Hotels and Short Breaks in Munich
Why not break up the year and treat yourself to a Short Break to Munich; book as little or as many days for your Short Break as you want! So don't just wait for your yearly holiday, when you can have lots of Short Breaks year round. Take a look at some fantastic deals and things to do on a Short Break in Munich.
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Why choose Munich for a Short Break?
Top ten things to do in Munich
- Climb the tower of the 15th century Gothic Church of Our Lady.
- Visit the Hofbräuhaus beer hall.
- See the biggest cuckoo clock in the world - the Glockenspiel at Marienplatz at 11am 12pm, and 5pm every day.
- Visit the old worlde elegance of the shops on Maximilianstrasse.
- The Graeco-Roman art and artefacts at the Treasury.
- Neuschwanstein Castle.
- Visit the museums. The Long Night of the Museums, when museums remain open all night, is on May 15th.
- The Olympic Centre.
- Visit the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial.
- Visit Ingolstadt shopping village for designer bargains in an Art Nouvea setting.
For royal palaces, fairy tale castles, ancient treasures, Renaissance and contemporary art, beautiful parks and excellent nightlife. Plus, apparently they have some sort of small town local beer festival each year called Oktoberfest?!
Although beer features heavily in most descriptions of Munich's attractions, the city does also have some truly spectacular sight that you won’t need beer goggles to appreciate. Munich’s rich architectural heart can be found at Marienplatz which has a cluster of beautiful museums, ornate churches and friendly market stalls. It is dominated by the twin domes of the Gothic masterpiece, the splendid 15th century Church of our Lady (Frauenkirche). You can even climb the tower from April to September to get a bird’s eye view of this incredible city.
The famous food halls, Viktualienmarkt, is at the end of the Mareinplatz. Make sure you take lunch here. The Munich Residence is another must see. It has been home to royalty since the 1570s and has a huge art collection of which the highlight is the Antiquarium which is the largest Renaissance hall in northern Europe. There are also lots of hunting lodges, stately homes and palaces many with Rocco architecture. The new kid on Munich’s arty block is the modern Art museum, the Pinakothek der Moderne which has works by Picasso, Magritte and Germany’s own modernist wunderkind, Max Beckmann.
Munich's English Garden is a calm if eclectic oasis away from the city. In true contrasting Munchen style it has a Japanese Tea House and a Chinese Tower beer garden plus a river, a boating lake, a natural wave pool used by the local surfers, boat hire and the odd nude sunbather. And if you get time, head out to the idyllic Bavarian countryside and the story book castle of King Ludwig II at Neuschwanstein.
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Where to go in Munich
The Beer festivals of Munich: The rustic cellars full of leiderhosen clad mein hosts serving thousands of international travellers are a big part of the Munich story. There are 20 beer cellars in the city. The most famous is the Hofbraus beer hall where a staggering 10,000 litres of beer are served daily. There are two main beer festivals, the Oktoberfest and the less touristy Lenten Starkbierfest. The latter is the strong beer season and takes place over Lent. The local monks used to brew an especially nourishing beer for drinking through Lent while they were fasting. Oktoberfest is the world's biggest beer festival and you meed to book ahead. The dates for 2008 are September 20 until October 5).
Eating out in Munich: Visit the Munich food halls, the Viktualienmarkt, for they are the stuff of culinary legend serving local food and delicacies from around the world particularly from Italy and the rest of the Mediterranean. And there’s even a beer garden. Stock up on fresh bread, great cheeses, sausages, and some Black Forest Torte and then head off for a picnic at the English gardens. For eating out, there is a fantastic array of restaurants serving local and international cuisine scattered throughout the city.
Nightlife in Munich: There is an excellent choice of bars and restaurants in Schwabing, the university area . Most of Munich’s gay bars are in Gärtnerplatz which is fairly close to the Marienplatz.
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