Munich

Marienplatz

This central square is the heart of Munich and is home to the famous Glockenspiel on the tower of the New Rathaus. The mechanical clock with moving figures performs every day at 11 am, noon and 5 pm.

Marienplatz, Neues Rathaus

Mariensäule is located in front of the town hall. The column features a statue of the Virgin Mary standing on a crescent moon, with angels and cherubs surrounding her. It was erected in 1638 to commemorate the end of the Swedish occupation during the Thirty Years’ War

St. Peter’s Church is one of the oldest churches in Munich, dating back to the 12th century. Its tower, called Alter Peter, is one of the best viewing points in the city and also houses the oldest bells and clocks in Munich.

Frauenkirche

The Cathedral Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) is Munich’s most famous church and its two towers serve as landmarks of the city. Each tower is 99 meters high and by law no buildings are permitted to be built higher. The south tower is open to visitors via a spiral staircase and an elevator and offers a panoramic view 

Frauenkirche

Viktualienmarkt

This outdoor market is one of the city’s most popular markets and offers a wide variety of fresh produce, flowers, and gourmet foods. The market also features several beer gardens, as well as stands selling ready-to-eat snacks and traditional Bavarian foods. Take a look at the fountain monuments scattered around the market! Six Munich personalities can be met here: The legendary Karl Valentin, Liesl Karlstadt, Ida Schumacher, Roider Jackl, Elise Aulinger and Weiß Ferdl.

Englischer Garten

This is Munich’s largest park and one of the largest inner-city parks in the world, even larger than the Central Park in New York. Our meeting venue is very close to Englischer Garten.  It is perfect for a leisurely stroll e.g along Kleinhesseloher See nearby.

You will also find beer gardens, the famous Monopteros and you can watch the surfers on the Eisbach waves.

Englischer Garten

Arts in Munich

Munich is home to a variety of museums that cover everything from technology and science to art and history.

Lenbachhaus in Munich features the world’s largest collection of art by the “Blaue Reiter” (Blue Rider) group, around Franz Marc.

Alte Pinakothek is one of the most important art galleries in the world. The collections include highlights of art history by Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt and Albrecht Altdorfer, as well as works of art by the grand masters Botticelli, da Vinci, Raphael, Titian and Rubens.

Pinakothek der Moderne is one of Europe’s largest venues for modern and contemporary art, architecture and design. It houses four museums under one roof: Sammlung Moderne Kunst (Collection of Modern Art), the Neue Sammlung (New Collection), the Architekturmuseum (the Museum of Architecture) and the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung (State Collection of Graphic Design).

Museum Brandhorst with a facade that consists of 36,000 ceramic rods that pick up the colors of the surrounding houses presents works by contemporary artists such as Andy Warhol and Cy Twombly.

Alte Pinakothek in Munich (AdobeStock ©Mohammed)

Haus der Kunst one of the major international exhibition houses. It shows retrospectives of modern, contemporary artists and themed exhibitions.

Deutsches Museum is the world’s largest museum of science and technology in the world. It offers a wide range of exhibitions on various fields of science and technology, including aerospace, chemistry, physics, and more.

For more detailed information on Munich, please visit:

Sightseeing Munich: Overview of all sights • muenchen.de