünf Höfe and Schäfflerblock
A delight for all senses
Window shopping in the arcades is an
inspirational experience! It’s not only
people with an artistic sense and ec-
centric taste in fashion, literature and
interior design who will feel at home in
the shopping paradise between Ode-
onsplatz and Marienplatz. The vicinity of
the Kunsthalle gallery and the splendid
architectural surroundings create an
urban beauty promising excellence but
still within your reach. In one of the
many cafés, you can sip an espresso
while deciding what to buy yourself:
clothing, shoes, books, or cosmetics.
Whatever you choose, you can be sure
that it will be the latest fashion and in
exquisite taste. Trendsetters particularly
appreciate the Schäfflerblock stores,
where they can renew their wardrobe
by matching and mixing styles. And if
you’re interested in culinary crossovers,
this is the place to be: where else
can you find Asian delicacies, Belgian
chocolates, English scones and
Dresden stollen within such a short
distance?
Residenzstraße and Theatinerstraße
Munich glows!
The area originally reserved for
the purveyors to the royal families,
including that of the Bavarian kings, is
a great place to go window shopping.
The Theatinerkirche (St Cajetan) glows
from afar, and precious ornaments and
cut-glass bottles sparkle in the shop
windows. The best local and interna-
tional designers and shoemakers attract
men and women alike with custom-
made clothing, traditional outfits and
gowns, hats and footwear. Connoisseurs
will delight in the variety of fine tobacco
products, teas and coffees.
The Theatinerhof also caters to fine
tastes with its classy boutiques, the
Perusapassage (top labels for casual
and sports wear), the Theatinerpassage
(classified as historical monument) with
its fifties architecture and the Preysing
Palais, where works of art and (silk)
rugs compete with antique chandeliers
for the spotlight.
Maximilianstraße
Quality, not quantity
The famous lifestyle mile is an architec-
tural jewel specializing in luxury goods.
The shops all bear prestigious names,
whether they sell watches, art or
fashion. Socialites call on the personal
services of Munich’s fashion designers
or buy artworks to decorate their
homes in foreign parts. Not far from
the opera is the Maximilianhöfe,
the former royal stables classified as
historical monument: the complex
now houses offices and stores – and
a café-restaurant where you can relax
in a feudal-like atmosphere.
Schwabing
The artists’ quarter
The renowned student quarter near
the University and the Art Academy
features excellent antique shops and
bookstores (selling both new and
second-hand books), but also discount
boutiques of all kinds: after all, young
people are the main customers here!
In the nearby Hohenstollernstraße,
trendy and sassy styles can be found
at affordable prices. Jewelry and design
shops abound around the Münchner
Freiheit.
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74 Sport Live
Olympic Park München
Munich Olympic Park –
Leisure in the City
The slogan says it all. There is always
something going on in the Olympic
Park, 365 days a year, rain or shine:
exciting events and special tourist
attractions, but also sports activities
in keeping with the latest trends.
Olympic Swimming Pool
Swim to your heart’s content, work
out in the “Freizeitsport-Treff” – the
Olympic-sized fitness studio – then
relax in the sauna. A wellness paradise
not to be missed!
Tel. 089-3067-2290
Olympic Park at a Glance
For complete information on events and
attractions in the Olympic park, visit the
website:
www.olympiapark-muenchen.de
Tickets, Tickets, Tickets
Tickets for all events taking place in the
Olympic Park can be purchased from
München Ticket GmbH
Postfach 20 14 13, 80014 Munich
Tel. 0180-5481818, fax 089-54818154
www.muenchenticket.de
Parking in the Olympic Park
Parking areas near the Olympic
stadium, the Olympic tower and
the Olympic ice sport center.
Getting there by public
transportation (MVV)
U3, bus 36/41/43/81/136/184
Olympiazentrum; U1 Westfriedhof;
Tram 20/21 Olympic Spirit;
Tram 27 Ackermannstraße

Olympic Ice Sport Center

Ice is nice, and here you can enjoy it all
year long. Special programs for young
and old.
Tel. 089-30672150

SoccaFive in the Olympic Park

SoccaFive is next-generation soccer,
involving two teams of 5 and requiring
spontaneity and agility. The park’s
SoccaFive Arena in the ice-skating
pavilion has four 30x15 meter courts
where you can discover this new kind
of soccer.
Information and reservations
Tel. 089-3067-2137
Access through ticket office of Olympic
Ice Sport Center

Olympic Tennis Courts

Fourteen sand courts, a tennis school,
a racket-stringing service and a floodlit
court – this is the best place to play
tennis from April to October, in the
shade of the Olympic stadium.
Tel. 089-3067-2690

Olympic Park –
Leisure Sport Paradise
Walking, jogging, skating, biking –
you can practice almost any sport in
the landscaped park.

Olympic Park Up Close

A “look behind the scenes” at the
Olympic stadium and in the soccer
stars’ locker rooms, goal-board shooting
near the playing field: these are just
some of the highlights of the Football
Tour. If you’re yearning for more, take
the Adventure Tour, and if you’re not
afraid of heights, we recommend the
Roof Climbing Tour for a breathtaking
view from the fiberglass roof of the
stadium.
Tel. 089-3067-2414

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Munich the Soccer Capital Autographs Club grounds
FC Bayern München with training area, office,
FC Bayern München Bayern Munich autograph card center, fan boutique, “Löwenstüberl”
Contact PO Box 900451, 81504 Munich Grünwalder Strasse 114
FC Bayern München AG (Full set supplied, if available, for U1 Mangfallplatz;
Postfach 90 04 51, 81504 Munich 1.44 Euro and C5 self-addressed Tram 15/25 Südtiroler Strasse
Tel. 089-699310, www.fcbayern.de envelope) Membership
Club grounds Training Telephone info: 089-642785100
with training area, office, Information about current Registration form under
fan boutique, club restaurant, training schedule: www.tsv1860.de
Euro Lloyd travel agency Tel. 089-69931111 Fan shops
Säbener Strasse 51 Stadium Fan shop Grünwalder Str. 114
U1 Mangfallplatz; tram 15/25 Südtiroler Allianz Arena (directly near the training pitch)
Strasse; bus 39 Säbener Strasse 69.000 seats Fan shop Orlandostr. 8
Membership U6 Fröttmaning (near the Hofbräuhaus)
Telephone info: 089-69931555 Tickets Autographs
Registration form under: Ticket hotline: 089-69931333 TSV 1860 Munich
www.fcbayern.de or directly at München Ticket or Autogrammkartenstelle
Fan shops other booking agent Grünwalder Str. 114,
Munich, Säbener Str. 51, 81547 Munich
Tel. 089-699310 TSV München von 1860 (For full set, send 5 Euro in stamps,
Munich, Orlandostr. 1 cash or check plus self-addressed
(near the Hofbräuhaus) Contact stamped (1.44 Euro) envelope; for one
Munich, in the Main Station, mezzanine TSV München von 1860 autograph card, send self-addressed
Oberhausen, in Centro, shop B 109 Postfach 90 10 65 stamped (0.55 Euro) envelope)
81510 Munich Training
Tel. 089-642785100 Information about current training
www.tsv1860.de schedule: Tel. 089-642785100

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Stadium
Allianz Arena,
69.000 seats
U6 Fröttmaning
Tickets
Ticket hotline: 01805-601860
or directly at München Ticket or other
booking agent
Sightseeing Tours – All about Soccer
"Soccer is our life… follow the
soccer trail through Munich"
Stattreisen
Frauenlobstr. 24 Rgb., 80337 Munich
Tel. 089-54404230
stattreisen-muenchen@t-online.de
www.stattreisen-muenchen.de
"Munich and soccer – on the ball!"
Accompanied by an official city guide,
visit the Allianz Arena and Olympic
stadium, and watch the stars during
training.
Munich Tourist Office
Sendlinger Str. 1, 80331 Munich
Tel. 089-233-30234, -30204, -30231
gaestefuehrungen@muenchen.de
www.muenchen-tourist.de
“FC Bayern Soccer Tour” (in the
original team bus, if available)
AutobusOberbayern GmbH
Heidemannstr. 220, 80939 Munich
Tel. 089-323040
info@autobusoberbayern.de
www.autobusoberbayern.de
h The Allianz Arena – A new landmark
The Munich Derby:
FC Bayern against TSV 1860
FC Bayern – A top club with tradition
The FC Bayern Munich has been the
flagship of German football for decades
and definitely ranks among the top foot-
ball clubs in the world. The championship
record-holder is not only the biggest club
in Germany when it comes to fans and
members but also the most successful
one. Whether you take the Interconti-
nental Cup, the Champions League or
the Bundesliga – the club founded in
1900 has a long list of triumphs. The
same applies to the list of stars that
played or still play for the FC Bayern.
Whether you take Beckenbauer, Müller
and Maier in the 60ies and 70ies, Breit-
ner, Rummenigge and Matthäus who
followed suit or today’s Kahn, Ribéry,
Toni and Klose – Munich has been cele-
brating football at its finest for more
than 40 years.
Years ago, huge successes were cele-
brated in the Grünwalder Stadium and
in the Munich Olympic Stadium, since
2005 the Allianz Arena has been the
centre of attraction for the fans. The
new football temple in Fröttmaning is
a gigantic construction, which not only
fascinates fans during the matches but
also thousands of visitors who pilgrima-
ge to Munich’s new place of interest
when there is no action on the pitch.
The Allianz Arena has long-since beco-
me a new landmark of the Bavarian
capital. And particularly fans of the
FC Bayern get their money’s worth –
be it at a match or during an extremely
interesting sight-seeing tour. For the
FC Bayern Megastore in the new stadi-
um sells fan articles of the champion-
ship record-holder. On more than
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700sqm, the Megastore provides every-
thing a Bayern-fan’s heart desires.
Whether it comes to the latest football
shirt, training and casual wear or a trendy
outfit for young and old fans of Bayern
Munich, practical things for your home
to keep or to give away – with more
than 500 fan articles no wish remains
unfulfilled.
Everything the heart desires
in Megastore
The FC Bayern Megastore in the Allianz
Arena offers even more attractions: One
example is the multimedia screen, on
which highlights of the successful club
history are shown. Another example is
the Children’s World specially designed
for the youngest and offering the cuddle
mascot Berni as central character in all
sizes. Cool video games for the kids can
also be tried out. Absolutely no doubt:
Already today, the FC Bayern racks its
brains about the fans of tomorrow.
The wide range of products in the
Megastore of Allianz Arena is rounded
off by current products of the world-
famous sporting goods manufacturer
adidas, the long-time equipment partner
of FC Bayern. Apart from the latest foot-
ball collection, customers can find the
latest and seasonal sporting and leisure
products with the famous three stripes.
The Allianz Arena in Munich is simply
unique and worth a visit. For fans can
not only cheer for their favourite football
club on match days and celebrate victo-
ries together, the FC Bayern Megastore
is also pleased to present a sensational
shopping paradise on seven days a
week, where every visitor can acquire
a little souvenir of an unforgettable day.
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Sports Alive in Munich Golf Climbing

Swimming (a selection) Munich is Germany’s favorite golf city. DAV-Kletterzentrum München

all www.swm.de Besides mini-golf courses, there Europe’s largest indoor and outdoor
are many golf links for guest and climbing center (with equipment rental)
Michaelibad professional players. Just practice Thalkirchener Str. 207
Summer and winter pool, wellness area and play! www.kletterzentrum-muenchen.de
open all year round
Heinrich-Wieland-Str. 24 City Golf Range – Schwabing Heavens Gate
Large indoor and outdoor site. Free golf 3,000 sqm climbing area
Cosimawellenbad club rental without range fee, payment (with equipment rental)
The only pool in Munich that literally based on number of balls hit. Grafinger Str. 6
makes waves Leopoldstr. 250, Elixia Gelände www.kletternmachtspass.de
Cosimastr. 5 Tel. 089-35016020
www.citygolfcenter.de Beach Volleyball, Beach Football
Dante-Winter-Warmfreibad +New opening:
Outdoor heated pool, wellness area City Golf Range – Freimann Roberto Beach
open all year round Am Sportpark 20
Postillonstrasse 17 Golfzentrum München-Riem www.robertobeach.de
Public 9-hole course. Guest players pay Indoors and outdoors, ball rental
h green/range fees.
Graf-Lehndorff-Str. 35 Beach Arena
Tel. 089-94500800 Föhringer Ring 5
www.golfzentrum-muenchen-riem.de www.beacharena.com
Ball upon request
Eberle Golfparks
Public 6-hole course. No club, 1-day Water Sports
ticket, 10-day ticket or annual ticket.
Fraunhoferstr. 23g Canyoning
Tel. 089-2021622 Splashtour
www.eberle-golf.de Keferloherstr. 57
20m canyons in the Isarwinkel region
www.splashtour.de

Müller’sches Volksbad
Art Nouveau pool,
Roman-Irish steam bath
Rosenheimer Str. 1

Prinzregentenstadion
Outdoor pool, wellness area
open all year round
Prinzregentenstr. 80

Maria Einsiedel
Outdoor pool with unique 400m Isar
River bath
Zentralländstr. 28

Südbad
Wellness area open all year round
Valleystr. 3

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Ice Skating
(all addresses include equipment rental)

Eis-/Funsportzentrum Ost
Staudinger Str. 17
www.sport-muenchen.de

Eis-/Funsportzentrum West
Agnes-Bernauer-Str. 241
www.sport-muenchen.de

Prinzregentenstadion
Prinzregentenstr. 80
www.swm.de
October through March

Hubertusbrunnen and
Nymphenburger Canal
Outdoor skating fun

Münchner Eiszauber
Ice skating in the pedestrian zone
near Karlsplatz/Stachus
www.muenchnereiszauber.de
December-January
Fitness
4 F circle (fit, free, fun, function)
Fitness itinerary, all year round
and free of charge
Isarauen am Entenweiher
www.4Fcircle.de
Inline Skating
Eis-/Funsportzentrum Ost
Staudinger Str. 17
www.sport-muenchen.de
May-Sept, equipment rental
Eis-/Funsportzentrum West
Agnes-Bernauer-Str. 241
www.sport-muenchen.de
May-Sept, equipment rental
Theresienwiese Südteil
(no equipment rental)
Meeting place for skateboarders, inline
skaters, longboarders, kite skaters.
The ramps etc. are removed for
important events.
Münchner Blade Night
(no equipment rental)
Blade hotline: 0180-5527500
www.muenchner-blade-night.de
May-August, every Monday evening
Start: Wredestraße
For detailed information, visit the
Sportamt München on the Web:
www.sport-muenchen.de
Cycling
Discover Munich and its surroundings RadlRing München
with our biking tour tips. Organized 170 kilometer “Bike ring” linking
tours through Munich are the best Munich and the surrounding regions.
way to get to know the city better. The tour can be divided into 20
Experience Munich on two wheels – separate tours.
enjoy the ride!
Bombenkrater
Bike paths, bike tours Paradise for BMX and downhill fans
north of the Grünwalder Brücke.
Via Bavarica Tyrolensis www.bombenkrater.de
Pleasure on wheels! S7 Höllriegelskreuth
Road through Upper Bavaria and Tyrol,
from Munich via Bad Tölz or the Tegern- Bicycle Rental
see to the Achensee in the Inn valley.
www.via-bavarica-tyrolensis.com Radius Bikes
in the Hauptbahnhof, opposite track 32
Isarradweg www.radiusmunich.com
Mostly flat route, beginning at Scharnitz
and passing through the Mittenwald, Spurwechsel
past Munich and along the Isar. Bicycle rental and guided bike tours
www.isarradweg.de through Munich
Ohlmüllerstr. 5
Ammerseeradweg www.spurwechsel.info
From Bad Wörishofen via Landsberg
am Lech to Eching on the Ammersee. DB Rent Call-A-Bike
The route ends in Munich. Approx. 700 bicycles. Registration,
rental and return by cell phone or
M-Wasserweg telephone
82 kilometer route from Munich to Tel. 0700-052222
Gmünd. Enjoy the scenery and learn www.callabike.de
all about Munich’s drinking water.
www.swm.de Detailed routes, downloadable maps,
reading tips and useful links under:
Panoramaweg Isar-Inn www.muenchen.de/mobil
The panorama route stretches from
Munich on the Isar to Wasserburg on
the Inn, and is 69 kilometers long.
Mangfallradweg
Mostly even route along the Mangfall
between Munich and Rosenheim.

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Visa Information Consulates General in Munich Consulate General
of the People’s Republic of China
Visa requirements for entry Consulate General of Austria Romanstr. 107, 80639 Munich
into Germany Ismaninger Str. 136, 81675 Munich Tel. +49 89-17301618
Citizens of the countries belonging to Tel. +49 89-998150 fax +49 89-17301623
the European Union do not require a fax +49 89-9810225
visa to enter Germany. Generally Consulate General of Croatia
speaking, citizens of all other countries Consulate General Oberföhringer Str. 6, 81679 Munich
must have a visa to enter the country. of Bosnia-Herzegovina Tel. +49 89-9825-21
A visa is not required for semi-annual Montsalvat Str. 19, 80804 Munich +49 89-985716
visits of up to three months (90 days) Tel. +49 89-9828064 fax +49 89-2608751
for nationals of the following countries: fax +49 89-9828079
Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Bolivia, Consulate General
Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Consulate General of Brazil of the Czech Republic
Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Widenmayerstr. 47, 80538 Munich Libellenstr. 1, 80939 Munich
Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Tel. +49 173-3783470, Tel. +49 89-9583723
Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zea- +49 2103760 +49 89-95837232
land, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, fax +49 89-29160768 fax +49 89-9503688
Rumania, Singapore, South Korea,
Uruguay, USA and Venezuela. Consulate General of Bulgaria Consulate General of Denmark
Walhallastr. 7, 80639 Munich Sendlinger-Tor-Platz 10, 80336 Munich
Further information (also in English) Tel. +49 89-17117614 Tel. +49 89-5458540
under: fax +49 89-155006 fax +49 89-597815
www.auswaertiges-amt.de
Consulate General of Chile Consulate General of Finland
All rights reserved Mariannenstr. 5, 80538 Munich Ismaningerstrr. 75, 81675 Munich
Tel. +49 89-222011 Tel. +49 89-91072257
fax +49 89-222012 fax +49 89-91072835
Consulate General of France
Heimeranstr. 31, 80339 Munich
Tel. +49 89-4194110
fax +49 89-41941141
Consulate General of Greece
Möhlstr. 22, 81675 Munich
Tel. +49 89-9988670
fax +49 89-409626
Consulate General of Hungary
Vollmannstr. 2, 81927 Munich
Tel. +49 89-911032
fax +49 89-9101853
Consulate General of India
Widenmayerstr. 15, 80538 Munich
Tel. +49 89-2102390
fax +49 89-21023970
Consulate General of Italy
Moehlstr. 3, 81675 Munich
Tel. +49 89-4180030
fax +49 89-477999
Consulate General of Japan Consulate General of Russia
Karl-Scharnagl-Ring 7 (4. OG), Seidlstr. 28, 80335 Munich
80539 Munich Tel. +49 89-54508410
Tel. +49 89-4176040 fax +49 89-5503828
fax +49 89-4705710
Consulate General
Consulate General of Mauritius of Serbia and Montenegro
Landwehrstr. 10, 80336 Munich Böhmerwaldplatz 2, 81679 Munich
Tel. +49 89-555515 Tel. +49 89-98247521
fax +49 89-553504 fax +49 89-981319
Consulate General Consulate General of Slovenia
of the Netherlands Lindwurmstr. 14, 80337 Munich
Nymphenburger Str. 20a, Tel. +49 89-5439819
80335 Munich +49 89-5439481
Tel. +49 89-206026710 fax +49 89-5439483
fax +49 89-206026730
Consulate General of South Africa
Consulate General of Poland Sendlinger-Tor-Platz 5, 80336 Munich
Röntgenstr. 5, 81679 Munich Tel. +49 89-2311630
Tel. +49 89-4186080 fax +49 89-23116363
fax +49 89-471318
Consulate General of Spain
Consulate General of Rumania Oberföhringer Str. 45, 81925 Munich
Richard-Strauss-Str. 149, 81679 Munich Tel. +49 89-9984790
Tel. +49 89-5533-07 fax +49 89-9810206
fax +49 89-553348
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Consulate General of Switzerland
Brienner Str. 14, 80333 Munich
Tel. +49 89-2866200
fax +49 89-28057961
Consulate General of Tunisia
Herzog-Heinrich-Str.1, 80336 Munich
Tel. +49 89-554635
+49 89-5502517
fax +49 89-5502518
Consulate General of Turkey
Menzinger Str. 3, 80638 Munich
Tel. +49 89-1780310
+49 89-17997548
fax +49 89-1785660
Consulate General of Ukraine
Lessingstr. 14, 80336 Munich
Tel. +49 89-5527370
fax +49 89-55273755
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Consulate General
of the United Arab Emirates
Lohengrinstr. 21, 81925 Munich
Tel. +49 89-41200-10/-11/-12/-0
fax +49 89-47077020
Consulate General
of the United Kingdom
Bürkleinstr. 10, 80538 Munich
Tel. +49 89-211090
fax +49 89-21109144
Consulate General
of the United States
Königinstr. 21, 80539 Munich
Tel. +49 89-28755855
+49 89-2888-0
fax +49 89-285261
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 AN EXPERIENCE
not to be missed! The World of beers
When in Munich, you must visit the
spectacular Allianz Arena, FC Bayern
München’s home ground and a modern
landmark of the city. And at the heart of
in ONE town
the Arena, FC Bayern München welcomes
you to its Megastore – with a lot of And on many places around the globe...
surprises for all ages.

Allianz Arena Megastore

Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25
Markenwelt, Ebene 3
80939 München

Opening times:
April to October
Mon – Sat 10am – 7pm
November to March
Mon – Sat 10am – 6pm
January to December
Sundays and public holidays:
10am – 5pm
U6 Fröttmaning

MORE FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN FAN-SHOPS:

at the training site: at the central station: at Hofbräuhaus:

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Säbener Straße 51 Im Zwischengeschoss Orlandostraße 1

81547 München 80335 München 80331 München

Opening times: Opening times: Opening times:

Mon – Fri 9am – 6pm
If there’s a home match:
Sat 9am – 1pm
U1 Wettersteinplatz
U2 Silberhornstraße
Mon – Fri 9am – 7pm Mon – Fri 10am – 6:30pm
Sat 10am – 2pm Sat 10am – 2pm
If there’s a home match:
Sat 9am – 3pm U3, U6 Marienplatz
Marienplatz
U1, U2, U4, U5 central station
central station Beer from Munich, Germany
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