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The historic town of Munich. The third largest town in Germany and also the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria, Munich is recognized as one of Europe’s most prestigious cities and is liable to eat up your travel budget in an amazingly short time. Founded in the twelfth century, many of the City’s most exciting buildings date back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. The town became the Nazi Party’s stronghold in 1933 when Munich was designated the ‘capital of the movement’. In spite of intense allied bombing where much from the town was devastated, the old town was quickly restored to its former pre-war appearance.
Munich is situated about fifty kilometres north of the Bavarian Alps in Upper Bavaria upon the River Isar. The climate here is dictated by the Alps giving warm summers and snowy winters and there is always the chance of heavy rain. Its regarded as one of the cultural capitals of Europe and it is considered to be one of the country’s most ‘festive’ cities. There’s so much to see and do in Munich and with so much sightseeing to be done, it’s a nice surprise to realise that reductions are available on admission charges should you purchase a Munich Welcome Card. With it you’ll save a fortune on public transport with unlimited travel around the city together with huge discounts on admission fees. A one day Munich Welcome Card costs just six euro and fifty cents.
It is a welcome relief to discover that a lot of Munich’s best attractions and landmarks can be very easily reached on foot. This is the best method to discover the town as lots of it is not accessible to motor vehicles. For the tourist features away from the city centre, you will be pleasantly surprised whenever you encounter the Munich public transport system. Its incredibly efficient, clean, not difficult to use and flexible as one ticket will purchase you travel on any of the trams and trains.
Marienplatz in the centre of Munich is a very good place to begin a day’s sightseeing. Here you can’t miss the Town Halls, Old and New with their decorative clock demonstrating the ‘barrel makers dance’, a medieval jousting scene. Close by are the National Theatre, the Residenz Palace and Maximilianstrasse which is particularly well-known with the shopaholics amongst us.
Lovers of old architecture will relish the Altstadt, full of baroque and neo-classical buildings. Probably the most ancient church within the town centre is that of the twelfth century Peterskirche whilst the Frauenkirche with its onion shaped domes is perhaps the most renowned of Munich’s buildings having amazingly survived the 2nd World War bombings. Other outstanding buildings to visit in the town centre comprise the medieval castle (Alter Hof), the Mint Yard of the Renaissance and the fourteenth century Residenz Palace. While in Munich don’t forget to take the family out for a treat at the nineteenth century Wilhelma Park and Zoo. It’s well known for its park planted with thousands of magnolia and orchids and for its thousand species plus animals within the zoo.