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MUNICH IN...
One Day
Spend your first day exploring Munich's historic Altstadt. Get your bearings from the St
Peterskirche tower, peruse the colourful bounty at the Viktualienmarkt, then keep a tab on the
city's evolution at the Münchner Stadtmuseum, where the Third Reich exhibit makes a poignant
transition to the nearby Jüdisches Museum. Duck into the lavishly baroque Asamkirche, then
compare it to the Gothic starkness of the landmark Frauenkirche. Time for lunch and perhaps
some shopping in the Fünf Höfe arcade. In the afternoon, pick your favourite Pinakothek mu-
seum, then cap the day off with a classic Bavarian meal, for instance in the Augustiner Bräus-
tuben.
Two Days
Tour the royal splendour of the Residenz, then relax in the English Garden. Follow up with a cof-
fee break in a Schwabing cafe, then treat your ears to a concert at the Kulturzentrum Gasteig. Fin-
ish the night with a bar hop around the Gärtnerplatzviertel.
More Days
If you've got more time, head out to Schloss Nymphenburg, visit the Deutsches Museum, browse
the funky boutiques in the Gärtnerplatzviertel and confront the ghosts of Dachau Concentration
Camp. If you need a break from urbanity, head to the Fünf-Seen-Land.
Sights
ALSTADT
MARIENPLATZ & AROUND
The heart and soul of the Altstadt, Marienplatz is a popular gathering spot that packs a lot
of personality into its relatively small frame. It's anchored by the
Mariensäule
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(Mary's Column)
, built in 1638 to celebrate victory over
Swedish forces during the Thirty Years' War; it's topped by a golden statue of the Virgin
Mary balancing on a crescent moon. At 11am and noon (also 5pm March to October), the
square jams up with tourists craning their necks to take in the animated Glockenspiel in
the Neues Rathaus.
Neues Rathaus
HISTORICAL BUILDING
