Munich

Sights

• Marienplatz – The town hall with its Glockenspiel, and the Frauenkirche next door.
• English Garden – A huge city park with the Eisbach surf wave and the Chinese Tower.
• Residenz – The Wittelsbach city palace with its treasury.
• Nymphenburg Palace – A baroque palace with a park and canals.
• Deutsches Museum – One of the world's largest science and technology museums.
• Pinakothek museums – Old Masters, modern and contemporary art in the museum quarter.
• Viktualienmarkt – A market with stalls, a beer garden and a maypole.

Food & nightlife

• Weisswurst breakfast – White sausage, pretzel and sweet mustard – traditionally before noon.
• Beer garden – Sit under chestnut trees – you can often bring your own food.
• Pork knuckle – Crispy, with dumplings and cabbage.
• Oktoberfest – The world's biggest folk festival, from mid-September.

Day trips

• Neuschwanstein Castle – King Ludwig II's fairy-tale castle – book tickets ahead.
• Lakes Tegernsee and Starnberg – Swimming and hiking in the Alpine foothills.
• Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial – A place of remembrance, reached by S-Bahn.

Good to know

When to go

May–September, December

Getting around

U-Bahn, S-Bahn and trams (MVV); the S-Bahn from the airport. Direct EuroCity trains from Zurich.

Tipping

Around 10% is customary in restaurants.

Power

Plug type C/F, 230 V – pack an adapter for Swiss plugs.

Currency

Euro (EUR)

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