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tury after the king's death, the island, rose garden and his summerhouse, called the
Casino,
have been restored and are now open to the public. A small exhibit in the garden
house has displays of about 6000 years of the island's history.
Possenhofen and Feldafing are both stops on the S6 from Munich (€7.50, 40 minutes).
DIESSEN
To see one of the area's most magnificent baroque churches, you have to travel to
Diessen, some 11km west of Andechs, which is home to the
Marienmunster
. Part of a
monastery complex, this festive symphony in white stucco, red marble and gold leaf in-
volved some of the most accomplished artists of the 18th century, including the architect
Johann Michael Fischer; François Cuvilliés, who designed a high altar; and Giovanni Bat-
tista Tiepolo, who was responsible for an altar painting.
Diessen also has the small
Carl-Orff-Museum
( 08807-919 81; Hofmark 3; adult/
concession €2/1; 2-5pm Sat, Sun & holidays)
, with a biographical exhibit, a cabinet of
instruments and a video room where you can watch performances of his work.
To reach Diessen by train from Munich requires a change in either Geltendorf or Weil-
heim (€12.20, one hour).
BUCHHEIM MUSEUM
A bronze statue of a BMW sprouting octopuslike tentacles is the mind-teasing overture to the full
symphony of art and objects at the amazing
Buchheim Museum
(
www.buchheimmuseum.de
; Am
Hirschgarten 1; adult/concession €8.50/3.50; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun Apr-Oct, to 5pm Nov-Mar)
,
right on the Starnberger See about 1km north of the town of Bernried. The modernist structure by
Olympia Stadium architect Günter Behnisch houses the private collection of Lothar-Günther Buch-
heim, author of
Das Boot
, the novel that inspired the famous film. The heart and soul of the mu-
seum are German expressionist works by members of
Die Brücke
(The Bridge), an artist group
founded in Dresden in 1905. The bright, emotionally coloured canvasses by Ludwig Kirchner, Emil
Nolde, Max Beckmann, Otto Dix and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff marked the beginning of modern art in
Germany.
Other galleries present a fascinating hotchpotch of global arts and crafts, which justifies the mu-
seum's subtitle Museum of the Imagination. You'll see handsome art-nouveau vases, African
masks, Japanese woodcuts, jewellery from India and a stunning collection of some 3000 paper-
weights.
