München Trip Overview
Our most popular tour contains everything you should know about Munich. Discover the best of Munich with our great city guides: compact, entertaining and well-researched!
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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: München, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting München, Bayern, Germany
Our most popular tour contains everything you should know about Munich. Discover the best of Munich with our great city guides: compact, entertaining and well-researched!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Marienplatz 1, 80331 Munich, Bavaria Germany
The tour begins in Marienplatz at the “Fish’s Fountain”, with a discussion of its 700 year old history and the role of the 700 fountains in Munich. We also walk through the Neues Rathaus courtyards to appreciate their neo-gothic beauty
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Frauenkirche, Frauenplatz 12, 80331 Munich, Bavaria Germany
We visit the Munich Cathedral, affectionately known as the Frauenkirche, and learn the dramatic story of how it was built, including a legend about the devil!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kunsthalle Munich, Theatinerstr. 8, 80333 Munich, Bavaria Germany
We stop at one of the newer of 18 art museums in Munich, and talk about the great emphasis on art and culture in the life of Munich, an emphasis which began with Ludwig I.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: U-Bahn to Odeonsplatz, Munich, Bavaria Germany
In the open space of the Odeonsplatz, we hear stories of Tilly, Wrede, and Hitler, and the affect upon Munich of wars in the 17th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Hofgarten, Odeonsplatz, 80593 Munich, Bavaria Germany
A beautiful formal garden, once used to prepare the privileged for the Royal Hunt, serves as the perfect backdrop to tell the story of the Bavarian Robin Hood.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Residenzstrasse 1 Hours are: April-20 October: daily 9 am-6 pm 21 October-March: daily 10 am-5 pm, 80333 Munich, Bavaria Germany
The story of the royal palace‘s transition to an art museum tells the story of the end of monarchy and the beginning of a middle class democracy.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kabinettsgarten, Alfons-Goppel-Strasse, 80539 Munich, Bavaria Germany
In the smallest courtyard in the Residenz, we reflect on the power gardens have to create beauty and restore peace.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Max-Joseph-Platz, Munich, Bavaria Germany
In a spacious plaza, we learn how the first king of Bavaria was a nation builder and the second king of Bavaria was a patron of the arts.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter’s Church, Rindermarkt 1 Petersplatz, 80331 Munich, Bavaria Germany
At the oldest church in Munich, we learn the curious stories of the cannonball, the devil, and the eight clocks.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Viktualienmarkt 3, 80331 Munich, Bavaria Germany
As we visit a two hundred year old open air food market, we explore a rich diversity of food traditions, discover secret fountains, and even come upon the wonderful Bavarian tradition of the Maypole.
Duration: 15 minutes
