Destination Munich and Bavaria ~ 1 ~ A few words of introduction… Hi, and thanks for deciding to buy this copy of Destination Munich and Bavaria. I think it’s one of the best guides available to this region, but hey, I wrote it, so I would say that . I want you to make up your mind and if you’re not totally satisfied, remember, you can just ask for a refund. This book has about a dozen sections worth mentioning, so here goes: 1. The city maps are at the back of the book, but they’ll probably be the part you Wiener Platz (Vienna Square) in Munich. want to look at first. There are two public transportation maps and six full-age city maps starting from Page 276 2. The Table of Contents starts on Page 3. This lists every story in the eBook and you can click on the titles to go directly to any given story. 3. The Backstory section starts on Page 14. You probably know a little about Munich and Bavaria already. Do lederhosen, giant beer mugs and BWM ring any bells? This section is where you can learn a whole lot more about the history, traditions and people that have made the region both famous and infamous. 4. The Attractions section starts on Page 61. Munich boasts a plethora of museums, monuments, palaces and other highly see-able sights. The best ones, over 60 of them, are reviewed here. The attractions are grouped by area, there are sections on: the Spotlight: Munich and Bavaria Lederhosen, laptops and fairy-tale castles. State-of-the-art cars and age-old traditions. Golden beer, white sausages and rolling green hills all the way to the Alps. Sweet dreams are made of these and so is Bavaria, Germany’s most enchanting corner and a must on any European tour. Have yourself an absolute blast exploring it! Destination Munich and Bavaria ~ 2 ~ Southern and Northern Parts of the Old City, the Art Not your average guidebook Precinct, Schwabing and the Park, Along the This isn’t the most traditional guidebook River Isar and Further Afield. you’ll ever encounter. Then again, it hasn’t 5. The Day-Trips section starts on Page been created in the most traditional way. 141. Like to get out of the city? Here are Destination Munich and Bavaria is the ideas for day-trips diverse as “must-sees” result of over four years of sweat, toil and like Neuschwanstein Castle to out-of-the- tears spent building up way places like the little, romantic town of www.destination-munich.com, an original Amberg. online guide to the corner of the world I’ve 6. The Oktoberfest section starts on Page come to call home. To read more about 170 and has all you ever wanted to know me and this project, turn to the back of the about the world’s biggest festival. book, before the maps. 7. There are also plenty of Other Festivals Enjoy Munich and in Munich and Bavaria worth checking out, travel well, to read about a few of the best turn to Page 186. Stuart 8. The section starts Dining and Drinking on Page 206 and has recommendations of top beer gardens, pubs, clubs and restaurants. 9. The Things to Do section, starting on Page 219, offers a wealth of info on shopping, city tours cinemas, where to go with kids in Munich and more. 10. The Accommodation section starts on Page 234. Hotels, hostels, and even campsites are reviewed. 11. The Practical Travel Info section starts on Page 248 and has tips n visas, the weather, public transport and a bunch of other topics. 12. And finally the Index, where you can look up keywords and go exactly where they’re mentioned in the book with a simple click, starts on Page 273. OK, got all that? Remember you can also go straight to any given section by clicking on the links in the headings above. This won’t work if you’re printing the book out, of course! So, that’s the formalities done with. Pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable. Please enjoy reading about, and hopefully coming to, the city they call Europe’s biggest village. Destination Munich and Bavaria ~ 3 ~ Table of Contents Not your average guidebook ........................................................................... 2 Munich Loves You – introducing the city ................................................... 10 Where is Bavaria? ......................................................................................... 12 Backstory .......................................................................................................... 14 20 Facts on Germany .................................................................................... 14 German Dirndl ............................................................................................... 16 Traditional German Lederhosen ................................................................. 19 Munich Glockenspiel ..................................................................................... 22 Surfing Munich .............................................................................................. 23 Helene Sedlmayr – the “Munich Beauty” .................................................... 25 Communist Munich ....................................................................................... 27 Sophie Scholl and the White Rose............................................................... 29 White Rose walking tour .............................................................................. 35 The Munich Massacre in 1972 ..................................................................... 39 Beer – a Munich love affair .......................................................................... 47 Oktoberfest history....................................................................................... 49 Münchener Kindl ........................................................................................... 52 52 Ways to act like a local ........................................................................... 53 Attractions in the southern part of the Old City .......................................... 61 Marienplatz .................................................................................................... 61 Frauenkirche ................................................................................................. 62 German Hunting and Fishing Museum ........................................................ 64 Neues Rathaus ............................................................................................... 65 Altes Rathaus (Old City Hall) ...................................................................... 66 Juliet Statue ................................................................................................... 67 Munich City Museum .................................................................................... 67 Beer and Oktoberfest Museum .................................................................... 69 Michaelskirche .............................................................................................. 70 Jewish Centre on St. Jakobsplatz ................................................................ 71 Destination Munich and Bavaria ~ 4 ~ Asamkirche (Asam Church) ......................................................................... 72 Bürgersaalkirche (Buergersaal Church) .................................................... 73 Viktualienmarkt ............................................................................................ 73 Sendlinger Tor ............................................................................................... 75 Attractions – the northern part of the old city ............................................ 76 Hofbräuhaus .................................................................................................. 76 Odeonsplatz ................................................................................................... 77 Munich Residenz ........................................................................................... 78 Hofgarten ....................................................................................................... 81 Egyptian Art Museum (Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst) ..... 83 Feldherrnhalle (Field Marshalls' Hall)....................................................... 83 Theatinerkirche St Cajetan .......................................................................... 84 Literaturhaus ................................................................................................. 85 Alter Hof ......................................................................................................... 86 Nationaltheater (National Theatre) ........................................................... 87 Attractions – The Art Precinct ....................................................................... 88 Königsplatz .................................................................................................... 88 Neue Pinakothek ........................................................................................... 90 Pinakothek der Moderne .............................................................................. 92 Antikensammlungen ..................................................................................... 95 Glyptothek...................................................................................................... 96 Alte Pinakothek ............................................................................................. 97 Staatliche Graphische Sammlung ................................................................ 99 Karolinenplatz ............................................................................................