Locations to Go to in Munich, Germany (Podcast)

September 11, 2023

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Hear about journey to Munich, Germany because the Novice Traveler talks to Dan from the Zipping Across the World podcast about his current journeys to the capital of Bavaria.

Dan says, “I’ve been to Munich 3 times. I used to be just lately there, however I used to be there within the 90s and I used to be there particularly for Oktoberfest. I simply discovered an excellent flight to Munich, and I couldn’t move it up. Germany typically is such a incredible nation. While you get to Munich you’re close to the German Alps. Germany has a lot to supply. I personally am a house brewer and the beer scene is tremendous superior.”

Dan describes a metropolis that’s wealthy in historical past, has connections to the Olympics, to the auto trade with BWM, and naturally to beer.

We begin with a go to to the middle of the previous metropolis to Marienplatz with the brand new city corridor (1800s) and the previous city corridor (1300s). A lot of town wanted to be rebuilt after the Allied bombing in WWII however you wouldn’t understand it to have a look at the previous buildings within the metropolis.

St. Peter’s Church within the previous city was constructed within the 1300s however the inside is Baroque, from the time of the counter-reformation. Bavaria was a principally Roman Catholic area of Germany traditionally. Tour the close by colourful Viktualienmarkt (meals market) which additionally conveniently has a beer backyard.

Dan steers us to a few of the native palaces constructed by the highly effective Home of Wittelsbach together with the Munich Residenz, the Nymphenburg Palace, and the Schleissheim Palace. In these palaces, you could find a museum of carriages and sleighs and great gardens.

Dan makes certain that we cease steadily to discover the assorted beer gardens of town. We hear about Oktoberfest and what you might want to know earlier than you come for that pageant in late September (and early October). However we additionally hear about having fun with the beer halls and beer gardens within the pretty summer season months.

You’ll be able to see the technical historical past of Munich on the BWM Museum, BWM World, the Deutsches Museum, a BWM plant tour, or the German aviation museum. See the primary German U-Boat, previous BMWs, or a German Folker bi-plane from WWI.

Take an elevator to the highest of the tower in Olympic Park to see nice views of town and of the Olympic advanced. Sadly the 1972 Munich Olympics are greatest remembered as being marred by violence.

When you may have seen the parks, church buildings, and palaces of Munich you should utilize it as a base to discover extra of Bavaria together with Füssen and the castles of “Mad King Ludwig” or begin the journey north on the Romantic Street.

Whether or not you come for the historical past, the tradition, or simply the beer, add Munich to your subsequent German itinerary.

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