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Why Go? Sights...... 179 The natural habitat of well-wheeled power dressers and Activities...... 199 Lederhosen-clad thigh-slappers, Mediterranean-style street Tours...... 200 cafes and Mitteleuropa halls, high-brow art and high- Festivals & Events...... 201 tech industry, Germany’s unofficial southern capital is a Sleeping...... 203 flourishing success story that revels in its own contradic- tions. If you’re looking for Alpine clichés, they’re all here, Eating...... 208 but the Bavarian metropolis has many an unexpected card Drinking...... 212 down its Dirndl. Entertainment...... 214 But whatever else this city is, it’s popular. Statistics show Shopping...... 217 Munich is enticing more visitors than ever, especially in Around Munich...... 223 summer and during when the entire planet seems to arrive to toast the town. Munich’s walkable centre retains a small-town air but Best Places to Eat holds some world-class sights, especially its art galleries and »»Fraunhofer (p208) museums. Throw in royal Bavarian heritage, an entire sub- urb of Olympic legacy and a kitbag of dark tourism and you »»Königsquelle (p209) see why southern Germany’s metropolis is such a favourite »»Tantris (p209) among those who seek out the past, but like to hit the town »»Prinz Myshkin (p209) once they’re done. »»Marais (p211) When to Go Best Places to Lovers of German beer will find true happiness in Munich’s Stay beer halls during Stark Bier Zeit (strong beer season). This popular beer festival takes place for three weeks in February »»Bayerischer Hof (p203) or March and is the time to sup the strong ale monks once »»La Maison (p206) brewed to sustain themselves through the Lenten fast. From »»Hotel Laimer Hof (p207) September to October is the best time to amble in the Eng- »»Anna Hotel (p205) lischer Garten (English Garden) as its trees fire off an au- tumnal salute. And in December, pretty Marienplatz at the »»Cortiina (p204) city’s heart fills with Christmassy stalls, lights and enough yuletide cheer to share among its international gaggle of shoppers.

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