Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Sightseeing bus
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Boats operated by the Weiß-blaue Flotte
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Newspaper kiosk
Information & Guided Tours
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Tourist Offices
or can be downloaded
from the MVV (Munich
Transport and Tariff Asso-
ciation) website. Each
zone is indicated on the
map by a different colour.
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www.mvv-muenchen.de
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Sightseeing Tours
running and most inform-
ative; another established
city magazine is
Prinz
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Media
Munich's tourist office,
Tourismusamt München,
has two information
kiosks: in the town hall
on Marienplatz and at
the Hauptbahnhof. Here,
visitors can obtain
information and special
services - from city maps
to room reservations.
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(089) 23 39 65 00
• www.muenchen-tourist.de
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München Ticket
Munich is said to be
Europe's largest publishing
city; it is also an impor-
tant media centre: many
radio and television
stations - public and
private - are headquar-
tered here. The largest
daily newspapers, the
Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ)
and the
Münchner Merkur
,
print local news and
events sections, as does
the popular press,
AZ
(Abendzeitung)
and
TZ
(Tageszeitung)
. Bayerische
Rundfunk, the local
public broadcasting
station, broadcasts on
five channels; several
private stations broadcast
news, and music.
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Internet Information
Various operators
offer city sightseeing
tours and daytrips with
tour guides who speak
different languages. Most
tours set off from the
Hauptbahnhof.
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Münchner Stadt-Rund-
fahrten Gray Line, (089) 55
02 89 95 • Panorama Tours,
(089) 54 90 75 60 • www.
city-sightseeing.com
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Special City Tours
München Ticket pre-
sells tickets for most
major performances and
events, including theatre,
concerts, and festivals.
Offices are located at the
town hall, Gasteig, the
tourist office at the cen-
tral railway station, and
Info-Pavillon Olympiapark.
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(089) 54 81 81 81
• www.muenchenticket.de
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Bavarian Castle
Several operators offer
interesting guided theme
tours (such as Art Nou-
veau in Munich, Jewish
history in Munich, beer,
and district tours), as well
as tram tours, cycling tours,
and tours for disabled trav-
ellers.
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Stattreisen
München, (089) 54 40 42 30,
www.stattreisen-
muenchen.de • Weis(s)er
Stadtvogel München,
(089) 29 16 97 65, www.
weisser-stadt vogel.de
• Spurwechsel, (089) 6 92
46 99, www.spurwechsel-
muenchen.de
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City Magazines
Administration
Bureau
Bayerische Schlösserver-
waltung, the Bavarian
Castle Administration
Bureau, provides informa-
tion on Bavarian castles
and palaces, parks, and
lakes. The bureau also
offers a variety of guided
tours.
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Bayerische
Verwaltung der
staatlichen Schlösser,
Gärten, und Seen, (089)
179 08 444 • www.
schloesser.bayern.de
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Transit Maps
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www.muenchen.de
• www.munichtoday.de
• www.entdecke-
muenchen.info • www.
ganz-muenchen.de
• www.munichx.de
• www.geoinfo-muenchen.
de (for maps)
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Information for
Gays & Lesbians
The SUB (acronym for Gay
Communications and Cul-
tural Centre) is the central
information service offer-
ing a café, advice, and
events.
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SUB, Müllerstr.
43, Map K5-K6, (089) 2 60
30 56 • Münchner AIDS
Hilfe e.V., (089) 54 33 30
• LeTra Lesbentelefon,
(089) 725 42 72
There are several free
city magazines, usually
available in pubs, bars,
and boutiques. Most list
cinema and theatre
events, and information
on current events.
In
München
is the longest
Free maps of the
Munich transit system
are available at the Haupt-
bahnhof and Marienplatz,
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