14 Things To Do In MUNICH - Pro Tips for First-Timers!

A bell tower, affectionately known as Old Peter, that provides the best overview of the historic city centre and belongs to the oldest parish church built when monks founded the city in the 1100s.

Munich’s main square, named after a column dedicated to the Virgin Mary, a protector of Bavaria, and featuring the Old and New Town Halls.

A massive 15th-century cathedral with huge twin bell towers, a symbol of Munich, where according to legend the Devil himself left his footprint.

One of the world’s most famous taverns and the cradle of Bavarian beer culture, originally built to produce beer for Bavarian royalty.

An endless staircase that stands as a sculpture in the atrium of an office building, creating a continuous loop in the form of a double helix.

A popular summer beach on the River Isar with wide pebbled shores that invite people to barbecues, swimming and relaxing, named after the bar-keeper Johann Flaucher.

One of the biggest city parks in Europe, designed in the style of an English landscape park, featuring the Monopteros and the Chinese Tower.

A park that hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1972 Summer Olympic Games, featuring the Olympic Stadium, a green Olympic mountain, and the Olympic Tower.

A museum inside a famous circular building opened in 1973, showing more than 100-year history of the company with exhibits of cars, motorbikes and engines.

A masterpiece of modern architecture where you can see the latest BMW cars and motorbikes and tour the factory.

A church from the 1700s that was built as a private chapel by two brothers with an absolutely crazy and over the top Baroque interior.

A square that opens up to Ludwigstrasse, featuring a replica of the Loggia dei Lanzi from Florence and the Theatiner Church.

The seat of government and residence of Bavarian dukes, electors and kings for more than 400 years, now a museum complex with 130 rooms.

One of the largest royal palaces in Europe, served as a summer residence of Bavarian kings, with well-preserved Baroque-style interior, various museums and an enormous garden based on the French gardens of Versailles.

A square in Munich near the main square and pedestrian area, where shopping continues even underground at Stachus Passagen.

Europe's largest underground shopping center, a modern and stylish passage located in Karlsplatz square.

The most famous meeting spot in Munich, where washing your wallet on Ash Wednesday is said to bring financial security for the year.

The oldest parish church in Munich, built when monks founded the city in the 1100s, featuring a ceiling fresco and a baroque main altar.

One of the most popular Munich landmarks, housing 43 bells that play music every day at 11 am, at noon and at 5 pm, displaying two historical events.

A wooden tower with five floors in the English Garden, around which is the second largest beer garden in Munich with about 7,000 seats.

A unique stadium with a world-famous tent roof, used for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1972 Summer Olympic Games and now hosts cultural and sport events.

A lake near the Olympic mountain, which was created from rubble after World War II.

The TV tower with a viewing platform 190 meters above ground that provides the widest and most spectacular panoramic view of Munich and the Alps.

Beautiful Royal Gardens surrounded by impressive arcade-style passages decorated with frescoes and home to the German Theatre Museum.

A pavilion from the 1600s at the centre of the Hofgarten, a very popular and relaxing park with free entrance.