Charming Munich
Bavarian tradition on every street and corner. Blue-white ‘gemütlichkeit’ in the beer gardens and restaurants, at the Viktualienmarkt and, as a fond farewell to the summer, at the Oktoberfest. On the one hand, liters of beer, slices of roast pork, dumplings … veal sausages and sweet mustard, dirndls, lederhosen, traditional hats. On the other hand, world-famous opera, ballet, theater and music, Nymphenburg Palace, the Royal Residence, Königs-platz, the three Pinakothek museums, the Museum Brandhorst, the Kunsthalle - culture par excellence. And topping it all off: strolling and terrific shopping between Odeonsplatz and Marienplatz, along Theatiner-, Residenz- and Maximilianstrasse, in the Fünf Höfen shopping arcade and, and, and …
The Theatinerstraße
Culture and shopping are closely connected in this triangle. Theatinerstrasse, with its elegant boutiques, is one of the top places to ...
The Maximilianstrasse
This avenue is the epitome of luxurious shopping. Only the most expensive of top brand names have settled here, together with ...
From the frauenkirche ...
The two tall towers of the Frauenkirche, each topped by a typical onion dome, soar high over the city’s roofs. They are the hallmark of Munich. ...
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Lover’s Knots
The “Lover’s Knot” pearl tiara that belonged to Queen Therese of Bavaria. During the 19th century, this ornamental tiara form was extremely ...
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Edita Gruberová
No other opera singer is as loved as she is by Munich audiences. And no one can sing like she does. She is a phenomenon, the greatest coloratura voice in the ...
Attack from outer Space
The Coup of Koepenick, Till Eulenspieglei, a vision, art? Heavy Metal! The oversized metal hail that seems to have narrowly missed the European Patent Office certainly falls ...